SCP-ES-105

Item #: SCP-ES-105

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-ES-105, containment efforts are to be focused around cataloguing individuals with a strong interests in constellations, celestial bodies, and ecological trends. The database is to be operated and maintained by the governments of major world powers and population centers, and managed by the Foundation's Disinformation Bureau. The Bureau will update the database with research on groups following the Fifthist doctrine.

In addition, Foundation facilities with astronomical equipment are to observe and verify visible stars corresponding to the astronomical catalogue Tycho-2 in order to detect manifestations of SCP-ES-105.

In the event of reported changes in sky color and/or widespread streetlight outage, cover stories are to be implemented stating the anomalous effects are due to light pollution or eco-terrorism.

Any located instances of SCP-ES-105-1 are to be seized and brought to Site-76.

Description: SCP-ES-105 is a manifestation that appears at an altitude of 25,000 meters several days before events considered important (e.g. concerts, riots, sightings of unidentified objects or creatures, etc.) take place. SCP-ES-105 events exclusively affect the areas where they manifests, and supplant celestial bodies present in the sky with others, giving preference to those celestial bodies (mainly constellations or asterisms¹) with pentagonal forms, or which contain at least five stars.

SCP-ES-105's first noticable effect is altering the perception of those within the area, making them believe that the firmament currently present is non-anomlous. A detailed description of an SCP-ES-105 manifestation (henceforth known as Celesta Event) is attached below.

+ Document Celesta-001

CELESTA EVENT STAGES

First Stage: The start of a Celesta Event. All celestial bodies are replaced² in the area. If a subject outside of SCP-ES-105's area of effect enters, they will begin to be affected by the anomaly. SCP-ES-105 also affects subjects who are sleeping, and will proceed to move them to a place where they are capable of seeing the sky.

Second Stage: Green and pink fumes will generate around the anomaly³. The origin of the fumes is unknown. The effects of the first stage still persist.

Third Stage: Those affected will stop perceiving stimuli outside of SCP-ES-105's area of effect. They will proceed to perform specific actions depending on the constellation or asterism present in the sky. If a person outside the area of effect enters, they will not be affected by SCP-ES-105.

Fourth Stage: The constellation or asterism present will begin to blink with varying brightness. The reason for this is unknown. Previous stages will begin to affect those directly outside the area of effect.

Fifth Stage: The Celesta Event ends. Following this, between 0.█% and 12.5%⁴ (with a minimum of one person) will experience permanent effects vaguely related to the third stage, and a greater affinity for practices similar to Fifthism. All Celesta Events, after their completion, cause subjects to have a compulsion to stargaze, ranging from slight desires to committing eco-terrorist attacks in order to shut off streetlights and see the stars.

Discovery: The first official sighting of SCP-ES-105 occurred on August 17th, 1969 in Bethel, NY, at the Woodstock Festival, approximately 1:00 AM local time. The Celesta Event began with the replacement of the Lacerta constellation with the Lyra constellation. The incident was apparently initiated by alleged Fifthist musician James Marshall "Jim" Hendrix, when he pronounced a variation of the phrase "Imagination is the key to my lyrics, the rest is painted with science fiction," emphasizing the stars' "powers" and how to absorb them. Following the conclusion of the Celesta Event, approximately █.█% of attendees were permanently affected by SCP-ES-105, resulting in the formation of eco-friendly villages, and eventually culminating in the "Back to Earth" movement. Along with this, greater environmental awareness and opposition to the Vietnam War began.

On 09/02/1969, the Unusual Incidents Unit arrested ten people in Tucson, Arizona as part of Operation Morning Star, established for the purpose of suppressing the growing outbreaks of counterculture caused by the Vietnam War and Protests of 1968. All arrested persons held and disseminated an alternative form of hippie philosophy, giving great importance to incense rituals, chants, stars, and the number five⁵. Several star charts, catalogued as SCP-ES-105-1, were located, and found to have been anomalously modified to temporarily alter the appearance of the sky. Due to the UIU's lack of resources, the objects were subsequently handed over to the Foundation. How SCP-ES-105-1 operates is still unknown.

Celesta Event Log:

The following table shows relevant information collected from those affected by Celesta Events.

Event Number: 001

Location: BETHEL

Date: 08-17-1969

Original Celestial Body: LACERTA

Celestial Body Displayed: LYRA

Effects During the Celesta Event: Lost perception of external stimuli, increase in voice volume for all affected, vocalizations similar to Fifthist hymns.

Person of Interest: James Marshall "Jim" Hendrix

Transcription: Greetings, my brothers and sisters from the same star. Today we welcome the true stars, those outside the oppressive order of government! This is only the beginning, but sing and let the smoke in, so they won't find you. Don't walk in threes!

Effects of the Celesta Event: Symptoms similar to those afflicted by Oppositional Defiant Disorder for participants, greater affinity for musical pieces, greater consumption of hallucinogenic substances.

Notes: This was the first known Celesta Event. Unlike the following Celesta Events, important event correlated with the anomaly occurred on the same night.

Event Number: 006

Location: MONTEVIDEO

Date: 06-24-1987

Original Celestial Body: SCORPIUS

Celetial Body Displayed: CETUS

Effects During the Celesta Event: Unknown

Person of Interest: CS-IV Jaime Pérez⁶

Transcription: Unknown

Effects of the Celesta Event: Unknown

Notes: Due to the disappearance of all the individuals involved, the Foundation was unable to obtain any valuable information.

Event Number: 010

Location: INVERNESS

Date: 06-21-1993

Original Celestial Body: URSA MINOR

Celestial Body Displayed: HYDRA

Effects During the Celesta Event: Lost perception of external stimuli, increased fishing dexterity, visualizations of plesiosaurus-esque sea creatures and specimens of the Asteroidea class (common starfish).

Person of Interest: Edna MacInnes⁷.

Transcription: You should not trust the false sea which unclean creatures populate. You can take them and plunge them into the false cosmic dust. Anyone could fool you by putting fake stars next to you — look up where the true gods and warriors are, and look for the signs. Watch your surroundings.

Effects of the Celesta Event: Aquaphobia, herpetophobia, greater recognition of patterns, mild paranoia.

Notes: Several days later, Edna MacInnes saw an instance of SCP-████ in Loch Ness. Subsequently, camouflaged agents in the surrounding area administered Class-B amnestics and returned her to the riverside of Loch Ness, replacing SCP-████ with a log.

Event number: 015

Location: GAZA

Date: 09-20-2000

Original Celestial Body: CYGNUS

Celestial Body Displayed: THE HOME OF THE KING CEPHEUS

Effects During the Celesta Event: Lost perception of external stimuli, religious and warlike chants.

Person of Interest: Ahmed Yasin.

Transcription: Sing, my brothers and sisters! Sing, for very soon the false star of the captors will be made to cease burning! Those who have captured our beloved star Cassiopeia. As the descendants of Cepheus, we must recover it, and keep it safe from others. Let us advance without fear, Cepheus is watching us from the heavens!

Effects of the Celesta Event: Religious intolerance, more aggressive behavior, more interest in astrology (especially those within the constellation of Cassiopeia).

Notes: On 09/28/2000, Ariel Sharon, a former member of the Israeli Defense Force, went to the Dome of the Rock. This encouraged Muslim groups to launch an offensive against the State of Israel, thus provoking the Second Intifada.

Event Number: 018

Location: LONDON

Date: 04-15-2006

Original Celestial Body: [REDACTED]

Celestial Body Displayed: UNKNOWN8

Effects During the Celesta Event: Nothing. After multiple interrogations with members of the London population, it was confirmed that they could visualize the constellation even if the sky was not visible.

Person of Interest: Unknown. It is presumed that those responsible were high-ranking members of The Fifth Church.

Transcription: Ywaq ma phgwa'cul hnakf. Uulwi ifis halahs gag[DATA EXPUNGED]. Slon tlir na tlei obr Fifth. Tla slon ████ plr startln tlo sacp tlei. Don't flee from the star's embrace, it merely wants you to be joyous.

Effects of the Celesta Event: Amplified effects of the fifth stage.

Notes: This was the first Celesta Event that did not cause extra effects. It should be noted that the Foundation had recognized The Fifth Church as a Group of Interest, and it's previous operations within London.

Event Number: 020

Location: OKINAWA

Date: 07-02-2007

Original Celestial Body: LEO

Celestial Body Displayed: JOB'S COFFIN

Effects During the Celesta Event: Lost perception of external stimuli, unconsciousness.

Person of Interest: Ken Kobayashi⁹

Transcription: I'm sorry to have to put you to sleep, but I have a very important message for you. I know you're very tired, but Jurōjin¹⁰ needs you. It wants to take you to the stars, but it needs you to do a couple of tasks before then. Remember to go to the temple every day and make the offerings until it calls you. When it does, do not be afraid to die, for only the stars are real.

Effects of the Celesta Event: Ergomania, Shinto religious fanaticism, suicidal thoughts and actions.

Notes: This was the first Celesta Event which resulted in casualties. Of note, SCP-ES-105 affected ten subjects in an urban area of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. All transcripts were collected from ████ █████, the only subject which remained alive. After the data was collected, they were given Class-B amnestics.

Event Number: 025

Location: MONTEVIDEO

Date: 05-15-2010

Original Celestial Body: LIBRA AND SATURN

Celestial Body Displayed: CRUX

Effects During the Celesta Event: Lost perception of external stimuli, visualization of Christian icons, greater density of fumes generated in the second stage, rites related to the Catholic Church.

Person of Interest: Amador Márquez¹¹

Transcription: Brethren, we are here today to commemorate the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on the Five-Pointed Cross, to Heaven. As we all know, Paradise is a place full of fumes with stars like the pearls of Our Lord. As is to be expected, you must take your incense holders to "perfume" its home and rise up to the Truth. Remember, all this is for the Southern Polar Star, better known as the divine sign, to appear and take us with it. And remember: if you love him not, his archons will not let you ascend.

Effects of the Celesta Event: Conversion to Catholicism, or greater religious adherence if they had already been believers. Increased use of incense spirals at Sunday Masses.

Notes: The Catholic rites after SCP-ES-105 are similar to those practiced in the southern United States. Henceforth, an investigation is being conducted into Catholic dioceses to find possible infiltration from members of The Fifth Church and its branches.

Addendum 1: On 05/17/2010, a court order was obtained to search the home of Amador Márquez in ████, Uruguay. When their belongings were searched, agents found a wooden cross with the lower end separated in half, similar in appearance to a star; several sticks of incense; and a series of notes he had written.

+ Notes from Amador Márquez

07/02/87

I'm not a man fond of writing, but since what happened in Montevideo, I feel the need to. At least, someone must be able to speak of them. The nation will know what that light was. The world will know.

07/05/87

Fucking bastards. Those so-called journalists laughed in my face. They told me I was crazy and that I was just a conspiracy theorist or a televangelist. Fools, I saw Him! I saw His grace and His wrath. I don't know why he left me alive, but I feel his call. I hear it more and more — even yesterday, I couldn't sleep because of His voice.

07/07/87

I can't take it anymore. If He wants His will to be done, I will do it. I hope that at least he'll let me sleep.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

11/12/88

It's been almost a year and a half now. I'm almost not bothered by His voice anymore, and it turns out that I'm learning a lot of facts about Christianity, like how the number five symbolizes God's grace. Good number, although I don't know why I have noticed that one and not others like six, seven, or twelve. I am also getting back in touch with people, though no women. Too bad, my old self would have loved to be in their presence.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

03/14/92

I finally got assigned to a church. Not bad, but it's getting a bit old. The audience was very bored, and I don't think they understood my sermon. But everyone will understand. One only has to let oneself be carried away by the Word.

03/21/92

This mass was a little better than the last one. At least they didn't fall asleep, and some parishioners even asked for His blessing.

04/05/92

Yesterday afternoon, after the end of mass, two people came in who said they knew one of my former companions. They told me that they were former workers of a weekly newspaper called "El Caso"¹², and that they were looking to start a new South American weekly called "The Horizon", focusing on paranormal and religious phenomena. I told everything I knew and then they left. At least someone believes me, even if they seem to be nutty.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

05/25/95

Today I received a pleasant surprise from Jaime Pérez, an old acquaintance from the Montevideo incident. He came to see me about how my life was going, and I took advantage of his questions to return them, and get to know him a little better. He told me that he was part of a religious initiative with ecumenical tendencies called "The Union of the Five," which would be a union of the five most influential religions¹³. He rose in the ranks doing charity work in Europe, apparently.

He told me that if I wanted to help him, he would help me know more about the light I saw and what lies beyond.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

07/16/95

I decided to try out a little thing while in practice that Jaime suggested to me. A bit of incense, like the Galicians, and a bit of dancing, and everything would be fine.

I was right. They sang and breathed the smoke like madmen those who want to know more about Our Lord.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

12/08/98

Yesterday, I had a dream and a revelation. I was sitting on a chair, and in front of me Jaime appeared, along with a few cups of tea. He told me we were in Paradise, specifically in the Fifth World. I took a look around me and saw this strange plane, with stone floors carved with identical pentagons. People running around with their own free will in what appeared to be the Garden of Eden. Animals and plants of unparalleled color and appearance, all bathed under the pink light of a Great Cosmic Starfish.

After that, Jaime told me that, before resting here, he had a great mission. I had to call the Southern Star so the Fifth World would know we wanted to receive it. Seeing what Paradise was like, I willingly accepted.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

02/11/99

I did it. I used the words that Jaime has been teaching me to unlock the bonds of the mind. At first they were surprised, but in the end, they understood and nodded. They're starting to mature.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

09/05/05

People haven't been coming in lately, all because of that damned book. Half of my parishioners disappeared and the bishops are beginning to complain about my unorthodox practices. I don't know whether to listen to Jaime and use a few sentences from it.

[EXTRANEOUS DATA REMOVED]

04/15/10

They're ready to go. We all are. I can see how our souls are freer, our bones are looser, and our flesh is softer. I can see how we rise and signal to the Southern Star. I can see Paradise and my old companions smiling there. I see the faithless who fear us. I have to do this.

05/15/10

I've done it. I've done it. I watched my parishioners evaporate. Their stardust was flying through the ceiling. What a pity that it was only a minority, but that means that I have not yet aroused suspicion among the faithless. But I must act, for I feel they want to sabotage the Coming.

I must help. I feel like I must help. We're in danger. We must go to the sidereal ice to the south and I only know one way. If we can't go to Paradise, I'll make Paradise come to us. All for Our Lord Our Star. ██████ ███ ██ ██'██ austral.

Addendum 2: On 12/25/14 at 11:00 AM +12:00 UTC, a celestial body of unknown origin appeared over the Amundsen-Scott station. According to initial observations, it seems to share similar characteristics to Sigma Octantis, the current Southern Polar Star. Whether it is related to SCP-ES-105 and its potential classification as an anomaly is under investigation.

Footnotes

1. A group of stars that, when seen from Earth, appear to have a special arrangement or alignment in geometric form that is easily remembered.

2. In subsequent Celesta Events, however, it has been found that SCP-ES-105 "hides" the celestial bodies, rather than completely supplanting them.

3. The fumes are non-anomalous instances of the St. Elmo's fire weather phenomenon.

4. It is unknown what variables change the percentage of people affected.

5. Although all of these characteristics are inherent to Fifthism, neither the Foundation nor the UIU had recognized Fifthism as a Group of Interest at the time.

6. Person was involved in several sensitive Fifth Church operations and similar groups, including SCP-ES-███. Missing since █/██/████.

7. Civilian. She is not currently involved in any anomalous activities.

8. The heavenly body shown resembled a starfish.

9. An employee of Funeral Home █████. Deceased.

10. One of the Seven Gods of Fortune in Japanese Shintoism. According to Shintoism, it is the reincarnation of the Southern Polar Star.

11. Parish of the █████ Church, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Missing person.

12. Spanish weekly, specialized in news of events, which was published in Madrid between 1952 and 1987.

13. Currently, the five major religions being Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.