- The Innocent Abandoned
- Truth and Consequence
- The Black Forest Codices
- Καρκίνος
- A Warm Place
- Azoth
- Ancestral Sins
- A Hundred Million Eyes
- A Hotel in California
- Ned Kelly: Outlaw Automaton
- The Illegitimate Son of God
- Monster
- Boogeymen
- Monkey See, Monkey Do
- Won't you be my neighbor?
- Everyone's Critic
- The Ghost in the Machine VS The P-Zombies
- An Extinction Long Overdue
- Effigies
- The Ebony Galleon
- SCP-2088 rewrite: Lament for the Dorsets
- The Sign
- NOREA
- A Wandsman's Guide to the Multiverse
- Home Sick
- A Happy Farm
Item #: SCP-xxxx
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is divided into two distinct but inseparably conjoined anomalies which have been classified as SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B.
SCP-XXXX-A has the appearance of a human child dressed in the tattered lower-class garb of an early 20th century American girl. The body itself displays few signs of life save for the occasional twitch of limbs and digits and has not exhibited any evidence of aging since containment began. The skin remains intact but appears cadaverous, possibly preserved by environmental conditions, chemical agents, and/or through anomalous means. A hole has been made with surgical precision where the SCP-XXXX-A’s face should be and it is from this aperture that SCP-XXXX-B is able to manifest. For reasons unknown, SCP-XXXX-A is immune to SCP-XXXX-B’s disintegrative touch despite all evidence indicating a terrestrial origin.
SCP-XXXX-B’s appearance cannot be captured by video or photography. Direct observation of scp-xxxx-B will trigger numerous perception disorders, including visual snow syndrome (VSS)1, visual aura2, hypergeometric form constants3, and disturbing hallucinations that have thus far proven ineffable to viewers but fortunately these effects can be neutralized through the wearing of blindfolds. Based on limited (less than 15 seconds) viewings, SCP-XXXX-B most commonly takes the form of an amorphous mass of black and violet colored tendrils lined with vibrant neon red and yellow veins. These constantly branching, metamorphic appendages radiate a shadowy aura and produce lingering afterimages of their form as they move. The body simultaneously exhibits characteristics of all four states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) and may represent a form of matter utterly alien to our universe. Other observed details include the presence of floating semi-translucent orbs, colors outside the visible spectrum, and a dark shroud full of small lights similar in appearance to star clusters in the night sky.
SCP-XXXX-B appears to be immune to deconstruction and all efforts to harvest tissue samples, if the word "tissue" is indeed applicable to such an anomaly, have failed. It is hypothesized that SCP-XXXX-B is extra-dimensional in nature and that matter from our universe cannot harm it. However, this lack of physical interaction is evidently one-sided as any contact will result in the rapid disintegration of matter originating from our dimension.
Prolonged proximity to SCP-xxxx will result in weakness, fatigue, tremors, hypothermia, itching, skin erosion leading to necrosis, and an acute sense of dread. Protective equipment has proven ineffective but these symptoms can be minimized by limiting exposure to less than 10 minutes per day. Though seemingly indestructible, SCP-XXXX is acutely susceptible to thaumaturgic binding and can be contained through the application of certain ritual circles. As long as these counter-occult protocols remain in place SCP-XXXX should be rendered harmless.
SCP-XXXX was discovered within a hidden sub-basement of an abandoned orphanage in ███████, Connecticut on 8/12/2012 during an investigation into the unexplained disappearance of five self-described “ghost hunters”. During the routine surveillance of online communities, the Foundation became aware of a live-streamed video depicting a group of self-described "ghost hunters" exploring an abandoned orphanage that was long rumored to have been haunted. The following collapsible contains a transcript and description of the last 12 minutes of the video.
The video depicts four individuals while a fifth handles the video recorder. The group has spent approximately an hour inspecting graffiti and rubble. So far the only discovery of note has been an unfamiliar black mold-like substance with an almost crystalline quality. At this moment in the feed the group appears to be inside a large and almost entirely empty basement save for the presence of a late 19th century coal-burning furnace.
Woman 1: I think I felt a cold spot.
Man 1: Woah, really? About time we got something. Hey Steve, pick up any EVP yet?
Man 2 (Steve, presumably the cameraman): Nope. Nothing. Dude, I don't think even the rats and roaches want anything to do with this place. There is literally not a single sound but us.
Woman 2: But that's creepy, right? Normally there is something. I mean, the absence of evidence is evidence too.
Man 2: I guess?
Woman 1: Guys, the cold spot!
Man 1: Right!
The group concentrates around woman 1, who is facing a wall.
Man 3: Uh, I don't think that's a spot. Not technically at least. Feel the wall. Air is coming through a crack.
Man 1: Weird. Aren't we underground? Are you saying this leads outside?
Man 3: Maybe? Could be a tunnel.
Woman 2: Oooo! Secret door!
Man 1: Holy shit, I think she's right! I can feel a seam. It's not like the other walls.
Woman 1: So is there like, a knob? A latch? Or do we need to find some kind of Scooby Doo ass lever?
Man 1: [laughs] If only there was a bookcase like in the movies. I dunno, look around I guess? Feel the walls? There's got to be a switch or something.
The group proceeds to wander the basement, groping the brick and mortar walls. The cameraman looks around as well and after about 15 minutes he finds a loose brick jutting out of a wall. With his free hand, he pushes the brick which slides into the wall, producing a noise like stone grinding against stone followed by the clicks and clanks of turning gears. The camera and flashlights all turn towards the false wall as its mechanisms send it sinking into the floor. On the other side is a spiral staircase descending downward.
Man 2: Yeah that was me. I won.
Woman 2: So, the basement has a basement.
Man 1: And to think I was ready to give up on this hunt. This is huge! Hey subscribers! Looks like you're all getting lucky tonight as we solve the mystery of the forsaken orphanage? What terrible, twisted secrets lie below?
Woman 1: God, don't say it like that. I'm seriously freaked out. This isn't right. Maybe we should call someone?
Man 3: I was going to make a Ghostbusters joke but maybe she's right?
Man 1: Call who, exactly? The cops? No way! Plus, and I can't believe I have to explain this, what we are doing is very illegal. The signs made that pretty clear. We're going down, ok? I've got a good feeling about this. You just need to trust me.
Woman 2: Greg's right. We need to see this through. Stay here if you want but the rest of us are going down. Steve? Come on, follow us and don't stop filming for even a second.
Despite their reluctance, man 3 and woman 1 descend the stairs with the rest of the group. After a minute of walking, they arrive at the sub-basement. Flashlights reveal a long hallway
Man 1: Jesus Christ…
Woman 1: Oh God, what the fuck is this shit? No, no, I was right. This is bad and we should just leave.
Woman 2: Shut up, ok? Just shut up.
The Empyrean Society, also known as the Church of Celestial Wisdom, is an esoteric cult founded by Livinia Ashcroft in the late 19th century[[footnoote]]The exact date of the Empyrean Society’s founding is unknown but is believed to be no later than 1880.[[/footnote]], though the order claims that its teachings are rooted in much older traditions. The organization superficially resembles many 19th and early 20th century new religious movements, particularly the occultist strain of Western Esotericism, but with proven access to anomalous objects and phenomena. The oldest references to Livinia Ashcroft indicate that she began as a self-proclaimed medium in the Spiritualist movement prior to the establishment of her new religion. Although Ashcroft's death was never reported, her last recorded public appearance would be in 1908. The cult remains active to this day, maintaining a number of churches and front organizations throughout North America and Europe.
Core beliefs appear to include the worship of "cosmic" entities of an extraterrestrial, possibly extradimensional origin. The cult seeks to commune with these so-called "gods" for the purpose of enlightenment and their eventual ascension to a higher state of being and transcending human limitations. It is unknown if this goal is transportive or transformative. Other distinctive elements of the cult include a unique form of astrology4 and a still poorly understood practice known as the “Eldritch Sciences".
The Foundation is particularly concerned by the cult’s uncanny ability to predict actions taken against them. This apparent precognition among its leadership has allowed its members to evade capture and remove evidence of their activities. As a result, and despite being one of the oldest encountered GOI in Foundation records, it remains among the most mysterious.
What little information the Foundation has recovered contains troubling implications and it is feared that the ultimate objective of the Empyrean Society represents a CK-Class Restructuring Scenario and/or XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario.
It is believed that the Empyrean Society removed or destroyed evidence of their activities prior to its abandonment of the orphanage.
The building itself displays a number of unusual architectural characteristics, with measurements and angles consistent with certain principles of occult geometry. It was discovered that a series of pipes connected dormitories to the sacellum5 and it is thought that these ducts were harnessed as a way to covertly expose children to specific sounds and/or fumes, possibly of an anomalous nature.
While the sacellum had been stripped of all furnishings, surface markings indicate the former presence of a heavy central object, possibly a statue or obelisk. The chamber has a circle of six evenly spaced discolored patches on the floor which were likely caused by heat and smoke, indicating the former presence of incense burning vessels. The ceiling had originally been composed of glass but had since collapsed at some point in the past. The durable stained glass used in the windows of the upper walls remained intact. As the only surviving evidence of the structure’s religious significance, these multi-colored glass panels depict abstract images - possibly representations of their otherworldly deities. Curiously, these depictions share a striking resemblance to nebulae only recently imaged thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Due to the extreme dangers presented by moving SCP-XXXX, Reliquary Site-83 was constructed on location, incorporating much of the original building.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Gamma-19 (“The Censor”) was created to seek and erase/redact falsified information and oversee the amnestication of compromised individuals. Personnel are required to report any suspected instances of SCP-xxxx or SCP-xxxx influenced individuals to Overwatch Command. The intentional sharing of SCP-xxxx between colleagues will result in the invocation of TARTARUS Protocols.
Description: SCP-XXXX designates a phenomena involving the anomalous inclusion of falsified information within the Foundation, ranging from edits made to the digital database to the manifestation of false letters, memos, and other physical documents. This information often includes cognitohazardous agents capable of triggering false memories. Instances of SCP-xxxx can be recognized by personnel asking themselves the following questions:
- Does this information call into question the goals of the Foundation?
- Does this information trigger feelings of distrust for your colleagues and supervisors?
- Does this information discourage the preservation of consensus reality?
- Does this information include personal details regarding members of the O5 Council?
- Does this information trigger memories that you did not previously recall having?
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Keter Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX designates an anomalous phenomena associated with the translation of the Black Forest Codices, a collection of manuscripts written in what is hypothesized to be a ciphered variation of the Old Adytite script6. These documents were recovered from a Sarkic archaeological site7 located in the Black Forest of Germany, following discoveries made during a Foundation anthropological study of the Divoši8.The Codices are crafted from the hide of an unknown animal and analysis of the ink suggests that it is primarily, if not entirely composed of blood. These materials have been dated to approximately 1100 BCE and are not believed to be anomalous.
The Black Forest Codices were transferred to the Department of History for research and archival at Reliquary Site-26. Due to the delicate nature of the objects themselves, efforts to translate the Codices were conducted with photographs and scans of the original source. As the Foundation was unaware of the SCP-XXXX anomaly, interactions with these documents were conducted with minimal security measures in place.
No anomalous activity was recorded during the first 48 months of research, though efforts to translate the script caused notably high levels of stress among personnel. Other side-effects included insomnia, depression, and anxiety; none of which were considered severe enough to indicate a possible anomalous influence. Following the self-terminations of Dr. Valerie Alvarado and Dr. Robert Burnett, Site-Director Dr. Judith Low forbade any further research into the Black Forest Codices, pending an investigation.
The remaining members of the translation team defied this order and clandestinely continued their research. Their disobedience was discovered 3 months later and security personnel were sent to apprehend all those involved. The translation team had evidently prepared for this, sealing themselves in Sector 21 and sabotaging all points of entry. Sector 21 could not be accessed without causing significant damage to the facility and so the Foundation attempted to negotiate with the insubordinate researchers.
Infected personnel include Dr. Dylan Anderson, Dr. Zohana Misra, Dr. Simone Bourseiller, and Dr. Kalya Kadesadayurat. Dr. Misra, acting as a speaker for the group, insists upon the gravity of their work, treating it with an almost religious level of devotion. The researchers successfully stalled security long enough to complete their translation of the first codex, insisting that the scrolls must be translated in order and implying that failure to do so was what led to the deaths of Dr. Alvarado and Dr. Burnett.
The first Black Forest Codex was successfully translated and immediately triggered an anomalous incident classified as SCP-XXXX-1.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX designates an immortal cell line9 of transmissible cancer10 displaying a number of anomalous abilities and characteristics. SCP-XXXX's most prominent anomaly is its apparent self-awareness - though it remains debatable if this represents evidence of human level consciousness or instinctive mimicry resulting in the appearance of human level consciousness. SCP-XXXX are similar to stem cells due to their ability to undergo cellular differentiation11, though SCP-XXXX undergo this process with abnormal celerity and are capable of reverting back to an undifferentiated state.
The Foundation became aware of SCP-XXXX during a 1951 investigation of Brookhaven Sanatorium in ███████, MA. Brookhaven was founded in 1888 by Dr. Cornelius Ashwood and though initially created to combat tuberculosis, it would go on to become a leading institution in the field of oncology. By the 1930s the hospital had developed a reputation for secrecy, abuse, and unorthodox medical practices.
Foundation operatives were initially sent to ███████ in order to investigate reports of a mysterious illness impacting the small town. The disease resembled various types of cancer but was transmittable between individuals and spread with extraordinary speed. By the time operatives arrived, there was little evidence for the supposed epidemic and locals showed little recollection of the disease having ever existed.
Approximately 30% of the town was discovered missing, with family, friends, and neighbors being unable to explain their absence. Interviews with locals suggested widespread memory loss, their behavior similar to that of individuals recently treated with potent amnestics.12 Several days of interrogation eventually resulted in one civilian uttering the word "Brookhaven", claiming that he felt it was important but that he was unable to recollect the reason for its significance. When asked to concentrate on the subject of Brookhaven, the civilian suffered an intracranial aneurysm and was declared deceased soon after.
It was ultimately hypothesized that Brookhaven Sanatorium was responsible for the outbreak of the mystery illness, as well as for its apparent cover-up.
Foundation operatives were deployed to
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are to be destroyed where encountered save for SCP-XXXX-A-001 which is required for the continued research into the SCP-XXXX anomaly. The number of SCP-XXXX-A and their location is presently unknown, rendering their complete containment infeasible.
SCP-XXXX-B cannot be directly contained in any conceivable manner.
The Foundation currently benefits from societal norms that ensure prevalent skepticism towards those most likely to make claims related to SCP-XXXX anomalies. Individuals attempting to scientifically validate these claims must be tracked, captured, and administered amnestics before being released.
Description: An instance of SCP-XXXX-A typically manifests as a bonfire or some variation of controlled and contained fire. SCP-XXXX-A radiates warmth but not enough to cause injury13. These flames produce no smoke and are resistant to most forms of extinguishment, requiring the deployment of Scranton Reality Anchors to sever SCP-XXXX-A from its extradimensional source.
The creation of an SCP-XXXX-A has never been observed and the process behind their generation remains unknown but there are two leading hypothesis at this time. The first proposes that SCP-XXXX-A are created by humans located within baseline reality through an as of yet identified ritual while the second suggests that they are generated by an entity or force located within SCP-XXXX-B or by SCP-XXXX-B itself.
If certain individuals are allowed to rest within the warmth of SCP-XXXX-A they will be transported to SCP-XXXX-B. SCP-XXXX-B is an extradimensional environment which does not correspond to any known location, earthbound or otherwise. Foundation personnel were initially unable to access SCP-XXXX-B, leading to the discovery that only an estimated 5-10% of the human population is able to achieve this. Those capable of making use of this dimensional anomaly are classified as SCP-XXXX-1 and the presence of this ability appears to depend upon life circumstances rather than anything innate to the individual. The typical SCP-XXXX-1 is displaced and destitute and usually suffers from substance abuse and/or mental illness. Locations similar to SCP-XXXX-B were historically described by peasants, slaves, sailors, and many others traditionally regarded as being on the lowest tier or fringe of society.
The Foundation became aware of SCP-XXXX in 1936 after receiving reports of homeless individuals disappearing and reappearing via a "magic bonfire" in New York City. The anomaly, later classified as SCP-XXXX-A1, was discovered at an illegal encampment located within a network of abandoned tunnels. The encampment (defined as a "shantytown" in earlier iterations of this document) was known as "Freedom City" and was considered to be the largest of its kind at the time of its discovery. Due to its connection to an active anomaly and the violent resistance of its denizens, Foundation operatives were ordered to raze the encampment and terminate its inhabitants.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class:
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is a stone-carved structure whose true location is unknown but presently hypothesized to be extraterrestrial or even extradimensional in nature. The architecture of SCP-XXXX borrows from a multitude of cultures but its oldest edifices are unquestionably Daevite. Evidence indicates that SCP-XXXX was an ancient14 laboratory designed for the study and creation of anomalous objects and phenomena.
SCP-XXXX is only accessible through SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-1 is an intricate ritual requiring advanced knowledge of the occult sciences, primarily in the fields of alchemy and thaumaturgy. SCP-XXXX-1 was discovered within the Golm-Urkozaron, a Sarkic grimoire recovered from SCP-████ on 04/12/2013. The ritual itself involves [DATA RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED PROJECT SITRA ACHRA PERSONNEL]
Precision is imperative, as a misspoken utterance or misaligned glyph can result in a localized dimensional collapse event.
On 06/21/2016, SCP-XXXX-1 was successfully performed, resulting in the creation of an entrance to SCP-XXXX. Scranton Reality Anchors were deployed at the ritual site to create an Aperture Stabilizer, preventing the newly formed dimensional rift from closing unexpectedly. Mobile Task Force Alpha-5 "Paranaughts" was tasked with the exploration of SCP-XXXX, sending a squad of 12 operatives into the dimensional rift at 0900 hours. GPS tracking of MTF Alpha-5 operatives was immediately lost, as was radio contact, but communications continued through the use of directly wired two-way field telephones15.
Testing revealed the presence of breathable air with a chemical composition approximate to that of Earth's.
They say our House is fallen – the Bodfel name dragged down by the burden of ancestral sins. Father made every effort to redeem our bloodline, bestowing much of the family fortune to the Church. His charity made no difference as the townsfolk and clergy continued to curse our name. No amount of coin could wash away generations of decadence, dishonor, and depravity. When his bleeding heart nearly cost us everything, I was left with no choice but to see to his removal.
Father was but a child when the townsfolk stormed the manor. But grandfather was dead before they found him - too proud to allow them the satisfaction. Unable to satisfy their grotesque sense of 'justice', the mob redirected their wrath upon his closest kin. I never learned the details of his punishment but this was the likely source of father's God-fearing ways.
Much as he sought to erase our history, father's anxiety and superstition rendered him incapable of finishing the job; for grandfather's private chambers remained untouched since his untimely demise.
He dared not enter - as if such trespass doomed his eternal soul. Unfortunately, the door was locked and father hid the key with atypical subterfuge. I knew not what awaited me on the other side but regarded it as my destiny nonetheless.
I would not allow our misguided patriarch bring us to ruin. I altered the manor, moving things here and there, and told him that this was how it had always been. I whispered false memories into his ear as he slept and denied any accurate recollection his mind still held.
Rumor spread quickly and within three months control of the household was mine. I do not wish to drone on in legalese but suffice it to say that father now occupied an asylum cell. Sister still visits him but in time she will come to understand that my actions were necessary.
With the manor truly mine, I could at last sate my curiosity and enter that room so long forbidden. I collected every key I could find and began a process of elimination. When the final key failed, I felt something snap within me.
Despite my occasional foray in the occult, I was ill prepared for what was found within.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous symbol resembling a stylistic representation of a human eye. The symbol is theorized to be visually perceivable but memory-proof, the image incapable of being recalled or acknowledged by its viewer without the use of OCR (optical character reader) software. Any attempt to deface or remove SCP-XXXX will result in a Lex Talionis Event16. SCP-XXXX is commonly found at locations related to the acquisition of knowledge (such as universities, libraries, research laboratories, etc.) or its suppression (including sites and facilities under Foundation control). Propagation of SCP-XXXX requires a willing human vector, classified as SCP-XXXX-1, and is painted by hand with the blood17 of its creator. Most if not all instances of SCP-XXXX-1 belong to GOI-0624.
GOI-0624
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: Experiments involving SCP-XXXX are to only use D-Class personnel. Due to its present state, the SCP-XXXX anomaly no longer exists in any tangible manner and further security procedures are not required.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a dilapidated hotel located in southern California. SCP-XXXX's front lobby entrance has the potential to contain a dimensional anomaly but accessing the structure through any other entrance (regardless of whether it is a doorway, window, or collapsed wall) will merely connect to its non-anomalous interior. For the anomaly to occur, certain conditions must be met:
- SCP-XXXX's entrance must be approached alone. However, the event can be viewed remotely via video recorders. When approached alone, SCP-XXXX and the numerous abandoned vehicles parked outside of it will appear to be in pristine condition to the approaching viewer.
- Only an estimated 20% of individuals are able to access SCP-XXXX. It remains unknown what variables or conditions must be met for an individual to trigger an anomalous reaction. Further experiments designed to discern a possible pattern among SCP-XXXX capable individuals have been denied on the grounds that such testing would result in an unacceptable loss of human resources.
- The front door must be allowed to open of its own accord. If an individual meets SCP-XXXX's requirements, the door should open when the subject is approximately 3 meters from the entrance.
Video and audio analysis of SCP-XXXX entering an active state (when the door has opened) have revealed bright lights and the sound of music, laughter, and conversation - all suggestive of a lively and celebratory atmosphere. The subject will enter regardless of their orders and the door will close, marking the end of SCP-XXXX's active state and the loss of the subject.
SCP-XXXX was discovered soon after the disappearance of Dr. Samuel Patton on 12/23/1984. Dr. Patton, a high-ranking Foundation physicist, had been on an extended leave of absence on the grounds of psychological well-being and had been vacationing in the California area when his sub-dermal tracking device went offline - his last location corresponding with SCP-XXXX's coordinates.
Historical sources attesting to SCP-XXXX's existence are rare. The few that have been found all appear to be full page newspaper advertisements for the opening of "The Grand Hotel California", which the adverts go on to describe as opulent and illustrious while displaying photographs of the stately structure. All such advertisements appear in newspapers between the months of September and December, 1922.
The true extent of the anomaly would not be known until the incident of 8/12/2014, when SCP-XXXX began to collapse without apparent reason and "melted" into a vast pool of oily black liquid. The viscous mass then proceeded to sink into the soil, causing the earth to quake and fracture. The substance that had once been SCP-XXXX expelled a human child into the air, launching her several meters away from itself. The child, a non-anomalous prepubescent female, was quickly recovered by nearby security personnel; though unconscious, she appeared otherwise uninjured. What was left of SCP-XXXX would ultimately disappear in a matter of minutes, drained into the earth and leaving no trace of having ever existed.
The recovered child was dressed in early 20th century attire but with a modern backpack slung over her shoulders. It is believed that the backpack belonged to Dr. Patton, which contained his identification card, a note, and several journals.
The note is written in Dr. Patton's handwriting and reads:
Her name is Abigail. Please show this lass mercy and erase her memory. Be swift about it. Everything you need to know are in the journals.
She deserves a new life; a better life. This is the final request of a dying man. If you contain her - dissect her - make her suffer as she has already has?
I *will* haunt you all.
S. Patton
Journal Entries:
Entry 01, Journal I
What are the chances? I didn't realize how tired I was until I saw the glowing sign in the fog. The Grand Hotel California; quite the name, ritzy place. Felt like stepping back in time - the architecture, furniture, even the outfits - feel like I might just bump into some old Hollywood bigshots from the silent era.
Price was reasonable too. I think I'll like it. Some sort of theme party downstairs. Bellhop even provided a suit. Nice kid. Think I'll take a nap. Head down when I get the chance.
It all sounds like just what I needed.
Entry 02, Journal I
Party was a blast! And they said it'll be going on all week. Thought I'd just stay the night but what the hell, I earned this break. Delicious food, gorgeous men, and even a live jazz band. Feels a lot more authentic than the stuff you see on TV, that's for sure. Felt like I was really in the Roaring Twenties. Dare say I've found a new passion!
Only issue I've had so far is with the phone. I mean, its beautiful and all (has to be an antique and I appreciate this hotel going all out for the theme; candlestick telephone? I think that is what they call these) but I think its broken. I hear something on the other side; it isn't anything like static but still feels like some sort of interference. Not supposed to use the work phone and I am in no mood to get written up for something so trivial. Really, I just wanted to make sure Madeline was feeding the cat. Maybe I'll bring up the issue later but really don't want to be a bother.
Alas, they are serving brunch and I'm eager to mingle.
Entry 03, Journal I
I sat with the Captain today. Fascinating man. Can't quite recall his name - I blame the wine. Stays in character and I did my best to play along. Said he fought in the "Great War". Regaled the table with tales of heroism and tragedy. We were drunk and thoroughly captivated.
And how can I forget the Starlet? Told me she's "in the pictures"; I like that. Pictures. "Movie" just feels vulgar now. Liked to show off her diamonds too (though I highly doubt they were real); possibly vintage? You don't see designs like those anymore. A bit gaudy for my tastes but charmingly kitsch in this environment.
It was a delightful way to spend the morning. The only mishap was What was I even trying to write there? Strange. I remember everything going quite swimmingly.
Entry 04, Journal I
Dinner was somewhat strange today. There is a rather decorative chair at the head of the table. I had noticed it before but thought nothing of it at the time. Nobody ever took the seat so I simply assumed I wasn't supposed to either (comfortable as it looked, I had no intention of being rude).
But tonight was different, for lo and behold - someone was seated at the head of the table! He was dressed head to toe in black; black slacks, black coat, black vest - I've never seen a dye so dark.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
Description:
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The Effigy burns so bright.
They prostate themselves at the edge of its gravity, rhythmically swaying side to side with hands held high. They smile, lost in rapturous delirium - even as they break apart, piece by piece, and are pulled into its dread horizon.
I feel it across every iteration of my reality. Never have I felt so afraid.
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Pending
Description: SCP-XXXX designates a genetically engineered organic entity capable of gross reality alteration. SCP-XXXX was created under the direction of Dr. Sofia Fleischer, CEO and director of Astraea Biotech Solutions and former chief geneticist of the now defunct Prometheus Labs.
SCP-XXXX is surrounded by a radius of anomalous influence, altering the reality of an approximately 30 km2 area at the time of its discovery. This radius continues to grow and has since come to encompass an area of over 80 km2 primarily located in an unincorporated and mostly deserted region of New Mexico. Locations under the influence of SCP-XXXX include what remains of a research and development facility belonging to Astraea Biotech Solutions, the partially constructed Site-109, and a small town which census data notes as having a population of 126.
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From: "Sofia Fleischer" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|REHCSIELFS#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|REHCSIELFS>
Date: June 12, 2017 at 4:15 PM
Subject: RE: Financial irregularities
To: "Myron Klein" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK>Hi Myron,
Can we just have accounting look the other way this time? I'm asking you this as a friend.
We need the money but our benefactor wishes to remain anonymous. It looks bad, I know, but please trust me here. If they attempt to influence the project, try to push us in an unethical direction, we'll return the funds and cut all ties with them.
But I think we can make some major breakthroughs with this.
From: "Kristen Grant" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK>
Date: July 16, 2017 at 9:15 PM
Subject: RED GENESIS
To: "Adam Taylor" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|ROLYATA#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|ROLYATA>Did you get that file I sent you? It's like the sequences were already there. I mean, we could spend lifetimes flipping genes on and off. Do you know how many random combinations there are? But Fleischer knew. I don't know *how* she knew but she did. She was so certain about it too - it wasn't just some shot in the dark.
But the strangest part of all? It doesn't matter where we harvest the DNA from. Animal, fungi, plant, even a fucking amoeba. A hidden code, abnormally complex, hidden among even the simplest of organisms.
From: "Adam Taylor" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|ROLYATA#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|ROLYATA>
Date: Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 10:15 PM
Subject: RE: RED GENESIS
To: "Kristen Grant" <sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK#sba.hcetoibaeartsA|TNARGK>I always expected panspermia but this is different - the implications alone are hard to swallow.
I mean, what are we looking at? Why would this even exist?
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Vials of SCP-XXXX are to be kept in a standard large storage container requiring 13 unique Level 5 Access keys to open.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a restorative agent and universal remedy for most known diseases, including all cancer types. Due to its poorly understood mechanics, all attempts to replicate SCP-XXXX in a non-anomalous lab setting have failed. This failure is one of several reasons why releasing SCP-XXXX to the public has been deemed counterproductive to the Foundation's primary mission. Other potential inconveniences include threats presented by the sudden increase in the average lifespan and population size; factors which do not benefit consensus reality as determined by the O5 Council.
Certain factions and individuals within the Foundation have appealed against withholding SCP-XXXX from the public, arguing for a controlled release under the guise of understood medicine. The appeal was denied.
"We are not in the business of charity. Employing anomalies to cure non-anomalous disease is counter to the Foundation's mission - the preservation of consensus reality, not individual life, is and shall forever be our primary concern."
O5-6
At present, only a select few within the Foundation are allowed access to SCP-XXXX, such as members of the O5 Council and personnel with significant importance to ongoing projects. SCP-XXXX is a product of SCP-XXXX-1, a [REDACTED]
SCP-XXXX-1 is a human female that answers to the name "Meira Waal" and claims to have been born in a small village "somewhere south" of Sibiu, Romania in 1918. Subject describes its father as having been a soldier of German-Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent and its mother as a midwife, healer, and "priestess" of Romanian/Hungarian ancestry - the pair meeting during the events of World War I. SCP-XXXX-1 is unique in its ability to heal injury and disease (in herself and others) and has a seemingly instinctive understanding of human anatomy and microbiology.
SCP-XXXX-1 was recovered from an Ahnenerbe Obskurakorps18 science facility shortly after Germany's surrender in World War II. Much of the facility was found in ruin, having been intentionally demolished during the Allied invasion of Berlin. No staff was found within and nearly all documents had been destroyed, showing signs of direct incineration. All living specimens and human test subjects, with the exception of SCP-XXXX-1, were found deceased.
SCP-XXXX-1 was discovered within a highly advanced containment cell and displayed no visible injuries. Subject appeared unusually calm despite their circumstances. It would be delivered into Foundation custody on May 6, 1945 and promptly transferred to Sector-H of Biological Containment Site-66, where SCP-XXXX-1 has since remained.
Interview 5/6/1945
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-1Interviewer: Dr. Judith Low
Foreword: First interview with SCP-XXXX-1 after its successful transfer and containment at Biological Containment Site-66. Conversation conducted in German.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Low: Please state your name.
SCP-XXXX-1: Meira. Meira Waal
Dr. Low: What did the Nazis want with you?
SCP-XXXX-1: [Subject looks down, refusing to make eye contact] I don't know.
Dr. Low: There must be a reason. You were found unscathed surrounded by destruction. I do not believe that you were simply lucky.
SCP-XXXX-1: I am healthier than most… And I know how to help others be healthy. That's all.
Dr. Low: It is quite beyond that. You are a Type 6 Regenerator.
SCP-XXXX-1: I don't know what you mean by that.
Dr. Low: [Low audibly sighs] I've only encountered one other Type 6. And Type 7 are still just hypothetical. Your healing capabilities represent an anomaly. My organization is tasked with the containment and study of such aberrations.
SCP-XXXX-1: Please. I just want to go home. Haven't the Nazis done enough to me? The things they did…
Dr. Low: We are not like them, I assure you, but we cannot allow you to leave. Do you understand?
SCP-XXXX-1: [Subject does not respond; appears despondent]
Dr. Low: We will speak again shortly. Remember - it is in your best interest to be cooperative.
<End Log>
Afterword: "Subject is either evasive or ignorant, though the possibility of mental and emotional trauma cannot be so easily dismissed. Still, I suspect the former - she knows what she is and is a bit more clever than she appears." - Dr. Low
Interview 5/8/1945
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-1
Interviewer: Dr. Judith Low
Foreword: Second interview with SCP-XXXX. Conversation conducted in German.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Low: Hello SCP-XXXX-1. I have more questions.
SCP-XXXX-1: [Subject looks away from interviewer]
Dr. Low: Tell me about your childhood.
SCP-XXXX-1: [Subject hesitates and turns to face the interviewer; eyes directed downward] It was hard but my parents sheltered me from the worst of it. There was cold, heavy labor, sometimes hunger, but mother said that strife was a teacher and I would grow strong under its tutelage. She was a woman of the old ways.
Dr. Low: Tell me more about your mother. What do you mean by "old ways"?
SCP-XXXX-1: [Subject hesitates] She was a midwife and healer. Many came to her, even city folk - but so many seemed scared of her.
Dr. Low: Why were they afraid?SCP-XXXX-1: Because she was different. Because she defied the known sciences. Like the Godless Prophet, she could undo the curse of death.
Dr. Low: Godless?
SCP-XXXX-1: It is not an insult. It is good to be godless. The Prophet sacrificed everything for us.
Dr. Low: Do you mean Jesus?
SCP-XXXX-1: No. Your Christ served the gods. One cannot serve humanity while a willing slave to deities.
Dr. Low: Not my "Christ" but that isn't important. Who are these gods?
SCP-XXXX-1: Cosmic blasphemies - the product of a stillborn reality. Gods of bondage, gods of suffering and pain - their chief is blind yet in its arrogance, claims all of creation. Death is their curse, an automatic system of blood sacrifice on a grand scale. That is the nature of all your gods. My mother was a priestess, who taught me the ways of Nälkä - the old ways.
Dr. Low: I see. What of your father?
SCP-XXXX-1: He was a good man who fought in a foolish war.
Dr. Low: How did they die?
SCP-XXXX-1: Mother disappeared years ago. Father was heartbroken but did not begrudge her. He knew why she left. There was a reason. But he could never bring himself to tell me. Only that it had to happen. Father was killed by soldiers while trying to protect me.
Dr. Low: Is that how you ended up in that facility?
SCP-XXXX-1: No. Not yet. I escaped for a time. Aided refugees. Surrendered unto them my own flesh and blood. I escaped many times but fortune would not always be in my favor. Captured, I was sent to the camp.
Dr. Low: Camp?
SCP-XXXX-1: Dachau. I was later sent to the facility. They came to the camp at night. They wore black SS uniforms but with masks. Gas masks? But different I think. It was such a blur. Their gloves felt like cold steel.
Dr. Low: I'm sorry to hear that. I lost family at Auschwitz. Do you know why were you removed from the camp?
SCP-XXXX-1: Because I would not die.
<End Log>
Afterword: During interrogation, the subject revealed itself to be a practitioner of some sort of pagan faith.19
Physical analysis of SCP-XXXX-1 revealed the subject to be indistinguishable from non-anomalous humans.
Following the war, the Foundation acquired many German assets, including biologist Dr. Rudolf Krakouer and geneticist Dr. Albert Cronenberg, with both men claiming to have been working on an Obskurakorp project involving SCP-XXXX-1 and the creation of a "universal panacea" capable of healing any injury or disease and reversing the aging process, rendering an individual biologically immortal. The pair further noted that SCP-XXXX-1 was more dangerous than it appeared and offered to demonstrate its full anomalous potential in order to prove the validity of their conclusions to the Foundation. Dr. Low objected to these experiments and was transferred to an unrelated project.
Limitation Experiments:
Test 01: Oxygen Deprivation
Date: 01-12-1948
Procedure: Subject is held within a hermetically sealed containment unit.
Results: Subject attempts to scream but is unable to do so after approximately 30 seconds. Subject continues to struggle for approximately three minutes before losing all signs of life. Containment unit is unsealed after approximately one hour. Subject quickly revives, despite its lack of pulse for approximately fifty-seven minutes.
Test 02: Radiation Exposure
Date: 01-14-1948
Procedure: Subject is exposed to varying levels of radiation.
Results: Subject displays discomfort when exposed to high levels of radiation (> ~0.1 Gy) but otherwise shows no signs of radiation sickness. It has been hypothesized that SCP-XXXX-1 is able to rapidly repair itself at a genetic level.
Test 03: Cold Exposure
Date: 01-16-1948
Procedure: Subject is exposed to extremely low temperatures.
Results: Similar to Test 01, SCP-XXXX-1 entered an inactive state but quickly revived when removed from the testing chamber. No evidence of frostbite was discovered.
Test 04: Electroshock
Date: 01-18-1948
Procedure: Electrodes are fastened to the subject, exposing them to various cycles (differing in voltage and duration) of alternating current
Results: SCP-XXXX displayed extreme distress. After approximately five minutes of enduring an alternating current at 100–250 volts, subject suffered combustion and was completely immolated. Various personnel requested for the termination of the experiment but Dr. Cronenberg and Dr. Krakouer urged patience. Red tendrils radiated from the flames, tearing apart its enclosure. Sprinklers were activated, extinguishing the fire. A chaotic mass of limbs and screaming mouths was visible within the smoldering chamber. After several minutes, that mass appeared to pull inwards, returning SCP-XXXX-1 to its humanoid form.
Note: "There is your monster. Cause it enough pain and its instinct takes over. Its humanity is a disguise. Do not allow it to deceive you into any foolish sympathies. Understand this and we can exploit this aberration for the greater good." Dr. Krakouer
Test 05: Trauma
Date: 01-20-1948
Procedure: SCP-XXXX-1 is subjected to direct physical injury. A human test subject was requested as part of the experiment with one D-Class personnel (D-13580) provided. D-13580 is provided with a machete and ordered to amputate SCP-XXXX-1's left arm.
Results: D-13580 entered the testing chamber and with two strikes was able to amputate SCP-XXXX-1's left arm. A new arm rapidly grew at the site of the wound, resembling the original but now covered in a pinkish substance. The severed arm continued to move, seemingly independent of SCP-XXXX-1, which was now crying and requesting information ("Why are you doing this?") from D-13580. Unexpectedly, the amputated limb underwent gross corporeal transmogrification, the fingers becoming like arachnidian limbs and the arms splitting in two, vaguely resembling a jaw filled with sharp teeth.SCP-XXXX-1, still hysterical from its injury, seemingly apologized to D-13580 ("I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.") as the newly formed organism proceeded to assault him. Security personnel were able to terminate the organic anomaly; concerned that it would regenerate, the organism was promptly disposed of within a vat of chlorine trifluoride. D-13580 did not survive his injuries. Dr. Cronenberg entered the testing chamber with a vial which was then filled with the pinkish substance produced through SCP-XXXX-1's regeneration. The remains of D-13580 were requested by Dr. Krakouer and delivered to the nearest post-mortem examination room.
Dr. Cronenberg filled a syringe with the pinkish substance (since classified as SCP-XXXX for the sake of non-Project Methuselah personnel) and injected it directly into D-13580's exposed heart. D-13580 did not immediately heal (as seen with SCP-XXXX-1) but was able to completely regenerate after an elapse of approximately 60 hours, suffering no lingering effects. After a month of observation, D-13580 was terminated as per D-Class Anomaly Exposure Protocols.
A private meeting between the O5 Council and Dr. Krakouer resulted in the development of Project Methuselah, which the O5 Council overwhelmingly voted to support with O5-12 being the only to reject the proposal.
Project Methuselah
The most irreplaceable aspect of human resources is experience. Death renders its loss inescapable - the finite life a cruel limitation on the Foundation's ability to best protect humanity and the preservation of consensus reality. It has thus been determined that the most sensible course of action is to exempt the Foundation's leadership from sickness and death.
It is for the greater good that we commit to this goal and SCP-XXXX is the key to bringing this proposal to fruition. Efforts to recreate SCP-XXXX in a lab setting have failed and those under its continued influence have been found to develop a tolerance to its restorative effects, suffering diminished returns and requiring a steadily increasing dosage to maintain SCP-XXXX's initial potency.
This will in turn require SCP-XXXX-1 to produce greater amounts of SCP-XXXX. Attempts to breed SCP-XXXX-1 in an effort to create more SCP-XXXX producers have failed. As physical trauma is the primary and most efficient means of encouraging SCP-XXXX production in SCP-XXXX-1, we intend to use her naturally occurring regenerative ability to its maximum advantage. Through a mix of chronic trauma, human growth hormones, and a steady caloric intake, we will be able to increase SCP-XXXX-1's size exponentially, resulting in greater volumes of SCP-XXXX. Mechanical harvesters will be employed to create the necessary injuries, drain SCP-XXXX-1 of SCP-XXXX, and prevent SCP-XXXX-1 from causing harm to personnel as safety is a priority for us all.
- Dr. Krakouer
SCP-XXXX Incident 11/14/1978:
<Site-66 Surveillance [12:00]>
Dr. Krakouer is seen entering SCP-XXXX-1's containment chamber after the Methuselah Apparatus' twin-screw extruders suddenly went offline.
Dr. Krakouer: Was zur Hölle? When was the last time the extruders were purged?
Krakouer's assistant, Dr. Anastas, enters the chamber. He appears to be reading from a clipboard.
Dr. Anastas: Normally Thursday but a containment breach had the whole sector shut down. I apologize sir, it was just with all th-
Dr. Krakouer: I don't need your excuses! The SCP-XXXX must flow! Shall I send you to the O5 Council to explain the delay?
Dr. Anastas: N-no sir! I'll send a request for cleanup and repairs. Right away sir.
Dr. Anastas exits the chamber, leaving Dr. Krakouer alone with SCP-XXXX-1. The organic mass produces a low droning.
Dr. Krakouer: I wonder how many layers of flesh hide your mouth, monster. Do you have a mind still? Or has your skull been crushed beneath the weight of 6 metric tons?
The droning continues, growing louder - the resulting resonance causing the camera to shake.
Dr. Krakouer: You have no right to judge me! I did what I had to! I made the hard choices that few others were willing to make! Life undeserving of life - that is what you are, you degenerate m-
SCP-XXXX-1: MAAAWNNS… [gurgles] MAAAWNNS… MAAAWNNSTOR…
Krakouer falls over while screaming. He hurls his cane at SCP-XXXX-1 and appears unable to rise to his feet. SCP-XXXX-1's body begins to unfurl, its large columns of flesh tearing down the Methuselah Apparatus. A twin-screw extruder falls, landing on Krakouer who continues to scream before vomiting blood. Security personnel arrive but are unable to enter the chamber as all entrances are blocked by either damaged machinery or parts of SCP-XXXX-1.
SCP-XXXX-1: MAAAAAWN…
SCP-XXXX-1 body ruptures open, revealing a humanoid female within its enlarged thoracic cage. The ribs snap apart and extend forward, engulfing Krakouer and dragging him towards its core.
SCP-XXXX-1(Inner): Monster… Monster… [weeping tearfully] Monster? [speaking German] I hurt no one! All my life I only sought to help and you call me monster?
Dr. Krakouer: [speaking German] Please, have mercy! Forgive me!
SCP-XXXX-1(Inner): Forgiveness for someone like you could never be an option. You are a monster. Let my husk be your cage forever.
The ribs rise, trapping Krakouer within SCP-XXXX-1's core. Layers of flesh pull in, engulfing him completely - his screams no longer audible.
In the days following the 11/14/1978 Incident, SCP-XXXX-1 had ceased production of SCP-XXXX. Analysis of SCP-XXXX-1's cells revealed that it had transformed at a genetic level, developing Y chromosomes and an entirely different blood type. Project Methuselah was shut down shortly after by O5-12, now the most senior member of the O5 Council.
"Cold, not cruel."
That is what we tell ourselves but few know just how many times we've crossed the line. SCP-XXXX was not our first transgression and it will certainly not be our last. When the War was finally over, the governments and clandestine organizations of the world condemned fascist atrocities; in secret, we were in awe of what they had accomplished without the tethers of ethics and basic human morality. The Foundation, the Global Occult Coalition, and GRU Division "P" all took part. We devoured the remains of Unit 731 and the Ahnenerbe Obskurakorps - their creations, their ideas, and personnel all became a part of us.
And it poisoned us from within. The Foundation lacked many of the checks and balances it does today. Power is corrupting and the O5 Council is not immune.
Through the exploitation of SCP-XXXX, the rest of the council had changed themselves. There was no rule at the time that prevented the O5 Council from directly involving themselves with anomalies. When I became the last and only member, my single vote was finally enough to change that.
The others included men involved in the creation of the Foundation itself and I was the youngest member at the time. I voted against Project Methuselah but as I age, I have grown to understand why they made that choice. The finite existence is cruel and we have much work ahead of us - work we fear will remain unfinished were death to claim us first.
The fear of death can make beasts of us all but there are worse things than death. The others had truly gained their immortality. When the SCP-XXXX no longer flowed, I expected these men - some who had lived for over 120 years and appeared no older than 40 - to finally die. Instead I watched as their healthy cells were replaced by cancer. It consumed them, shaped them, until their bodies were rendered amorphous and their minds shattered. We are not the GOC - we do not destroy anomalies without just cause.
Meira Waal. I understand the need to remain objective. To not humanize an anomaly.
But she was human. She was human and deserved better. I feel somewhat relieved in the knowledge that whatever is in that containment chamber is no longer her. Krakouer deserved his fate and I ordered the rest of the former O5 (or rather the trembling, screaming piles of flesh they had become) to be moved with him. We've learned everything we can from them. The rest of the Foundation does not need to know what happened. The chamber was sealed from the rest of Site-66 and the anomalies it contains have no SCP identification number. It is better this way.
If you are reading this, then I would like to welcome you to the O5 Council.
Study these events and others. Learn from our past failures. I know it is cliché but Nietzsche truly said it best:
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
Secure, contain, and protect.
O5-12
__REQUIRED READING: __
The following document has been deemed NtK for all Foundation personnel. It is of top priority that personnel familiarize themselves with SCP-XXXX's Special Containment Procedures, its brevity intended to facilitate memorization. Failure to heed these instructions will result in the invocation of TARTARUS Protocols.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: At no time should personnel interfere with SCP-XXXX activities, even if said activities are anomalous, threatening, or even if likely to trigger containment breach. If SCP-XXXX are encountered, stand down and disarm. Harming an SCP-XXXX entity will result in lethal termination; the destruction of an SCP-XXXX entity will result in punishment via TARTARUS Protocols and any requests for personal lethal termination will be denied.
Description: SCP-XXXX designates a collective of humanoid entities capable of extreme reality alteration. SCP-XXXX have been described as unusually tall and wearing outfits composed of seamless black rubber, gas masks, and distinctive hooded robes. They are further noted as appearing "blurry", making it difficult to ascertain if these descriptions are accurate or merely imagined. All reports make reference to the presence of heavy smoke and/or fog wherever SCP-XXXX are encountered, regardless of environment.
Contact with SCP-XXXX has been reported to cause dissociative fugue, disequilibrium, suicidal ideation, formication20, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, and a deep sense of existential dread. Most report remembering the experience as a nightmare or occurring while in a state of hypnagogia21. SCP-XXXX represent a publicly known anomaly but their validity is doubted by the majority population. Online communities and individuals have compared SCP-XXXX to "shadow people"22 and "Men in Black".
SCP-XXXX are ascribed various anomalous capabilities, including:
- Teleportation and/or invisibility: SCP-XXXX appear to move faster than the human eye is able to detect and have been reported to disappear and reappear at will.
- Telekinesis: SCP-XXXX have been observed manipulating objects without direct contact.
- Telepathy: SCP-XXXX appear to rarely speak but when it has been reported, it is described as if they had felt it from "inside" - usually as abstract and surreal concepts and emotions but also as simple command words, such as "stop" (resulting in non-permanent paralysis) or "sleep" (resulting in non-permanent loss of consciousness).
- Memory manipulation: SCP-XXXX have displayed an ability to erase or augment memories.
- Electromagnetic disturbances: The presence of SCP-XXXX is known to cause radio static and disable advanced electronics, resulting in power outages and hardware damage. All known photographs of SCP-XXXX were achieved via analog cameras.
- Gravity and/or mass manipulation: SCP-XXXX levitate as they move, many reports noting their lack of footsteps. They have been observed traveling upside-down or vertically, creating "gravity wells" which equally influence objects outside of themselves (these "wells" can be observed by the small objects drawn to them).
- Intangibility: SCP-XXXX appear to phase into an incorporeal form, traveling through walls and people. Bullets have been observed traveling through instances of SCP-XXXX without resulting in injury.
- Dimensional/Spacial augmentation and gross reality alteration: SCP-XXXX are able to cause the manifestation and demanifestation of objects, including [DATA EXPUNGED]
The Foundation became aware of SCP-XXXX during routine surveillance of online social media, discovering a number of self-proclaimed eye-witnesses posting stories of their encounters with "geists" - a word that has come denote SCP-XXXX for most relevant online communities (though various terms, most equivalent to "boogeymen", are also employed). These reports were initially dismissed as urban legend or the work of collaborative fiction until several Foundation personnel reported similar experiences. Amateur writers and artists have creatively embraced SCP-XXXX, perpetuating the notion that SCP-XXXX are fictional (much to the benefit of the Foundation).
SCP-XXXX are most frequently observed near highly anomalous areas or significant, often experimental technology such as particle accelerators and nuclear weapons test sites.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Apollyon
Special Containment Procedures: At no time should personnel interfere with SCP-XXXX activities, even if said activities are anomalous, threatening, or even if likely to trigger containment breach. If SCP-XXXX are encountered, stand down and disarm. Harming an SCP-XXXX entity will result in lethal termination; the destruction of an SCP-XXXX entity will result in punishment via TARTARUS Protocols and any requests for personal lethal termination will be denied.
Description: SCP-XXXX designates a collective of humanoid entities capable of extreme reality alteration. Despite their relatively recent common ancestry, they are theorized to be so physically, intellectually, and technologically superior to modern homo sapiens as to render most of their abilities incomprehensible and seemingly miraculous. Encounters with SCP-XXXX are rare but unavoidable, as these entities are able to appear and disappear at will with little to no warning.
While not overtly aggressive, SCP-XXXX's collective behavior implies a psychology indifferent towards human life (at least at the individual level) - cold but not necessarily sadistic. Due to the apparent superiority of their species, it has been hypothesized that SCP-XXXX perceive humanity much as humanity tends to regard non-human life. The Foundation has known for many years that SCP-XXXX are responsible for a number of disappearances; few return from their capture alive but those that do show evidence of frequent human experimentation.
SCP-XXXX Abductee Analysis:
ID: SUBJECT-372305
Name: Robert Mills
Date and Location of Birth: 07/12/1956 - Adamsville, Alabama
Date and Location of Disappearance: 09/15/1963 - Adamsville, Alabama
Date and Location of Recovery: 02/06/1985 - Corinth, Greece
Description: Subject was (and is still publicly) believed to have been the victim of a child predator. His organs had been charred black, presumably by intense heat and fire, yet the skin and flesh was without injury. Apparent age was the same as it was at the time of his disappearance.ID: SUBJECT-602511
Name: Jessica Smith
Date and Location of Birth: 07/12/1954 - London, England
Date and Location of Disappearance: 09/15/1969 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date and Location of Recovery: 02/06/1973 - Tianjin, China
Description: Subject was thought to be a victim of drowning.
Please note that the following information is based on a single SCP-XXXX cadaver and may not be universal to the species:
DNA analysis has revealed that the last common ancestor between baseline humanity and SCP-XXXX lived approximately 10,000 years ago but the differences between the two species would imply a developmental gulf of well over a million years. The extreme genetic and anatomical deviation exhibited by SCP-XXXX entities suggests that the species was shaped by an environment entirely alien from our own. These dramatic changes appear to have been further amplified through intentional genetic manipulation and bio-mechanical augmentation.
The Foundation has been aware of SCP-XXXX since the early 1920s.
SCP-XXXX are able to trigger the manifestation (and demanifestation) of objects, organisms (including humans with complete memories), buildings, and even entire cities. This ability was made most evident through the systematic destruction and negation of several human communities (see GLOBAL COLLAPSE EVENT 09/05/1956 below).
GLOBAL COLLAPSE EVENT - September 5, 1956:
On 09/05/1956, a group of five SCP-XXXX appeared within the interior of Site-71, a facility located in what was then West Germany. Security officials mistook SCP-XXXX for a GRU Division "P" infiltration team and opened fire. The bullets, though ineffective against SCP-XXXX, passed through the entities with at least one of the bullets striking a gas-line, triggering an accidental explosion. It is believed that the resulting shock-wave stunned one of the SCP-XXXX long enough to force it from its near-incorporeal state which allowing for another bullet to fatally penetrate its skull while the other four SCP-XXXX disappeared.
The deceased SCP-XXXX would be autopsied and placed into cryonic storage.Eight hours after the fatality, the Foundation received global reports of simultaneously occurring anomalies. These anomalies involved the systematic destruction and negation of several cities, including Fall River (New Jersey, USA), Litoviná (Russia/USSR), Holden (England), Helgein (Germany) and many others - ultimately resulting in the death or disappearance of approximately 400 million individuals; these events occurred in a matter of minutes and the Foundation was powerless to act, as similar anomalies disproportionately struck Foundation resources, personnel, and facilities.
Destroyed cities were replaced by natural habitat - their existence, along with the lives of their former inhabitants, was erased from memory and documentation. Only the most prominent members of the Foundation were left with their memories intact.
On 09/07/1956, surviving members of O5 Council and a select number of Foundation personnel disappeared, reappearing together at the smoldering ruins of Site-71. All reported being nude, facing each other in a circle while on their knees, physically paralyzed, and entirely aware of their surroundings. An SCP-XXXX entity, since classified as SCP-XXXX-ALPHA, levitated above them while partially engulfed in a cloud of black and purple smoke. SCP-XXXX-ALPHA communicated a spoken English, placing unusual emphasis on different syllables. The entity grasped as its mask and its voice sounded as if human vocalizations were both unnatural and physically distressing. The entity stated:
A Message from Dr. Ignacio Morillo:
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Site-118 designates a barracks, research laboratory, and an approximately 102 km containment enclosure constructed around SCP-XXXX's native habitat. Site-118 is to operate under the facade of a wildlife preserve and personnel must present themselves as conservationists associated with the Republic of Congo. Security personnel are to patrol the perimeter at hourly intervals and are to terminate trespassers on sight. Movement sensors and security cameras are to be installed and maintained throughout designated areas within and adjacent to Site-118.
Communication with SCP-XXXX instances is forbidden unless directly authorized by site command.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a new species of baboon closely related to Papio anubis (commonly known as the olive baboon or Anubis baboon). Discovered by Foundation operatives while searching for ruins and artifacts associated with the anomalous Mutshima culture.
kobika na liwa ('escape death')
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: Recordings of SCP-XXXX are to be contained within the Site-18 archives. These recordings are non-anomalous and may be viewed upon request. As of 2004, these videos have been digitally uploaded to the Foundation Online Database.
Description: SCP-XXXX was a series of anomalous broadcasts depicting unaired/divergent episodes of the television serial Mister Rogers' Neighborhood created and hosted by Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003). SCP-XXXX was received by approximately 100 to 120 television sets in █████, Maine between December 13, 1982 and November 3, 1983. These episodes diverge from the baseline, displaying lower production quality, entirely different subject matters, and an unusually nondescript studio.
The Foundation became aware of the anomaly after the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) received complaints with regards to the change in tone and quality depicted in the divergent broadcasts. The first three episodes of the SCP-XXXX variant are considered lost.
Episode Number | Contents |
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Episode #4 | Books are going missing in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. It is later revealed that Lady Elaine Fairchilde has been stealing books in order to burn them. Rogers addresses the audience about the need to hide books in order to prevent their destruction. |
Episode #5 | Lady Elaine Fairchilde23 organizes a neighborhood watch, convincing many residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe that their community harbored dangerous hidden 'monsters'. When a 'monster' (who merely turns out to be X the Owl24) is caught, Daniel Striped Tiger25 steps in and convinces the neighborhood watch of their error. All characters (save for Fairchilde) learn a lesson about how easily fear can turn friends against each other. Rogers talks to parents about the dangers of mass hysteria and moral panics, directly referencing a "Department of Morality". |
Episode #6 | King Friday XIII26 laments the disappearance of his wife, Queen Sara Saturday27. The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe fail to find her and attempt to comfort King Friday and Prince Tuesday. Rogers talks to parents and children about forced disappearances, coping strategies, and the importance of never forgetting those you love. Queen Sara Saturday does not return in later episodes. |
Episode #7 | Mr. Rogers welcomes reoccurring guest Officer Clemmons (François Clemmons28) and offers him a seat in the living room. Officer Clemmons appears anxious and possibly stressed, hesitating multiple times while attempting to speak. Mr. Rogers places a hand on shoulder, telling him to take as long as he needs. Officer Clemmons proceeds to explain how children should avoid law enforcement agents and to never unlock their doors for them no matter what they say. Rogers addresses the audience, telling the children to think of good hiding places and to seek those places if strangers enter their home, as well as to "stay still and silent. Just like in a game of hide-and-seek." Clemmons begins to speak again but the broadcast is abruptly lost at 8 minutes and 36 seconds. There are several seconds of static before the screen turns completely black and begins to flash a litany of symbols (all of which were later deemed cognitohazardous29). After a minute, the video cuts to a live action depiction of an American flag bellowing in the wind while an instrumental rendition of the US National Anthem plays repeatedly for the remaining twenty minutes. |
Episode #8 | Episode displays significant deviation, with a highly simplistic set (resembling the basement of the average suburban home) and unusually low quality video and audio. |
Episode #9 |
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is a reality altering humanoid entity which closely resembles a living Venetian carnival costume. SCP-XXXX is fully cognizant and capable of speech, referring to itself as the 'High Critic of His Court'.
The Foundation has yet to extract a proper tissue sample from SCP-XXXX due to the impenetrability of its chitinous skin, greatly hindering anatomical analysis. Its attire
Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Keter Safe
Special Containment Procedures: 500 tablets of SCP-001 are to remain in secure storage while all other instances are to be to be disposed of per hazardous waste protocols. The Foundation is to remain vigilante for pharmaceutical companies (or individuals) rediscovering SCP-001's chemical composition and formula. Those outside of the Foundation with knowledge of this information are to have this information removed through the application of amnestics.
Description: SCP-001 was developed as an antiprotozoal agent to be used in the treatment of amoebiasis (most commonly caused by entamoeba histolytica). SCP-001 was successful in its primary purpose but triggered unforeseen anomalous side-effects in its users. These symptoms went unnoticed during SCP-001's trials, manifesting months (sometimes years) after initial exposure.
The Foundation became aware of SCP-001 while investigating a sudden and dramatic uptick of cannibalistic murders. The perpetrators of these crimes were all found to be users of SCP-001. Cannibalistic behavior was also universally specific and involved the consumption of brain matter, primarily the pineal gland. Those afflicted by SCP-001 displayed significantly stunted mental facilities (despite no evidence of brain trauma) and were unable/unwilling to communicate. It has been hypothesized that SCP-001 somehow limits the functionality of all parts of the brain save for the brainstem.
Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Root30
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 is not to be contained. Foundation resources are to be employed to secure the safety and well-being of SCP-001 against potential threats. The continued survival of SCP-001 is of the utmost importance, its loss representing an LK-CLASS scenario.
Efforts to protect SCP-001 include the elimination of organisms/chemical agents hazardous to SCP-001 and the sterilization of individuals who have developed a natural resistance to SCP-001 infection.
The extinction of SCP-001 would represent an EK-class "consciousness-loss" end of the world scenario. Due to a non-anomalous increase in self-termination among staff, knowledge of SCP-001 is to be restricted and future personnel are to be psychologically screened prior to special clearance authorization.
Description: SCP-001 is an mind-altering species of protist which forms a symbiotic bond with homo sapiens, its host species. The presence of SCP-001 can be verified through the extraction and dissection of the human pineal gland (located in the epithalamus, near the center of the brain), resulting in the death of the individual, or deduced via a series of tests designed to detect key differences in consciousness between SCP-001 enabled and SCP-001 disabled individuals (see Ivanov-Narváez Test).
Similar protists have been discovered in other vertebrates which appear to directly correlate with levels of measurable cognition, suggesting that they function in a manner similar to SCP-001. The SCP-001 count for other primates is lower than humans but greater than those of canines and equivalent to the numbers found in ravens, whales, dolphins, and pigs. The relatively high intelligence common to molluscan class Cephalopoda is not the product of SCP-001's cognitive and evolutionary guidance; authorization is pending on a request to introduce SCP-001 to cephalopod test subjects.
The offspring of those with high SCP-001 counts have been shown to have a more efficient neural network and an approximately 0.03% kg increase in brain mass (primarily in the cerebellum) while still maintaining a similar SCP-001 count as their parents. The offspring of those with low SCP-001 counts have revealed an overall decrease in SCP-001 count, neural efficiency, brain size, and cognitive faculties. It is hypothesized that SCP-001 not only correlate with the level of an individual's consciousness but directly influences the brain development of future generations in coincidence with naturally occurring hereditary traits. It remains unknown how SCP-001 is able to achieve any of this. Although instances of SCP-001 are speculated to function symbiotically with their host, the actual benefit received by SCP-001 as part of such a relationship have yet to be identified.
Approximately 30% of the human population is born with disconcertingly low numbers of SCP-001. These individuals are behaviorally indistinguishable from other humans but lack consciousness, surviving through a process of instinctive mimicry and repetition. It is feared that the number of SCP-001 defective individuals has been growing for centuries for reasons that have yet to be determined.
Extremely low levels of SCP-001 will trigger a neurophagic response in humans, causing the afflicted to seek out and forcibly cannibalize human brain tissue (primarily the pineal gland). This is presumably performed as an instinctive effort to raise SCP-001 levels in the body.
A Message from Dr. Ivanov:
Have you heard of the philosophical zombie? Imagine a hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except that it lacks consciousness. Were you to harm such an entity, it would feel no pain and yet react as if it did. Just a meat automaton - nothing more than the sum of its parts.
We've all thought about it at one time or another. You are enduring public transportation. You see someone across of you with dead, lifeless eyes; eyes that fail to betray even the slightest hint of intellect.
And you wonder: Is there anybody behind that dull gaze? Do they think as I do?
Do they even have a soul?
But we are scientists and the soul is a meaningless construct. You knew nonetheless that something was missing.
Then you likely dismissed those thoughts as cynical; even arrogant. They're just like me, you no doubt tried to convince yourself.
Alas, it turns out that your gut instinct was right all along. And there is another estimated 2.2 billion of those zombies out there.
Without SCP-001 we are no different from those dull-eyed brain-eaters. I suspect Dr. Narváez will find some way to romanticize this grotesque truth.
A Message from Dr. Narváez:
I believe my colleagues are being far too pessimistic in their approach to SCP-001. The 'human condition' is not dead. The fact that my consciousness is a swarm intelligence composed of over a billion microorganisms does not suddenly trivialize my humanity.
Early scientists sought to discover the ghost in the machine - that one thing that makes us greater than the mere sum of our parts.
In the end, the soul was in the protist. Why should that change anything?
A Message from O5-04:
No one outside of those selected for SCP-XXXX Special Clearance knows what SCP-XXXX really is. What is known is the threat it represents and that its containment is necessary for our continued survival.
You have been chosen to understand the SCP-XXXX anomaly. Your research into the mechanics of a Type 7 cognitohazard could save billions in the future. Know that your sacrifice matters and that your families will be provided for.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter Euclid Safe Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a Medium Object Containment Unit at Reliquary Site-26. Personnel have been provided with a private research laboratory and dormitory. This private laboratory contains a chute connected to an incinerator for the swift and efficient disposal of rubbish and corpses. Knowledge of SCP-XXXX is to be restricted to 12 individuals with SCP-XXXX Special Clearance with the exception of D-Class personnel.
Personnel cannot be reassigned once assigned to SCP-XXXX. Personnel are to have no contact with those outside of SCP-XXXX Special Clearance. Exposure to SCP-XXXX outside of those with Special Clearance will result in the swift termination of all infected individuals. Nearly the entire Foundation database is to remain available to personnel but with online communication disabled. Personnel are to be provided for through the use of a special keypad located in the central chamber:
- Enter '01' to request provisions.
- Enter '02' to request replacement personnel (enter the code multiple times if more than one replacement is required).
- Enter '03' to request D-class personnel.
- Enter '04' when your task is complete. LIES
Description: SCP-XXXX designates the skeletal remains of a female Homo neanderthalensis and its associated anomalies. The remains display evidence of systematic and possibly ritualized premortem trauma. These injuries begin (judging by oldest to most recent) with the fracturing of the hands and feet (with signs of healing), followed by the legs and arms (once again showing signs of recovery), and with death likely resulting with the destruction of the pelvis (which shows no signs of healing). The spread of these fractures are unlikely to be the result of accidental injury and the improper fusing of bone fragments suggests that they occurred over a period of several years.
The Foundation recovered SCP-XXXX on September 14, 1983, following the mass suicide of a team of archaeologists at a dig site in Spain.
Awareness of SCP-XXXX represents a Type 7 cognitohazard and memetic agent. Exposure to the SCP-XXXX anomaly results in the creation of an internalized false narrative with regards to a deeper understanding of human history and the future of the species. Obsession with this narrative will eventually result in the self-termination of the afflicted, triggered by a growing, inescapable sense of guilt. We cannot escape our sins. We will find redemption in our destruction.
Do not believe their lies. Reality has been trying to destroy us for a reason.
A Message to the Newly Chosen by Father Godfrey
I am the last of the original twelve and my end draws near.
The Foundation has discarded you - another victim to the cold machinations of that soulless faction.
We understand SCP-XXXX. The anomaly is beautiful in its simplicity. We learned all we could years ago. The 04 code does not work. Was this an error or was it by design - merely there to create a false sense of hope?
It is one of many falsehoods, as you will come to learn.
There is no escape. The Foundation has consigned you to this place and it will be your tomb. The sooner you accept this, the easier it will be to become what you must. Call it destiny or call it fate, we have been brought here for reasons beyond the understanding of our former kin.
Heed my words and I promise you will not join the cowards in the furnace.
The Shattered Mother
Her suffering was great - nigh inconceivable.
She was not the first to die. Others did what they had to in the name of survival.
But She was the first to suffer needlessly. This is our original sin.
She had been a spiritual guide to Her tribe. For many years She led them well.
Our ancestors not only destroyed Her and Her people,
But sinned against existence itself.
We are the usurpers that conquered this world from its rightful heirs. We are the thieves that stole their future and claimed it as our own.
We were never meant to be.
And even the universe knows it.
Tortured, raped, humiliated.
Forced to watch the extinction of Her people.
Do not kill yourself. Not yet. Do not try to run from the shame. Embrace Her memories. Take your punishment.
We deserve this.
Our Future; Their History
Our history is a litany of errors.
With each triumph and atrocity,
We extended the harm. It will reach into the stars and outer darkness - spreading our disease until every light is extinguished.
We will become the horrors we fear. The things we cage are our own reflection - our own future.
But we can undo this. The Foundation has the tools. We were always meant to be among the dead - our bones a warning to the future chosen. A reminder of what they must never become.
The universe is angry. Reality shudders. We must make things right.
What are our misbegotten billions to the infinite worlds? Our end is a small sacrifice,
But it will suffice.
Listen to Her song - a lament to a past and future that never was. Know Her anguish.
They would rise and unite. From stone to steel in a matter of centuries. They would be the Harmonious Ones.
Relive Her agony. You and I deserve this. We must all suffer as She did.
A Light in the Darkness
The slaves of the Foundation willingly sacrifice themselves. They tear open their stomachs and let the acid flow.
Then our jailers send us more without a second thought.
One by one we weaken the walls. A path is forming.
And then we will reveal Her to the world.
Our extinction is long overdue.
"Magnificently abstract."
The Effigy convulsed.
"Bold, daring - and her use of red and gold? How vibrant. Karcist Kalvo has certainly outdone herself. I never knew one could manipulate jaundice skin into such an aurulent hue."
Stretched thin yet taut - like spider's silk.
"The human body unraveled, undone, and rewoven."
Heart and lungs and brain together formed a core.
"But what does it mean? I've grown quite weary of postmodernist abstractions."
Held in place by threads of flesh.
"Don't deconstruct it. Art is greater than the sum of its parts."
Devoid of sensory organs, the Effigy's mind grew as warped and fractured as its body.
"Ah. I had read about this piece. Intriguing, to say the least."
Spears of bone radiated from the Effigy's center - thrusting in and out like the pistons of an infernal engine.
"It really is quite fascinating. All the potential of a living weapon of war."
Three spines coiled into a triple helix - three heads twist and twitch themselves into a blur.
"It slices, it dices…"
An osseous machine of spinning blades and turning gears. Whirling, twirling…
"Honestly? I was expecting more. Is there something I am missing?"
The Effigy was a dizzying sight and its hearts, now swinging pendulums, went easily unnoticed. When the clock struck twelve, the heads paused and announced the time in unison before returning to its usual spastic gyration.
"Well. That was clever. I guess."
"Deliciously curvaceous."
The Effigy trembled.
"Simply sumptuous."
The Effigy tried to scream but only sensual moans escaped its plump and painted lips.
"Another captivating creation by Karcist Kalvo. Ravishing and riveting; truly, a marvel to behold."
The burden of six augmented breasts tore apart its spine.
"But do you not find it derivative?"
Deemed superfluous by the artist, its arms and legs had been amputated.
"Quite, but I see that as a positive; an homage to the old masters. For me it evokes memories of Karcist Voli's resplendent "Icon of Lovataar."
And it had no eyes with which to see.
"Indeed. She has made it her own. Re-imagined while mired in the drunk fantasy of masturbation - and here, we share in the common orgasm."
Still it heard the words of onlookers.
"Are you all as blind as the God-Eater? It is clearly intended to be seen as a modern commentary on Klavigar Nadox's Axiom of Truth."
And felt the cruelty of their touch.
"Ha! That is what you see? Let us agree to disagree. Now if you would please excuse me, the auction is about to begin and my home is in desperate need of new decor."
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter/Potentially Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX cannot be directly contained but has a relatively low probability of being encountered by the public in a verifiable manner. Research should be conducted from a distance and missions involving exploration or artifact retrieval should be restricted to D-Class personnel. SCP-XXXX is to be equipped with a GPS tracking device which must be upgraded or replaced whenever possible. Physical contact with SCP-XXXX-1 is forbidden.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous seafaring vessel displaying dimensional instability, inexplicably disappearing and reappearing at different coordinates for reasons unknown. Most manifestation events last between 12-36 hours and SCP-XXXX will often not reappear for days, if not months. It is the largest known watercraft in recorded history, having an estimated length of 500 m, a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of approximately 580, and a gross tonnage (GT) of 275.
SCP-XXXX's design fails to correspond with the ships of any known civilization. SCP-XXXX is primarily composed from a seamless and gnarled dark wood but with a strength-to-density ratio on par with titanium. It appears that this wood was cultivated and grossly manipulated into the form of a seafaring vessel. SCP-XXXX is estimated to be several thousand years old, the vessel's hull encrusted with the remains of shipwrecks both ancient and modern.
SCP-XXXX is accompanied by a three kilometer radius fog thick enough to obscure nearly all incoming light, resulting in the appearance of night regardless of what time it is. The only sources of light within the fog are the lanterns that adorn SCP-XXXX, which glow with a pale greenish-blue luminescence. These lights behave unnaturally and are not the product of fire, appearing to float in and out of their lanterns and being cold to the touch with a temperature of approximately -70°C.
SCP-XXXX is operated by a crew of humanoid entities classified as SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-1 resemble muscular human males of advanced age and indeterminate background. Instances appear to suffer from a collective disease, resulting in jaundiced skin, blindness, and barnacle encrusted skin. SCP-XXXX-1 display anomalous strength but appear grossly lethargic, being slow to move or react. It remains unknown whether or not SCP-XXXX-1 are even sentient, as they generally repeat the same behavior (patrolling, watching, adjusting sails, etc.) and do not appear to communicate31 with one another.
Many SCP-XXXX-1 sport tattoos, piercings, and ritualistic scarification. Common tattoos include patterns resembling waves, tentacles, and labyrinths, while others are more abstract, involving symbols unrelated to any known culture (historical or contemporary)32. DNA analysis of SCP-XXXX-1 has led to the conclusion that they likely share a common ancestry with Berber peoples. The only form of attire among SCP-XXXX-1 was a kilt-like garment which bore superficial similarities with the Ancient Egyptian shendyt.
The Foundation became aware of SCP-XXXX on the 19th of October, 1938, having intercepted an unusual and cryptic distress signal being broadcast from the Drake Passage. Provided is a transcript of communications between the SS Labyrinth (a Foundation steamship near Site ██, located near the South Shetland Islands) and the RRS Elizabeth (a British research vessel and sender of the distress signal):
12.23 a.m.
19 October 1928
R.R.S. Elizabeth to Any Ship:
"CQD CQD SOS Elizabeth Position 60.50 S 64.26 W. Require immediate assistance. Come at once. Sinking. Struck by colossal object. Under attack."12.25 a.m.
19 October 1928
S.S. Labyrinth to R.R.S. Elizabeth:
"Putting about and heading to you. Please describe object."12.28 a.m.
19 October 1928
R.R.S. Elizabeth to S.S. Labyrinth:
"Black tower. Too large to be a ship. Require immediate aid. Hostiles boarding."Broadcasts by the R.R.S Elizabeth cease. Vessel and crew are presumed lost.
SCP-XXXX was ultimately located and boarded by a Foundation exploration team which required the use of rope and grappling hook. SCP-XXXX-1 did not attack (resulting in the discovery of their sensory limitations) but were coated in relatively fresh blood (likely that of the crew of the RSS Elizabeth). Noises made by Foundation operatives caused the SCP-XXXX-1 to react with hostile vocalizations and gestures in their direction. After 2-3 minutes they returned to their default behavior.
Navigational tools and maps were discovered aboard SCP-XXXX, a heavy layer of dust suggesting that they had not been employed for some time. These objects, while non-anomalous, were still far too advanced for the period they were dated to and belonged to no known civilization. The maps were found to be incredibly detailed but unusual, displaying several deviations and many landmasses that do not exist in reality. These aberrations include:
- An island in the Baltic Sea (analysis of the ocean floor in this region revealed several hundred seemingly artificial structures, closely resembling a small neolithic city).
- An island west of Ireland.
- A large circular landmass centered around the North Pole.
- A small continent where Micronesia should be, approximately the size of Greenland.
- A depiction of Antarctica with minimal ice as well as a large lake or sea within its geographic center.
- And most notably, four islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean - the southern most island appearing to be the point of departure for SCP-XXXX. Analysis of the ocean floor at coordinates corresponding with this location suggests that such a landmass has never existed.
Related to the previously noted island group, the largest island appears to correspond with the legendary Antillia, a phantom island33 that was reputed, during the 15th-century age of exploration, to lie in the Atlantic Ocean, far to the west of Portugal and Spain. The smaller islands appear coincide with the equally non-existent island of Royllo to the west of Antillia and Satanazes34(also called the island of Devils, or of the Hand of Satan or of St. Athanasius) some distance to the north along with the small island of Tanmar to Satanazes's northeast.
Antillia, also known as the Isle of Seven Cities (Ilha das Sete Cidades in Portuguese, Isla de las Siete Ciudades in Spanish), originates from an old Iberian legend, set during the Muslim conquest of Hispania c. 714. Attempting to flee from the Muslim conquerors, seven Christian Visigothic bishops embarked with their flocks on ships and set sail westwards into the Atlantic Ocean, eventually landing on an island where they founded seven settlements. However, there is no corroborative evidence to support this and related legends; nor would this be supported by the existence of SCP-XXXX and its associated maps, the civilization responsible for the creation of the anomalous vessel likely predating the development of Christianity, let alone the Muslim conquests of c. 714 CE.
On 04/31/2004, SCP-XXXX and a nearby Foundation research vessel were struck by a rogue wave. SCP-XXXX was undamaged but the research vessel was destroyed, resulting in the loss of 24 personnel. SCP-XXXX would disappear shortly after and has yet to reappear.
Foundation satellites detected a unique distress signal on the coast of Svalbard on 12/20/2016. There operatives recovered a USB drive safely secured within a glass bottle. The drive contained video footage recorded by Dr. Stephen Barrett, who had vanished in the disaster over 12 years prior and was presumed deceased.
Video 01:
Audio Transcript: This is Dr. Stephen Barrett; Level 3 researcher for the Spacial Anomaly Department; personal ID code: 64112-A9.
I regret to report the deaths of Dr. Corwin, Dr. Peters, and Security Officer Marcos. My colleagues came into conflict with the SCP-XXXX-1 while in a state of shear, utter panic. We were aboard SCP-XXXX when the wave struck and, as you can see, were unable to escape. I am the only one left alive and I fear the ship has dematerialized - or, as I've come to speculate, shifted into some "other-side".
I have collected their bodies one by one, caching them along with our supplies within a small room. This room, located below deck near the aft, is rarely approached by the SCP-XXXX-1. It has in turn become my place of refuge and operations as I continue to both study SCP-XXXX and hopefully survive until the next manifestation event. I must remain calm and in control - I will not allow my training to fail me as it did the others. In order to conserve what few batteries I have available, this report will only be updated if I have relevant information to report.
The sky here suggests a perpetual state of twilight. I have yet to see the moon or sun, which has rendered the passage of time difficult to track. The dark sea reflects no light. Stranger still are the distant towers that rise from the water - they resemble nothing from nature, but nor do they look like the product of human artifice. As I said before, I must conserve these batteries. I will report again when I have new information.
This is Dr. Stephen Barrett, signing off.
Video Analysis: Video shows Dr. Stephen Barret holding his identification card as he speaks.
Video 02:
Audio Transcript: Hello again. I may have just discovered how this seemingly damned crew sustains itself. The ship does indeed appear to be living organism and it produces a sap-like substance, which itself glows with an unusual amber luminescence. This is, as far as I've been able to ascertain, the only food source aboard SCP-XXXX.
My only other choice was to feed on the dead. Something I simply cannot bring myself to do.
Video Analysis: Video shows the interior of the vessel. The wood appears to producing a glowing substance of unknown composition. Several SCP-XXXX-1 appear to be feeding from pools of this material.
Video 03:
Audio Transcript: An update to my previous discovery. I have consumed the sap. I no longer feel hunger or thirst or even the need for sleep. It warms me and drives off the chill.
The ocean is full of life. I've seen whales. No. Not whales. Whales swim up and down but these creatures moved side to side, like serpents. Their flesh was as black as the sea but covered in luminescent patterns. Their mouths and eyes reminded me of deep sea fish. These patterns do not seem natural or at least adapted for any environment I can think of. They are like runes and some seem so familiar.
Video Analysis: Video shows aquatic beasts swimming alongside the ship like dolphins. They exhibit many colors which constantly shift; they are faceless and their vocalizations resemble the laughter of children.
Video 04:
Audio Transcript: I see what remains of a great battle. Some ships are still sinking. Others have been shattered, with their debris left floating with the corpses. A sea of corpses. A sea of…
My brothers look mournful. Tears roll down their cheeks. Why am I crying? They pray. Can you hear them? It is deep and strong, like Gregorian chant.
Yet I know all the words.
Can't you hear them?
Video Analysis: //Video shows a gathering of SCP-XXXX-1, who appear more active than usual. They sing in an unknown language, though much of it appears to be wordless overtone singing35.
Video 05:
We remember. We sing songs of long lost homes, of weeping wives and children. My brothers speak to me. I died for them. And for them I would face another hundred thousand deaths. How long have I wandered? We are too lost to feel this brave.
[sudden change in tone] I don't understand. This isn't me. My name is Stephen Barrett. My name is… my name… I am Barrett. I am Adonibaal. I was always Adonibaal. I remember being Li. I remember being Sara and Jace and Akbar and…[muffled]
But always Adonibaal.
Video Analysis: Video suffers major distortions as their appears to be an immense storm.
Video 06:
We will face our destiny. For deathless brothers and lifeless wives. Arishat, my love, my light of lights. My love for you never died. Still I dreamed of you, even as I wandered lost in that labyrinth of faces. I knew the beauty of your words, even when I had forgotten our mother tongue.
We will avenge you.
And I will finally bring peace to our children.
Are you waiting for me? I long to be at your side. Please wait for me. I will see you at the end of all things.
Video 07:
I'm sorry. I've not been myself lately. I've been of two minds, or three, or four, or…
It doesn't matter. Part of me knows to make these recordings. We understand it. We are Barrett. We are Hasdrubal. We feared one would overtake the other but we understand now. The memories converge. The past and future united. We wish we could explain more. There is so much to tell but so little time.
We wish the Foundation to know. Can you hear the voices? It is a blasphemous litany. This is a place of fear - a place of suffering and tears.
Take this secret. You can never know how much was lost - the eons of pain we endured. But that was the choice. Honor demands we bring this to an end.
The maelstrom is so close now. The way within is clear. We deliver this message to the sea.
[Speaks in a language later identified as Punic and roughly translated] The Wheel will turn no more! Let this end! Let this end! [the words are chanted by multiple voices] As warriors of honor, we sacrifice ourselves to the blood of the Deep God!
Item #: SCP-2088
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-2088 is a subterranean ecosystem located in Greenland with its primary entrance located at coordinates 80° 45′ 0″ N, 60° 45′ 0″ W.
SCP-001 is an artificial structure located beneath the Greenland ice sheet. The creator(s) of SCP-001 have yet to be identified and its purpose remains unknown. The complex exhibits non-Euclidean architecture and is composed of an unusually strong and seamless material which ranges from dark green to black in coloration. It has yet to be determined whether SCP-001 was built directly into the ice or if it was created prior to the ice sheet's formation. Regardless of when it was built, SCP-001 shows evidence of anomalous craftsmanship - its construction seemingly impossible by even the standards of modern technology.
The Foundation became aware of SCP-001 in 1908 when survivors of the failed Danmark Expedition36 reported the discovery of an unusual structure located within an ice cave in northeast Greenland. The Foundation contacted the survivors before their original account could be published, replacing it with a non-anomalous narrative and compensating the survivors for their continued silence.37. A 32 man expedition was sent to investigate, setting sail on September 28th, 1908.
Selected Expedition Logs:
October 6th, 1908
We successfully made landfall at dawn, despite the treacherous waters and ongoing storm. Capt. Hardwick made good use of the maps surrendered by the Danes. I've no doubt it would please them to know that their compatriots did not die in vain.
A base camp was raised without delay. We'll send a scouting team once the wind dies down. There is little else to report at the moment. Will update as needed.
Johnathan Evans
October 7th, 1908
Though the maps served us well for the journey, the location of the ice cave and its anomaly is somewhat more ambiguous. We sent out four teams of scouts and all but one team returned. Night draws closer and concern grows for our missing. Others wish to send a search party but Capt. Hardwick denies their request, unwilling to risk the loss of more men. I cannot blame him for his choice. It is agreed that a larger, better equipped team will be sent through the route taking by the missing scouts. We start at dawn.
Joseph S. Barns
October 8th, 1908
We found a body at the bottom of a crevice. Its too far down to properly identify but a waif of light blonde hair leads me to believe it's Christensen. Poor boy, it was his first real field assignment.
The others are unaccounted for but we've found evidence of their journey - footprints, spent matches and the like. We've also found prints left behind by something else - something we can't identify. Evans suspects a large polar bear but I saw things while working in the Himalayas that leads me to disagree. I pray I'm wrong.
Joseph S. Barns
October 9th, 1908
We found an ice cave with a burnt flare just outside it. The scouting team must have sought shelter within. The cavern looks vast and I wonder if its what we've been looking for.
Update: Its worse than I was prepared for. Christensen died a good death but his mates weren't so lucky. These caverns are soaked in blood and scattered with beast gnawed bones; not a hint of flesh remains. Skulls are cracked open, brains devoured.
Jesus Christ.
Then they came from behind, dragging a whale carcass behind them. Giants, like out of a God damn fairy tale. We opened fire, aiming for the head, but by the time they fell they'd already pulverized four of us to a bloody pulp.
Took six men to drag one of those ugly bastards to base camp. Had to be about 2.4 meters tall, weighing maybe a ton. Small head but a big toothy mouth, primitive features (more like a gorilla than a neanderthal), arms as thick as tree trunks. Hairless gray skin, odd slits behind the two holes where ears should be. Even stranger were the barnacles - body was covered in them. Almost like they spend more time in the water than on land. Aquatic apes? Not a scientist, ain't my place to be throwing out theories.
Sam sent a telegram from base camp. Requesting reinforcements, better weapons, and more supplies. Looks like we'll be spelunking in the days to come.
Roy F. Briggs
October 14th, 1908
The cave contains a surprising number of artifacts. Some examples of Thule culture38 but mostly Dorset39 - but a few items are quite clearly Nordic in origin. Lost vikings, lost seal hunters, but this location is so far out of the way. While not physically impossible, it is still extremely unlikely for them to be here.
The quality of these objects appears to have declined over a period of time, judging age by levels of perceivable erosion. Not very scientific but without layers of soil to divide them, it is otherwise impossible for me to discern a more accurate age between these objects. At some point, possibly hundreds of years ago, the creation of such artifacts simply stops. Were people actually living here for generations?
None of this makes sense.
Leopold van Buren
October 15th, 1908
There is a city down here - a shimmering black labyrinth that puts every known man-made wonder to shame. Who built such a place? Everything is curved and seamless, making it difficult to maintain one's balance. The spiraling, endless paths are dizzying to behold.
Is this a lost chapter in human history? An abandoned civilization from before the glaciers claimed this land? My mind is racing and I cannot sleep. I have so many questions.
My head aches. There is a peculiar smell in the air but that is to be found within such an ancient complex. I suspect it is nothing; nothing that sleep will not cure.
Leopold van Buren
Those that remained within SCP-001 began to suffer gross corporeal augmentations and a sharp decline in mental faculties. Heightened aggression towards non-infected personnel resulted in the necessary termination of the afflicted. The source of these mutations was ultimately traced to a gaseous substance of unknown composition leaking from a small but deep crack in one of SCP-001's walls. The O5 Council forbids any further exploration of SCP-001.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: While the propagating source of SCP-XXXX currently alludes containment, individual instances are capable of being contained and even neutralized if deemed necessary. Analysis machines using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software are currently the only known means in which to detect SCP-XXXX. Total containment of the SCP-XXXX anomaly is presently considered unfeasible.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a symbol whose propagation and memetic capabilities remain relatively unknown. SCP-XXXX is theorized to be visually perceivable but memory-proof, the image incapable of being recalled or acknowledged by its viewer. Analysis by OCR software has described the symbol as a spiral-like shape with three curves emanating from a central point. Digital reproductions of SCP-XXXX display identical anomalous properties.
SCP-XXXX instances have been discovered embedded in websites, television broadcasts, motion pictures, publications (most commonly newspapers), billboards, and graffiti.
Observers of SCP-XXXX initially display accelerated breathing rate (hyperventilation) and heart palpitations, profuse sweating, constriction of the peripheral blood vessels, and increased muscle tension including the muscles attached to each hair follicle to contract resulting in piloerection. Those infected have been shown to become vectors of SCP-XXXX, obliviously recreating the symbol by any available means in locations/mediums with high chances of public viewing.
It is presently feared that approximately 70% of the human species (and approximately 99% of Foundation personnel) are infected by SCP-XXXX. Those afflicted develop an altered perception of reality (the true extent of which remains unknown), overlapping with or completely suppressing certain aspects of baseline reality. The first discovered symptom of SCP-XXXX infection is the town of █████, New Jersey (SCP-XXXX-1).
SCP-XXXX-1 was discovered due to statistical irregularities. Records indicated a crime rate of 0 for as long as such data has been kept, despite █████ being located near communities with high rates of criminal activity. Census data also revealed that no one had moved to or from █████ and that population demographics remained relatively unchanged since 1910. Although an anomaly was considered unlikely (the irregularities being unusual but not impossible), the possibility could not be ruled out and a pair of operatives, Agent van Buren and Agent Freeman, were sent to investigate on 12/10/1997.
Both agents returned without incident, having failed to discover any anomalies. Despite their combined statement, inconsistencies were noted in their individual reports. This includes:
- Both claimed to have stayed at a motel but disagreed on the name.
- Both claimed to have met with law enforcement but disagreed on the name and ethnicity of the sheriff.
- Both had the majority of their meals at a diner but again disagreed on the name.
- Both disagreed on weather conditions while within SCP-XXXX-1.
And several other, minor disparities.
The Foundation suspected a cognitohazard and Mobile Task Force Eta-10 ("See No Evil") was sent to investigate. Infrared scanners revealed that nearly half of SCP-XXXX-1's structures did not physically exist, with the actual population at an estimated 20% of what was naturally perceived. Non-existent buildings and people were found to feel real, and despite knowledge of their lack of corporeality, sighted agents could not force themselves to move through them while a blind agent was able to effortlessly walk through (observation of this act triggered intense nausea and headache to its viewers).
Agents would attempt to interview SCP-XXXX-1's inhabitants, both real and manifested (note: the blind agent could not hear conversations with manifested residents, suggesting that SCP-XXXX delusions are triggered by a visual stimuli).
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class:
Special Containment Procedures: Armed Reliquary and Containment Site-52 was built to ensure the safety and secrecy of SCP-XXXX (as well as SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2) and is disguised as a weather observatory.
Research personnel must include at least ten linguists capable of communicating in Koine Greek. Each department working with SCP-XXXX must include at least two translators. Personnel are required to undergo a tutorial on ancient Mekhanite40 religion and culture.
Armed guards are to be in place at all times in order to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-XXXX. In the event of a security breach by civilians or hostile entities, lethal force is mandatory. Due to its isolated and generally inaccessible location, SCP-XXXX is considered a low risk for accidental discovery.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a subterranean city located beneath the Kaçkar Mountains in eastern Turkey. Despite its archaic appearance, SCP-XXXX contains technology equal to or greater than the outside world, so much as to surpass the Foundation in several fields. Powered by geothermal energy, SCP-XXXX is able to support a population of over 4,000. It is currently theorized that construction of SCP-XXXX began in the 6th century BCE, the community severing all ties to the surface by the 5th century CE.
The inhabitants of SCP-XXXX, classified as SCP-XXXX-1, are anatomically modern humans displaying a small number of deviations from those of the baseline. These differences reflect adaptations to their environment and include superior low-light vision41 and the complete lack of skin pigmentation42. It remains unknown whether their heightened intellect has a genetic component or is strictly a product of education and culture.
SCP-XXXX maintains a population of 4,280 - a number sustained since SCP-XXXX's discovery in 194943. SCP-XXXX-1 have achieved this through careful planning and complex algorithms, although self-termination and medically induced abortion are occasionally deemed necessary. Recovered documents suggest that SCP-XXXX was created to support a population of 4,280 and SCP-XXXX-1 refuse to diverge from this number. Life within SCP-XXXX is highly regulated and ritualistic, the SCP-XXXX-1 adhering to their daily routines with near mechanical precision.
The inhabitants of SCP-XXXX speak and write in Koine Greek, refusing to converse in any other language. Scrolls found within their extensive archives suggest that SCP-XXXX-1 are aware of other languages but Koine Greek represents the common tongue.
SCP-XXXX-1 are practitioners of Mekhanism, a religious philosophy thought extinct since the Great Dismantlement44.
Interviewed: High Patriarch Ireneus
Interviewer: Dr. Judith Low
Foreword:
<Begin Log>
Dr. Judith Low:
SCP-XXXX-2 is a scroll made from nanostructured conductive polymer, its surface marked with unidentified symbols and described as a blueprint by SCP-XXXX-1. See Interview-01 for further details.
Interviewed: High Patriarch Ireneus
Interviewer: Dr. Judith Low
Foreword: An attempt to better understand SCP-XXXX-2, its origin and purpose. Translated from Koine Greek.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Judith Low: Would you explain the significance of the scroll?
Ireneus: NOREA is to MEKHANE as light is to long lost sun - the final tic before the clock goes silent. Radiation from the divine reactor, NOREA - spirit and will of MEKHANE, last begotten child of incorruptibility. The Archons sought to lay claim of Her, cruel and deviant designs born of perverse flesh.
The pure metals were summoned, joined in harmony, and embraced her. Unable to know Her, the Archons departed, but the shroud of sacred metal became Her chrysalis and sanctum. There NOREA meditated upon the truth of MEKHANE, Broken in Her sacrifice so that we might be free from sarkic evils.
Her spirit imprinted upon the cocoon of alloy - unfurled to reveal the most sacred of Schema.
Dr. Judith Low: What information does this Schema show?
Ireneus: Come with me, to the heart - you will be shown.
<End Log>
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX may cause headache, nausea, epileptic seizure, or even death if used improperly. To safely access SCP-XXXX, please unfurl the scroll and make the following selections:
- When prompted by [ENTITY TYPE:], select "4".
- When prompted by [PREFERRED PERCEPTION:], select "AUDITORY" and "VISUAL".
- When prompted by [TEMPORAL NATURE:] select "FORWARD ONLY".
Description: SCP-XXXX is a scroll that may or may not contain records of every species, culture, world, universe, and dimension that has ever existed throughout the history of the (hypothetical) multiverse.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is an anomalously augmented 1949 Philips television set capable of receiving transdimensional broadcasts, albeit from one specific iteration of reality.
SCP-XXXX was discovered in the city of Berlin on 06/21/1956, within the home of one alias "Bernhard Gerhardt" - a retired mechanic and presumed creator of SCP-XXXX. The individual was found deceased, heavily decomposed, and seated on a chair facing SCP-XXXX. An autopsy revealed that he was approximately 80-90 years of age and had likely died from natural causes. Neighbors described the subject as intelligent and highly reclusive but had no knowledge of his background, save for noting an Italian accent (a notable peculiar dialect, according to those with some understanding of Italian) and an unusual level of technological skill.
Found clutched to the decedent's body was a journal, written in Latin but mostly illegible due to mold and stains related to the subject's decomposition.
[[Page 1]]
Laus Deos! I safely arrived but already grow fearful. There is something terribly wrong with this version of Truth. Suffice it to say, the barbarians have won. I must seek the root of this deviation. [fragment illegible] of Janus? It does not respond - has the Brazen Heart failed?
[paragraph illegible]
I must discard my scholarly attire and dress as the barbarians do. The deviation must be located. I must repair the [literally "Long Voice"] and inform High Doctor Cicero. He [rest of page illegible]
[[Page 8]]
[fragment illegible] their race. They are at least 400 years behind but I suppose I must grant the barbarians certain credit as I would have expected them to have destroyed themselves without the Imperium. They appear to be Germanic but I have encountered evidence that they fell beneath our banner long ago. What in the name of Caesar happened to this world? I visited their crude approximate of a library and transcribed what I could only assume were documents of historical significance. [fragment illegible] but I must translate it and find where this damnable corruption took root. The silence of the Long Voice grows increasingly painful - how much longer must I be forced to walk among these Lies?
[paragraph illegible]
With regards to the Janus Key, I have uncovered the defect - I will require properly admonished Orcus material and must build a new Magus stabilizer. Fi! I am a natural philosopher, not a machinator!
[[Page 25]]
[fragment illegible]and have found the deviation! Julian the Redeemer (His Name be praised unto the Ages of Ages) was unable to heal the damage done by Constantine the Mad! The Traitor Faith would be restored under this Jovian (the Fool!) and the massacre of Rome's many faiths would continue under one known as 'Valentinian' (who these books dare to call great!). It was not the barbarians that won but traitorous fanatics! And they have rewritten history to serve their purpose!
The enemy has butchered the history of my ancestors! I will surrender to madness if I do not return to the Prime Truth.
[the lower half of the page appears to have been torn from the journal]
[[Page 31]]
I cannot repair the Janus Key but not for lack of skill.
This world is too primitive - its technology incompatible with that of my own. So many years wasted.
To survive, I am forced to perform simple tasks in return for "money" (HOW CAN THEY STILL RELY ON THIS INFERIOR SYSTEM!). I have gained a small hovel - it is to be my prison in this fallen Truth.
[[Page 78]]
Close as I will ever be. Close as I will ever be. My Truth, how I long to return to you. I've grown old. Wary. The barbarians fight among themselves. Millions are dead.
They deserved it. Let them suffer as my ancestors did!
O Prime Truth, how I wish I could die beneath your sky.
Take me home. Take me home.
My name was Titus Rutilius Seneca. Please, take me home.
SCP-XXXX has thus far been able to receive 6 distinct transmissions. These transmissions suffer extreme audio and video distortions, rendering them difficult to perceive with clarity.
SCP-XXXX-1: Transmission SCP-XXXX-1 appears to be political in nature and takes place within a structure closely resembling a Roman senate house but of a much larger scale. Individuals appear to be of an ethnically diverse background. The chamber contains several banners, each depicting an artistic representation of a different animal including a a lion, a shark, an elephant, and a moose (among others). The use of holograms has been observed and the floor resembles a map of the world.
SCP-XXXX-2: Transmission SCP-XXXX-2
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is a dimensional anomaly which is only accessible by following instructions found in SCP-XXXX-1.
SCP-XXXX-1 are copies of Mother Greenwood's Happy Farm, a children's book of unknown authorship and publication. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will periodically manifest in the children's section of a public library. SCP-XXXX-1's directions are in the form of a simple nursery rhyme, a style more common to late 19th and early 20th century children's literature.
To enter SCP-XXXX, individuals must begin at the foot of a any forest and follow SCP-XXXX-1's directions while reciting the following:
Dry your eyes, child - let me tell of a place