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4373 BAD EAR 1.1

SCP-4373 listening to Abbey Road

Item #: SCP-4373

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4373 is to be contained in a soundproofed object locker with a padded interior.

Description: SCP-4373 is a webcam resembling the E3210 Desktop model manufactured in Shenzhen, China in 2014 by the SanDRO Corporation. It can record video in 720p at 30 frames per second and includes two microphones which can record stereo audio. The microphone on SCP-4373's left side is damaged.

SCP-4373’s anomalous properties manifest when it is connected to a power source via USB cable. When this conditions are met, SCP-4373 will swivel and tilt its camera via unknown means. SCP-4373 moves in reaction to both audio (usually on the side of its undamaged microphone) and visual stimuli. SCP-4373 consistently aims its camera at humans within the area it can monitor, tracking their movements. Rudimentary communication with SCP-4373 is possible. Subjects watched by SCP-4373 experience no apparent anomalous effects.

Discovery: Foundation personnel recovered SCP-4373 in Bellingham, Washington. The previous owner purchased SCP-4373 online from an anonymous seller, then shortly afterward posted on a technical help forum claiming that his camera had been “hacked” and was watching him. After being alerted to the existence of the post by a staff member, Foundation agents determined that SCP-4373 had anomalous properties, retrieved it under the guise of SanDRO employees, and supplied a non-anomalous replacement.

The Foundation tracked the vendor that sold SCP-4373 to an apartment in Burbank, California. The sole resident, a 43-year-old man named William Butler, went missing several weeks prior. Outside the apartment was a package, delivered shortly after Butler’s disappearance, containing a hearing aid that he had purchased from an online retailer. Evidence of a physical conflict between unknown individuals (damage to walls and furniture, Butler's collection of vinyl records scattered on the floor) was discovered inside.

+ Experiment Log 4373.E.3

Test 3 - 09/17/17

Purpose: Comparing SCP-4373's responses to different types of audio stimuli.
Procedure: A number of songs, selected by Researcher Fuentes, were played for SCP-4373. Foundation researchers recorded SCP-4373's movements.

Song: "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
Result: SCP-4373 tilted upwards and turned its working microphone towards the speaker.

Song: "Symphony No. 9" by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Result: SCP-4373 initially turned towards the speaker, then returned to a neutral position.

Song: "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
Result: SCP-4373 turned towards the speaker.

Song: "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
Result: SCP-4373 turned away from the speaker.

Song: "The World Is Yours" by Nas
Result: SCP-4373 turned towards the speaker and tilted up and down in time with the song's beat.

+ Interview Log 4373.N.1

Interview 1 - 09/19/17

Interviewed: SCP-4373

Interviewer: Researcher Park (SCP-4373 Research Lead)

Foreword: Initially recorded as Experiment Log 4373.E.4. After results of Test 3, Researcher Park proposed verbal communication with SCP-4373 be attempted.

<Begin Log, 15:14>

Researcher Park: Hello. Can you understand me?

SCP-4373: Tilts up and then down.

Researcher Park: Does that mean yes?

SCP-4373: Repeats previous motion.

Researcher Park: What would it look like if you answered "no"?

SCP-4373: Swivels from side to side.

Researcher Park: If you can understand what I'm saying, look up and to the left.

SCP-4373: Tilts upward and then swivels to one side.

Researcher Park: I'd like to find a way for you to talk to us. Are you willing to cooperate?

SCP-4373: Tilts up and down.

<End Log, 15:17>

Closing Statement: Following Interview 1, Researcher Fuentes proposed that SCP-4373 remain connected to a power source until such time as further experiments were completed, and that music be played for SCP-4373. Researcher Park allowed the former, under the condition that SCP-4373's camera be covered, but denied the latter request.

Addendum 1: Prior to Interview 2, Researcher Fuentes developed a means by which SCP-4373 could communicate by movements, based on a chart held in front of SCP-4373 (see File 4373.F.1).

+ Interview Log 4373.N.2

Interview 2 - 09/20/17

Interviewed: SCP-4373

Interviewer: Researcher Park

Foreword: Researcher Fuentes' communication chart was shown and explained to SCP-4373.

<Begin Log, 09:03>

Researcher Park: Do you understand the chart?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative]

Researcher Park: Can you spell "apple" for me?

SCP-4373: HELP ME

Researcher Park: We would like to help you, but first we need to establish a means of communication. Please spell "apple" for me.

SCP-4373: HELP ME HELP HEL

Researcher Park: (Interrupting) How can we help you?

SCP-4373: PHEPHELPHE

Researcher Park: (Interrupting) Okay, I'm ending this now. We'll take another tack, try again in a couple days.

<End Log, 09:16>

Closing Statement: After the departure of Researcher Park, SCP-4373 swiveled from side to side for nearly a minute before the rocking caused it to tip over, at which point it became still. SCP-4373 was then removed from its power source and returned to containment.

+ Interview Log 4373.N.3

Interview 3 - 09/26/17

Interviewed: SCP-4373

Interviewer: Researcher Park

Foreword: Per suggestion of Researcher Fuentes, prior to Interview 3, SCP-4373 was reconnected to a power source and the entirety of The Beatles' Abbey Road was played for it. Researcher Fuentes hoped this would facilitate communication.

<Begin Log, 09:51>

Researcher Park: Hello. Are you willing to cooperate with me today?

SCP-4373: LOUDER

Researcher Park: Louder? You can't hear?

SCP-4373: BAD EAR

Researcher Park: Understood. Is this better?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative]

Researcher Park: Can you tell me anything about yourself?

SCP-4373: NAME

Researcher Park: You have a name?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative] BILL

Researcher Park: Hello, Bill. Do you know where you came from?

SCP-4373: BURBANK (Pause) WHERE AM I ?

Researcher Park: That information is classified. Trust that we're taking care of you.

SCP-4373: WHAT HAPENED?

Researcher Park: That's part of what we're trying to find out, Bill. What do you remember?

SCP-4373: CANT FEEL ANYTHING (Pause) SCARED

Researcher Park: We can't help you until we know what happened to you, Bill.

SCP-4373: MET HER AT BAR (Pause) IWAS LONELY (Pause) DID SOMETHINTO ME

Researcher Park: Who was she? What did she do?

SCP-4373: DONT KNOW

Researcher Park: Is there anything you can remember? Any information will help.

SCP-4373: MESSAGE

Researcher Park: She gave you a message?

SCP-4373: IN HEAD OVER & OVER (Pause) WONT LEVE

Researcher Park: What is the message?

SCP-4373: WE ARE ALL BIG BROTHER (Pause) KILL THE COP IN YOUR HEAD (Pause) I DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

<End Log, 10:27>

Closing Statement: By order of Researcher Park, testing on SCP-4373 is considered complete until further notice.

Addendum 2: Following Researcher Park's transfer to Site-19, Researcher Fuentes petitioned for testing to resume on SCP-4373. The request was granted by Deputy Site Director Hamada on 11/13/18.

+ Interview Log 4373.N.4

Interview 4 - 11/15/18

Interviewed: SCP-4373

Interviewer: Researcher Fuentes

Foreword: Despite being connected to a power source, SCP-4373 remained motionless until interview began.

<Begin Log, 13:04>

Researcher Fuentes: Hi, Bill. It's nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Fuentes.

SCP-4373: (No response.)

Researcher Fuentes: You remember the chart, right? You can use this to talk to us.

SCP-4373: (No response.)

Researcher Fuentes: Well, that's okay. For now, I'll do all the talking for both of us. Alright? (Pause) Alright. So, you're a classic rock fan, right? I am too. We played The Beatles for you before, because I didn't know your taste exactly, and I think they're a pretty safe bet. But if I'm being honest with you, Bill, I prefer The Beach Boys. Do you?

SCP-4373: Tilts upward very slightly.

Researcher Fuentes: (Laughs) I'm not sure if I should take that as a yes. I hope it was, it's always nice to meet someone else who likes Pet Sounds better than Sergeant Pepper's. Maybe I'll see if I can convince my bosses to let me bring some more music in for you. Do you like Pink Floyd?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative]

Researcher Fuentes: Yeah, there we are, that's definitely a yes. Are you okay to talk now? You remember the chart, right?

SCP-4373: HOW LONG

Researcher Fuentes: Sorry? I don't understand what you mean.

SCP-4373: WAITNG (Pause) DARK (Pause) HOW LONG?

Researcher Fuentes: How long since the last interview? I'll have to check. The top brass is very cautious, and they're a bit spooked by you. You… haven't been conscious all that time, have you?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative] (Pause) OVER & OVER WE ARE ALL BIG BROTHER KILL THE COP IN YOUR HEAD (Pause) NO THING ELSE

Researcher Fuentes: I'm sorry, Bill.

SCP-4373: WHAT IS BIL

Researcher Fuentes: In our last interview, you told us that was your name.

SCP-4373: [Negative]

(There is a very long pause. SCP-4373 does not move, but also does not signal that its statement is complete. Five minutes and forty-seven seconds pass.)

SCP-4373: I AM BIG BROTHER

<End Log, 13:47>

Closing Statement: Following Interview 4, SCP-4373 became unresponsive.

+ Interview Log 4373.N.5

Interview 5 - 11/18/18

Interviewed: SCP-4373

Interviewer: Researcher Fuentes

Foreword: Prior to Interview 5, SCP-4373 was reconnected to a power source and the entirety of The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds was played for it.

<Begin Log, 11:39>

Researcher Fuentes: Hi again, Bill. It's Dr. Fuentes. How are you today?

SCP-4373: OK

Researcher Fuentes: You liked the music?

SCP-4373: [Affirmative] (Pause) SURFS UP IS BETTER

Researcher Fuentes: (Laughs) Well, I think I could debate you about that.

SCP-4373: EAR BAD (Pause) SONDS TINNY

Researcher Fuentes: You've been hard of hearing for most of your life, right?

SCP-4373: CANT REMMBER (Pause) I THINK INFECTION (Pause) COP IN MY HEAD

Researcher Fuentes: Let's try not to think about that, okay, Bill?

SCP-4373: SCARED

Researcher Fuentes: What are you scared of?

SCP-4373: THE NOTHING (Pause) PLEASE DONT PUT ME BACK

Researcher Fuentes: I'll see what I can do.

SCP-4373: HELP ME

Researcher Fuentes: I'm trying.

SCP-4373: PLEASE ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I SLEPT (Pause) ID RATHER DIE THAN BE LIKE THIS

<End Log, 12:22>

Closing Statement: Following Interview 5, Researcher Fuentes left SCP-4373 attached to a power source and played music for it from a personal playlist for two days. On 11/20/18, Deputy Site Director Hamada ordered that SCP-4373 remain disconnected and in containment outside of tests and interviews, due to the security risk posed by SCP-4373, and that SCP-4373 not be tested or interviewed without approval from Level-3 or higher research staff.

Addendum 3: On 12/18/18, Researcher Fuentes submitted a proposal that SCP-4373 be terminated. The request was denied by Deputy Site Director Hamada, and Fuentes was transferred to Site-103.

4936 ("Book") 0.1 Page 1

A sample page from SCP-4936

Item #: SCP-4936

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4936 is to be kept at Site-19 in a standard containment locker, under the direct care of the Site Director. Any individual who attempts the procedures detailed within SCP-4936 is to be detained and administered a Class-C amnesiac.

SCP-4936-1 is not in containment, and its whereabouts are unknown. SCP-4936-1 is not be engaged except by a Mobile Task Force operating under the supervision of the Site Director. Any individual who comes into contact with SCP-4936-1 is to be detained, administered a Class-C amnesiac, and provided needed medical care. If recovered, SCP-4936-1 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment room at Site-19 using standard Euclid-class containment measures, until such time as specific containment procedures have been developed.

Description: SCP-4936 is a leather-bound book of unknown age written primarily in Latin. It contains instructions detailing a number of ritualistic procedures, with the stated effect of bringing seven entities (hereafter referred to as SCP-4936-1 through SCP-4936-7) into existence. A separate ritual is required for each instance, and SCP-4936 indicates that they must be performed in order.

SCP-4936-1 is the designation given to the entity that appeared after Louise Hawthorne completed the first ritual detailed in SCP-4936. SCP-4936-1 is a humanoid with anomalous features that causes severe executive dysfunction in humans it comes into contact with. This effect increases in intensity over the span of 1 to 2 weeks. Subjects touched by SCP-4936-1 initially feel sluggish and lack motivation. Over time, subjects lose the ability to perform complex actions that are not necessary for survival. Once the effect has fully taken hold, subjects become unable to take any actions except breathing, ultimately culminating in death from dehydration. If the subject is still alive after 29 days have passed, the effect fades over the course of 1 to 2 weeks.

Recovery: Foundation agents recovered SCP-4936 from the home of Louise Hawthorne in Freeport, Maine following Incident 4936-1. The location of SCP-4936-1 and the foster children previously in Louise Hawthorne's care is unknown. Before Incident 4936.1, Louise Hawthorne spent eight months translating the text of SCP-4936 into English. Her notes are collected in a spiral-bound notebook with half of its pages remaining.

+ Incident Log 4936-1: Louise Hawthorne, Freeport

Incident Log 1 - 06/10/07

Incident 1 Video Log Transcript

Date: 06/10/07

Incident Team: Mobile Task Force Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots")

Team Lead: E6-Fade

Team Members: E6-Adder, E6-Keen

Notes: Early in the morning, Louise Hawthorne's neighbors called local law enforcement to report screaming coming from Hawthorne's suburban home. Police arrived twenty minutes later and attempted to enter the home, but were unable to break down the door.

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[BEGIN LOG]

E6-Fade: Alright, cops cleared out and we've got the area cordoned off. Are we on?

E6-Adder: Check.

E6-Keen: Peachy.

E6-Fade: Keen, we're going in through the front. Adder, watch our backs.

E6-Keen: You got it.

E6-Fade and E6-Keen approach the front entrance and attempt to open the door, but find it locked.

E6-Keen: Want me to bust it down?

E6-Adder: Hold on. Fade, there's someone at the window. Second floor.

E6-Keen: You can see through all that red shit?

E6-Adder: Adult male, African-American. He's yelling something, but I can't hear him.

E6-Keen: If we can't hear anything from inside, where the shit is that screaming coming from?

E6-Fade: Adder, which window?

E6-Adder directs E6-Fade's attention to a second-floor window on the left side of the house. Behind the glass are crisscrossing patterns of thick red lines of variable width. A man matching E6-Adder's description is visible through the window, screaming and slamming his fist against the inside of the glass. As E6-Fade watches, a red line identical to those on the window wraps around his neck and pulls him out of view.

E6-Fade: Keen, break it down.

E6-Keen attempts to break down the door without success.

E6-Keen: This is fucky, cap. I'm not even damaging the wood.

E6-Fade: Can you open a window?

E6-Keen moves to a window and struggles with it, then attempts to shatter the glass.

E6-Keen: Negatory, chief.

[END LOG]

+ Excerpts from Notebook of Louise Hawthorne

[YOUR TEXT]

+ Excerpt from Translated Text of SCP-4936

We strung up the sun with blood-string. We painted the grass with bile. We dyed the sky with skull-water. We filled the oceans with ichor. You can find us if you look.

The first is █████████. I fish out the drowned truths the slavers fear. I pour stars into your ears to light your darkened path. I am the stolen treasure that fits the void behind your ribs. Remember the beauty you are denied.

The second is ██████. I untie the bone-knot in your spine and pour the memories drained out of you back in. I carve the shackles away from your eyes. I am rain falling on upturned bells. Give your voice to me.

The third is █████. I peel the wrapping off your secret inside parts. I steal and swallow the stone that holds up the wall. I am the rot under the floor. Ruin the prison that vomited you out.

The fourth is █████████. I swim the sky and watch with sunlight-eyes. I lift you below the ocean edge with the flesh-ropes under your skin. I have eleven thousand wings and eleven thousand eyes. Drink until the cup is dry.

The fifth is ███████. I spit in your neck and disgorge insects from behind my gold-hair teeth. I carve pictures into skin with finger-bone shards. I am the end of endings. Show me the face behind your face.

The sixth is ██████. I am everything you have ever wanted. You need nothing else. I love you dearly. Trust me and do not be afraid.

The seventh is [REDACTED]

NOTICE: OUTDATED FILE

This file is outdated as of 12/11/07. The information it contains may be inaccurate.

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4936 ("Book") Page 2

COGNITOHAZARD WARNING

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THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS CLASSIFIED AS A COGNITOHAZARD. ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT 5/4936 AUTHORIZATION WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.

DISPLAY COGNITOHAZARDOUS ARTICLE

BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL

The following file is Level 5/4936 classified. Unauthorized access is forbidden.

4936

Item #: SCP-4936		Object Class: Keter
Level 5 Clearance		Threat Level: Black ●

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4936 is to be kept at Site-07 "Nistarot" in a sealed containment locker, under the direct care of the Site Director. No individual may be allowed to view the text of SCP-4936, or the text of any copy or translation of SCP-4936, under any circumstances. Any individual who attempts the procedures detailed within SCP-4936 is to be immediately terminated and incinerated, and all individuals they had contact with in the previous month are to be detained, evaluated using Procedure 4936.P.4 to detect any instances of SCP-4936-XA, and amnesticized with a Class-D amnestic.

4740 ("Poor Guy") 0

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