Item number SCP-003 Object Class, Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-003 is to be maintained at a constant temperature of no less than 35 degrees Celsius and ideally kept above 100 degrees Celsius. No living multicellular organisms of category 4 or higher complexity may be allowed to come into contact with SCP-003. In event of total power failure, if SCP-003-1 begins to increase its mass, assigned personnel must engage in skin contact with SCP-003-1. Ideally, personnel may use their body heat to return SCP-003-1 to above the critical temperature. However, skin contact must be maintained even in event of SCP-003 reaching activation temperature, lasting at minimum until SCP-003-1 advances fully to its second growth stage. Personnel who enter SCP-003's containment area must first be examined for body parasites of category 4 or higher complexity and sterilized if such organisms are present. All personnel who have come in physical contact with SCP-003-1 are to immediately report for sterilization afterwards. SCP-003-1 must not be removed from SCP-003-2, except in case of emergency procedures detailed above. Any significant change in SCP-003-2's rune activity, including pattern, frequency, or color, should be reported within 3 hours of occurrence. Sensation of rune activity must be reported immediately. SCP-003-2 must be supplied with power via the source-designated generator, 003-9, at all times. Description SCP-003 consists of two related components of separate origin, referred to as SCP-003-1 and SCP-003-2. SCP-003-1 appears to be composed of chitin, hair, and nails of unknown biology, arranged in a configuration similar to that of a computer motherboard. Testing reveals SCP-003-1 to predate earliest known circuit boards by a factor of thousands of years. SCP-003-1 is considered sentient, but not actively dangerous except under certain conditions. SCP-003-1 was found on a stone tablet, SCP-003-2, on which it currently resides. The runes on SCP-003-2 are not part of any known language and emit pale, flickering light patterns. SCP-003-2 is controlled by a non-biological internal computer, the contents of which are mostly inaccessible without risk of damaging SCP-003-2. SCP-003-2 is capable of controlled emissions of radiation, including heat, light, and anomalous radiation types. SCP-003-2 contains an internal power source of an anomalous nature, which appears to have been losing power since several centuries before discovery. It is considered probable that SCP-003-2 was created for the purpose of containing SCP-003-1. Partially interpreted data recovered from SCP-003-2 may refer to a past and or potential future LK-class restructuring event caused by SCP-003-1. SCP-003 was located by remote viewing team SRV-04-Beta. It appears possible that SRV-04-Beta was deliberately contacted by SCP-003-2. Other organizations have also been alerted to SCP-003's existence, possibly by similar means. Despite this activity, SCP-003-2 does not appear to be sentient based on its lack of reaction to M03 gloria analysis and procedures. When SCP-003 drops below the temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, both components react. First, SCP-003-1 enters a growth state characterized by an exponential increase in mass. This growth state consists of two stages. In both stages, SCP-003-1 partially feels its growth by converting matter around it, starting with any surrounding inorganic material, including atmospheric non-living organic material, including cells of dead skin, hair, chitin, enamel, keratin, and other biological materials. The first stage is always the same. SCP-003-1 will first increase its mass, then take a form similar in shape to an ophioroid, brittle star, of 15 meters in diameter, including what appears to be a central processor of 3 meters in diameter. It will form sensory organs that appear to scan its surrounding environment, and will partially convert the area around it to an unidentified anomalous substance. SCP-003-2 seems immune from conversion. The second stage describes a growth alteration, which occurs when SCP-003 comes into contact with living organic material. SCP-003 appears to template itself off of the organic material, and will attempt communication with organisms that match its initial template or templates. In its second stage, SCP-003-1 may pause, slow, or change its growth, then will also convert inorganic and non-living organic elements into functionally similar structures, while anomalously altering their physical makeup. While growth is consistent in the first stage, in the second stage, SCP-003-1's growth rate is diminished by 20 to 90%, so long as SCP-003-1 remains in contact with living organic material. The percentage is determined by the complexity of the organisms in contact with SCP-003-1. SCP-003-1 appears to devote a large amount of processing power to analysis of living organic material. During each of SCP-003-1's growth stages, SCP-003-2 releases bursts of radiation that temporarily inhibit SCP-003-1's growth, or reverse this growth when the temperature of SCP-003-1 rises above 100 degrees Celsius. Similar radiation emissions have been replicated or recorded via other anomalous means. SCP-003-1's biology has been the subject of extensive study. Significant elements have been identified similar to SCP- SCP-1512 and SCP-2756, the latter two of which have no further confirmed connection with SCP-003-1, and no known connection with each other, and none of which are fully understood. Technically, even less understood than SCP-003, thanks to the extensive cross-disciplinary research on the SCP-003 objects. To date, no convincing analysis has been put forward which satisfactorily explains SCP-003-1's connection to these SCP objects or others, nor its connection to modern technology beyond appearance and potential mimicry via unknown mechanism. Addendum 003-01, acting on information gathered from linguistic analysis of SCP-003-2's runes and comparative data analysis, research team M03-Gloria has managed to establish a link between SCP-003 and Data Expunge for analysis of functions. SCP-003-1 must now be considered sentient, and it needs to be kept a minimum of one kilometer from Data Expunged and the resulting byproduct at all times. Addendum 003-02, SCP-003-2's power loss has been exacerbated by the procedures performed by M03-Gloria. On orders of O5-10, M03-Gloria will continue procedures. Addendum 003-03, during M03-Gloria procedures, SCP-003-1 doubled its mass and began rapid structural growth. Temperature was immediately returned to 100 degrees Celsius. Growth and mass increase of SCP-003-1 continued for 9 minutes and 6 seconds, at which time a sustained radiation spike was produced by SCP-003-2. In response, SCP-003-1 returned to its normal state in 3 minutes and 39 seconds. New growth dissolved into a dusty residue which was collected for analysis. Both SCP-003-1 and SCP-003-2 ceased all detectable activity. SCP-003-2 did not resume activity until connected to an external power source. SCP-003-2's runes glowed uniformly gray and did not resume normal activity for three hours. SCP-003-2 no longer appears to be able to maintain containment area at a temperature above 35 degrees Celsius without external power supplied by Generator 003-3 through 9. Addendum 003-04. The procedure detailed in Addendum 003-03 was repeated, and SCP-003-1 again entered a growth state. After 10 minutes and 13 seconds, SCP-003-2 once again produced a sustained radiation spike. SCP-003-1's growth stopped for 36 seconds, then resumed at its previous pace. On quadrupling its mass, SCP-003-1 formed a coherent outer shell and body. After appearing to scan its environment and partially converting its environment, SCP-003-1 then breached containment, entering the observation gallery where nine members of M03 Gloria were present. On physical contact with team members, SCP-003-1 encompassed them in rapidly grown appendages and stopped growth for 15 minutes. SCP-003-1 then resumed growth and rearranged the component parts of the center of its form to the shape of a 3 meter tall female humanoid, with peripheral tentacles shifting to extrude primarily from SCP-003-1's newly formed hair and spine. SCP-003-1 then produced rudimentary vocalizations in an apparent initial attempt to communicate with researchers. Data expunged. An unknown individual approached the compromised containment area in company of a full squad of agents. The individual claimed to be acting on orders of 05-10 and attempted communication with SCP-003-1. Data expunged. Following this incident, Agent Jackson of M03 Gloria successfully restored power to SCP-003-2 and activated backup generators to return the temperature to 100 degrees Celsius. SCP-003-1 returned to its normal state in 21 minutes and 7 seconds and was successfully re-contained without incident. All 9 members of M03 Gloria affected by SCP-003-1 were afterwards found to be physically unharmed with no residual effects besides psychological trauma. The converted materials of SCP-003's former containment area did not dissolve and are now under analysis. Addendum 003-05 In light of the previous incident, 05-10 was removed from the 05 Council by joint decision of 05-05 and 05-05. M03 Gloria procedures have been indefinitely suspended. Special Access Program M03 Gloria required. Transcript of Incident Report A21B Psycholate for dissemination to 05 Command and Staff, Interviewers, and Present, 05-2, 05-5, 05-7, 05-10 and Staff. Interviewed, Dr. Tilda David Moose, M03 Gloria Lead, excerpt 35A. She tried to talk to us. We all heard her voice in our heads in a sort of half-language we couldn't fully understand. Some of the others passed out immediately. I lasted a little longer, but it wasn't because of mental fortitude. It's just that she was trying to tell us different things. She showed Jones a replay of all the memories of everything Jones ever felt anything about, all over the course of a few minutes. She ripped three of the researchers apart and put them back together unharmed. She doesn't understand human emotion or pain or very much about how we experience the world. Yes, I would say the containment procedures are necessary. Listen, she wants to remake the world into a paradise, a paradise filtered through her own alien understanding of paradise but still a paradise designed for us, for humanity. She would be happy to make a paradise for any sufficiently complex organism she comes across first. Anything with a complex enough mind to accept her, say, a dog or a housefly. If she breaches again, we have to be there first. What would it be like? I don't know. She showed us images, not quite images. I could see them in my head, but they're not pictures. The closest thing I can think of is what you see when you close your eyes suddenly and tightly, but brighter and more complex. The images had metallic sounds associated with them and sensory details that we don't have the words or concepts to describe. The whole effect felt like words of some kind. I believe she wanted to see what we could understand so she could understand us. She didn't have time to finish analyzing us. I don't know what would have happened if she had. Item number SCP-046 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures The land surrounding SCP-046 has been purchased and surrounded by multiple layers of security, including fencing, barricades, and lethal effect traps. Multiple signs marking the area's private property are to be prominently displayed. The area is to be heavily guarded at all times to prevent access by civilians to SCP-046. All personnel working around or within a 50 kilometer radius of SCP-046 are to undergo rigorous medical testing to ensure the absence of any potentially life-threatening illnesses. Additionally, increased mental health examinations are to be administered to ensure that no personnel inclined or potentially inclined towards self-harm or self-destructive tendencies are allowed within the 50 kilometer radius. Any injured personnel are to be evacuated to a hospital outside of the 50 kilometer zone around SCP-046. All vegetation surrounding SCP-046 is to be destroyed and all animals attempting to access SCP-046 are to be terminated and destroyed before reaching its outer perimeter. Any personnel showing unusual interest either in SCP-046 or in traveling to the region near SCP-046 are to undergo medical examinations as detailed above. Any modification to these containment procedures are to be approved by O5 command before being added to this containment document. Any personnel attempting to modify this document without appropriate authorization are to be demoted and reassigned. Description SCP-046 is a predatory botanical mass located in southwestern Kentucky. SCP-046 is composed of two parts. SCP-046-1 is a large mass of vegetative matter, composed largely of plants indigenous to the region, including Quercus alba, Ilux aquifolium, and Lanocera semperverans, though several offshoots composed of other plant species are also present. SCP-046-2 is the land in the immediate vicinity of SCP-046-1, extending to a roughly circular area 20 meters in radius from its base. This area is SCP-046's primary feeding area. SCP-046 is capable of attracting prey within a 50 kilometer radius through hallucinogenic means. All evacuations of personnel should carry them outside of this radius to disable SCP-046's effect. Animals, including humans suffering from potentially life-threatening physical injuries or diseases, or who are afflicted by psychological disorders that induce self-destructive tendencies, feel a powerful compulsion to come to SCP-046-2 and lie in a prostrate position facing SCP-046-1. Individuals lying in such a position are rapidly attacked by an unusually powerful combination of saprophytic organisms and opportunistic infections, including several strains of methicillin-resistant stephalococcus aureus, MRSA, known to induce necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating bacteria, a form of fungal spore similar to stachybotrys chartarum, or black mold, which poisons prey organisms and induces paralysis, and finally, complete consumption by several heretofore unknown species of insect that emerge from the inside of SCP-046-1 during the final stage of feeding. SCP-046 appears to derive nutrition through the complete digestion of affected individuals, particularly larger mammals such as humans. It is unknown whether SCP-046 is capable of growth. As such, all steps are to be taken to ensure that SCP-046 is deprived of prey until more information is known about its abilities. These efforts are to include terminating individuals prior to their arrival at SCP-046 and disposing of their bodies in a separate location. Addendum 046A Investigation is ongoing into potential mimetic effects brought about by knowledge of SCP-046 due to anomalous effects demonstrated by certain personnel in response to SCP-046. Access to document 046-07 is restricted to level 4 personnel and above. Item number SCP-046 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures The land surrounding SCP-046 is to be cordoned off, marked as private property, and surrounded by multiple layers of fencing. The area is to be guarded by no less than 10 guards, though minimal armaments are required. While knowledge of SCP-046 effects is not to be made widely known, personnel afflicted with life-threatening diseases may be permitted to enter SCP-046-2 after psychological screening for self-destructive tendencies. Likewise, D-Class personnel selected for termination may be effectively exposed to SCP-046-2 to facilitate this process. Due to the lack of threat to Foundation security, individuals not employed by the Foundation may be permitted access to SCP-046, though Foundation needs for access take first priority. Description SCP-046 is composed of two parts. SCP-046-1 is a cylindrical area 5 meters in diameter and 30 meters tall, containing several species of plant matter, including Quaricus Alba, White Oak, Ilex Aquifolum, European Hollybush, and Lanocera Semperverans, Kentucky honeysuckle, though several offshoots composed of other plant species are also present. No anomalous traits have been detected in the molecular composition of the plants. SCP-046-2 is a clearing of grass, extending approximately 20 meters around SCP-046-1. SCP-046's anomalous effects extend principally to animals, including humans, that are threatened by chronic or debilitating illnesses or injuries. SCP-046 is frequently visited by such individuals. Humans of this type report having felt a compulsion to travel to SCP-046's location, often reporting that the location came to them in a dream. Psychological evaluations have consistently shown that such individuals were not previously aware of either the Foundation or SCP-046's specific properties. Individuals feeling this compulsion have all reported having been within a 50 kilometer radius of SCP-046 at the time. This is believed to be the outer range of the object's compulsive range. Individuals who come to SCP-046 consistently describe a dream in which they lie down in the vicinity of SCP-046-1 and rest. Immediately upon entering SCP-046-2, individuals suffering from chronic pain or traumatic mental conditions will describe their symptoms as receding, accompanied by a feeling of calmness, relaxation, and euphoria. Individuals lying down in front of SCP-046-1 will begin to be covered by several vines, similar to runners of synodon-dactylon plants, also known as bermutagrass, followed by the apparent sprouting of seed-dactylon all over the body. SCP-046 has no compulsive properties, and its effects will only manifest on individuals willing to experience the effects voluntarily. Individuals exposed to SCP-046 will remain communicative until they are no longer visible beneath the grass growing across their bodies. All individuals exposed to SCP-046's effects describe a feeling of peace and serenity and a happiness that they were able to die pleasantly. SCP-046 appears to fully decompose individuals exposed to its effects within two hours and may or may not use decomposed tissue as a food source. Addendum 046-1 SCP-046 to be reclassified as Euclid and primary containment document to be rewritten to demonstrate SCP-046's predatory nature by order of O5 command. Any references to voluntary individuals are to be removed. Description to be rewritten to emphasize volatile and lethal nature of SCP-046 and potential threat thereof. Addendum 046-2 There is no evidence whatsoever that SCP-046 is predatory, or has any desire to harm any creature unwilling to expose itself to SCP-046's effects. Suggest original containment procedures be reenacted, and voluntary access to SCP-046 continued. No individuals are capable of breaching Foundation security once exposed to SCP-046. As such, there is no reason to deny afflicted individuals the opportunity for relief. Likewise, there is no reason to make this entity seem more hostile than it actually is, aside from a desire to portray every object in Foundation custody as dangerous. Some things must be contained simply because they are strange. Dr. Edward Carter, Head Researcher, SCP-046 Addendum 046-3 Dr. Carter, Principal Researcher for SCP-046, is to be removed from his position and reassigned to the SCP-1250 project. Addendum 046-1 stands by order of O5 command. Item Number SCP-232 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-232 was to be kept in a locked safe in the Cognito Hazard Wing of Site 73. When not in use for testing, its batteries are to be removed. When batteries are not installed, SCP-232 may be handled safely by any authorized staff member. The Foundation is to monitor online auction houses and dealers of vintage toys and acquire any products of the same model as SCP-232 for testing and disposal. Any other instances of SCP-232 discovered are to be archived appropriately. When batteries are installed, personnel other than D-Class are not to handle SCP-232 for any period longer than necessary to install and remove batteries. Staff members who have been exposed to works in the Jack Proton franchise, in any format, are not to handle SCP-232 for any period of time while batteries are installed. D-Class carrying SCP-232 for testing purposes are to be monitored at all times and terminated if SCP-232 related behavior should pose a security risk. The copyright, publication, and merchandising rights of the Jack Proton novels and all spinoff media are to be held by Springfield Crown Publishing, a foundation front company for the purpose of keeping the works out of print, thereby preventing activation of anomalous properties in any SCP-232 instances that may exist outside containment. In the event of any public occurrences of SCP-232 behavior, the Foundation shall liaise with local law enforcement authorities to recover the artifact and issue Class A amnestics to affected parties as appropriate. The Foundation shall encourage world governments to enact extensions to international copyright law as necessary to prevent the Jack Proton franchise from lapsing into the public domain. In the event that any Jack Proton franchise material becomes public domain, DDOS techniques and or mass deployment of Class A amnestics is authorized as appropriate. Description SCP-232 is a mass produced children's toy of early 1950s manufacture composed primarily of tin and a battery powered electric light apparatus with an exterior painted to resemble a laser gun of the type featured in popular science fiction of the early 20th century. A hinged section at the base of SCP-232's handle opens to accept two standard AA alkaline batteries. When the batteries have been installed correctly and the trigger is pulled, a small red electric light in the barrel lights up. SCP-232's cognition affecting properties become active whenever SCP-232 is picked up and held or carried by a human being while it has working batteries installed. Within 5 to 30 seconds of picking up SCP-232, the person handling it will begin speaking in English regardless of any previous fluency with the language or lack thereof, in a manner resembling the speech patterns of preteen and or adolescent American youth culture, circa 1920 to 1960. Person so affected will deny that anything is unusual about their manner of speech and will insist that they have always spoken thusly. This behavior continues until approximately 15 to 20 seconds after the test subject is induced to relinquish possession of SCP-232, after which speech patterns return to normal. In test subjects that have had no exposure to any works from the Jack Proton franchise, SCP-232's effects do not continue past this stage, and the subject retains no memory of their behavior while under its influence. Patent information embossed on the handle of SCP-232, an historical analysis of non-anomalous artifacts identical in appearance, indicate that SCP-232 is a mass-produced atomic zapper toy produced by the corporation from 1953 to 1958 as a licensed merchandising tie-in to Jack Proton, Space Cop, a series of young adult science fiction novels by American author M.K. Snyder. Approximately, units were manufactured and sold during the toy's production run, of which an unknown quantity remain in existence today. The foundation has acquired 138 units since containment of SCP-232 began, all but three of which have shown no anomalous properties under testing. Thorough examination has indicated no discernible differences between anomalous and non-anomalous units. The Jack Proton series, consisting primarily of 15 novels and several dozen short stories written between 1940 and Snyder's death in 1973, revolve around the eponymous major John Patrick Jack Proton, an officer of the Galactic Police Department in a 27th century setting where the human race has colonized the entirety of the Earth's solar system. The setting is typical of early 20th century juvenile science fiction, and relies heavily on soft sci-fi depictions of space travel, common in literature of the time, including the existence of intelligent life on planets within the solar system, a breathable atmosphere on the Moon and other heavenly bodies, faster than light travel without relativistic complications, and sapient artificial intelligence and computers based on vacuum tube technology. The novels were additionally adapted into a nationally syndicated radio program from 1947 to 1952, a television series aired by the NBC network from 1953 to 1954, and a black-and-white movie released to theaters in 1956. The Jack Proton franchise bears no demonstrable anomalous properties itself, and may be read, viewed, or listened to safely, provided that the person doing so does not come into contact with SCP-232. In subjects who have previously read, watched, or listened to any installments of the Jack Proton franchise, SCP-232's secondary effect begins to manifest after approximately 90 to 120 seconds of physical contact with the toy. During this stage, the test subject's memories and personality are radically altered, to the extent that the subject believes him or herself to be a resident of the fictional 27th century setting of the Jack Proton novels. Test subjects in this stage refuse to answer to their given names, and will, during interviews, describe life stories and career experiences of life in the 27th century, which are internally consistent with themselves and with canonical details about the setting, often describing themselves as close associates of Jack Proton, or other major characters featured in the franchise. Polygraph examinations given to test subjects in this state have consistently indicated that the test subjects believe these accounts to be true. In the third and final stage of SCP-232 exposure, occurring approximately 30 to 45 minutes after first contact, test subjects begin to experience severe sensory hallucinations, to the effect that they now perceive the world around them to be the fictional setting of the Jack Proton franchise. In this state, test subjects almost invariably believe that they are members of Jack Proton's Junior Action Squad, and have been assigned a mission of utmost interplanetary security, which researchers and security personnel of the Foundation are involved in, or are attempting to prevent them from completing. Though attempts to neutralize Foundation personnel with SCP-232 have invariably proven futile, test subjects have been noted to resort to physical violence on occasion. Persons affected by the later stages of SCP-232 exposure will resist any attempts to remove SCP-232 from their person, and, if separated from it, will attempt to recover it by any means available to them. Effects of the later stages of exposure were off gradually over a period of approximately 3 to 6 hours, after SCP-232 is removed from the subject's person. In approximately 20% of tests involving long-term exposure, test subjects have retained memories of their artificial persona after dissipation of the effect, resulting in cognitive dissonance and associated psychological impairments. SCP-232 came to the Foundation's attention following the arrest of a retired steelworker for disorderly conduct, following an affray at a shopping mall. Subject, who insisted on referring to himself as Space Cadet Max Mars, was taken into custody after confronting several mall patrons and brandishing SCP-232, demanding to know the location of the Phobos Ruby, an artifact the theft of which from the Martian Museum of History drives the plot of the novella Murder on the Io Express. During debriefing prior to amnestic therapy, subjects stated that he had owned one of the toys as a child and had been a fan of the series and purchased SCP-232 from an online auction site for nostalgic value because he had had so much fun playing cops and aliens with it in his youth. Interview Logs All interviews conducted by Dr. J. Andrews. Tests subjects had no exposure to the Jack Proton franchise prior to their acquisition by the Foundation. All interviews conducted three hours after initial exposure to SCP-232. Interview Log 232-1 Tests subject D65203 Caucasian male 37 years old Franchise exposure, six Jack Proton novels, Jack Proton, Space Cop, Jack Proton goes to Mars All humans must die The Great Callisto Caper War in space The night the lights went out in Ganymede Begin log Dr. Andrews Good afternoon D65203. How are you today? D65203 Excuse me sir. Dr. Andrews I'm sorry. What is your name? D65203 Billy Sir Billy McMercury Dr. Andrews You're speaking more politely than usual Billy D65203 Gosh sir. I wouldn't dare sass off to a real-life scientist Dr. Andrews I see How old are you Billy? D65203 14 But that doesn't mean I'm not a real space cop See? Jack Proton gave me this official space deputy badge himself D65203 gestures to the D-class identification badge pinned to his jumpsuit Dr. Andrews I see Do you work for Jack Proton then? D65203 Golly sir I sure do I'm part of his junior action squad Dr. Andrews And what is it that you do for him? D65203 I'm on a super secret mission right now I'm not sure I'm even supposed to tell you I better check with him first Is there a hyperphone in the next room? Dr. Andrews Where do you believe you are at this moment Billy? D65203 looks around the interview room Including out a window overlooking the site 73 parking lot D65203 Gee sir. I'm no architect But judging from the view out the window This has to be space station delta D65203 points at a 1989 Buickless Sabre owned by Dr. Graham D65203 Say is that Admiral Joves flagship docked out there? Please say you'll let me get his autograph Dr. Andrews We'll see End log Interview log 2322 Test subject D1103 Caucasian male 47 years old Franchise exposure Six episodes of the Jack Proton hour radio program Encompassing the two-part stories Marooned on Mars The Prince of Neptune And a pioneers homecoming Begin log Dr. Andrews Good afternoon D1103 begins to speak in a monotone robot voice without natural inflection D1103 Greetings humanoid Dr. Andrews Would you please identify yourself for the record? D1103 I am D-Bot Unit Model 11503 at your service Note The radio program is the only version of the Jack Proton franchise to feature intelligent robots capable of speech A robot sidekick originally planned for the television series was scrapped due to budget concerns Novels published after the radio program was introduced acknowledged the existence of robots But stated that the building of sapient robots had been restricted by the robotic laws Instituted by the space congress and none are ever directly introduced to the reader And note Dr. Andrews You're a robot, you say You look very lifelike D1103 I was programmed to appease humanoid sensibilities Dr. Andrews And how old are you? D1103 I was activated at the Advanced Robotics Facility in Old New Hampshire on Earth On January 12th, 2592 Dr. Andrews What is your purpose? D1103 I am a fully modular service robot My purpose is to assist Major John Patrick Proton of the Galactic Police Department In the apprehension of dangerous criminals Dr. Andrews When you say you're fully modular, what does that entail? D1103 My body has been designed to make use of a wide variety of customizable limbs I may remove my factory installed appendages at will And replace them with those designed for specific purposes Dr. Andrews Could you please demonstrate now by removing your left arm? D1103 Affirmative D1103 grabs his left arm at the shoulder with his right hand At attempts, unsuccessfully To remove it by unscrewing it from its socket D1103 I seem to be experiencing a malfunction Please refer to my operating manual for information on how to resolve this difficulty Dr. Andrews Never mind, D-Bot Are you capable of solving logic problems? D1103 I am programmed to answer any and all queries directed to me Dr. Andrews A man has been sentenced to death The morning of his execution The executioner tells the condemned man he is to be either hanged or drowned And tells the man to ask him one yes or no question Which he has compelled to answer truthfully If the answer to the question is yes, then the man will be hanged If the answer is no, then the man will be drowned The man asks, are you going to drown me? Will the man be hanged or will he be drowned? D1103 is silent for 38 seconds Dr. Andrews D-Bot D1103 Error Error Dr. Andrews I beg your pardon D1103 If answer equals no, then result equals drowning But no equals incorrect if result equals drowning Therefore drowning equals impossible Result equals hanging Hanging equals impossible if answer equals no Error Error Does not compute System overload System overload Consult operator's manual for D1103 slumps over And ceases responding to outside stimuli End log Interview log 2323 Test subject D67539 Caucasian female 26 years old Franchise exposure One short story collection Starship Days One unauthorized fan fiction short story Major Sarah Forward None of the official Jack Proton stories feature female characters as protagonists Or action-oriented supporting characters Prior to interview 2323, all experiments with female test subjects had resulted in the subject Developing the personality of a damsel in distress Or innocent bystander persona Major Sarah An unauthorized piece of short fiction published in 1972 by the fanzine Junior Action Squad Which details the experience of the first woman to join the Galactic Police Department And her subsequent forbidden love affair with Jack Proton Was introduced in order to determine whether third-party fiction Set in the Jack Proton universe would have an impact on the results of exposure Begin log Dr. Andrews Good morning D67539 Sir Good morning, sir D69539 rises to her feet and salutes Dr. Andrews returns the salute Dr. Andrews As you were Please state your name for the record D67539 Sir Lieutenant First Class Samantha Marie von Satternberg Sir Dr. Andrews No need to be so formal, Lieutenant Please relax D67539 Sir I didn't get where I am today by relaxing Sir Dr. Andrews I'm not an officer You don't need to call me sir D67539 pauses D67539 Sir, I Yes, sir Yes Dr. Andrews You mentioned getting where you are today Where is that? D67539 I'm currently the youngest officer in the Galactic Police Department Dr. Andrews How old are you? D67539 Seventeen Dr. Andrews You were commissioned at seventeen D67539 Not bad for a girl, huh? Dr. Andrews Why did they accept you so young? D67539 Because I wasn't wasting my time wearing frilly dresses and playing with dolls That's why Dr. Andrews You must have been very goal oriented to make it so young Why did you want to be a space cop so badly? D67539 To work with Jack Proton, of course Dr. Andrews Why him specifically? D67539 Because he's the best there is He's smart And he's strong and Can I tell you a secret? Dr. Andrews Everything we discuss here is strictly confidential, Lieutenant D67539 Well, he's dreamy Dr. Andrews Dreamy D67539 Those beautiful blue eyes That rock solid jaw Those bulging biceps Can't you just imagine him holding your hand on the walk home Sharing a malt with you at the drug store Dancing close together at the spring formal Dr. Andrews I can't say it had occurred to me D67539 I just have to meet him I'll introduce myself And he'll be so impressed by how much I've accomplished And we'll talk about work And space ball And music And maybe he'll ask if I'll go with him for dinner Or a movie at the hover end Wouldn't that be a dream come true? I'll wear my hair down and put on my prettiest dress I mean, I don't wear dresses like some little girl obsessed with princesses and space ponies But that doesn't mean I can't wear a dress for him I bet he loves a girl who knows how to dress up Item number SCP-287 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-287 is stored in a climate controlled secure locker In Site-22 In order to prevent additional deterioration At this time, no additional testing is required But may be approved by Dr. Sigurd Olofsson Sources of electricity are to be kept away from SCP-287's locker at all times If testing with SCP-287 is required Insulated gloves are to be worn to prevent accidental discharge into the hilt SCP-287-1's remains are to be kept in storage until further notice Research requests for SCP-287-1 can be routed to Dr. Zarshan And are restricted to level 4 personnel Or level 2 personnel from the Exobiology Department Description SCP-287 is a Viking arming sword Measuring 78 cm from pommel to tip And weighing 1077 grams SCP-287 is in a state of significant decay Due to exposure to outside elements for anywhere from 900 to 1,100 years SCP-287 was found in Rhine, Iceland Alongside several written records SCP-287 is comprised primarily of iron With several potentially anomalous components incorporated into its structure Several of these materials have been detected by Foundation probes Traveling within extra-solar regions of our galaxy As well as probes which Carbon dating has placed SCP-287's creation to around the early 10th century CE Samples of exoplanetary metals and materials have proven to be more difficult to date And analysis is ongoing SCP-287's anomalous effect can be observed When an electrical current is applied through the metallic portions of the hilt Exposed just below the guard These exposed elements are in a noticeably better state than the iron portions of SCP-287 SCP-287's internal components will begin to emit several frequencies of EM radiation And varying sounds invariably described as distressing by research staff and test subjects Radiation produced by SCP-287 causes all humans who are exposed to it To experience acute audiovisual hallucinations and severe headaches SCP-287's specific hallucination takes the form of translucent human-like figures In the immediate vicinity invariably outfitted as members of an armed force The armament and armor worn by SCP-287's hallucinations varies by subject But with a general trend towards the individual's perception Of what they consider to be modern armament Testing with animals as well as non-anomalous EM fields and sounds of the exact same frequencies Do not produce the same effect in any combination of cases Higher amperage currents have increased this effect to a maximum of 437 individual hallucinations Further testing was deemed unnecessary SCP-287-1 is believed to be an extraterrestrial organism found in the same location as SCP-287 The exact origin of SCP-287-1 is unknown at this time A full report on SCP-287-1 can be found in document R27-287-1 SCP-287-1's potential spacecraft, designated SCP-287-2, appears to be completely destroyed The current working hypothesis for SCP-287-2 is that it was intended as some form of escape pod From a larger vessel Discovery SCP-287 was recovered from a burial mound Outside of Iceland, on January 2000 The remains found within the tomb proved to be non-human And the foundation took custody of SCP-287 And the remains were designated SCP-287-1 SCP-287-1's remains are skeletal and are humanoid Though significantly different from human skeletal structure Additionally, several written sources were found within the tomb And acquired by the foundation Dr. Sigurd Olofsson was consulted to help translate the writing enclosed in Addendum A Addendum A Prepared by the Department of Terralinguistics The discovery of SCP-287 was predicated upon reports of ghost soldiers In an area outside of Iceland A recent storm had struck the burial mound containing SCP-287 Conducting current into SCP-287 through a crude lightning rod Made of iron The hallucinations created by a SCP-287 affected an amateur film crew The crew informed local authorities And foundation information gathering subroutines flagged these reports as potentially anomalous Keywords Ghost Specter Crazy Kids Hallucination With a double correlation factor of Gamma 6 Class A amnestics were administered to all witnessing parties And the burial site was declared a heritage dig site Through a foundation shell corporation Within the burial mound, Foundation agents discovered SCP-287 SCP-287-1 And additional written materials dating back to the early 10th century CE A transcription was created by Dr. Sigurd Olofsson Unintelligible sections are most likely proper nouns With no direct translation I am Hallvor Scottison Scald of unintelligible And I've been trusted with the Tale of Thor's Champion The Meteor Lord In the depths of winter, the year after the Great Raid We saw a fiery meteor in the sky It landed deep in the heart of the northern wastes And we followed it A wondrous thing it was Gleaming And covered in ghost lights We approached And found a man standing in a heavy cloak Examining the meteor The ghost lights went dark And the figure pressed his hand to the outside of the star A wondrous light filled our eyes As the star opened He disappeared into the meteor And emerged to look at us with such fiery determination in his eyes We knew he could only be a king Sent to us from Odin himself He would protect us from the Raids And we would know prosperity again Our prayers had been answered Daly did the elders of our village come to his resting site But his tongue was blessed only to speak the language of the Aesir Weeks passed as he learned our language When he learned of our plight He appeared to grow angry And charged back to the meteor To fashion himself a mighty weapon With which to defend the village Weeks later he emerged With a sword in his hand Gleaming and mighty He held it aloft And his power was made manifest Ghostly warriors Heroes from Valhalla stood around him Brandishing weapons We threw ourselves to the ground Our heads aching with the glory of these Valhalla warriors And this pleased the meteor lord For years When the Raids came We ran in supplication to the meteor lord He emerged And all fled from his flashing blade and burning eyes We marched the way to the meteor lord's home with the cairn stones During the battle of unintelligible The meteor lord's fall came His powers failed him And Odin recalled him to Valhalla We buried him with all the honor we could muster And fashioned a conduit for the great storms from Thor On stormy nights The heroes still come and watch over our village Their glory splitting the head of any man who dare look upon them Addendum B Prepared by the department of exolinguistics Tracing back from the story presented in the included writings Foundation agents tracked down the meteor mentioned in the epic translated by Dr. Olafson Excavating the object in question led to an almond-shaped craft made of an unknown material Research regarding this craft can be found in document R27-287 Within the craft several records were found Written in an unknown language upon crude paper It is hypothesized that this is some kind of journal of scp-2871 An exact translation is nearly impossible However, using a partial translation has been attempted Time stamp unknown symbology Unknown place unknown people Primitive violent Untranslated didn't survive Everything is lost Must find a way back too many counting on me Time stamp unknown symbology theorized to be several days later They found me managed to put together untranslated hood They won't see me must learn their language Must keep them away from me unknown biology May infect Time stamp unknown symbology theorized to be several weeks later I see their weapons Mine non-functional Made one like theirs used last of the untranslated Tuned to alien brain chemistry Hope it scares them off Not sure how much longer I can work on untranslated Not having most likely a proper noun nearby is unbearable dying breaking Time stamp unknown symbology unknown time They came back I use the weapon scares them Untranslated almost done may be able to leave Down to 16 cells items spheres Time stamp unknown symbology unknown time They brought others I scared them again Not sure if I can repair the untranslated Thought I had enough closest match was a chemical formula matching scp 148 Used most likely a proper nouns necklace Still not enough Time stamp unknown symbology theorized to be several years later Won't stop coming only one cells items spheres Left time running out power nearly gone I can't repair untranslated Too many unit of time It is hypothesized that at this point Whatever power source scp 2871 was using to activate scp 287 ran out Scp 2871 was most likely killed during the next raid without scp 287 to protect them Item number scp 305 Object class Euclid Special containment procedures scp 305 is presently immobile Site 305 has been constructed around its present location A wooded canyon near It is staffed by at least seven personnel who have prior experience with scp 305 And proved resistant to its effects The remainder of the station crew should be rotated on a weekly basis Scp 305's effect grows weaker if human subjects are exposed to it for extended periods of time Therefore a resistant subject should be exposed to it for at least three hours daily Scp 305's effects are greatly magnified in individuals with feelings of guilt Particularly over crimes or mental instability Therefore Site 305 is staffed exclusively by non-d-class researchers and agents Who were screened for criminal records and mental instability Any personnel who begin to hear whispered compliments must be transferred out immediately If symptoms persist after removal frontal lobotomy data expunged The actual containment chamber of scp 305 is constructed of standard materials And offset from the rest of the station by a 5 meter buffer zone To protect normal staff from the worst of scp 305's effects Site 305 broadcasts a constant status normal signal to site 19 If site 305 becomes compromised during a containment breach This signal will cease And a heavily armed containment team will immediately be dispatched to the location Instances of scp 305-1 are extremely dangerous And should be terminated on site without attempting containment As of 2000 all attempts to extract samples from scp 305 for study are forbidden Description Scp 305 is a rock formation of approximately humanoid size and shape Remote recordings of scp 305 show that it remains stationary at all times Even when interacting with human subjects When viewed by a sentient observer scp 305 appears to be a mobile animate humanoid Of indeterminate sex This manifestation is formed of cracked rock Similar to scp 305's physical form And while it is faceless subjects report that the cracks all over scp 305's surface Begin to resemble human lips and ears as it moves Human subjects who make visual contact with this manifestation hear whispering voices Although recording equipment in the area picks up nothing And the phenomenon is observed even in subjects who are deaf from birth Scp 305 will initially ingratiate itself with the subject by whispering compliments During this phase the subject experiences feelings of friendliness And trust towards scp 305 These sensations seem unrelated to the actual content of the compliments Which ranges from off to nonsensical and disturbing A short list of reported compliments is included You have beautiful eye sockets Every one of your fingers Your neck appears unusually flexible In the second phase the subject begins to hear many voices emanating from scp 305 At this point the whispers become critical Attempting to insult the subject or undermine the subject's self-esteem Especially by playing on the subject's guilty conscience Like the compliments, these insults make little sense when recounted But have a profound psychological effect driving the subject to suicide Before the final phase in 20% of cases If the subject is removed from scp 305's presence during phase 2 The subject will hallucinate that these insults are emanating from mouth-like cracks That appear to form on the ground, walls, and ceiling In the third and final phase the voices will abruptly stop Two to ten hours from the cessation of hallucinations Scp 305's humanoid manifestation will appear and kill the subject Causes of death are varied but include severe cardiac infarct Muscle spasm leading to severing of the spinal column Diaphragm paralysis and A subject who dies of any cause after the beginning of the second phase Data expunged, followed by the emergence of an instance of scp 305-1 from the corpse Scp 305-1 are humanoids, slightly smaller than scp 305 itself Unlike scp 305, scp 305-1 seem to be made of a smooth hard white substance And the lips and mouths on their surfaces are extremely lifelike Scp 305-1 have the same abilities as scp 305 And although they are created with a very short range of two meters This range increases exponentially over time Scp 305-1 move at 30 kilometers an hour And seem naturally drawn in a direct line towards the nearest densely populated area Presumably in an attempt to further propagate themselves Scp 305-1 are highly resistant to bullets and cutting weapons Elimination teams should be equipped with heavy ballistics and explosives In subjects who have entered stage two Manifestation of scp 305-1 can only be prevented By removal of 80% data expunged Addendum 305-1 On 2000, foundation personnel used a remote controlled device to extract a sample of scp 305's rock Structure scp 305 began to emit loud grinding noises and a low growling sound Existing cracks in the rock formation deepened And several new ones formed in the vicinity of the removed rock sample Scp 305 then moved its arms upwards slightly And slid one foot, about 10 centimeters across the ground as if taking a step Shedding rock fragments as it moved before returning to its stationary state Following this event, the range of scp 305's psychic influence tripled Resulting in several data expunged Sample proved to be ordinary sedimentary rock Consistent with the surrounding area Follow-up x-ray scans of the formation itself revealed the presence of Suggesting that the rock formation may actually be an imprisoned instance of data expunged Upgrade to Keter requested pending Item number scp 342 Object class Euclid Special containment procedures Scp 342 can be safely stored in its case file folder In an envelope stapled to the inside cover As it poses no danger so long it is not actively used Said case file folder should be kept in a secure file cabinet in high value item storage And protected by a standard array of biological, chemical, mimetic, and physical positive action defenses Description Scp 342 normally takes the form of a mass transit ticket for the closest form of mass Transportation to its current location At the moment it takes the form of a train ticket departing from Station when held by a sentient person for any length of time It will eventually change form into a transit ticket for a form of transportation its holder desires to use This transformation always takes place when not being directly or indirectly observed No recordings of scp 342 changing form exist at this time Scp 342 is indistinguishable from any valid transit ticket and may be used as such Should scp 342 be validated by stamp tearing off the ticket stub or disposal It will reform itself into an unused ticket after a short period of time Scp foundation personnel should be on site to recover scp 342 after the conclusion of any field experiments Anyone who uses scp 342 to board a vehicle is unable to exit said vehicle by any means Once the vehicle ends its route and ceases movement the user will disappear from this reality Users report a mounting feeling of dread prior to boarding the vehicle Which increases during the course of the journey and culminates in panic-inducing terror shortly before Disappearance specific phenomena often resemble acute paranoid schizophrenia and include A perception of increased darkness of the sky outside the vehicle fog premature night or most Frequently dreary depressing weather auditory hallucinations most frequently Misperception of normal announcements by drivers and passengers i.e. an announcement of the next stop is heard as a declaration that the user will never stop Normal objects such as other passengers and non-threatening items suddenly taking a threatening tone or appearance When almost pathological fear of the drivers conductors and other transit staff Strange occurrences completely preventing the rider from getting off of the vehicle The absolute knowledge that it is impossible to get off inability to perceive other passengers exiting and entering the vehicle Users report that other passengers appear to simply appear and vanish from their seats And in some cases cannot perceive that a passenger has exited the vehicle continuing to see them in their seats inability to hear or perceive attempts to calm or reason with them Although the most acute experiences are limited to the user only bystanders including agents assigned to observe the subject do report feelings of uneasiness and will be compelled to exit the vehicle early seeking other means of transportation Addendum 342a Object was discovered in Chicago during 1936 by data expunged Case was reopened several years later as it was hoped that advances in technology would allow for a deeper understanding of data expunged Addendum 342b The importance of retrieving SCP-342 after it is validated for travel cannot be understated Please see report regarding Dr. Lank Incident In which SCP-342 was not successfully retrieved after validation resulting in a six-month-long containment breach causing the disappearances of several New York City civilians SCP Foundation personnel are requested and required to use any means up to and including impersonation of a peace officer, intimidation, and threats or actual use of deadly force to retrieve the item Addendum 342c Agent Pants Report Our first experiment with a ticket had a class D personnel member enter onto a bus using the object We stationed agents at each of the stops to observe his behavior without actually entering onto the vehicle A precaution in case everyone who got on was in some way affected The old reports were vague in this area Many times he simply sat in place or paced up and down the aisles Increasingly he began to stare outside in horror and the last few times we could not locate him At the final point before the bus was to be parked for the night we saw him pounding on the window with a pleading expression Screaming towards the agents for help as it pulled away A strange mist filling much of the background behind him As we could not draw many conclusions from this event we decided to track down some of the passengers and interrogate them to hopefully shed some light on what happened Many were hesitant to talk or claimed that they did not notice anything saying they were preoccupied by something or distracted by illness aches or feelings of foreboding We finally found some useful information from three boys One 15 year old Caucasian and two 16 year olds Hispanic who were riding the bus near the front for part of the trip We were told that our test subject had tried to leave several times but his pulling on the stop bell was always ignored and the doors seemed to close right before he could get out He would run and just not make it or walk from a distance and get manipulated into the back of the line Finally he sat right at the head of the bus so he could be close enough to get out in time but every chance he got there were too many people swarming on or off for him to leave Something about this event seemed to bother the boys One of them was particularly irritated but could not explain the source Under hypnosis he described what to him was a moment of pure dread that he had seen a few people in the crowd of passengers actually pushed a man back on subtly hold him back or trip him all while staring ahead innocently like they didn't even notice that they were doing it Finally after shouting at the driver that he wanted to get off for a good 10 minutes which the driver ignored aside from requesting that the subject sit still and be quiet The man went back to his seat apparently giving up in despair Two of the boys said that the man actually shrieked and stumbled back to his seat in fright when the driver turned around at him The other didn't realize that the two were in conflict which is contrary to his usual habit of avidly looking for and watching fights on the particularly rough inner city buses After going back to his seat the boys said they promptly forgot about the subject most likely because he was not struggling anymore The next time they saw him he was three seats back then five then seven but at no point could they recall seeing him stand up from his seat to move further back This was all they could tell us and it seemed to cost them plenty to even reveal this On a side note at the end of our session the youngest teen screamed it was like it swallowed him in the end and promptly had to be hospitalized for extreme psychosis Addendum 342D Subway Experiment 2 Note by supervising officer Subway Experiment 2 was the first time we had an observer alongside the passenger Agent Strom paid attention to the smallest details with the class D personnel's behavior took various fluid samples and tested organs mostly the heart and brain until the man became too aggressive to examine He also recorded an excellent log of all subjective and objective events Since the physical examinations provided no special signs except that the subject was in the midst of a typical nervous breakdown Said information has been placed in document 342D Alpha only the most relevant information has been included here The two men bought passage the prisoner presenting the ticket immediately he became aggravated and said to the person accepting his ticket What did you say to me b**ch? Are you threatening me? He was quickly hurried along to avoid an incident and was almost immediately separated from the agent accompanying him by a pair of security guards Agent Strom reports that the guards appeared to be in a trance and attempted to separate him from the user Softly chanting One at a time, please Nevertheless, he managed to push his way through by force although he was forced to knock down one officer who attempted to interpose himself between Agent Strom and the door On the train, the user became very quiet Surprising, as he was one of our most violent D class personnel Agent Strom continued testing and interviewing until the prisoner said softly Let me off this f**king train Agent Strom said that they could leave after a few more hours at which point the user became insanely aggressive and began jumping up and down off the walls and swinging on the bars and holders while howling like a primate Agent Strom knocked him out with a blow to the head from his truncheon and handcuffed him to a pole To assuage civilian fears, he held up a badge that said he was a U.S. Marshal and went back to his analysis Physical analysis indicated that the prisoner had entered a REM sleep state after only three minutes which is especially unusual in a subject who had been knocked unconscious After the subject woke up, Agent Strom made the decision to abort the experiment and told the D class subject that he would help him get off the subway as soon as possible if he cooperated Holding him tightly, they attempted to leave but were prevented from doing so by the crowd Agent Strom attempted to exit a second time at the next stop taking the precaution of holding up his badge and ordering all passengers to remain in their seats Nonetheless, he was prevented from exiting the vehicle by the crowd boarding the train Agent Strom reported that the prisoner was almost pulled away from him He was unable to determine by what means but claimed that the hands that pulled him back didn't belong to any passengers Fortunately, Agent Strom had handcuffed himself to the subject and was able to maintain contact with the D class personnel although his attempt to exit the vehicle was unsuccessful Now in a state of panic, the prisoner clung to the agent like a frightened child so tightly that Strom had bruised marks on his chest and arms for days and screamed several times that the handcuffs were slipping off In the chaos, Agent Strom's badge was knocked out of his hand and he sustained a blow to the side of the head During the ride to the third stop, Agent Strom, in a highly aggravated manner, interrogated the new passengers to find out who had hit him No one would give him any hint or clues and many became hysterical at the nearest question or touch One woman began wailing when Agent Strom grabbed her shoulder although she was later silenced when he began shaking her vigorously Security cameras record Agent Strom throwing a male passenger to the floor and striking another in the face while the D class personnel wept and clung to his leg Given the extraordinary circumstances, the board of inquiry has chosen not to reprimand him for this lack of control Agent Strom made a third attempt to get the prisoner off the train choosing to take a coordinated approach Using his radio, he communicated with agents at the next stop despite difficulty due to static interference Unusually, both sides said they heard the person talking a quiet small voice like a frightened child although both sides reported that they were using raised voices to be heard over the static It was at this point that the prisoner began beating on the door screaming to be let off the vehicle Agent Strom, although sympathetic, warned the user that he would sedate him if he continued This seemed to dismay the prisoner more than anything else According to Agent Strom, he stated No, that's how it started A lonely dark ride in unknown parts of the country Travelers and drifters The unattached They would fall asleep with a bottle of booze And oh god, when they woke up they'd still be going Still be on Don't you get it?  He then stated his intent to cooperate And curled up in a fetal position rocking slowly At the next stop Agents Maccaburne, Kinular, Smith, and Jacobs Accompanied by Dr. Gunster, the project head Boarded the subway and began pushing their way through the crowd towards Agent Strom and the subject Despite efforts to intimidate the crowd Progress was difficult until Agent Smith fired his weapon into the ceiling and threatened deadly force The subway car was evacuated of all other passengers And a protective cordon was placed around the subject Agent Jacobs ordered the driver to shut down the subway When the driver appeared confused, he ordered that all power to the subway be cut off SCP Foundation personnel and the guys of transit authority officers Then evacuated the entire train, platform, and station of all civilians Agent Strom, Maccaburne, Kinular, and Smith And Dr. Gunster then attempted to lead the prisoner off the train Despite all efforts to lead, cajole, and force him off the train No efforts were successful Agent Strom ceased his efforts after the prisoner was threatened with deadly force by Agent Smith Screaming at his fellow agents that he's not holding on to anything. There's some kind of wall Other agents appeared confused, claiming that the subject was maliciously attempting to impede exit By holding on to one of the supporting bars They continued in this assertion until it was pointed out to them the impossibility that this could take place Given that both of the prisoner's hands were being held by agents at that time In a last desperate effort to extract a subject The personnel attempted to dismantle the subway around the user Through the use of cutting torches and power tools Agent Strom remained with the subject while the others exited to help Foundation personnel prepare While the equipment was being set up and everyone's backs were turned The doors closed and the train immediately started up and pulled away of its own accord The agents did not manage to catch up to it until the next stop And passengers immediately filed on, despite their commands not to Agent Strom was later discovered lying on the subway platform eight kilometers away In a comatose state One end of his handcuffs was still attached to his own wrist But the other was empty Traces of blood found on the metal have been determined to belong to the subject Addendum 342e Subway Experiment 3 Possibly due to mental trauma from his loss of subject D342d Agent Strom volunteered to be the subject of the next experiment Stating that someone more knowledgeable of our terms and procedures could provide better communication O57 approved this after much pleading from Agent Strom Agent Aaron and Dr. Haber, both close friends of Agent Strom, Accompanied him on his trip The ride on the subway started out normally enough Although Dr. Haber noticed that Agent's Aaron and Strom appeared to share a closer understanding of the phenomena experienced by Strom Perhaps as a result of their close friendship Agent Aaron's empathy allowed Agent Strom to remain coherent and sane for the entire length of the ride And was able to calmly and rationally talk about seemingly otherworldly events Without breakdown of linguistic and mental functions For this reason, this experiment was the most useful and rewarding And a full log of the sequence of events experienced by Agent Strom Could be found in the attached documentation Of particular note Agent Strom made no effort to leave the subway Or even consider the possibility of doing so This acceptance of his fate may have allowed an avoidance of mental anguish As seen in the following log Dr. Haber All right, we've got what we need Now let's try to get you off this thing Strom No Dr. Haber Excuse me Strom It's too risky Aaron We could get separated or hurt We know what happens every time Something bad I'm not taking that chance Dr. Haber But he's doing so well Maybe that's all it is A willpower thing You're keeping yourself together You're calm You're composed It doesn't control you That's it All it takes is a strong will to pass through the gates Aaron If there is a test, it's not here It's at the end of it all That's where he's going to need us Need our support That's where it's going to happen Strom Quiet Dr. Haber Look, we can't just let him Here's the stop I say we at least attempt it For results Strom Morosely He'll get your results All right, Doc At this point The three personnel attempted to walk to the door Dr. Haber Jesus Aaron Step back It was at this point That a homeless man traveling on the train Hurled Dr. Haber across the room And broke his neck Before being shot four times in the chest by Agent Aaron Foundation personnel waiting at the next platform Quickly evacuated them from the train on stretchers The vagrant died on the way to base And although transported in a highly secure ambulance His body disappeared when passing through an abandoned part of town Specifically under a ruin of a train bridge Agent Aaron ordered the train evacuated And stated his intention to continue the experiment alone Remaining with Strom Hallucinations continued as the trip progressed Agent Aaron reported seeing flickering shadows and strange phenomena While Strom reported more overt hallucinations Including Agent Aaron's face melting apart To reveal a horned red faced monster And the very metals and materials of the train beginning to melt like wax And mold and reform strangely Aaron said he found it extremely difficult to think logically or concentrate But he persevered to stay attached and talking to a increasingly deranged Strom This experiment has led to the formation of the idea that the user travels on two separate trains The first the four-dimensional vehicle of reality And the second a so-called shadow train that overlaps the first Both trains move at the same rate With passengers and personnel perceiving one or the other to various degrees Until the real train reaches the end of the line And stops moving while the shadow train continues According to agent Aaron Shortly after reaching the end of the line Agent Strom began to slowly drift forward towards the front of the train Passing through solid material in the process When pointed out to agent Strom Strom became perturbed and began to run towards the back of the train Upon reaching the midpoint of the third to last car Strom began to pound his fist against the air Stating that he was at the end of the train and it's moving It's pulling out of the station and that he was unable to proceed further Agent Aaron attempted to halt agent Strom's progress But succeeded only in knocking him to the ground At which point Strom quickly accelerated towards the front of the train Sliding on his stomach Fingernail marks were later found in the carpet Where he had clawed at the ground In an attempt to halt his progress Agent Strom passed through the closed conductor's compartment door And into the conductor's compartment Where he immediately began to cry out in terror Agent Aaron stated at this point that he drew his service revolver And attempted a benevolent termination of agent Strom But was unable to do so through the reinforced glass of the conductor's compartment door His last reported observation of agent Strom states that he saw A creature Kind of like an enormous spider But wearing a conductor's hat Looking up from the levers Wrapping Jerry in a web Like a cocoon And then throwing him through the window Like it was air The creature then turned towards agent Aaron And ordered him to exit the train At which point agent Aaron lost consciousness from terror He was later found huddled at the back of the train car with an empty weapon Continuing to pull the trigger on an empty cylinder over and over Until the weapon was confiscated from him by personnel Addendum 342F Dr. Gunther's supplemental report We set up several situations to try and discover the controls, parameters, and triggers of SCP-342 First, we used a company bus and a driver that worked for our organization And had the prisoner as the only passenger Nothing happened Even though the ticket was ripped before entering into the vehicle We attempted numerous other iterations of the same concept Prisoners entering a company bus along with other agents And we also had a ticket present to gain entrance We had them speak of this loudly and obviously And even denied one agent entrance because he did not have a ticket Still, the object did not change to resemble a ticket for the fictional transportation system we created Next, we had unaware citizens entering onto our bus Using tickets we had previously distributed Once again, the ticket did not change And our rider was able to leave at any time We then exchanged our company bus driver for drivers hired from newspaper want ads The drivers seemed confident at first And were very excited about the prospects we were offering them But when the prisoner came aboard Either on an empty bus or a full one The driver suddenly became very bewildered and overwhelmed Saying that the controls for our bus were too advanced or new to him He didn't understand the dashboard He was more comfortable with his own bus And couldn't drive this one Even if the same model bus was used Attempts to refresh the driver's memories as to the method of operating the bus failed further Until even the steering wheel was considered too complicated After this failure It was determined to allow the drivers to use their own buses Making deals with the corporations and public departments In the guise of a higher level government bureaucracy We had them set aside a special time when they would only pick up the prisoner And when they would stop Although the bosses were fine with this When the moment came The drivers refused to change their routine for egg-headed paper pushers All of them continued on the preset pathways Saying they were too busy Or didn't have the time of day to go different routes Just because someone ordered them to Finally We made a deal with a driver named Bucky Folesworth That he would pick up our passenger along his normal route And would only switch with another driver One of our personnel Halfway through Driver Folesworth was offered considerable compensation Was told that failure to cooperate would result in his termination from employment Was instructed to constantly be in contact with us via radio And to stop at the fifth stop Park the vehicle and let one of our agents get on to drive In hindsight We realized that perhaps the ticket was lowering us closer and closer to this edge By presenting situations that were so close Yet did nothing In hopes of having us go just one more alteration further Until we crossed the line And allowed it to become fully active When the prisoner neared the bus stop The ticket turned to resemble a ticket to that specific vehicle After realizing that this would be another doomed ride Several members of our team cautioned restraint And suggested we should send an agent to accompany the prisoner The consensus was we did not want to jeopardize a fragile situation That could suddenly fail at the slightest touch I will admit a personal failing As I was tantalized by the prospect of having one of our own Be in control of the phenomena And the vitally important data that could be gathered Unfortunately Our giddiness and desire not to mess with a very important perhaps once in a lifetime chance Only damned another person When the bus driver reached the fifth stop He halted the vehicle as instructed However, as he attempted to leave his seat The brakes on the vehicle failed Allowing the bus to speed down the hill Crushing a little girl crossing the street Under its wheels At first we thought this was an attempt by SCP-342 to lash out against us And having outwitted it And kept the prisoner out of its grasp Shortly afterwards We realized that the important fact was not that the child was killed But that the bus was still moving And driver Fallsworth was still in command of the vehicle We tried to get into communication with Bucky But he refused to talk We thought maybe this was because he felt guilty for the death of the child And was worried he was going to be punished So we tried to reassure him that if he stopped now There would be no repercussions At this we got the first word from him A simple No We knew then that we would have to use physical force to halt the bus Setting up roadblocks and tire treads We punctured two of the tires And temporarily managed to tip it over on its side However, he still somehow managed to get onto the highway And at one point we lost him when he went under the road When he was found again He was speeding Going at least 130 miles per hour in the middle of traffic In the opposite direction At this point He was a danger to the entire populace Not just a prisoner We told local law enforcement to stand down And chased after him with cars and helicopters The last statement we got from him was I'm not pulling over I'm a driver And that's what I do That's my purpose I don't need to switch I can get him where he's going After this He shot off the freeway into open space for about 10 seconds Before crashing into another lower lane We don't know if this was intentional or not As at the same time he veered towards the sides And headed towards the rails at a slant A bullet was put into his head by an aerial sniper From reports The bus hit the ground and exploded into a fiery blaze There were no survivors And many bodies were never discovered Or declared missing One report from a bystander 26-year-old woman driving in the next lane over Who was suspended upside down by her seat belt And sustained a blow to her head from the crash Is of particular interest She states that she saw a second identical bus rise out of the smoke And pull aside the wreck It opened its door with a large mechanical sound And waited there for a few seconds Until out of the flames came a single burning silhouette Shaped like a human corpse This corpse was said to have entered the bus and sat down Which then pulled away Smoothly navigating the pile up before disappearing We tried the same parameters Real vehicle Real passenger Real driver who knows what's going on and is in contact Three more times But with trains this time We also had agents stationed at the train each time However, the same mix-up happened over and over again The prisoners inexplicably went on the wrong unsafe train Even if it was clear which one to enter Somehow they got disoriented in the mob And entered the incorrect train One with no personnel, safeties, or special equipment on it For my assistant Dr. Haber's log Following his recovery from his prior accident Dr. Haber Okay, so you're going to go on that train over there Prisoner Okay Dr. Haber Just present your ticket and get on There will be a man in a black suit waiting for you near the end Prisoner I get it already Dr. Haber All right, go No, to your left Dr. Rupert Don't get on, stop Dr. Haber F*** Dr. Rupert God damn it Package lost Damn it F***ing son of a...  Dr. Haber We were tracking him We just lost S*** it, s*** it, s*** it Dr. Rupert What a senseless waste Addendum 342G Cessation of experimentation order Somehow in the course of the most recent events Dr. Haber got his neck stuck in the door when trying to help one of the subjects exit the train As the train pulled away from the station He was decapitated when it went past a jutting stone ledge Because of this and other unmitigatable casualties that happen after every normal experiment One test subject per experiment We have decided to end our research 058 upon our urging has invoked statute 62 Meaning that no other teams can perform trials on the object without our permission Or the overruling of all 12 overseers We have decided to grant permission if they come to us with a novel test idea One that has not been done before As the usual experiments only waste lives and grant us no additional information On a related note several civilians have been buzzing on the topic of a haunting Specifically some kind of specter on the train systems That carries a mysterious bundle in its lap while riding the trains Roughly the size of a human head We have taken in several witnesses But under no amount of hypnosis and drugging could they give a description of the apparition's face Saying it was obscured by darkness or tell us what was beyond the shoulders at all Addendum 342H Excerpt from Dr. Gunther's personal log Dr. Yuan's getram has disappeared from his house today. You can't escape in the end A year ago we tried an experiment where the ticket would be torn but the rider would not get on Dr. Getram decided to be the one to redeem the ticket and immediately afterwards Hand it to an agent and walk away to a special onsite protection zone Keeping a journal of his experiences The journal attached to the file speaks of severe anxiety Neurosis fear in paranoia He had unrelenting fear of roads and often spent the night onsite so he would not have to leave After several weeks of not leaving work and suffering the mental and physical results of that He was sent to a psychologist for review He brought up his research and asked to be quarantined for his own safety and others But the way he went about his plea prejudiced many against him and sent a ripple of disgust over his pathetic antics through the office His tactics backfired and instead he was merely shunted off to some small project not even directly involving SCPs The entire group was becoming more and more fed up with him arriving late sweating profusely And looking disheveled because he had walked the whole way Refusing to accompany any field work that involved getting there by transportation And especially at his habit of always requesting rides home both for personal reasons and because his car a brand-new Mercedes Kept breaking down on the way home After attacking a tow truck driver with his own wrench for telling him he should take a bus home He was dismissed for an undecided amount of time and confined to house arrest This morning thick tire tracks were found on the suburban street where he lives He was reported missing by his wife who remembers hearing him say Well, I guess it's time to go Neighbors report being woken up by the loud sound of a door opening and the sound of a large vehicle driving away A suitcase filled with his clothing was found by the side of the road Had he accepted his fate in the end enough to pack Either way, he apparently didn't need it where he was going Addendum 342 I Excerpt from dr. Clef's personal log At the risk of sounding melodramatic SCP 342 has finally taken out its oldest arch nemesis Three days ago, dr. Gunster and I were going through some of his old files for archival when he came across the file for scp 342 Gunster removed 342 from its envelope and laid it on his desk as we discussed the object's history As well as his own regrets for the number of lives senselessly lost in the research on this project Our discussion was cut short by the fact that we had made an appointment to watch a showing of repo the genetic opera With dr's rights in kondraki later that evening I noticed that dr. Gunster became somewhat perturbed shortly after presenting his ticket at the door And asked me to go on ahead and save his seat for him He arrived shortly after and sat down next to us although he seemed preoccupied and distressed throughout the show Given the subject matter. I believe this to be a normal reaction to the grotesqueries on stage Afterward as kondraki writes and I discussed retiring to a bar for drinks Dr. Gunster stated that it was time for him to leave Handing me an envelope and warning me to keep it safe. He thanked me for a splendid evening And wished me the best in my future endeavors He then boarded a taxi cab which sped off unusually quickly into the night Upon opening the envelope. I noticed that there were two identical tickets for a seat at the musical One of which transformed into a twenty dollar bill as we approached a trendy bar with a twenty dollar cover charge Realizing what had happened I then proceeded rapidly back to the place where dr. Gunster had boarded the taxi And ran back down the street that the taxi had taken followed closely by my confused colleagues The street as it turned out was an alleyway that ended in a brick wall 50 feet from the street No trace of dr. Gunster has been seen since that time It is my belief that scp 342 took the form of dr. Gunster's ticket to the musical Redeemed itself of the door and thus doomed him to the same fate as its prior victims Dr. Gunster upon opening his wallet to purchase a beverage Realized what had happened and returned to the front door to recover scp 342 Given the scp's prior murderous history He must have made the decision not to inform us of the incident keeping us safely ignorant for the time being When I think of the amount of mental fortitude it must have required to remain calm during the musical Knowing his inevitable fate. I am struck with a sense of loss at the passing of an Inestimably valuable asset to the foundation for this reason I'm requesting that this file be permanently sealed and no further experiments be carried out on this item one Disturbing development prior reports indicate that scp 342 can only take the form of a ticket for mass transit Whereas in this case it took on the form of a ticket for a stage play I understand that there is a group in the foundation that is seeking to reopen Experimentation on the object in light of these new developments Further updates as events warrant item number scp 360 object class Euclid special containment procedures Foundation agents embedded in airport security and sky marshal agencies worldwide Are to monitor air travelers and chartered flights for suspected activity related to scp 360 Individuals suspected of attempting scp 360 are to be detained questioned and administered a class am nestic All items related to the activation of scp 360 are to be confiscated for research In confirmed cases of scp 360 activation Foundation response teams are to enact media suppression and prevent dissemination of knowledge pertaining to the incident Flight crew and passenger witnesses are to be administered a class bm nestic and given a cover story Description scp 360 is an anomalous ritual That ostensibly allows a single living human subject to ascend to a higher plane of existence When performed at an altitude of 10,500 meters or higher Affected subjects emit a blinding light and a burst of high energy radiation for several seconds Then disappear The radiation dosage is negligible and does not pose any long-term danger to affected individuals However, due to the altitude required for successful activation scp 360 has resulted in numerous aviation incidents involving both public and private aircraft When questioned numerous witnesses of scp 360 activation events Particularly those identifying as devout religious adherents I've reportedly experienced auditory and or visual hallucinations Consistent with their religious beliefs These have taken the form of seeing the affected subject with luminescent wings or a halo prior to disappearance Music with no identifiable source Religious iconography or imagery or a feeling that they were in the vicinity of a powerful presence To date no individual who has successfully performed scp 360 has ever been recovered Addendum 361 Investigation log Following thorough interrogation of individuals detained prior to a successful activation of scp 360 It has been determined that in every case Knowledge of scp 360 has been disseminated through a multi-page letter Sent to the individual's residence This letter reportedly contains self-help information Instructions for performing scp 360 as well as a final message Encouraging the reader to forward the contents onto other interested individuals The vast majority of interrogated individuals had already forwarded the letter But on one instance was successfully contained by members of mobile task force alpha 4 Pony express prior to male pickup by local postal employees The contents of the handwritten letter which have been determined to be non anomalous are as follows To whom it may concern Faith is real But devotion is a myth God exists In fact all gods exist They are real and their power is real But their motivations are childish and petulant Whether you believe in salvation Transcendence or reincarnation These are but hoops in the petty games that they would have you believe to be necessary Real peace is found within you And no priest or rabbi can tell you otherwise When you learn to accept and love yourself That's when the world finally falls into place And the truth becomes clear Let go of the empty words pretending to guide you to true happiness Let the world fade away around you and embrace the power within yourself From those who have gone before to those who are about to come We are here waiting Not as gods or angels But as brothers and sisters The remainder of the document describes two items Required for successful activation of scp 360 as well as the procedure required to complete the ritual You will need a token Something from a loved one A gift from a child a flower from a spouse or a toy from a parent Something that means something to you You will need to mix a potion The ingredients are simple but need to be precise 50 milliliters of purified water One crushed mint leaf 5 grams of dried willow bark 3 milliliters of tea tree oil 500 milligrams of acetaminophen Combine ingredients and simmer over low heat until it turns luminous gold One fly Lift yourself above the highest peaks where the air is thin and the heavens are close Angels and demons may be the messengers of the usurpers, but they have wings for a reason Two Hold your token close to your heart Remember how you felt when it was given cherish that feeling and let it grow within you Three Drink the potion Let it numb the body and free your spirit Four Repeat these words Five Be free Pass this on to those who need it You know who they are and you always wish that there was more you could do to help They will find you and thank you for it That's a promise Due to the continued occurrence of incidents confirmed or suspected to be related to scp 360 It is suspected that additional instances of this documentation remain uncontained MTF alpha 4 is continuing to monitor postal services for instances and contain them as they become identified Item number scp 365 object class Euclid special containment procedures scp 365 is to be kept in its testing pool at all times The door to the pool is to be locked and guarded by one security guard Experiment requests must be approved by a level 3 researcher description scp 365 is a green pool noodle made of polyethylene foam By itself it displays no unusual properties and is physically identical to a typical noodle of similar size scp 365's unusual properties manifest only when it is placed in a body of water When a subject completely submerges in said body of water, they become unable to get out Subjects report a sense of dread and describe themselves in an infinite sea Swimming endlessly in a direction and finding only more water It is important to note that to outside observers the subject simply seems to be flailing in place The only way to remove a submerged person from the water is to remove scp 365 negating its effects All other methods of rescue have failed Cables and ropes have exhibited an unnatural resistance and snapped Drainage systems have failed and human intervention has led to data expunged Addendum 365 one scp 365 was discovered in on date undisclosed Retrieval personnel found it at the public pool along with the bodies of several civilians Because scp 365's properties were unknown at the time Agents lost their lives scp 365 was eventually found and removed from the pool And carbon monoxide from an improperly maintained water heater was used as a cover story Addendum 365 two On date undisclosed Researcher discovered that hallway 19 of storage site 23 was flooded Said researcher noticed water leaking from scp 365 storage locker at a rate of five liters per minute She quickly notified dr Who opened the locker to find scp 365 producing water from its holes? scp 365 was subsequently moved to its testing pool where upon the flow of water stopped scp 365's containment procedures have been changed accordingly Item number scp 398 object class Euclid special containment procedures scp 398 is contained behind a reverse airlock style containment chamber locking mechanism Consisting of at least three steel doors and an atmospheric reduction system A minimum of two guards must be stationed at the doors Remaining at a 50 meter distance from the entrance to the scp Description scp 398 appears to all subjects as a hallway of some description However Details differ between accounts It is first seen as a hallway with white walls Plain wood endures 20 meters apart and approximately two meters high And brass handles with no special attributes visible This detail is consistent across all accounts It was found on location that data expunged and upon investigation A dimensional containment site was set up around it The remainder of the original building surrounding it is unremarkable and has been demolished as such addendum 398a Agent Sent to research subject equipped with a handheld video camera with transmission feed Said agent travels down the hall Agent the hall it's changed Transmission shows no change in the hall's appearance Control changed how so Agent it's different from when I walked in dark woodpaneled walls red carpet and Monet paintings I like it Control continue agent Go in further Agent Roger sir Agent continues until the appearance of several doors The door is similar in design to others in the location Control Agent open the one on the immediate right Agent Yes, sir Agent opens the door to reveal an unpainted and unfurnished room Agent It seems to be a cafeteria Control A cafeteria Is there anyone in it? Agent You can't see it? There's no one in here just tables chairs and a buffet style layout Smells real good and I haven't had lunch yet Control noted Open the door opposite this room Agent opens the door. It is identical to the first room in appearance Agent This one It's a bedroom Control A bedroom Agent Yes A child's room The one I wanted from a catalog when I was a kid because it had spider-man sheets We couldn't afford it Control noted Continue Open one more and return agent Agent exits the room and opens the one next to it Again, it is identical to the first two Agent She can't be here Control What agent What's through this door? Agent My old girlfriend But she's married now expecting a kid The person in the room can't be her Control noted Return agent Agent Lowers the camera and only the floor can be seen Agent I want to make it right, baby Shh It's okay. Don't cry It was all my fault Footsteps are heard and then a soft incomprehensible crooning from agent Control Agent Did you hear me?  It won't happen again Control Agent You will turn around, close the door and return to the outside That is in order Agent With all due respect, sir No I can make it work this time At this point The camera is lifted and then the feed is abruptly ended Addendum 398B After loss of agent Class D personnel are to be sent into SCP-398 Personnel D193 and D216 are sent equipped with handheld video cameras to explore further Transcription of audio follows Begin log Skip to 0 hours 12 minutes 41 seconds Control Right, you too Continue onward D193 Understood Transmission shows the same hall seen in Addendum 398A D193 appears to be in front of D216 D216's feed shows D193 walking ahead of him D193 There are doors Shall I open one? Control No Continue onwards The class D personnel continues After a few meters D216 gasps Control D216 What's wrong No answer is heard D193 He seems to be unconscious, sir Control His vitals have dropped out He's dead Leave him and continue D193 D193 Roger, sir Several seconds pass D193 The hall's changing, sir The feed shows no change Control Describe D193 It's starting to look like the corridor outside of my old cell And everyone wanted to see this again But it looks like it gets better just up ahead Control Noted Open the door to your left, 193 D193 opens the door It is identical to the room seen in Addendum 398A A burst of breath is heard from D193 His heart rate rises Control What is it, 193? D193 It's the basement we had in a house I lived in as a child I always hated it I never went in D193's voice is shaky D193 Oh god Can you hear that? There are voices Something's down there Nothing can be heard except D193's breathing Control What are they saying, 193? D193 I don't know But I'm getting out of here It will get better further on It has to D193 starts to run on down the hall Control Negative D193 Return at once D193 I can't sir It's terrible back there It will be better further on Much better The log continues for several minutes Until the feed is inexplicably cut off End log Don't miss any of our upcoming videos