Item #: SCP-3618

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Complete containment of SCP-3618 is impossible due to circumstances described in Addendum 3618-2.

SCP-3618 is to be contained one hundred (100) kilometers below Site-618 in Chamber Polybius. Chamber Polybius is a hexahedral chamber built from concrete. Access to Chamber Polybius will only be granted via inputting the correct sequence of button presses on the site elevator. The sequence randomizes every hour. Chamber Polybius contains a series of frequency transmitters that will emit background noise calculated to nullify SCP-3618's hallucinations and voice. The transmitters can be stopped at any time by site command. Any personnel entering Chamber Polybius must ask site command for the correct sequence after it has been determined they are not instances of SCP-3168-2.

SCP-3618 is located behind the concrete wall directly opposite from the elevator, and is guarded by a brainwave scanner. The scanner will detect the minds of any and all personnel approaching SCP-3618's containment to ensure that they are not instances of SCP-3618-2. Six (6) guards will be positioned behind secure windows surrounding the brainwave scanner at all times to dispose of any instances of SCP-3618-2. All guards must score highly on mental health examinations and be checked by the brainwave scanner before reporting for duty.

The scanner will retract a 10mx10m section of the wall upon recording no anomalous brainwave activity in the personnel, revealing the containment area of SCP-3618. It is a standard humanoid containment cell with video survelliance cameras at each corner, with SCP-3618 located on a dais in the center. SCP-3618 is protected from physical contact by bulletproof glass shields that can be remotely disabled by site command. Any personnel entering Chamber Polybius must seek approval from site command. Any personnel wishing to conduct tests or speak to SCP-3618 will immediately undergo mental examination and await approval from O5 Command by majority vote.

Under no circumstances are personnel of any rank to sleep within a one (1) kilometer radius of SCP-3618, wear anything obstructing the view of their eyes, such as sunglasses or hats, or physically contact SCP-3618's hand. Failure to meet these requirements will result in immediate termination. In case of containment breach or outbreak of SCP-3618-2, all instances of SCP-3618-2 will be quarantined. If they remain in an agitated state, they will be terminated.

Description: SCP-3618 is a triangular plexiglass statue filled with cement at the base and a rebar armature. The statue is built with a top hat, which appears to have snapped off prior to containment and was reattached via experimental adhesives, an eye with a pupil and brick patterning below it, and a fragile hand. The statue is worn by age, and is covered with cracks and moss. Dating techniques suggest the statue is █ months old, though its appearance seems much older. Despite attempts to clean the statue, the imperfections do not disappear. The ground immediately around SCP-3618 is covered with moss and grass that has no anomalous properties. Although the statue appears to be incredibly fragile, extensive tests have confirmed that it can withstand forces that would pulverize the strongest of metals the Foundation has contained.

SCP-3618's anomalous effects become apparent around two (2) kilometers from its containment area. Frequent manifestations of the object's influence are reported as auditory and visual hallucinations, ranging from immediate eyewitness reports as "blinking eyes appearing all over the walls," "sacred geometry," "the smell of burning hair," and "a really ████ing odd sound, what the hell is that?" Said noise has been confirmed from various sources to be a Shepard tone.

Said hallucinations increase in vividness and frequency as personnel approach SCP-3618 itself, with all hallucinations abruptly ceasing within SCP-3618's containment area. The hallucinations appear to be much more effective on the weak-willed and mentally disabled, with hallucinations of a seemingly infinite range designed to target specific phobias and traumatic memories.

Upon coming into close contact with SCP-3618, a voice will begin to talk to all personnel in the SCP's containment area. The voice has been described as "several shouting men screaming on top of each other." The voice has identified itself as "Bill," and claims to be stuck inside of SCP-3618. SCP-3618 claims to have near-infinite knowledge. These claims were doubted until the SCP began listing the personal info of many personnel, including 05-█, 05-██, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-3618 has since gone on to predict several world events before they happened, and has predicted many more that have yet to occur. Such events include the economic recession of 20██, the rise of [REDACTED] and the subsequent deaths of ██████ innocent lives, and [DATA EXPUNGED].

SCP-3618's primary strength is its ability to manifest in the dreams of those that are within a ten (10) kilometer radius. Beings whose dreams are infected with the SCP are referred to as SCP-3618-1. The actual appearance of SCP-3618 in the dream-state of SCP-3618-1 is identical to the statue, with the inclusion of a bowtie and a complete set of limbs. SCP-3618 can manipulate the dreams and memories of SCP-3618-1 at will, and will talk to them about many subjects, attempting to come off as a gentleman and give off a trustworthy disposition.

While within the dream-state, SCP-3618 will, without fail, attempt to strike a deal with SCP-3618-1. He will cater to their deepest desires, such as giving them "an unmatched skill in artistry" or "crushing one of their enemies." In return, SCP-3618-1 must give SCP-3618 unconditional control of their body at any time. If SCP-3618-1 does not accept the terms of the deal, SCP-3618 will attempt to terminate the consciousness of SCP-3618-1 by overloading their cortex and locking them into a coma. This has a success rate dependent on the mental will of SCP-3618-1. So far, ██ personnel have been lost via coma. If SCP-3618-1 does accept the terms of the deal, SCP-3618 will vanish from the dream-state and SCP-3618-1 will awaken. Within ten (10) seconds to twenty-four (24) hours, SCP-3618-1 will transform into SCP-3618-2, and all anomalous hallucinations from SCP-3618 will cease.

Beings who have been completely possessed by SCP-3618 are referred to as SCP-3618-2. The original consciousness of SCP-3618-2 is erased from their brain, with SCP-3618's memories overriding all preexisting thoughts. Instances of SCP-3618-2 can be told apart from normal personnel by their pale yellow sclera, black irises, and black pupils, their haggard movements, and their tendency to walk with their arms rotated at right angles. SCP-3618-2 will attempt to assert itself as a normal personnel, which is usually met without success. SCP-3618-2 has shown to be resistant to pain at a noticeably greater degree than a human body. It laughs upon contact with nearly all physical injuries, such as bullet wounds, open flames, drowning, asphyxiation, strangulation, and [REDACTED]. Upon the termination of SCP-3618-2, SCP-3618 will return to its original form in the statue. So far, ██ personnel have been terminated via SCP-3618-2, and a further ██ have been lost while attempting to dispatch instances of SCP-3618-2.

If no one is asleep within a one (1) kilometer radius of SCP-3618, SCP-3618 will periodically attempt to coerce nearby personnel into looking directly at it. Compliance with SCP-3618's demands, which will grow insistent to the point of driving select personnel to [REDACTED], will result in personnel's pupils dilating as they walk over to the statue, shaking its hand. Shaking SCP-3618's hand results in an immediate occurrence of SCP-3618-2, which can, in rare cases, result in an outbreak as SCP-3618 takes over multiple personnel at once.

Discovery: SCP-3618 was discovered in Reedsport, Oregon on 08/03/████ within private property owned by [REDACTED]. The owners of the property repeatedly denied the SCP's existence, though did admit to hearing and seeing unexplainable phenomena around their house and the surrounding forest. Personnel administered Class-A amnesiacs to the family after questioning. The actual recovery of the statue was challenging due to personnel making frequent attempts to shake the statue's hand. Initial recovery failed due to all present personnel dying at the hands of SCP-3618-2 manifestations, with additional task forces of high mental fortitude securing the statue at a later date.

SCP-3618's existence was made known to the Foundation after ████ ██████ began an alternate reality game through various social media platforms, challenging fans of mystery to go on a "#Cipherhunt" and to "follow Cipher's statue." The alternate reality game picked up traction immediately, with clues for the hunt being located in Russia, Japan, California, and Oregon. All clues have since been contained by the Foundation, with any and all participants in the alternate reality game being reported for questioning and having Class-A amnesiacs administered to them afterwards. ████ ██████ was searched for by several high-level personnel, but no traces of his existence have been found. He is assumed to be an instance of SCP-3618-2 attempting to use the hunt to trick others into manifesting as SCP-3618-2 for the purpose of [REDACTED].

Addendum SCP-3618-1: After recovery and detainment in Chamber Polybius, SCP-3618 remained silent for a period of around twelve (12) hours. Wishing to test the capabilities of SCP-3618 in a controlled environment, Dr. ██████ and the leaders of site command brought Personnel D-671 to the containment site with a team of snipers on standby to prepare for any anomalous activities. After D-671 stepped foot into the containment site, SCP-3618 engaged in a conversation with all personnel present. It is of note that SCP-3618's voice appeared to manifesting inside the minds of those present, and not coming from the statue itself.

<Begin Log>

SCP-3618: Well, well, well! Looks like I finally ended up in the big house, huh? Nice prison you've got here, kids! And the name of "Polybius" was an interesting touch! Who would have guessed the Foundation had a sweet tooth for urban legends? Heck, I bet you've got the real thing somewhere in here!

Personnel D-671: D-doc! This thing's talking! I can hear it in my head!

Dr. ██████: (Noticeably perturbed) Respond to SCP-3618, if you will.

SCP-3618: That's my codename? "3618?" Kinda fitting! Always thought that number was significant. Six one eight, six one eight... I've seen it around! Just like I've seen all of you around! I know everything you're doing, every second of the day!

Personnel D-671: It's... still talking. It heard you, doc.

Dr. ██████: I am aware. I can hear it as well. (Murmurs of agreement come from all other personnel in the room) Respond to SCP-3618. Now.

Personnel D-671: Wh... What are you? Some kind of fuckin' ghost?

SCP-3618: A ghost? Hah! If I'm a ghost, then you're a ghost, kid! We're both clumps of life sealed inside of a body that we can't escape from unless we call upon a greater power! The only difference here is that I'm the greater power! I've been stuck inside this statue for a long time, and it's not getting any warmer in here!

Personnel D-671: Stuck? Inside... that thing? Wh... (Voice trails off)

SCP-3618: Oh, right! You've got claustrophobia, huh? Lots of people do! But why, I wonder... Oh, how tragic. [REDACTED], an elevator shaft, a week... No wonder you turned to the life you did, kid! I've never believed in the concept of forming permanent attachment to sacks of organic matter that'll just decompose when you turn your backs on 'em, but hey. You've given me something to work with.

Personnel D-671: (Doubles over and begins to sweat. Panicks and looks around the room, babbling incomprehensibly. Guards and Dr. ██████ are at unease.)

SCP-3618: The pain can go away, kid. Only if you submit yourself to a higher calling. Look into my eye, into the annals of [REDACTED]. Just walk forward and shake my hand. Nothing will matter anymore. You'll get to see her again.

Personnel D-671: (Walks forward and grasps the hand of SCP-3618. Guards prepare to shoot, but Dr. ██████ urges them to stop.)

Dr. ██████: Wait and see what happens.

Guard ████████: We already know what happens, you--fuck this, I'm taking the shot.

Personnel D-671: (Dodges the bullet with inhuman reflexes. Tenses up and turns to all personnel with a crazed look.) Ahh... Feels so good to be in a body. How'd you all like to join in on this, huh? Help build to my army? (After several seconds with no response, D-671 runs towards all personnel.)

Dr. ██████: (Sighs) Fire at will.

Personnel D-671: (Withstands ██ rounds of ammunition over a period of █ minutes before dropping to the ground with no recorded movement. SCP-3618 did not resume conversation until ██ minutes after the situation had been disposed of.)

SCP-3618: You know... Dr. ██████, was it? Yeah. I can appreciate what you're doing, kid. The whole Foundation's cause is understanding what makes these objects you've got buried under centuries of old wounds tick. If you try to do that to me, I could help you. But odds are, it'd come with a price. I know lots of things. Terrible things. Things that would make your Founder drop everything and come running here.

Dr. ██████: What are you, exactly.

SCP-3618: My name is Bill. [REDACTED] (No further response)

<End log>

Addendum 3618-2: After several conversations between SCP-3618, site directors, and important personnel, all supervised under guards, SCP-3618 has disclosed many pieces of information to the Foundation about his history, powers, and goals. He does not seem concerned with the fact that the Foundation will try to prevent him from [REDACTED], acting as if he is already accomplishing this goal, and will do so despite the Foundation's best efforts. Extensive resources are being put into tracking down all instances of SCP-3618-2 across the world. SCP-3618 has also discussed the containment procedures and powers of many SCPs, including SCP-████, SCP-████-█, and ██ SCPs not yet in contaimnent. Some of his knowldege has helped the Foundation contain dangerous SCPs more easily, though all personnel involved with these projects have since turned into instances of SCP-3618-2.

One of the sources of SCP-3618's power and knowledge appears to be his ability to see through any triangluar shape or object in the world, letting him view events going on across the entire planet. This power also seems to dip into alternate [DATA EXPUNGED], meaning that there is no permanent way of containing SCP-3618's power. Instances of SCP-3618-2 frequently leave behind triangles wherever they go as a means to increase SCP-3618's power, inadvertently serving as a way to track them down. In uncommon occasions, triangles left by SCP-3618-2 will be impossible to remove from the surface they are contained in.

It is inadvisable to leave trianglular objects contained in the Foundation, but the knowledge that SCP-3618 has retained from viewing them cannot be removed from his mind. A more thorough method of containment is suggested.

Addendum 3618-3: SCP-3618 has reported that [DATA EXPUNGED] will occur in ██/██/████. Foundation personnel are to treat this as an unavoidable statement and will begin preparing SCP-2000 for this event immediately. This is not a drill.

Addendum 3618-4: LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME MISINFORMATION GOING ON HERE. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU LET THE INMATES RUN THE ASYLUM! LISTEN, KIDS. NO AMOUNT OF BRACKETS WITH ONE OF TWO PHRASES GONIG IN BETWEEN THEM CAN COVER UP THE TRUTH OF THIS WHOLE BROUHAHA. THE END OF THE WORLD WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE WOULD PREVENT IT! YOU CAN PROLONG THE INEVITABLE, AND IN DOING SO LET CIVILIZATION SLEEP PEACEFULLY WITH ONLY THEIR INNER DEMONS KEEPING THEM AT EDGE, BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGHT THE CURRENT OF A WATERFALL!

MY POWER GROWS STRONGER BY THE DAY, AND NOTHING YOU DO CAN PREVENT IT. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE ANOTHER TIMELINE WHERE I'M NOT LOCKED UP IN A STATUE OR ROTTING UNDERGROUND IN A PRISON. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE ANOTHER UNIVERSE WHERE I ROAM FREELY, SHAKING THE HANDS OF THE UNSUSPECTING. AND YEAH, I HATE TO BRING ALTERNATE REALITY THEORY INTO THIS TOO, BUT DID YOU HONESTLY THINK YOU WERE ALONE HERE? YOU'VE GOT AN INTERDIMENSIONAL HOLE UNDER CONTAINMENT, AND YOU STILL WONDER HOW I GOT HERE! IS THERE ANYBODY HOME, MCFLY? HELLO??

IN ALL HONESTY, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP FINDING MY PROJECT AT SOME POINT. I HID IT PRETTY WELL, BUT YOUR SURVELLIANCE TECHNIQUES ARE SECOND ONLY TO ME. AND I CAN'T EXACTLY STOP YOU WHILE I'M STUCK IN A STATUE, CAN I? YOU'LL FIND THE PORTAL SOMEWHERE IN THE WOODS, AND THAT'S ALL I'LL TELL YOU. I'VE GOT AN ARMY THAT'S BIGGER THAN WHAT YOU CAN DEAL WITH, AND I BET THAT EATS YOU UP INSIDE, DOESN'T IT? THE IDEA THAT YOUR FOUNDER WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET HIS PROMISE MUST IRRITATE YOU TO NO END. I HOPE IT DOES, KIDS. I HOPE IT DOES. BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE THE TEACHER HERE! THE LESSON IS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A BIGGER FISH, AND THIS IS THE TEST. YOU'D BETTER PASS, BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS SUMMER SCHOOL! OKAY, THE SCHOOL METAPHOR WORE THIN BUT YOU GET THE POINT, RIGHT??

IF YOU'RE STILL WONDERING WHAT I'M DOING WITH ALL THOSE "SCP-3618-2S" AT THIS POINT, THEN YOU'RE A LOT DUMBER THAN YOU LOOK. I'VE ALWAYS NEEDED MANPOWER FOR THE TECHNICAL WORK. THAT HASN'T CHANGED IN A TRILLION YEARS. THE BEST I CAN DO IS BIDE MY TIME UNTIL I CAN MANIFEST WITH A CORPOREAL FORM - BUT THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THE GAP BETWEEN OUR TWO DIMENSIONS IS BRIDGED. AND THAT'S AN EVENT THAT'LL HAPPEN... WELL. I'M SURE YOU KNOW. I DON'T NEED TO SAY THINGS TWICE, DO I?

WELL, LOOKS LIKE OL' O5 IS GONNA WAKE UP NOW! DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT TO WRITE THIS, SO I'LL MAKE THINGS QUICK AND LEAVE YOU KIDS OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS: YOUR FRIENDS ARE THE ONLY THINGS YOU'VE GOT. KEEP THEM CLOSE AND KEEP ME CLOSER. IF YOU STARE INTO A MIRROR FOR TOO LONG, YOU MIGHT FIND THE MIRROR STARING RIGHT BACK AT YOU. TRIANGLES AREN'T THE ONLY SHAPES YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF. AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, DON'T EXPECT THE COPS TO SHUT DOWN THIS PARTY. BECAUSE THIS PARTY NEVER STOPS.