SCP-3131 by The SCP Foundation Lyrics
Item #: SCP-3131
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3131-A and SCP-3131-B are to be contained in a standard containment locker equipped with at least one audio recording device. Removal of SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B is prohibited. Personnel should monitor SCP-3131-B for any changes in audio activity.
At least one Level-2 personnel or higher is to converse with SCP-3131-C for a maximum of ten minutes daily. This should be done in an internally soundproof environment to prevent external influence and other auditory disturbance. Conversations are to be recorded in full with the designated audio recording device provided on-site. These conversations are to be submitted to the acting Senior Researcher on duty.
Description: SCP-3131 is a TDK SA90 Type II audio cassette (SCP-3131-A) inserted in a Type EL 3302 cassette player (SCP-3131-B). Removing SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B and playing it in any other device does not eliminate its anomalous properties. Attempts to pause, rewind and overwrite SCP-3131-A through SCP-3131-B's piano keys have been so far ineffective.
The tape inside SCP-3131-A is constantly moving at a speed of 7.2 cm/s (from left to right) despite the absence of any obvious power source, and maintains this movement even after removal from SCP-3131-B. Since initial containment, SCP-3131-A's continuous playback has been calculated to a length of at least 21,000 kilometers, or approximately 120,000 hours of playtime.1
When in proximity of an individual's effective hearing range, SCP-3131-B commences the audio of an entity designated as SCP-3131-C. Removing SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B prohibits this anomalous effect. SCP-3131-C will then attempt to communicate with the individual verbally, usually through a distorted woman's voice. Surveillance shows that SCP-3131-B is mostly passive outside the proximity of any individual, playing unintelligible noises of various composition. However, there were certain occasions SCP-3131-C plays indistinct vocalizations within the background. Despite resembling English, auditory analysis from these vocalizations has been inconclusive due to the severely distorted quality of audio when recorded to another media.
SCP-3131-A appears to record any conversation and auditory phenomena within its area of effect, even after withdrawal from SCP-3131-B. In most cases, after two or more interactions with the same individual, SCP-3131-C has been observed to replay recorded audio in order to justify its position in discussion, preserving a sense of continuity. These includes transcripts and/or excerpts from various conversations and other acoustic phenomena such as electronic noises, indistinct chatters, etc. The process by which SCP-3131-C is able to access these recordings through SCP-3131-A despite variations in time stamps and physical restrictions is currently unknown.
Acquisition: On 01/14/████, an estimated 95 false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) beached themselves on a remote mangrove beach in mainland Monroe County, Florida, in the western Everglades National Park. Site-477 initially anticipated the event due to an unidentified auditory anomaly triangulated throughout the region. Site-113 Director Scarlet Winters was subsequently advised to immediately send personnel on the location.
Upon arrival, Simoun Hayder and two other Foundation agents discovered a 17 year old female named Mia Burke at the scene, in possession of SCP-3131-B. Burke was in a state of panic and distress. Since the location was remote and the event too coincidental, Agent Hayder contacted Site-113 and reported the incident. After confirmation, Agent Hayder immediately detained Burke and confiscated the object.
Foundation agents returned to the location after approximately twenty minutes and found that most of the whales had disappeared, with the exception of three expired specimens. Autopsy revealed that all of the specimens had auditory impairment which might have led to their beaching.
SCP-3131's anomalous properties manifested during initial interrogation. Site-113 Supervisor Eldin Greene was debriefing Burke when the object suddenly interrupted the discussion. Burke panicked and quickly removed SCP-3131-A. Director Winters noticed the anomalous properties of SCP-3131-A, and immediately summoned stationed researchers for inspection. Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza originally classified the object as SCP-3131. Sub-designations was later added due to the discovery of SCP-3131-C.
The following interviews were conducted after the initial designation of SCP-3131:
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Interviewer: Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Interviewee: SCP-3131-C
Foreword: Interview conducted two hours after acquisition of SCP-3131-A and SCP-3131-B. NOTE: Italicized text are recordings.
SCP-3131-C: HELLO [pause] HELLO
Kenoma: Oh, greetings.
SCP-3131-C: HOW ARE YOU
Kenoma: I'm okay. Do you mind answering a few questions from me?
[Unresponsive for three seconds]
SCP-3131-C: OKAY [pause] I GUESS
Kenoma: Do you know where you came from?
SCP-3131-C: I'M FROM The orphanage
Kenoma: Where is that?
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
SCP-3131-C: HERE
Kenoma: What do you mean you're from here?
SCP-3131-C: I MEAN [pause] WHERE ELSE WOULD I COME FROM
Kenoma: Okay. Second question. Do you know what you are?
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: Are you still there?
[Seven seconds of white noise]
SCP-3131-C: Whoa! This is unbelievable. How can you talk to me? Do you know what you are?
[Four seconds of white noise]
SCP-3131-C: SHE ASKED ME THE SAME [laughs]
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
Kenoma: What was that?
SCP-3131-C: WHAT [pause] WHAT
Kenoma: The thing you did. Is that a replay?
SCP-3131-C: WHAT IS A Replay
Kenoma: Oh. Never mind then. So, do you know what you are?
SCP-3131-C: I'M ME [pauses for five seconds] I GUESS
Kenoma: That doesn't make sense to me. Please elaborate.
SCP-3131-C: HOW SO [pauses for three seconds] DO I DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
Kenoma: Oh, no. It's just you're different.
SCP-3131-C: HOW CAN I BE DIFFERENT
Kenoma: You look like a tape.
SCP-3131-C: WHAT'S A Tape
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: Anyway, about the thing you did earlier. The replay thing. How did you do that?
SCP-3131-C: OH [pause] BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A Replay
Kenoma: It's when you play something that already happened.
SCP-3131-C: OH [pause] BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID [pauses for three seconds] I JUST REMEMBERED Mia
Kenoma: Interesting. This is enough for now. Thank you for your time.
SCP-3131-C: OKAY
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Interviewer: Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Interviewee: Mia Burke
Foreword: Subject was debriefed about her discovery of SCP-3131-A and course of relationship with SCP-3131-C.
Kenoma: Hi, Mia. I'm going to ask a few questions. Please answer them as honest as possible. This is a serious matter.
Mia: Okay. Go on.
Kenoma: How did you acquire the tape and the player?
Mia: Oh, the player is mine.
Kenoma: Okay. So, where did you get the tape?
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
Mia: I found it on a beach. About a few miles near the place where I was found.
Kenoma: How, exactly?
Mia: Beside a dead whale or something. I was intrigued, so I decided to take a closer look. That's when I saw the tape.
Kenoma: How did you first met the entity?
Mia: I decided to take it home and try it. I mean, who wouldn't take a tape moving on its own? It didn't play anything at first though. Just static and noises. Then, after a few minutes, it spoke. She fucking spoke!
[Unresponsive for three seconds]
Kenoma: What were your exact words?
Mia: My exact words? Well, "Whoa! Is this for real? Oh my god. This is unbelievable. How can you talk to me? Do you know what you are?" She laughed. It was creepy but after a while I laughed too.
Kenoma: Interesting. You seem to be close to her.
Mia: Yeah. She seems to like me a lot.
Kenoma: How did the tape speak at first?
Mia: How can I explain this. Like it was recorded, I guess.
Kenoma: How so?
Mia: It's like she's not speaking but obviously she is. It's hard to believe.
Kenoma: Why did you decided to take that tape from the beach? Did you hear her or something?
Mia: I just got curious. Hey, is she gonna be okay? She never did anything bad.
Kenoma: Of course. But you need to tell me more about her.
[Unresponsive for eight seconds]
Mia: [sigh] She's sweet, mostly. She's been like a six year old sister to me for the past three months. She'll occasionally play these conversations from people. Sometimes, it's just clicking sounds or something. Other times, it's just rain and sound of the ocean. Every time I'm upset, she just makes me hear these sounds which I guess please her.
Kenoma: So she just plays these sounds?
Mia: Yup. Sometimes it's weird though. She will play conversations of me talking with my Mom and my friends at school. Sometimes she even plays certain conversations that I don't remember I ever said. Like the one where I promised to keep her safe.
Kenoma: How did you know you didn't say that then? And how are you sure it wasn't you?
Mia: Because it's my voice. I felt it.
Kenoma: Do you always bring her with you?
Mia: No. She never gets out of my room. She'd creep out everyone else, obviously. The thing with the whales? That's the first time we ever went out together.
Kenoma: Why did both of you come there in the first place?
Mia: She told me her big friends were coming. That she would introduce me.
Kenoma: Friends?
Mia: Yeah. It's weird because, you know, she's a tape, and she doesn't even know what the word "friend" actually means.
Kenoma: Did you asked her about who these "friends" are?
Mia: No, I didn't.
Kenoma: So, what happened after? Please continue.
Mia: After we arrived, we waited for about fifteen minutes. Then, those big dolphins came and just kept stranding themselves. It was so scary.
Kenoma: Does anybody know about the tape?
Mia: No. Just me.
Kenoma: Okay. I guess this is enough for now. Thank you for your time, Mia.
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: We'll have to keep you here for the next few days for more interviews. Just tell the personnel what you need.
[Subject nods]
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Interviewer: Mia Burke
Interviewee: SCP-3131-C
Foreword: After █ days of cooperative behavior, Mia Burke was given a chance to communicate with SCP-3131-C before her scheduled release of custody and amnesticization. NOTE: Italicized text are recordings.
SCP-3131-C: HELLO Mia [pause] I MISS YOU
Mia: I miss you too.
SCP-3131-C: DID THEY HURT YOU
Mia: No, they didn't. I think they're good people.
SCP-3131-C: IF THEY'RE GOOD THEN WHY DID THEY TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ME
Mia: I don't know, Bud.
SCP-3131-C: THEY TOOK YOU AWAY FROM ME [pauses for three seconds] I WAS SO Lonely [pause] Mia [pause] VERY Lonely
Mia: I was lonely, too.
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
SCP-3131-C: AT LEAST YOU'RE BACK IN YOUR Room NOW [pause] WE CAN BE Happy AGAIN
Mia: Oh, no. They said I have to leave for now. They told me you're sick.
SCP-3131-C: HOW CAN I BE SICK [pause] YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME Mia
Mia: That's what the doctors told me. They're good people, Bud. They'll fix you in no time.
SCP-3131-C: Doctors
Mia: Yeah. Doctors fix sick people.
SCP-3131-C: NO [pause] THEY ARE BAD [pause] Doctors MADE ME FORGET SMOKE AND PEOPLE THAT I [pause] Love [pause] THEY WILL MAKE ME FORGET YOU Mia
Mia: You have to trust me, Bud. You'll do just fine. I'm sorry. I have to go now. Bye.
[Subject leaves the room]
SCP-3131-C: NO [pause] Mia WAIT [pause] DON'T LEAVE Mia [pause] Mia [pause] Mia [pause] Mia.. [This repeats for the next three hours]
Addendum 01: Document 3131-A: Below are excerpts from various tests and interviews conducted by Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez targeted in understanding and determining the nature of SCP-3131-C:
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Date: 02/18/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe smoke.
Excerpt: SMOKE [pause] THEY'RE SMOKE [pause] SMOKE ARE NICE [pause] SMOKE IS TALKING TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Date: 02/22/████
Foreword: Three different songs was consecutively played within the vicinity. Subject was then asked to describe smoke.
Excerpt: THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE SMOKE HAVE PATTERNS [pause] LIKE THESE [pause] ALTHOUGH SMOKE FROM PEOPLE HAVE PATTERNS TOO
Date: 02/25/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe the surroundings.
Excerpt: I MOSTLY SEE DOTS AND LINES [pause] APART FROM SMOKE [pause] WAIT [unresponsive for five seconds] YOU DON'T SEE DOTS AND LINES
Date: 02/26/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe its experience when the room is empty.
Excerpt: SOMETIMES THE SMOKE IS JUST TOO THIN [pause] IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE GONE [unresponsive for seven seconds] I FEEL SAD WHEN THERE'S NO SMOKE NOR PEOPLE
Date: 02/28/████
Foreword: SCP-3131-A was removed for a short duration and returned afterwards. Subject was then asked to describe its experience.
Excerpt: DURING THOSE TIMES I CAN MOVE [pause] I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T MOVE WHEN I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE [pause] MAYBE THE SMOKE GETS ME [laughs] I CAN MOVE WHEN I TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE THOUGH [pause] TINY PEOPLE FROM VERY FAR AWAY [pause] THERE ARE BIG PEOPLE TOO.
Note: I assume these people are not actual people. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Date: 03/02/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe people.
Excerpt: PEOPLE HAVE THIS HOLE IN THE MIDDLE [pause] IT DOESN'T HAVE SMOKE [pause] EVER [pause] IT'S FULL OF CIRCLE THINGS [pause] I DON'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH
Date: 03/08/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe other people.
Excerpt: YES [pause] THERE ARE DIFFERENT SHAPES OF PEOPLE [pause] SOME BIG [pause] SOME TINY [pause] BUT I DON'T LIKE THOSE PEOPLE [pause] THEY DON'T OFTEN TALK STUFF [pause] THEY HELP ME MOVE THOUGH [pause] UNLIKE TALKING TO MEDIUM PEOPLE
Note: Again, obviously they're not actual people. We have to make a few more tests to determine what they're actually are. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Date: 03/09/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to differentiate tiny people from big people.
Excerpt: I LIKE BIG PEOPLE MORE THAN TINY PEOPLE [pause] TINY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS [two seconds of silence] TALKING [pause] BIG PEOPLE JUST TALK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT [pause] LIKE ME
Note: This is a lot harder than I expected. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Additional Notes: It's notable that SCP-3131-C doesn't seem to record sound in a voluntary manner. It appears that all sounds around it was being recorded continuously, without any intention. SCP-3131-C then uses these recordings to see or view its surroundings like a screen or projection. This may also suggest that complicated sounds, such as vocalizations, are being visualized in this manner. —Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Addendum 02: Incident 3131-01: On 03/17/████, Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez requested to personally test SCP-3131-A on a player similar to SCP-3131-B. Site-113 Supervisor Eldin Greene approved the request due to the noticeable cooperation of SCP-3131-C from interactions and considerably low threat to personnel. However, after being inserted, SCP-3131-C immediately reacted in a unique manner, differing from previous interactions. Below is a transcript of the audio log from the incident:
▶ Open Audio Log 3131-01
Approximately two hours after contact with SCP-3131-C, an estimated 140 whale specimens, from various species of toothed whales (Odontoceti), beached themselves at ████ Bay, ██ kilometers from the coast of Site-113 in ██████, Australia. Two killer whales (Orcinus orca)2 attacked and killed three personnel attempting to sedate them. Site Director Scarlet Winters decided to [REDACTED] so that the whales could be sent back as swiftly as possible to prevent public attention. The incident was successfully neutralized after three hours, with the Foundation experiencing three casualties and six other minor injuries.
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Incident 3131-03
Addendum 03: Incident 3131-02: For six days, SCP-3131-A was not returned to SCP-3131-B, which consequently affected the behavior of SCP-3131-C. From all the interviews taken, SCP-3131-C was entirely unresponsive. While mostly in a continuous play of white noise, there were certain occasions in which recordings of "waves" and "rain", along with other inaudible noises, were played for several hours at random intervals. On 03/21/████, a series of "clicks" and "pulses" were played for approximately thirty minutes. Auditory analysis suggests a cetacean origin, specifically in the Delphinidae family, although this is highly speculative due to insufficient spectrographic data. This behavior and audio activity continued until SCP-3131-A was finally returned to SCP-3131-B on 03/23/████.
Addendum 04: Incident 3131-03: On 04/02/████, a pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) was found stranded on the coast of New Caledonia, ███ kilometers from Site-113. The specimen expired two hours later due to parasitic encephalitis caused by nematodes. A cassette physically identical to SCP-3131-A was retrieved from the specimen's digestive tract. The tape has no other unusual properties except for an inscription that appears to be laminated:
THE ORPHANAGE HEARS YOU
Requesting further interrogation to SCP-3131-C in regards to this. —Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoz
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3131-A and SCP-3131-B are to be contained in a standard containment locker equipped with at least one audio recording device. Removal of SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B is prohibited. Personnel should monitor SCP-3131-B for any changes in audio activity.
At least one Level-2 personnel or higher is to converse with SCP-3131-C for a maximum of ten minutes daily. This should be done in an internally soundproof environment to prevent external influence and other auditory disturbance. Conversations are to be recorded in full with the designated audio recording device provided on-site. These conversations are to be submitted to the acting Senior Researcher on duty.
Description: SCP-3131 is a TDK SA90 Type II audio cassette (SCP-3131-A) inserted in a Type EL 3302 cassette player (SCP-3131-B). Removing SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B and playing it in any other device does not eliminate its anomalous properties. Attempts to pause, rewind and overwrite SCP-3131-A through SCP-3131-B's piano keys have been so far ineffective.
The tape inside SCP-3131-A is constantly moving at a speed of 7.2 cm/s (from left to right) despite the absence of any obvious power source, and maintains this movement even after removal from SCP-3131-B. Since initial containment, SCP-3131-A's continuous playback has been calculated to a length of at least 21,000 kilometers, or approximately 120,000 hours of playtime.1
When in proximity of an individual's effective hearing range, SCP-3131-B commences the audio of an entity designated as SCP-3131-C. Removing SCP-3131-A from SCP-3131-B prohibits this anomalous effect. SCP-3131-C will then attempt to communicate with the individual verbally, usually through a distorted woman's voice. Surveillance shows that SCP-3131-B is mostly passive outside the proximity of any individual, playing unintelligible noises of various composition. However, there were certain occasions SCP-3131-C plays indistinct vocalizations within the background. Despite resembling English, auditory analysis from these vocalizations has been inconclusive due to the severely distorted quality of audio when recorded to another media.
SCP-3131-A appears to record any conversation and auditory phenomena within its area of effect, even after withdrawal from SCP-3131-B. In most cases, after two or more interactions with the same individual, SCP-3131-C has been observed to replay recorded audio in order to justify its position in discussion, preserving a sense of continuity. These includes transcripts and/or excerpts from various conversations and other acoustic phenomena such as electronic noises, indistinct chatters, etc. The process by which SCP-3131-C is able to access these recordings through SCP-3131-A despite variations in time stamps and physical restrictions is currently unknown.
Acquisition: On 01/14/████, an estimated 95 false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) beached themselves on a remote mangrove beach in mainland Monroe County, Florida, in the western Everglades National Park. Site-477 initially anticipated the event due to an unidentified auditory anomaly triangulated throughout the region. Site-113 Director Scarlet Winters was subsequently advised to immediately send personnel on the location.
Upon arrival, Simoun Hayder and two other Foundation agents discovered a 17 year old female named Mia Burke at the scene, in possession of SCP-3131-B. Burke was in a state of panic and distress. Since the location was remote and the event too coincidental, Agent Hayder contacted Site-113 and reported the incident. After confirmation, Agent Hayder immediately detained Burke and confiscated the object.
Foundation agents returned to the location after approximately twenty minutes and found that most of the whales had disappeared, with the exception of three expired specimens. Autopsy revealed that all of the specimens had auditory impairment which might have led to their beaching.
SCP-3131's anomalous properties manifested during initial interrogation. Site-113 Supervisor Eldin Greene was debriefing Burke when the object suddenly interrupted the discussion. Burke panicked and quickly removed SCP-3131-A. Director Winters noticed the anomalous properties of SCP-3131-A, and immediately summoned stationed researchers for inspection. Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza originally classified the object as SCP-3131. Sub-designations was later added due to the discovery of SCP-3131-C.
The following interviews were conducted after the initial designation of SCP-3131:
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Interviewer: Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Interviewee: SCP-3131-C
Foreword: Interview conducted two hours after acquisition of SCP-3131-A and SCP-3131-B. NOTE: Italicized text are recordings.
SCP-3131-C: HELLO [pause] HELLO
Kenoma: Oh, greetings.
SCP-3131-C: HOW ARE YOU
Kenoma: I'm okay. Do you mind answering a few questions from me?
[Unresponsive for three seconds]
SCP-3131-C: OKAY [pause] I GUESS
Kenoma: Do you know where you came from?
SCP-3131-C: I'M FROM The orphanage
Kenoma: Where is that?
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
SCP-3131-C: HERE
Kenoma: What do you mean you're from here?
SCP-3131-C: I MEAN [pause] WHERE ELSE WOULD I COME FROM
Kenoma: Okay. Second question. Do you know what you are?
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: Are you still there?
[Seven seconds of white noise]
SCP-3131-C: Whoa! This is unbelievable. How can you talk to me? Do you know what you are?
[Four seconds of white noise]
SCP-3131-C: SHE ASKED ME THE SAME [laughs]
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
Kenoma: What was that?
SCP-3131-C: WHAT [pause] WHAT
Kenoma: The thing you did. Is that a replay?
SCP-3131-C: WHAT IS A Replay
Kenoma: Oh. Never mind then. So, do you know what you are?
SCP-3131-C: I'M ME [pauses for five seconds] I GUESS
Kenoma: That doesn't make sense to me. Please elaborate.
SCP-3131-C: HOW SO [pauses for three seconds] DO I DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
Kenoma: Oh, no. It's just you're different.
SCP-3131-C: HOW CAN I BE DIFFERENT
Kenoma: You look like a tape.
SCP-3131-C: WHAT'S A Tape
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: Anyway, about the thing you did earlier. The replay thing. How did you do that?
SCP-3131-C: OH [pause] BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A Replay
Kenoma: It's when you play something that already happened.
SCP-3131-C: OH [pause] BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID [pauses for three seconds] I JUST REMEMBERED Mia
Kenoma: Interesting. This is enough for now. Thank you for your time.
SCP-3131-C: OKAY
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Interviewer: Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Interviewee: Mia Burke
Foreword: Subject was debriefed about her discovery of SCP-3131-A and course of relationship with SCP-3131-C.
Kenoma: Hi, Mia. I'm going to ask a few questions. Please answer them as honest as possible. This is a serious matter.
Mia: Okay. Go on.
Kenoma: How did you acquire the tape and the player?
Mia: Oh, the player is mine.
Kenoma: Okay. So, where did you get the tape?
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
Mia: I found it on a beach. About a few miles near the place where I was found.
Kenoma: How, exactly?
Mia: Beside a dead whale or something. I was intrigued, so I decided to take a closer look. That's when I saw the tape.
Kenoma: How did you first met the entity?
Mia: I decided to take it home and try it. I mean, who wouldn't take a tape moving on its own? It didn't play anything at first though. Just static and noises. Then, after a few minutes, it spoke. She fucking spoke!
[Unresponsive for three seconds]
Kenoma: What were your exact words?
Mia: My exact words? Well, "Whoa! Is this for real? Oh my god. This is unbelievable. How can you talk to me? Do you know what you are?" She laughed. It was creepy but after a while I laughed too.
Kenoma: Interesting. You seem to be close to her.
Mia: Yeah. She seems to like me a lot.
Kenoma: How did the tape speak at first?
Mia: How can I explain this. Like it was recorded, I guess.
Kenoma: How so?
Mia: It's like she's not speaking but obviously she is. It's hard to believe.
Kenoma: Why did you decided to take that tape from the beach? Did you hear her or something?
Mia: I just got curious. Hey, is she gonna be okay? She never did anything bad.
Kenoma: Of course. But you need to tell me more about her.
[Unresponsive for eight seconds]
Mia: [sigh] She's sweet, mostly. She's been like a six year old sister to me for the past three months. She'll occasionally play these conversations from people. Sometimes, it's just clicking sounds or something. Other times, it's just rain and sound of the ocean. Every time I'm upset, she just makes me hear these sounds which I guess please her.
Kenoma: So she just plays these sounds?
Mia: Yup. Sometimes it's weird though. She will play conversations of me talking with my Mom and my friends at school. Sometimes she even plays certain conversations that I don't remember I ever said. Like the one where I promised to keep her safe.
Kenoma: How did you know you didn't say that then? And how are you sure it wasn't you?
Mia: Because it's my voice. I felt it.
Kenoma: Do you always bring her with you?
Mia: No. She never gets out of my room. She'd creep out everyone else, obviously. The thing with the whales? That's the first time we ever went out together.
Kenoma: Why did both of you come there in the first place?
Mia: She told me her big friends were coming. That she would introduce me.
Kenoma: Friends?
Mia: Yeah. It's weird because, you know, she's a tape, and she doesn't even know what the word "friend" actually means.
Kenoma: Did you asked her about who these "friends" are?
Mia: No, I didn't.
Kenoma: So, what happened after? Please continue.
Mia: After we arrived, we waited for about fifteen minutes. Then, those big dolphins came and just kept stranding themselves. It was so scary.
Kenoma: Does anybody know about the tape?
Mia: No. Just me.
Kenoma: Okay. I guess this is enough for now. Thank you for your time, Mia.
[Unresponsive for six seconds]
Kenoma: We'll have to keep you here for the next few days for more interviews. Just tell the personnel what you need.
[Subject nods]
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Interviewer: Mia Burke
Interviewee: SCP-3131-C
Foreword: After █ days of cooperative behavior, Mia Burke was given a chance to communicate with SCP-3131-C before her scheduled release of custody and amnesticization. NOTE: Italicized text are recordings.
SCP-3131-C: HELLO Mia [pause] I MISS YOU
Mia: I miss you too.
SCP-3131-C: DID THEY HURT YOU
Mia: No, they didn't. I think they're good people.
SCP-3131-C: IF THEY'RE GOOD THEN WHY DID THEY TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ME
Mia: I don't know, Bud.
SCP-3131-C: THEY TOOK YOU AWAY FROM ME [pauses for three seconds] I WAS SO Lonely [pause] Mia [pause] VERY Lonely
Mia: I was lonely, too.
[Unresponsive for five seconds]
SCP-3131-C: AT LEAST YOU'RE BACK IN YOUR Room NOW [pause] WE CAN BE Happy AGAIN
Mia: Oh, no. They said I have to leave for now. They told me you're sick.
SCP-3131-C: HOW CAN I BE SICK [pause] YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME Mia
Mia: That's what the doctors told me. They're good people, Bud. They'll fix you in no time.
SCP-3131-C: Doctors
Mia: Yeah. Doctors fix sick people.
SCP-3131-C: NO [pause] THEY ARE BAD [pause] Doctors MADE ME FORGET SMOKE AND PEOPLE THAT I [pause] Love [pause] THEY WILL MAKE ME FORGET YOU Mia
Mia: You have to trust me, Bud. You'll do just fine. I'm sorry. I have to go now. Bye.
[Subject leaves the room]
SCP-3131-C: NO [pause] Mia WAIT [pause] DON'T LEAVE Mia [pause] Mia [pause] Mia [pause] Mia.. [This repeats for the next three hours]
Addendum 01: Document 3131-A: Below are excerpts from various tests and interviews conducted by Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez targeted in understanding and determining the nature of SCP-3131-C:
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Date: 02/18/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe smoke.
Excerpt: SMOKE [pause] THEY'RE SMOKE [pause] SMOKE ARE NICE [pause] SMOKE IS TALKING TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Date: 02/22/████
Foreword: Three different songs was consecutively played within the vicinity. Subject was then asked to describe smoke.
Excerpt: THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE SMOKE HAVE PATTERNS [pause] LIKE THESE [pause] ALTHOUGH SMOKE FROM PEOPLE HAVE PATTERNS TOO
Date: 02/25/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe the surroundings.
Excerpt: I MOSTLY SEE DOTS AND LINES [pause] APART FROM SMOKE [pause] WAIT [unresponsive for five seconds] YOU DON'T SEE DOTS AND LINES
Date: 02/26/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe its experience when the room is empty.
Excerpt: SOMETIMES THE SMOKE IS JUST TOO THIN [pause] IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE GONE [unresponsive for seven seconds] I FEEL SAD WHEN THERE'S NO SMOKE NOR PEOPLE
Date: 02/28/████
Foreword: SCP-3131-A was removed for a short duration and returned afterwards. Subject was then asked to describe its experience.
Excerpt: DURING THOSE TIMES I CAN MOVE [pause] I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T MOVE WHEN I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE [pause] MAYBE THE SMOKE GETS ME [laughs] I CAN MOVE WHEN I TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE THOUGH [pause] TINY PEOPLE FROM VERY FAR AWAY [pause] THERE ARE BIG PEOPLE TOO.
Note: I assume these people are not actual people. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Date: 03/02/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe people.
Excerpt: PEOPLE HAVE THIS HOLE IN THE MIDDLE [pause] IT DOESN'T HAVE SMOKE [pause] EVER [pause] IT'S FULL OF CIRCLE THINGS [pause] I DON'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH
Date: 03/08/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to describe other people.
Excerpt: YES [pause] THERE ARE DIFFERENT SHAPES OF PEOPLE [pause] SOME BIG [pause] SOME TINY [pause] BUT I DON'T LIKE THOSE PEOPLE [pause] THEY DON'T OFTEN TALK STUFF [pause] THEY HELP ME MOVE THOUGH [pause] UNLIKE TALKING TO MEDIUM PEOPLE
Note: Again, obviously they're not actual people. We have to make a few more tests to determine what they're actually are. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Date: 03/09/████
Foreword: Subject was asked to differentiate tiny people from big people.
Excerpt: I LIKE BIG PEOPLE MORE THAN TINY PEOPLE [pause] TINY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS [two seconds of silence] TALKING [pause] BIG PEOPLE JUST TALK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT [pause] LIKE ME
Note: This is a lot harder than I expected. —Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez
Additional Notes: It's notable that SCP-3131-C doesn't seem to record sound in a voluntary manner. It appears that all sounds around it was being recorded continuously, without any intention. SCP-3131-C then uses these recordings to see or view its surroundings like a screen or projection. This may also suggest that complicated sounds, such as vocalizations, are being visualized in this manner. —Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoza
Addendum 02: Incident 3131-01: On 03/17/████, Junior Researcher Sheen Alvarez requested to personally test SCP-3131-A on a player similar to SCP-3131-B. Site-113 Supervisor Eldin Greene approved the request due to the noticeable cooperation of SCP-3131-C from interactions and considerably low threat to personnel. However, after being inserted, SCP-3131-C immediately reacted in a unique manner, differing from previous interactions. Below is a transcript of the audio log from the incident:
▶ Open Audio Log 3131-01
Approximately two hours after contact with SCP-3131-C, an estimated 140 whale specimens, from various species of toothed whales (Odontoceti), beached themselves at ████ Bay, ██ kilometers from the coast of Site-113 in ██████, Australia. Two killer whales (Orcinus orca)2 attacked and killed three personnel attempting to sedate them. Site Director Scarlet Winters decided to [REDACTED] so that the whales could be sent back as swiftly as possible to prevent public attention. The incident was successfully neutralized after three hours, with the Foundation experiencing three casualties and six other minor injuries.
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Incident 3131-03
Addendum 03: Incident 3131-02: For six days, SCP-3131-A was not returned to SCP-3131-B, which consequently affected the behavior of SCP-3131-C. From all the interviews taken, SCP-3131-C was entirely unresponsive. While mostly in a continuous play of white noise, there were certain occasions in which recordings of "waves" and "rain", along with other inaudible noises, were played for several hours at random intervals. On 03/21/████, a series of "clicks" and "pulses" were played for approximately thirty minutes. Auditory analysis suggests a cetacean origin, specifically in the Delphinidae family, although this is highly speculative due to insufficient spectrographic data. This behavior and audio activity continued until SCP-3131-A was finally returned to SCP-3131-B on 03/23/████.
Addendum 04: Incident 3131-03: On 04/02/████, a pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) was found stranded on the coast of New Caledonia, ███ kilometers from Site-113. The specimen expired two hours later due to parasitic encephalitis caused by nematodes. A cassette physically identical to SCP-3131-A was retrieved from the specimen's digestive tract. The tape has no other unusual properties except for an inscription that appears to be laminated:
THE ORPHANAGE HEARS YOU
Requesting further interrogation to SCP-3131-C in regards to this. —Senior Researcher Kenoma Versoz