Item #: SCP-170-FR
Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-170 is to be contained in 40cm×40cm×20cm box with a safety glass lid allowing it's consultation (in order to prevent destruction of SCP-170 by an experiment subject). SCP-170 is to be stored at Site-Aleph. It's access is only to be permitted to personnel of Level 3 or higher.
At all time, testing of SCP-170 is to take place in a room with following prerequisites:
- The room must be soundproofed and closed.
- The room must contain no tool permitting writing or engraving.
- The room must be monitored by two cameras. These must be placed so that SCP-170 is not visible to either camera.
Any reproduction SCP-170's content (be it written, vocalized, photographic or other) is to be immediately destroyed by Foundation members with no knowledge of French language. The author of said reproduction is to be immediately terminated.
In the event of involuntary examination of SCP-170's content by a Foundation personnel, and if the said personnel show no intention to propagate SPC-170's content, a class-C amnesiac is to be administered, followed by 10 days of quarantine and a psychological assessment. If no symptoms of SCP-170 knowledge appears, the personnel may resume his standard activities.
Any experimentation on SCP-170 requires approval from a personnel member with Level 4 clearance or higher […].
Since 24/02/2016, any experimentation on SCP-170 now requires the current site director’s approval.
Description: SCP-170 is a copy of the 3rd volume of Anatomie Descriptive by Marie François Xavier Bichat in a dilapidated state. Most of the pages are annotated by an unknown author (believed to be Nicolas Felma, see Addendum : Recovery Information). Despite the fact that the annotations are mostly illegible, some of them have been identified as non-relevant assertions about the workings of the human body. The annotation giving SCP-170 its unusual property is located in the left margin of page 72. This annotation is composed of 15 lines of legible french text.
Any human understanding the content of said text by any mean (be it the reading of SCP-170, repetition of its content by a another subject, recording, etc…) is affected by SCP-170’s anomalous properties.
From this point, the subject's autonomic nervous system (referred as ANS from now on) will disappear, progressively replaced by the subject's conscientious mental faculties. ANS's functions include -but are not limited to- heartbeat, hormonal secretions, digestion…
Surprisingly, loss of consciousness lead to complete recovery of the ANS's functions until recovery of consciousness, preventing the subject's death during sleep and fainting.
The subsequent list details the successive effects observed in subjects exposed to SCP-170, as well as the approximated time of appearance.
10 to 15 minutes : The subject acquires control of his iris opening, regardless of ambient luminosity (potentially leading to the partial destruction of cornea in case of high luminosity and excessive iris opening).
30 to 90 minutes : The subject loses most of its natural reaction to pain. This function does not seem to be replaced by the subject.
1 to 2 hours : The ANS ceases bladder control, leading to its relaxation with the ensuing consequences (the subject usually recovers its control within a few minutes).
4 to 5 hours : The subject show respiratory difficulties for a few seconds previous to resumption of normal respiration.
8 to 15 hours : The ANS ceases to regulate the liver, leading to loss of consciousness among the majority of subjects. In the absence of any adequate anatomical knowledge, 15% of the subjects decease due to extreme corporeal stress induced by sudden glycemic changes caused by the subject's failure maintain proper equilibrium.
17 to 29 hours : The sudden relaxation of blood vessels leads to loss of consciousness of the subject if he wasn't prepared (informed by a supervisor). In the absence of any adequate anatomical knowledge, 45% of the subjects suffer from a series of loss of consciousness due to unusual dilatation or contraction of blood vessels, followed by coma.
2 to 4 days : The ANS cease to trigger heartbeats, leading to cardiac arrest in 74% of the cases (100% if the subject wasn't prepared). Although this produces a loss of consciousness and resume of usual ANS behavior, in 20% of the cases the heart does not restart and require medical intervention. 52% of the subjects successfully take control of their heart after 1 to 3 cardiac arrests, while the other end up deceasing despite repeated medical interventions.
Every subject showed unease to those body modifications, showing signs of increasing anxiety and panic. The subjects report strong headaches (supposed due to the conscious effort required to maintain unconscious body functions) and extreme difficulties to sleep (supposed due to fear of stop of vital functions, although sleeping resumes ANS usual behavior). ██ suicides were reported during experiments. Surviving subjects were systematically terminated on the Ethics Committee’s orders.
The town of ██████████████ (180 residents) was brought to the Foundation's attention in 200█, when reports of a sudden epidemic with strange symptoms (corresponding with SCP-170's usual symptoms) appeared in local newspapers.
The Foundation put in place a disinformation campaign and decided a quarantine on the village in order to estimate if the symptoms were the Foundation's jurisdiction.
Quickly, some the agents on the field were affected by SCP-170 via vocal contact with the residents and were able to describe the threat to the Foundation (subsequently classified as memetic). Six hours after the death of two agents affected by SCP-170, usage of class-B amnesiacs was approved as an effective measure against those symptoms. However, the symptoms reappeared progressively 24 to 30 hours after the use of amnesiacs, without the usual taking of control of the ANS by treated subjects, leading to permanent blindness of five field agents and four deaths by hypoglycemia. Usage of class-C amnesiacs was subsequently accepted and proved long-lasting.
The systematic interrogation of residents lead the intervention team to the conclusion that the first case was most likely Daniel ███████, followed by the town practitioner and two people he met in the waiting room at the time. The phenomena then propagated to the whole town at an exponential rate by vocal transmission. Fortunately, the town's isolation and the absence of internet line limited the transmission to other towns. Four cases of transmission were located outside of the town and were quickly aborted before any further transmission.
A study of Daniel ███████'s recent past notably revealed his acquisition of a part of Nicolas Fellma's book collection at an auction, which was ceased 17 months after his disappearance. No legal trace of this person could be found by the Foundation, and the search for him is still ongoing today.
This discovery quickly led to the finding of SCP-170, which was send to the Foundation along with the entirety of Nicolas Fellma's book collection for ulterior study (access to said collection requires Site Aleph's director’s authorization).
Town residents were terminated in the absence of meaningful data on SCP-170's exact effects at the time. The intervention team destroyed every book and numeric support susceptible of containing a transcription of SCP-170-FR.
Field agents exposed to SCP-170-FR were administered class-C amnesiacs and subjected to a quarantine for three weeks, proving the effectiveness of class-C amnesiacs to counter SCP-170's effects.
** Experiment Log 03**
Dr. ███████ : First of all, I would like to remind you some points. No matter what happen, no matter what you deem necessary, you are not to enounce, write nor suggest the content of the text you will now read. You would be instantly terminated.
D-3017 : I got it. This briefing occurred twice already, doc.
Dr. ███████ : Good. Reach the center of the room, and open the lid. You will see an open book protected by security glass.
D-3017 : I see it. This is gibberish, I hope I'm not supposed to understand it.
Dr. ███████ : No allusions to the book's content 3017, this is your only warning. In the left margin is a short handwritten text. I would like you to silently read it to yourself.
D-3017 : [A few moments of silence] Uh. I don't believe it for a second, that would be too dumb.
Dr. ███████ : Good. Now you will report me anything unusual happening during the next hours. I will stay listening, and you can rest on the bench. Do not try to leave the room or start any futile conversation.
D-3017 : Uh… Yeah right, but you mean this thing actually work ?
Dr. ███████ : I strongly suggest you to sit and cease talking unless you have nothing important to report.
D-3017 : [Silence]
Experiment Log 05
D-Class 3102's check-up 24 hours after his initial exposure to SCP-170. The subject is reportedly agitated.
Dr. ███████ : [Through the intercom] Starting the post-24 hours examination procedure. Intervention team on standby.
[To D-3102] Hello D-3102. This is a routine control, I expect you to report any pertinent observations on your physical condition.
D-3102 : I don't give a fuck about your spiel ! Your thing is killing me !
Dr. ███████ : Calm down, a medical team is ready to assist you at any moment. Moreover, we both know what led you here…
D-3102 : [Silence]
Dr. ███████ : Please proceed to the examination.
D-3102 : This is hell! Pissing myself already wasn’t funny, but now it’s completely crazy! My headaches never cease, I hear my blood throbbing in my head constantly. And despite your colleague's explanations, I still can't regulate my… glecemia [sic]. I’ve lost consciousness three times in the last two hours. I beg you, take this thing away from me !
Dr. ███████ : As you must know, it is impossible. The Ethical Comitee forces me to warn you that you are going to suffer from a cardiac arrest during the next three days. The medical team will stand b- [interrupted by D-3102].
D-3102 : What ?! You knew I wouldn't survive ! Go fuck yourself !
Dr. ███████ : Calm down D-3102. If you are prepared, you have a good chance of surviving this.
D-3102 : You are a monster! If you want to study what it does so much, come see by yourself. After all, all you have to do is [DATA EXPUNGED].
Dr. ███████ : Fuck ! [Through the intercom] Code Alpha! Containment breach! I repeat, containment breach!
The door opens, and the intervention team shoots D-3102. Dr. ███████ is willingly anesthetized. After administration of C-Class amnestics and a 10 day quarantine period, Dr. ███████ was authorized to return to duty.
Experiment report 24
Subjects : D-3110, D-3111, D-3132, D-3134, D-3135.
Goal : Observation of long term effects of SCP-170 on five subjects.
Circumstances : The subjects are isolated in 4×3×4m humanoid containment cells, equipped with cameras.
Day +3 : D-3134 shows great agitation, reportedly due to his isolation
Subjects show multiple signs of boredom, and it was decided to provide them with magazines and books in order to avoid any cognitive deterioration related to the absence of stimulus.
Day +5 : D-3135 died from cardiac arrest 127 hours after the start of the experiment. The autopsy revealed an abnormally high adrenaline level, likely causing heart failure.
Day +8 : Despite the entertainment equipment provided, D-3110 and D-3134 show signs of boredom and psychotic episodes. After hitting his cell wall several times, D-3134 had to undergo an intervention due to its inability to stop his knuckle's bleeding. He has shown an abnormal resistance to soporifics administrated before the intervention.
D-3111 seems to be comfortable with his incarceration, and has regularly shown interest in receiving more books. Authorization granted under pressure from the Ethic Comitee.
D-3132 spends most of the time lying down in an apathetic state. He does not show any interest for the provided distractions, and only supports his basic needs (food, hygiene, sleep, etc). He spends most of the time laying down in his bed, staring blankly ahead.
Day +9 : D-3110 died from lung perforation. An autopsy revealed several bone growth at the level of his 4th and 5th ribs. One of those protrusions seemed to have pierced the pulmonary wall.
Day +13 : Containment breach reported when D-3134 used his own blood to write SCP-170's content on the wall facing the camera. Four staff members were affected and were administrated class-C amnestics. D-3134 was terminated and his cell cleaned by janitors with no understanding of the French language. The cameras will from now be offline between two controls, every four days. No more than one operator is to watch them at a time.
D-3111 shows no notable sign of change since the beginning of the experiment.
D-3132 presents a widespread skin discoloration, and stays in an apathetic state.
On decision of the Dr. ███████, if no anomalies appear within the next 12 days, the experiment will be stopped.
Day +17 : D-3132's cell's floor is partially covered by what seems to be organic wastes and/or blood. D-3132 remains in a corner of his cell in fetal position. The Dr. ███████ denied any intervention, arguing that this was the first notable event regarding D-3132.
No notable changes regarding D-3111, apart from signs of boredom.
Day+21 : D-3132 seems to have destroyed the camera since the last observation. An intervention team was sent to subdue the subject. The opening of the cell revealed organic mater and bone fragments on the floor. D-3132 was still prostrated in a corner of his cell. During the seizure, D-3132 managed to escape, killing 3 of the 5 members of the intervention team. The two survivors reported that he presented strength and speed far above human norm. Deceased members showed multiple [DATA EXPUNGED] and fractures.
The mobile intervention team arrived on site four minutes after the subject escaped in order to subdue him. Usage of firearms proved ineffective due to D-3132 reaction speed (attributed to high adrenaline levels). Usage of incapacitating gas was rejected due to the possibility of affecting Foundation members still on site. The intervention team finally managed to restrain the subject using capture nets. D-3132 was terminated immediately afterwards.
The body autopsy revealed important physiological changes, including an abnormally high adrenaline concentration in his blood, notably wider blood vessels, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. The subject's body shows multiple muscle tears and fractures in varying degrees of healing, being attributed to his overuse of his body's capabilities during his escape, it suggests that his healing abilities may have been altered as well.
Following this confinement failure, the site director ordered complete cessation of all experimentation with SCP-170.
D-3111 terminated following the end of testing.