SCP-ES-180

SCP-INT-0264 General Report

Item #: SCP-INT-0264

Object Class: Thaumiel

Abstract: Given the "Project Plurality", each instance, or group of instances, of SCP-INT-0264 shall be administered by the branch of the SCP Foundation that corresponds to its language of origin. Each branch shall have the duty to track, register, and delete SCP-INT-0264 instances necessary to protect the third mission of the SCP Foundation (Protection).

Description: SCP-INT-0264 is a multilingual anomalous grammatical argument only adjunctable to the nominal syntagm of the sentence, and is only active when applied to a sentence with a singular subject nominal syntagm¹, and when the sentence is uttered. Although understanding SCP-INT-0264 is not necessary in most cases, correct spelling and pronunciation per language is necessary, and therefore, each instance is not mutually interchangeable.

To date, the presence of SCP-INT-0264 covers a large part of the Niger-Congolese, Uralic linguistic², Sino-Tibetan³ families, part of the Indo-European family⁴ and the Korean language. Given the diversity of languages in which it is present, its mode of application and logic of scope also vary.

Due to "Project Plurality", only the SCP-INT-0264 instance report of interest is attached.

To read the other reports on other instances of SCP-INT-0264, refer to the Archives Department from the nearest facility.

ES-Version — SCP-ES-180 Report

Item #: SCP-ES-180

Object Class: Thaumiel

Special Containment Procedures: Currently, SCP-ES-180 is under study by the Paralanguage Division of Site-313. Due to the risk posed by SCP-ES-180, all subjects enrolled in the project will be administered with the Mondragon Memetic Blocking Agent⁵ and Barnard Memetic Sabotage Agent⁶.

The entire research area of SCP-ES-180 will be devoid of writing utensils. All research notation will be done by computers integrated with the Susane AIC.

Any testing on SCP-ES-180 must have the consent of the Project Head and at least three members of the O5 Council. Test subjects shall be amnestized after each test.

Both Mondragon Memetic Blocking Agent and Barnard Memetic Sabotage Agent will be integrated into advertising campaigns targeting Hispanic communities, with an emphasis on campaigns aimed at consumerism and commerce.

The Artificial Intelligence Conscript, Susane, has been assigned to the grammatical analysis of forums, Spanish language study pages, image boards, chat channels and social networks of preferential use by Hispanic communities. In case Susane AIC discovers an instance of SCP-ES-180, it will alert the Technical Department to remove this instance from its origin server.

Given that finding written instances is extremely difficult, all SCP Foundation facilities located in Spanish-speaking countries should spend a small percentage of their field work to find and remove them.

Description: SCP-ES-180 is an anomalous grammatical argument that meets the SCP-INT-0264 instance characteristics. SCP-ES-180 affects only sentences written in the Spanish language.

When applied to a sentence, SCP-ES-180 will conceptually alter the sentence to present a plural subject. This conceptual alteration is presented as a change in local reality, affecting the subjects involved in the new sentence.

The extent of the effects of SCP-ES-180 is presented contextually. For example, if three persons are isolated, and one activates SCP-ES-180 using the first and second person singular subjects ("I" and "you"), then only themselves will be affected. On the other hand, if a third person singular subject is used ("he" and "she". It also admits "it" and that"), the affected persons will depend on who the sender is referring to. Thus, saying "he is my brother", will be replaced by "they are my brothers". If in the context of the sentence, there were no other persons besides the one pointed out, then the sentence would have no anomalous effect whatsoever. On the other hand, if there are at least one or more persons besides the referenced one, then they will be affected by the sentence.

If there is no target person (as in special cases of logical argumentation) when using SCP-ES-180, then the effects of SCP-ES-180 generalize to the people present in the environment.

It is possible to reverse any effects of SCP-ES-180 when used again on targets with a logically negative, grammatically reversed sentence or with sufficient changes to neutralize the current SCP-ES-180 effects on the target.

Addendum-ES-180-1: Testing Log

The log format used is as follows:

Subjects:	Subjects isolated together
Sentence:	[Subject used in SCP-ES-180]: "[Sentence to be uttered]"7
Result:	Sentence results.

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Subjects:	D-34650
Sentence:	D-34650: "This is my ball"
Result:	No effect.

Subjects:	D-34650 and D-35756
Sentence:	D-34650: "He [D-35756] is my partner"
Result:	No effect.

Subjects:	D-34650, D-35756 and D-34662
Sentence:	D-34650: "This is my ball"
Result:	"This is our ball". All subjects now remember that they were instructed to say "This is my ball".

Subjects:	D-34650, D-35756 and D-34662
Sentence:	D-35756: "My hair is cool"
Result:	"Our hair is cool". D-35756 displayed compulsive behavior with his hair, which was transmitted to the other subjects.

Subjects:	D-34650, D-35756 and D-34662
Sentence:	D-35756: "My blood is blue"
Result:	"Our blood is blue". The blood coloration of all subjects turned blue. No apparent organic damage.

Subjects:	D-34650, D-35756 and D-34662
Sentence:	D-34650: "His [D-34650] eyes are like those of a toad"
Result:	No effect.

Subjects:	D-34650, D-35756 and D-34662
Sentence:	D-34650: "How horrible [he/D-34662] is, his eyes are like those of a toad"
Result:	"How horrible they are, their eyes are like those of a toad". D-35756 and D-34662 undergo a change in the iris and pupils: the irises widen and take on a jade green color, while the pupils become elongated and thin. This type of eye is found in many species of the genus Anura.

""Their eyes are like those of a toad" is somewhat ambiguous. It is pointing to a subject, yes, but the fact that the sentence goes to his eyes (plural), marks the new subject. That is, although it is correct to obviate the subject to whom the sentence applies because it is understood, SCP-ES-180 does not do so."— Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-34650 and D-35756
Sentence:	D-34650: "If I walk, I breathe. I breathe. Therefore I walk"
Result:	"If we walk, we breathe. We breathe. Therefore we walk". The subjects stop breathing once they stop walking. They die within a few hours due to the fatigue involved.

Subjects:	D-34662
Sentence:	D-34662: "If the lights go out, they do not see me. They do not see me. Therefore, the lights went out"
Result:	"If the lights go out, they do not see us. They do not see us. Therefore, the lights went out". SCP-ES-180 project research area suffered a blackout. D-34662 and all the researchers attached to the project now seem to mimic with the environment when it has a light intensity of less than 100 lux.

Subjects:	D-34650
Sentence:	D-34650: "Whether the lights are on or off, I see me. I see me. Therefore the lights are either on or off"
Result:	"Whether the lights are on or off, we see each other. We see each other. Therefore the lights are on or off". D-34662 and all the researchers attached to the project were able to emit electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum range. Due to its intensity, it only makes their bodies visible, without affecting their surroundings. The above test was performed again.

"We definitely need to be more careful about not using context and the use of logical sentences. In these cases, a very serious fallacy can be created. The worst part of the case is probably that anomalies can be created because of this logic. Further testing could clarify this." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-34650 and D-35742
Sentence:	D-34650: "I can fly, but when I fly, my friend cannot fly"
Result:	"We can fly, but when we fly, my friends cannot fly". Subjects now possess levitating capabilities. No changes in the researchers.

"Interesting, let's see, this actually did affect someone off-site. Once the subjects stopped flying, we had to go to the homes of "their friends". They, in fact, can now fly. We reapplied the sentence and now they cannot fly, neither they nor their friends, thankfully." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-34650 and D-35742
Sentence:	D-35742: "A step I walk makes trees grow"
Result:	"A step we walk makes trees grow". The subjects are now able to create roots that gradually become specimens of various trees. The same specimens grew to the middle of the containment room, ceasing to grow once the subjects were terminated.

Subjects:	D-32568 and D-37355
Sentence:	D-32568: "For one who take the sword will perish by the sword"
Result:	"For all who take the sword they will perish by the sword". D-37355 was supplied with a razor and ordered to cut off the thumb of D-32568. D-37355 was likewise cut by the razor.

"How interesting that it is so specific with such an abstract sentence." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-32568 y D-37355
Sentence:	D-32568: "God helps that who rises early"
Result:	"The Gods help that who rise early". The subjects went to sleep and awoke at 5 am. That same day, an elevation of Akiva radiation was observed in the subjects. Throughout the day, the subjects showed a series of positive tychenic8 anomalies, leading them to almost break containment and escape.

"The subjects are now unable to get up early. We apply sleeping pills for this." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-32568, D-32607 and D-37355
Sentence:	D-32568: "You are [D-37355] indestructible"
Result:	"They are indestructible". D-32607 and D-37355 became biologically indestructible. When attempting to eliminate D-37355 by head shot, the bullet ricocheted off the head.

"Sentence reapplied with a series of changes. Now we can kill them… Wow, this is getting more and more out of hand. It is really disturbing that, through the right choice of words, you could almost be a God." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Subjects:	D-32568, D-32607 and D-37355,
Sentence:	D-37355: "I am 10 people"
Result:	"We are 10 people". The subjects seem to possess some kind of multiple vision. They claim to be able to "see through 10 people" and to be able to control them. After appropriate testing, the subjects were terminated.

Subjects:	D-32568, D-32607 and D-37355 y
Sentence:	D-32568: "I am God"
Result:	"We are God". No apparent effects. The subjects were kept in quarantine. After 1 month, a theological pattern was discovered among the D-Class who praised and "followed the teachings of Diego, Daniel and Beatriz"9. These are the names of the test subjects. After the subjects were terminated, this pattern changed to show references to a constant struggle against the "Jailers", who had "brutally murdered the gods"10.

Incident-ES-180-01: Video Log

The following is a video log taken in the SCP-ES-180 research area, at Site-313. A transcript is shown below:

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VIDEO LOG

Date: 06/23/2019. Location: SCP-ES-180 Research Area

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<Begin Log>

0250: (Researcher Reinaldo Cárdenas¹¹ is seen entering the SCP-ES-180-5 research area.)

0255: (The researcher opens one of the Refrigeration Chambers and extracts a dose of the Mnestic Cocktail-ES-180.¹²)

0257: (The subject walks to the SCP-ES-180 Research Area Testing Room and closes the door to the room.)

0302: (A Rapid Response Team (RRT) is alerted and dispatched to the site.)

0305: (The subject proceeds to take a sheet of paper and a pencil from his pocket and begins to write. It is possible to visualize at first the words "the anomaly is now [the camera is unable to observe it]". The researcher pronounces what is written quietly, being impossible to hear it)

0310: (The RRT breaks into the research area)

0311: (The subject appears agitated. This behavior is presumed to be due to the researcher's knowledge that the RRT was outside the Test Room. The researcher began to quickly type "the man must [the camera is unable to observe it]" and then pronounce it quietly. No effect)

0314: (The RRT attempts to open the Test Room)

0315: (The subject quickly writes "the universe will be des[the camera is unable to observe it]" and pronounces it. No effect. The subject writes again, but this time it is impossible to observe what is written)

0316: (Res. Reinaldo Cardenas and the RRT fall unconscious to the floor.)

<End Log>

At 0416 hours, an agent was sent to analyze the site, confirming that there was no danger. All bodies were removed for further analysis. None of the recovered subjects were deceased; instead, all remained induced in a state of REM sleep. None of the subjects could be awakened during the quarantine stay. The subjects were terminated.

It was possible to recover the note written by Res. Reinaldo Cardenas, in which the following sentences written with SCP-ES-180 were found:

The anomaly is now normal
The man must die
The universe will be destroyed
The dream is where I go when I am desperate, and now I go without return

"This is not a Deus Ex Machina, in fact it seems to have a logical explanation if we look at it better. Perhaps an instinct of self-protection of the object. If it has that much power, it would not be strange if it could simply destroy the universe in the blink of an eye, but it failed to do so? I guess we already know we cannot create mass extinctions with this thing." — Dr. Ana Olivera, Project Head.

Addendum-ES-180-2: Recovery Log

The instance of SCP-ES-180 concerning this document was first found in a letter sent to the now dead former Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias in February 2002. The document was written in Spanish, but due to the postmark and some symbols, it was determined that the document was of Cuban origin. Attached below is the letter in the document (without adding SCP-ES-180):

It is my capital, not my city, but my money. It is my private property, house or place that belongs to me.

I work for him, he works for me.
I am a follower of the wonders of the Soviet Union.
I am a follower of Karl Marx - I live, and I will win!

And that is how I deceive a Nation.

Although the document had all the means to be traced, none of the methods used found its exact origin. Currently, the now dead former Cuban president Fidel Castro is suspected of trying to spread the Marxist-Leninism doctrine in Latin America.

Footnotes

1. Or at least one subject with number equal to 1.

2. To date, only the languages of the countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union are affected.

3. Particularly those spoken in China.

4. Noteworthy: Spanish, English, German, etc.

5. This memetic agent is intended to prevent any attempt to use SCP-ES-180 completely correctly, and still be able to remember its correct use.

6. This is a memetic agent that is administered together with an amnestic-mnestic treatment aimed at remembering the environment where an idea takes place. If an idea takes place outside this context, then the memetic agent will be activated, preventing recall of the idea in its entirety.

7. In special cases, such as when referring to an unspoken subject or where there is ambivalence of subjects, the subject of reference will be placed in square brackets.

8. Luck-related probabilistic anomaly subdivision.

9. Among these "teachings", were ritual sacrifice, deliberate stabbing, rape, practice of gluttony, etc.

10. There is currently no known pattern of affected subjects. The only known methods of conversion to this religion are by "visions of Diego, Daniel and Beatriz destroying everything the Jailers built", or by word of mouth. Due to the treatment of the D-Class, this second method is less common.

11. Researcher assigned to the SCP-ES-180 project.

12. A Mnestic Cocktail explicitly intended for the correct handling of SCP-ES-180.