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Author: Captain Kirby SCPs SCP Number Rating SCP-3393 1321 Captain Kirby's Proposal 825 SCP-4514 682 SCP-3448 630 SCP-5552 600 SCP-3844 541 SCP-3388 498 SCP-3866 453 SCP-5003 442 SCP-3305 412 SCP-4877 391 SCP-3449 391 SCP-4321 353 SCP-016-J 285 SCP-7100 282 SCP-3123 240 SCP-3393-EX 230 SPC-1057 224 SCP-3511 213 SCP-6007 200 SCP-3633 194 • SCP-4925 192 SCP-4479 190 SCP-3767 174 SCP-4316 166 SCP-4775 143 SCP-4034 139 SCP-5877 119 SCP-5448 114 SCP-3650 103 SCP-3203 70 SCP-5779 64 SCP-3405 55 SCP-3481 53 Tales Title Rating The Nuclear Option 560 Impossible-To-Destroy Reptile 494 In The Clutches Of Life 405 Numbers, Like Stories, Never Die 338 The Tombstone of Alto Clef 265 Tales of the Ethics Committee: 5 Reasons The Foundation Wants A Robot Army 240 Excerpts From The Societal Census Programme ΩK-Class Report 239 With The Reaper On Retirement 235 Do You Remember Funerals?
177 From The Clutches Of Life 160 Where Death Used To Live 154 Project Damnerung 151 Hello, My Name Isn't 147 Don't Get Used To It 144 The Many Portraits Of Jack Bright 141 Group Date 140 Monochrome 134 Hundred-Year Favor 128 Even The Most Masked Of Men Become Themselves Behind Closed Doors 113 You Have 18 Unread Messages 103 Everyday Is Somebody's Birthday 98 The Shape of a Noose 76 A Failed Two Weeks Notice 69 Pink Cracks in a Digital Wall 66 'Til Death Do Us Part 65 Rocks And Trees Are Not Good Company 64 Tears of a Neon God 58 Poky And Pal Scheme Together 55 A Eulogy In 11/8 Time 54 Carnivores 54 Is Anybody Home?
53 Poky And Pal Arm Themselves 50 Virtue 46 When It Rains, It Pours 45 God-Knows-Where 39 I Felt Numb 39 It's A Nice Day Out 38 Attempts To Salvage Thought 36 I Am Wonderful 33 Outrun 29 They Are Not Laughing With You 28 What Is There To Do With A Pot Of Gold?
27 Containment's A Beach 22 GOI Formats Title Rating Captain Kirby's Proposal, Or Something 192 My Head Is On Fire And I'm (Not) Ok 102 Project Proposals 2004-013/2014-114/2024-072: "Losing Your Cool" 71 You may also like: SCP-2419 - The Laughing Men by The Great Hippo Put them in a hole, then fill that hole with concrete. Better still: Throw them back into the incinerator where you found them.
I doubt they'll even care.
SCP-3088 - Law of the Land by Mortos SCP-3088 is the town of Cullen, Nebraska, and the area contained within the town limits. SCP-3088 is subject to an alteration of reality in which any law, bylaw or town ordinance passed by a legally empowered individual becomes an immutable law of reality itself.
rating: +240+–x Towin's Pine Street.
Item #: SCP-3123 Object Class: Euclid Special Containment Procedures: All civilians who enter the municipality of Towin are to be monitored by onsite Foundation personnel. Should civilians be exposed to SCP-3123, they are to be amnesticized, and released with an appropriate cover story.
Only personnel who have been screened for good behavior may be allowed near Towin.
Any personnel working on SCP-3123 who require disciplinary action for poor conduct are to be immediately reassigned. Any attempts to provoke the inhabitants of Towin are prohibited.
Description: SCP-3123 is a phenomenon that occurs in the town of Towin, CO, where individuals will be spontaneously injured after causing emotional distress, or acting in emotionally abusive patterns toward another individual. The severity of the injury is correlated to the severity of emotional distress caused. This injury will manifest only if the distressed victim perceives a discrete individual to be responsible for their distress.
Towin has a population of roughly 4000, and is located 30 kilometers from the next nearest population center. It is surrounded on all sides by mountains, which hinder any effort to enter or leave. The inhabitants of Towin (who understand the existence of, and are affected by SCP-3123) have very little interaction with civilians outside of the municipality, as a consequence of their geographical isolation. However, Towin still managed to cultivate a reputation for being highly hospitable before containment. It is believed that this reputation is an indirect consequence of SCP-3123.
When asked about their views on the anomaly, most inhabitants note that the phenomenon has always been a part of their lives, and have not bothered to question it.
When asked about why they stayed in Towin, inhabitants cited their family's history living in the town and the close-knit community.
SCP-3123 was discovered by the Foundation in 1968 when Agent DuBlon stopped to rest in Towin during a vacation road trip. During his stay, DuBlon experienced a spontaneous concussion. Unable to determine the cause of the injury, DuBlon reported the experience to the Foundation.
Addendum SCP-3123-A: Below is a sample of logged injuries caused by SCP-3123. For the full log please contact the senior researcher in charge of SCP-3123.
Year Name of Victim (Age) Injury Cause/Notes 1968 Daniel Hedler (63) Forced removal of two teeth (both molars) Injury occurred after Hedler offended Joshua Chubra by using a racist slur.
1973 Gabriel Ernst (32) Broken femur Injury occurred after Ernst insulted the recently deceased father of Tyler Brown.
1975 Heidi Yent (29) Forced removal of the nails on both index fingers Injury occurred after Yent made repeated comments about the weight of Erica Dutnam.
Yent claimed later that this was a joke, and was not intended to offend.
1984 Danica Slentler (37) Hair ripped from the scalp Injury occurred after Slentler turned down Eric Tellur's invitation to join him for a movie date.
1989 Helen Terith (17) Concussion Injury occurred after Terith performed poorly on a test in school. When asked about the injury, Terith blamed herself.
While manifestations during experiments still occur as expected, natural manifestations have decreased since SCP-3123's observational period 34 years ago. As of this writing, approximately one manifestation a year needs treatment from Foundation medical personnel1.
Addendum SCP-3123-B: On 12/14/1989, Foundation personnel discovered a section of forest on the outskirts of Towin with slips of paper taped to some of the trees. Of the slips recovered, only 15% contained writing in a legible state. Microphones and cameras were hidden throughout the area for future surveillance. Below is a partial list of recovered slips: I'm Alice Felucia, and I hurt my family after they did not let me go sledding with my friends. I was sick, and they were looking out for me. I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
I am Evan Eldebar, and I hurt my friends while we were playing. I thought they were making fun of me, however it was obvious that they were joking. I am sorry, Jeremy, Tyler and Dave. I hope you can walk again someday. I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
My name is Daniel Shou, and I hurt my teacher after I did poorly on a test.
This was the fifth time this month this has happened. I am sorry Mrs. Delilah.
I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
I’m Patricia Sarlo, and I hurt my parents after we got in a fight. They got mad at me, which in turn made me upset with them. So we hurt each other. And we hurt each other. And we hurt each other. And we hurt each other. I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
I am Tristan Dourly, and I've hurt myself every day for the past month. It felt good. I say something mean, and I get cut. I liked it. I did it a lot. I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
I am Winston Shou, and I hurt the entire town. But I did it because they took away my little brother. I cannot forgive them, but maybe they can forgive me.
I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
Addendum SCP-3123-C: On 4/3/1990, Agent Tennison, stationed in Towin, reported a mass manifestation of SCP-3123. All students and teachers at the Towin elementary school received lacerations on their bodies at the same time. This occurred during the school’s annual “Field Day” event.
The following night, the cameras planted in the area described in Addendum SCP-3123- B spotted a group of three Towin inhabitants. The men carried the body of a young child, which they buried next to a tree without a slip of paper. When they finished, the men taped a slip to the tree. Microphones picked up the following conversation from the men as they dug the grave: TI-1: It's such a damn shame.
TI-2: Would you prefer she stick around and break your leg one day?
TI-1: No, I wouldn't. But still. She's so young.
TI-2: They're always young. It's harder to pick out unstable ones when they get older.
TI-1: But have we even tried that?
TI-2: I don't know. This is just what we do. If there wasn't reason for it, don't you think we would've come up with a better idea?
TI-1: I… I guess you're right. But— TI-3: Jimmy, I know this is your first shift, but you need to stop talking. You're slowing us down. I don't dig these graves because I enjoy it.
TI-2: Right.
TI-1: Sorry.
[silence] TI-1: Her parents looked so calm, though.
TI-3: They always look like that.
The Foundation recovered the body, and the slip: My name is Judy Grant, and I hurt my classmates and teachers after my class lost during field day. I really wanted to win, but I should not have gotten upset at my teammates. Hopefully, we can win next year. I apologize to all my friends and family for my wrongdoing.
Footnotes 1. Dramatically lower compared to the 478 treatments needed during the first year of containment.
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