Item #: SCP-2336 Object Class: Euclid Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2336 is to be kept off-limits from the public and hidden from satellite imagery. SCP-2336-A is kept inside a room with translucent soundproofed-walls measuring 50m by 50m by 6m. During research, SCP-2336-A is to be observed at all times by four (4) Level 2 personnel via surveillance cameras and one (1) Level 3 personnel in a secure chamber 12 m from SCP-2336-A. All instances of SCP-2336-C emerging from SCP-2336-A during testing are immediately escorted to the research team. As per the order of the O5 Council, all instances of SCP-2336-C are to be terminated following testing procedures. In the event of testing procedures suddenly being halted during the descent of SCP-2336-B, the web of SCP-2336-B will be ignited by an armed personnel with a hearing disability1 and all on-site personnel are instructed to evacuate the island for 24 hours. When research is not being conducted, SCP-2336-A is to be observed at all times by two (2) Level 2 personnel via surveillance cameras and protected by four armed personnel in the event of an unforeseen containment breach, outside insurgence, and unforeseen emergence from SCP-2336-A. All instances of SCP-2336-B are captured and brought the research team. Description: SCP-2336 is the entirety of ███████ Island, off the coast of Antarctica where Site-440 is located. Site-440 currently contains SCP-2336-A, ██ instances of SCP-2336-B, and ███,███ instances of SCP-2336-C. SCP-2336-A is a circular hole roughly one meter in diameter located near the center of the island of unknown depth. Seismic imaging suggests that SCP-2336-A extends beyond the Earth's crust. Various methods such as the creation of connecting shafts, probes, light propagation, and human expedition have been utilized in order to determine the depth of SCP-2336-A, all have resulted in failure. Instances of SCP-2336-B are adult Arctic wolf spiders (Pardosa glacialis), a species generally found in Greenland. Instances of SCP-2336-B have been captured and discovered to have neither anomalous anatomical properties nor abilities. Every ███ days, at █:██AM local time, an instance of SCP-2336-B crawls out of the ground 12-40m from SCP-2336-A. SCP-2336-B will then start to create a web from the edge of the hole and start to descend downwards into the hole. 108 days following its entrance into the pit, instances of SCP-2336-C will start to emerge from SCP-2336-A using the web to climb up from the pit2. Instances of SCP-2336-C will, one-after-another, continuously exit from SCP-2336-A following the emergence of the first instance. In a period of 24 hours, 1,900 to 2,000 instances of SCP-2336-C will exit from SCP-2336-A. Instances of SCP-2336-C are faceless, humanoid creatures composed of an unknown blood-red material similar in texture, density, and malleability to human flesh.3 SCP-2336-C is a sexually dimorphic species with an average height and build comparable to humans. Instances of SCP-2336-C are capable of changing their appearance to resemble adult human specimens. They are capable of altering their perceived race, gender, age, and build; they also alter their behavior and spoken language to reinforce their disguise. When a human subject is asked to describe an instance of SCP-2336-C, it is commonly described as being an adult human being. All other descriptions vary from subject to subject. However, when the said human subject is a witness of the emergence of an instance of SCP-2336-C from SCP-2336-A, the said instance will change its appearance to match the given description as closely as possible. This process occurs even when the human subject is separated from said instance of SCP-2336-C. It is not known how SCP-2336-C are able to respond to descriptions given by isolated human subject. The described instance of SCP-2336-C will then remain in its described form for the remainder of its lifetime. When unprovoked, untransformed instances of SCP-2336-C are docile creatures, showing no signs of desire nor need. SCP-2336-C is also observed to be extremely passive, accomplishing meaningless tasks such as standing, sitting, and lying down. When provoked, however, SCP-2336-C will emit a sound, similar to a human scream, measuring at 109.4dB4. A described SCP-2336-C when provoked, on the other hand, will react in a human fashion corresponding to its designated personality. Addendum 2336-01:

On ██/██/████, D-324-1974 was sent down to gain insight on the depth and content of the hole past the 30 meter limit. Immediately after his body completely entered SCP-2336-A, his harness and cord failed. The subject's screams and other vocalizations remained audible for ██ minutes and ███ seconds, growing quieter over time. If the subject was falling at a terminal velocity of 56m/s, they would have traveled over █,███ km. It is possible that SCP-2336-A greatly amplifies sounds emitted from inside, or that objects past an undetermined threshold are subject to reduced gravity. Several human expeditions of the hole have been carried out, all with similar results including the failure of the harness, another possible anomalous property of SCP-2336-A. Addendum 2336-02:

A survey of the island revealed that it was impossible for SCP-2336-B to survive on the island for an extended period of time due to the harsh conditions and lack of food supply. A secondary survey on the island for the purpose of locating the nest or breeding ground of the creature both above and underground met with failure. The secondary survey of the island, however, found a stone boulder 371m northeast of SCP-2336-A. Carved onto the stone was the following inscription (translated from ███████████): With this thread, you are forgiven. With this thread, you shall climb to Paradise. Further study on the boulder showed no anomalous properties or inscriptions other than the text itself. Addendum 2336-03:

On █/█/19██, Dr. ███████ ████ attempted to describe an instance of SCP-2336-C as a non-humanoid being. SCP-2336-C completely failed to match the given description and perished with Dr. ███████ ████ at the same time following the failed description. The task of giving subsequent descriptions is now given to Level 3 personnel as opposed to Level 2. Addendum 2336-04:

On █/█/19██, authorization to ignite SCP-2336-B's web during its descent was granted in order to observe its effects on SCP-2336-A. Ignition was successful and elimination of the web was successful. However, shortly after ignition, the sound of screams of what was later to be determined as the cry of unknown numbers of SCP-2336-C in unison. The produced sound was measured to be 168 dB.5 All surviving on-site personnel suffered from permanent hearing loss and were relieved of duty soon afterwards.6 Containment procedures were changed accordingly. Addendum 2336-05:

On █/█/20██, the O5 Council, in a 12-to-1 vote, moved to prohibit further testing and research of SCP-2336 and emphasized eliminating all instances of SCP-2336-C following a containment breach caused by a rogue insurgence of described instances of SCP-2336-C. Containment breach resulted in the deaths of ███ Foundation personnel and ██,███ instances of SCP-2336-C. These rogue instances ██ instances of SCP-2336-C escaped Site-440, all but one have been recovered and terminated. Addendum 2336-06: + O5 CREDENTIALS REQUIRED - O5 CREDENTIALS VERIFIED Interview with Dr. William Castor Interviewed: Dr. William Castor

Interviewer: [REDACTED] via secure audio connection

Foreword: Dr. William Castor, Level 3 personnel, was tasked with designating identity to instances of SCP-2336-C prior to containment breach. Interview was conducted for the purpose of assessing the nature of the missing instance of SCP-2336-C.

<Begin Log - 0:00:29>

[REDACTED]: Describe the events leading up to the containment breach.

Dr. William Castor: Nothing was going wrong. Me and the others were watching the things come out of the hole and after an hour or so. I was given a deck of identities by Dr. Henning. I went to the description area and as I read aloud the description, the thing transforms like usual. I went through roughly a hundred before I had to assign an identity to [REDACTED]. It didn’t act out of the ordinary, in fact, I described about two hundred more before the alarms started to go off.

[REDACTED]: Tell me the physical and psychological description given to the missing instance of SCP-2336-C?

Dr. William Castor: [REDACTED] When it comes to the psychological profile, I don’t recall anything but it sure as hell wasn’t a passionate nor peaceful one.

[REDACTED]: In front of me is a portion of the physical description of the renegade object. Did it occur to you at the time that its description perfectly matches [REDACTED]?

Dr. William Castor: No.

[REDACTED]: Recall its actions during the containment breach.

Dr. William Castor: I didn’t come face-to-face with the object but I do know from the surveillance that he managed to communicate to the ones that still lack a description and somehow got them to become active and, in a way, aggressive, using their screeching to knock some of the personnel unconscious. He didn’t seem to include himself in the fighting, I’ve realized now. Instead, he seemed to be very interested in the [REDACTED].

[REDACTED]: That said, how much information regarding [REDACTED] did it access and how much does it know now?

Dr. William Castor: Given the amount of time it was there, one can assume he knows as much as [REDACTED].

[REDACTED]: Given that, where do you think the renegade object is after it escaped the Site?

Dr. William Castor: If it retained its interest in the Foundation as it did during the breach, [REDACTED]

[REDACTED]: Are you aware of the gravity of this breach? What implications it could have on the Foundation?

Dr. William Castor: Yes, I am fully aware.

[REDACTED]: [REDACTED]

Dr. William Castor: That depends. Are you certain that that is the case?

[REDACTED]: Given what occurred [REDACTED], it's a very real possibility.

Dr. William Castor: [REDACTED]

[REDACTED]: I'll see to it that they are informed immediately. [REDACTED] One final question; do you know who I am?

Dr. William Castor: Yes.

[REDACTED]: I see.

<End Log - 00:14:40>

Closing Statement: Dr. William Castor was terminated on the order of [REDACTED] following the interview. Bibliography 1. Preferably a deaf officer so as not to cause permanent damage to his/her sense of hearing. 2. The web itself was determined to have the same composition and properties as normal spider web. It is unknown how SCP-2336-B's web supports the mass of an instance of SCP-2336-C, a mass similar to that of an average adult human. Several unharnessed D-Class personnel were tasked to descend the pit, only to fall immediately afterwards as the web could not support their weight. 3. This description is derived from the perspectives of human subjects that have witnessed its SCP-2336-C emerge from SCP-2336-A 4. For comparison, a power saw or punch press produces a sound measuring 110dB 5. For comparison, the sound produced by a space shuttle on take-off ranges from 165-170dB. 6. Deaths were caused mostly by blast overpressure (caused by the extremely loud sound waves emitted by SCP-2336-A) damaging the ears, lungs, and digestional tract, ultimately leading to death. Other injuries were caused by structural damage.

Item #: SCP-3296 Object Class: Euclid Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3296 is to be kept off-limits from approaching vessels and the surrounding air-space declared a No-Fly Zone. The existence of Site-440 on SCP-3296 is to be hidden from satellite imagery. SCP-3296-A is kept inside a chamber with translucent soundproofed-walls measuring 200m x 200m x 10m. When research is not being conducted, SCP-3296-A is to be observed at all times by one (1) Level 2 personnel via surveillance cameras and protected by four armed personnel in the event of an unforeseen containment breach, outside incursions, and unforeseen emergence from SCP-3296-A. All instances of SCP-3296-B are to be intercepted and terminated unless otherwise instructed. + Containment Procedures During Research - Containment Procedures During Research During research, SCP-3296-A is to be observed at all times by four (4) Level 2 personnel via surveillance cameras and at least two (2) Level 3 personnel in a secure chamber 12 m from SCP-3296-A and protected by four armed personnel. All instances of SCP-3296-C emerging from SCP-3296-A during testing are to be immediately described by one of the aforementioned Level 3 personnel and escorted to the Individual Containment Wing. Should research be impeded, ceased, or interrupted after SCP-3296-B has entered SCP-3296-A, the Akutagawa Protocol is to be carried out. Following the decision of the O5, all testing on SCP-3296-C is discontinued indefinitely. Description: SCP-3296 is the entirety of ███████ Island, ██km off the coast of Antarctica where Site-440 is located. Site-440 currently contains SCP-3296-A, ██ instances of SCP-3296-B, and ██,███ instances of SCP-3296-C. Shakyamuni Pond, or Lake Shakyamuni, is a perfectly circular pond 45m in diameter located roughly at the center of SCP-3296. The lake contains no aquatic life nor vegetation apart from one instance of (Nelumbo nucifera), a lotus flower. The waters of the lake are clear, allowing one to see to its "bottom". The lake has a maximum depth of 29m not including SCP-3296-A. SCP-3296-A is a perfectly circular hole 1m in diameter located at the bottom of Lake Shakyamuni at its center. Research suggests that SCP-3296-A has a depth of at least █████m. Various methods such as the creation of connecting shafts, probes, sonar, and human expedition have been utilized in order to determine the depth of SCP-3296-A. All have resulted in non-success due to varying reasons such as tunnel collapse and equipment failure. Every ████ hours, an instance of SCP-3296-B emerges from the ground at least 10m from the edge of the lake and will start to make its way towards the lake. An instance of SCP-3296-B is a particular1 adult Jorō spider (Nephila clavata), a species generally found in Japan. Upon arrival to the edge of the lake, the lake begins to drain all of its water into the hole, a process lasting roughly 8 seconds. When the lake has emptied, SCP-3296-B will then start to create a web from the edge of the hole and start to descend downwards into it. Exactly ████ hours following its entrance into the pit, instances of SCP-3296-C will start to climb out of SCP-3296-A utilizing the web2. It is unknown how SCP-3296-B's web supports the mass of an instance of SCP-3296-C, a mass similar to that of an average adult human. Instances of SCP-3296-C will, one-after-another, continuously exit from SCP-3296-A following the emergence of the first instance. In a period of 24 hours, ████ to ████ instances of SCP-3296-C will exit from SCP-3296-A. Instances of SCP-3296-C are faceless, humanoid creatures composed of an unknown blood-red material similar in texture, density, and malleability to human flesh.3 SCP-3296-C is a sexually dimorphic species with an average height and build comparable to humans. Instances of SCP-3296-C are capable of changing their appearance to resemble adult human specimens. They are capable of altering their perceived race, gender, age, and build; they also alter their behavior and spoken language to reinforce their assumed identities. When a random human subject is asked to describe an instance of SCP-3296-C, it is commonly described as being an adult human being. All other descriptions vary from subject to subject. However, if the said human subject is a witness of the emergence of an instance of SCP-3296-C from the pit, the said instance will change its appearance, physical makeup, and personality to match the given description as closely as possible.4 This process occurs even when the human subject is separated from said instance of SCP-3296-C. It is not known how they are able to respond to descriptions given by isolated human subjects. The described instance of SCP-3296-C will then remain in its described form indefinitely. When unprovoked, undescribed instances of SCP-3296-C are docile creatures, showing no signs of desire nor need. SCP-3296-C is also observed to be extremely passive, accomplishing meaningless tasks such as standing, sitting, and lying down. When provoked, however, SCP-3296-C will emit a sound, similar to a human scream, measuring at 109.4dB5 and sustain this sound indefinitely unless terminated. A described SCP-3296-C when provoked, on the other hand, will react in accordance to its given personality. + Addendum 3296-01: Additional Island Information - Addendum 3296-01: Additional Island Information An island survey conducted shortly after the discovery of SCP-3296 and subsequent research yielded two major findings: Due to the cold environment and location off the coast of Antarctica and the lack of a reliable food source, a regular Jorō spider cannot survive on SCP-3296 for any meaningful period of time unassisted. No other arachnid species (or related) were found on the island. A boulder was located 192m northwest from SCP-3296-A with the following inscription carved onto it (translated from ████████; the boulder and the inscription itself exhibited no anomalous properties.): Even a little creature such as this has life. To kill it without cause would be a great pity. With it, may you be reborn - free from hatred, free from spite. + Addendum 3296-02: SCP-3296-A Experiment Log - Addendum 3296-02: SCP-3296-A Experiment Log The following is a compilation of attempts to gauge the depth of SCP-3296-A: Nature of Attempt Result Notes Sonar emitted from nearby off-site SCPS Kilrea Success Failure Sonar suggests max depth of roughly 8km. Directed sonar from directly above SCP-3296-A Failure Signal did not return: suggesting at depth of at least ███km. Directed lidar Failure Signal did not return: suggesting at depth of at least █████km. Dropped flare Failure Lost visual after ██m. Dropped probe Failure Lost connection after ███m. Tethered probe lowered slowly Failure Tether failed after ██m. Tracker placed on SCP-3296-B Failure Lost connection after ███m. Dropped portable airhorn with duct-taped button Partial Success Sound faded to inaudibility after ████ seconds: depth estimated to be at least █████m. Parallel shaft with perpendicular connection to SCP-3296-A at 100m Failure Total shaft collapse upon interception. Harnessed D-Class personnel lowered slow Failure Tether and harness failed after ██m. Subject claimed to have increasing trouble breathing during descent. + Addendum 3296-03: Findings on SCP-3296-B - Addendum 3296-03: Findings on SCP-3296-B" Attempts to prematurely begin or disrupt the ████-hour emergence cycle of the spider by importing Jorō spiders and releasing them in the vicinity of SCP-3296-A yielded no results regardless of the presence of SCP-3296-B. A complete sequencing of the genome of each spider revealed that an instance of SCP-3296-B shares 100% of its DNA with every other instance of the emergent spider. In light of this, Jorō spiders cloned from an instance of SCP-3296-B were released in a secondary attempt to artificially begin a descent cycle. However, this has also met with failure. All cloned spiders were then disposed of. + Addendum 3296-04: The Akutagawa Protocol - Addendum 3296-04: The Akutagawa Protocol On █/█/19██, authorization to ignite SCP-3296-B's web during its descent was granted in order to observe its effects on SCP-3296-A. Ignition was successful and elimination of the web was successful. However, shortly after ignition, the sound of screams of what was later to be determined as the cry of unknown numbers of SCP-3296-C in unison. The produced sound was measured to be 178 dB.6 The sound was drowned out after 139 minutes and the lake refilled with pure water shortly after. All surviving on-site personnel suffered from permanent hearing loss and were relieved of duty soon afterwards.Bibliography item 7 not found. The Akutagawa Protocol, named after the agent that performed the first ignition, is to be carried out in the event that the flow of SCP-3296-C emerging from SCP-3296-A or SCP-3296-B's descent needed to be halted. The Protocol involves the following tasks to be completed in the following order: Site-Wide File Backups to Site-01 Installation and activation of the SCP-3296-A Sentry Turret Termination and Disposal of all on-site instances of SCP-3296-C Evacuation of all on-site personnel from site Bibliography item 8 not found. Remote Incendiary Self-Destruct of the -A Sentry Turret The five-step process is to take place within three hours from the initiation of the protocol. Essential personnel are returned to Site-440, at most, three hours after remote detonation. + Addendum 3296-05: [Level 4/3296 Clearance Required] - Addendum 3296-05: [Level 4/3296 Clearance Verified] █/█/20██ Incident Report On █/█/20██, following 71 hours of testing, the Akutagawa Protocol was deemed necessary by Site Director █████████ ███████. Protocol was initially deemed a success: █████ instances of SCP-3296-C were terminated and all on-site personnel were evacuated. Three (3) of the four (4) CH-47 helicopters used in the evacuation immediately returned while the fourth continued to nearby Site-45 for routine personnel rotation. A routine internal evaluation on the execution of the Akutagawa Protocol uncovered surveillance footage suggesting that a number of armed personnel eliminated Foundation staff, disguised described instances of SCP-3296-C as fellow armed personnel, and subsequently disposed of the Foundation agents together with eliminated instances of SCP-3296-C. The armed personnel and hostages boarded the Site-45-bound CH-47. Site-45 was immediately made aware of the situation and prepared to apprehend or destroy the en-route CH-47. Similar alerts were also given to all major Foundation sites within range of the aircraft. Hours later, the aircraft was within range of Site-45. Scans indicated no life forms on-board the aircraft. The CH-47 was destroyed soon after. 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[REDACTED] Findings were immediately reported to O5 Command. The Overseer Council, following an 8-5 vote, moved to indefinitely suspend research on SCP-3296-C. Joint Task Force Gamma-1 "Sui Generis Manifest" was formed shortly after, utilizing resources and personnel from MTF Alpha-1 "Red Right Hand", and MTF Beta-1 "Cauterizers", and MTF Sigma-66 "Sixteen Tons" to further investigate the incident, track down, and apprehend or terminate the missing Foundation personnel and the escaped instances of SCP-3296-C.

1 See Addendum 3296-03. 2 Web obtained from intercepted spiders was determined to have the same composition and properties as normal spider web. However, web being used by a descending spider is anomalously impervious to intentional physical damage. Only chemical processes, such as ignition, have proved effective in eliminating the web. 3 This description is derived from the perspectives of human subjects that have witnessed its SCP-3296-C emerge from SCP-3296-A 4 All descriptions, when enunciated, are final. Attempting to correct a given description does not have an effect. Descriptions that fall outside normalcy such as an unnatural hair color, skull shape, or number of appendages result in the immediate death of the instance being described. 5 For comparison, a power saw or punch press produces a sound measuring 110dB. 6 For comparison, the Saturn V at 100 meters away produces a sound measuring 170dB. 7 Deaths were caused mostly by blast overpressure (caused by the extremely loud sound waves emitted by SCP-3296-A) damaging the ears, lungs, and digestive tract, ultimately leading to death if death was not instant. Other injuries were caused by structural damage. Site-440 has since been rebuilt to compensate for the seismic and explosive consequences of ignition. 8 Currently being done using four (4) modified long-range CH-47 helicopters, primarily used for cargo delivery and staff rotation. 9 Data from the day of containment breach was partially corrupted. Irrecoverable sectors include 39% of surveillance footage and 73% of generated descriptions. Completeness of the following list is doubtful. [[bibliography]] [[/bibliography]]