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Description: SCP-7117 is a hypothesized stochakinetic1 effect impacting the development of human civilizations. Its most prominent feature is the oscillation of the primary stellar object inhabited by those affected — alternating between Earth and Mars over periods of roughly 100'000 years.
This planetary migration is accompanied by the collapse of human society and the deterioration of its technological capabilities to those of the pre-Neolithic period. Said deterioration typically takes place immediately after the migration concludes, although it must be noted that advanced inner-system vessels are used in the endeavour. This is followed by the loss of historical evidence pointing toward the existence of the society which perpetrated it, creating an illusion that humans have naturally evolved on the target planet.
The secondary effect of SCP-7117 is its impact on spacefaring efforts tasked with moving human subjects beyond the Sol system. Such efforts inevitably fail due to the aforementioned stochakinetic effect through equipment malfunctions and health complications. All precautionary methods developed when accounting for the properties of SCP-7117 do not nullify its effect.
PHOBOS Program (1949-2008) "Human Survivability Hypothesis" - a seminar by Dr. Sylvain. Performed ██/ 03/1999.
Archeological Site MAR-A12-H90.
• • • • • • • Timendi causa est nescire PHOBOS was the first Foundation-sponsored spacefaring program since the Lunar Containment Initiative of 1902. The aim of PHOBOS was the establishment of outer- system research outposts to serve as listening stations as well as a potential impetus for containment efforts outside of the Sol system.
Unofficially, the PHOBOS program was used to expand the Foundation's evacuation capabilities in the event of an XK-Class End of the World scenario that would have rendered the Sol system uninhabitable. In such an event, selected 500-800 human subjects were to be transferred to the established colonies in order to repopulate. Drafts for the future terraformation of selected planets as well as post-XK scenario Earth were considered but ultimately deemed infeasible.
The program was put on hold after the effect of SCP-7117 was verified in 2008.
PHOBOS Program Mission Log Mission ID Vessel Date Purpose Results PHOBOS- I Utu2 ██/ 01/1954 The delivery of PHOBOS-I to its predetermined location through the use of unmanned long-range space drones.
PHOBOS-I was successfully delivered. The vessel is ready for housing human subjects.
PHOBOS- II Inanna3 ██/ 12/1967 The transportation of 12 subjects to permanently inhabit PHOBOS-I.
CO  removal systems began failing as the vessel approached the Oort cloud.
Despite repair attempts, the crew perished from asphyxiation.
PHOBOS- III Enlil4 ██/ 09/1972 The conduction of a manual checkup on PHOBOS-I and recovery of PHOBOS-II for analysis.
Cpt. Sarr suffered a cerebral haemorrhage a few seconds after PHOBOS-III entered the Oort cloud. It should be noted that mandatory health checks were performed before the mission and Cpt. Sarr was not found to be susceptible to the condition.
PHOBOS- IV Nabu5 ██/ 04/1990 The delivery of a cryopreserved research crew to the Alpha Centauri system.
Communication with the crew of PHOBOS-IV was cut as the vessel entered the Oort cloud. The communication was eventually re- established, but the vessel sustained damage from an unknown source and its systems — including the autopilot — were beyond repair. Although unconfirmed, it is highly probable that the crew perished from several viable causes, ranging from sudden pod depressurization to muscle dystrophy.
PHOBOS- V Vera6 ██/ 09/2003 Determining the existence of an All biological functions of D-3012 ceased after the subject entered the anomalous phenomenon disturbing the progress of the PHOBOS program.
Oort cloud. The vessel's vital scanners confirmed that a spontaneous reaction between the side-chain of haemoglobin, carbon dioxide, urea, and sanguinium7 in presence of a magnesium catalyst took place in the aorta of D-3012. The product was an anomalous compound capable of terminating the subject in an absence of a viable biochemical pathway.
For a long time, we've known that our species has a long history. Even in our early days, we've dismissed the idea that humans had only been around for 100,000 years.
Similarly, we have abandoned the notion that the concept of a society is even younger.
But whenever such a possibility is considered, we encounter the same problem. How did we survive? Every day, it appears that something is threatening our existence, poking holes into that which we understand to be "the Baseline." We're doing a good job of filling those holes, but the Foundation as we know it today has only been around since the early 1800s.
And of course, there are the stories of ancient masters of sorcery protecting their tribes, but that couldn't have been enough. As much as we like to idolize the old style of thaumaturgy, it cannot even begin to compare to our modern standards. Our invocations have been perfected through voice synthesis and our runes are carved with lasers guided by precise computers. But with all that strength, we still struggle.
I'll ask again. How did we make it? Was it chance? Some blessed roll of the dice that always favoured us? The simple answer is that we didn't.
I would like to draw your attention to the image on the screen. These are the ruins discovered beneath the surface of Mars. They date back about 100,000 years, but I see that some of you are already familiar with them. Arches, pillars, temples, channels, and tools — all intended for human use.
This is just the beginning. We discovered computers, fuel silos, and even a simple nuclear reactor. But it's not just one fabled lost civilization. We uncovered layers upon layers of evidence pointing to the existence of several dead societies on the surface of Mars. Older samples dating back more than 300,000 years had different writing and counting systems than the more recent ones. Nonetheless, they all remain human- centric.
When we compare this to the relicts found on earth, we can consider our world to exist on a 100,000-year cycle. We rise. We fall. We move to Mars. We rise. We fall. We move to Earth. We rise. We fall. We move back to Mars. At this point, it is difficult to confirm whether Earth is even our homeworld.
Then there's the fact that the planet always seems to be tailor-made for us. If it had been a simple case of terraforming — if that is still an appropriate term — we would have seen some evidence of it. We would have come across some ancient machine or its remnants. But we never did.
This does not even begin to address the loss of history that occurs between cycles. It took a 152-year effort to piece together the shards left by those who came before us. Or perhaps, the shards they forgot to destroy.
Should the cycle be broken? I don’t know. I don’t know if something bad will happen. I don’t know if whatever force is behind all this is protecting us from an unknown threat — I just don’t know.
“Timendi causa est nescire” — ignorance is the cause of fear. And I am afraid.
Abstract: The following is a translation of a memoir written by an unidentified member of the i-18 civilization discovered at Archaeological Site MAR-A12-H90. It should be noted that the translation is incomplete and that the majority of the actual wording and sentence structure are based on interpretations.
I am afraid that our world will be quiet forevermore.
The [Regents]9 of the [Southern] hemisphere and the [Northern] hemisphere10 gathered.
The land no longer provides us with food. The skies have turned [dark].11 The seas become red, searing the flesh of our [kyanites].12 The [lit. ice mountains] extend further and further, encroaching on our land.
But there is [hope/possibility]. The Regents, in their infinite wisdom, have [lit.
conditioned] our progress.
55 mighty [vessels]13 are to be prepared. They will bring us to the [green one].14 If I am lucky enough to be given the honour of being chosen for the [exodus].
People are fearful. We’ve tried crossing beyond the [golden star]15 but always failed.
People try to blame the Regents. What a horrible thing!
But I am also [filled with yellow].16 We will be forced to abandon our iron [cities/ countries].17 We will be forced to say goodbye to the white skies of our world. But we will survive.
[Complete ending.]18 [+] Log ι-000-001 [+] Vote of the Overseer Council: Motion-7117§1 [+] Updated Containment Procedures « SCP-7116 | SCP-7117 | SCP-7118 » Footnotes 1. Relating to an object’s capacity to actively or passively alter the probability of events.
2. Utu was a modular outer-system station capable of independently operating beyond the Sol system.
3. Inanna was an inner-system vessel used for the transport of human subjects.
4. Enlil was an experimental Foundation inner-system vessel capable of travelling at 300% the speed of light through the use of the Malkuth drive.
5. Nabu was an outer-system research vessel tasked with reporting on the presence and nature of anomalies in the Alpha Centauri system.
6. Vera was a standard inner-system vessel created for the PHOBOS-V mission. The design accommodated a single pilot, possessed no manual control, and included advanced vital scanners.
7. A chemical element with a symbol of Sa and atomic number ███ found on the Foundation's expanded periodic table.
8. A classification system devised to distinguish between different human civilizations. In this case, i-1 notations refer to a civilization that existed one cycle prior to the current one.
9. This could refer to any entity tasked with administering a state in an absence of a ruler. It does not necessarily relate to monarchism.
10. The cardinal directions "north and south" are also used to indicate "up" and "down" in other texts.
11. The colour “dark” can be used to represent the religious concept of hell.
12. Refers to both the silicate mineral as well as an extinct martian animal phylum most comparable to the modern Arthropoda.
13. A general term used to describe any kind of vehicle.
14. Referring to Earth.
15. Referring to the Sol system.
16. A figure of speech used to express anxiety.
17. In all texts originating from the i-1 civilization, there is no distinction between the concept of a settlement and a country.
18. A phrase used as a common sign-off.
19. A pocket reality which exists entirely within the Baseline reality.
20. Hammurabi was Foundation's first outer-system vessel designed to utilize induction through Multipotent-level rather than Pluripotent-level entities. This highly increased the reliability of the Malkuth drive at the cost of its speed.
21. Relating to the entity's ability to alter the superficial structure of the universe on a local and non-absolute scale.
22. An agreement between the SCP Foundation and all Multipotent-level entities which permits their existence.
23. A chemical compound used to counter the anomalous behaviour of neurotransmitters.
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