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= SCP-8837 - "Space Man" =
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+ Item #: SCP-8837
+ Object Class: Keter
+ Clearance Level: 3 (Restricted)
+ Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-8837 is contained inside Simulated Lunar Containment Chamber-01 (SLCC-01), a sealed dome that recreates the surface of the Moon, located deep underground at Site-65. The chamber mimics lunar terrain, gravity, atmosphere (vacuum), and lighting as closely as possible.
Inside the dome is a small botanical area meant to simulate early lunar terraforming experiments, an old lunar rover replica, and other mission equipment.
Access to SCP-8837 is tightly controlled. Anyone entering SLCC-01 must wear full EVA gear, seal their helmets properly, and follow strict behavioral protocols as if they were on an actual lunar mission. This is critical — if SCP-8837 realizes it's not really on the Moon, it reacts violently, causing dangerous reality distortions.
An observation room with reinforced glass and memetic shielding sits next to the dome for safe monitoring.
+ Description:
SCP-8837 looks like an astronaut wearing a heavily aged Apollo-era space suit. The helmet visor is completely opaque and resists all attempts to see inside.
Despite being silent and mostly motionless, SCP-8837 acts as though it’s carrying out a real lunar mission — collecting "samples," planting flags, and performing other tasks consistent with 1960s moon exploration.
What’s alarming is that SCP-8837 can manipulate reality in dangerous ways if it suspects the lunar environment is fake. It can warp space, distort time, create vacuum pockets, and alter or erase objects around it. These effects have caused fatalities and extensive damage during containment breaches.
One of the most striking behaviors is how SCP-8837 often stops what it’s doing to look toward where Earth would be if this were the real Moon. It’s almost as if it’s waiting for something or someone.
[[collapsible show="+ Observational Notes" hide="- Observational Notes"]]
**Dr. Kepler (Lead Researcher):**
"The entity seems incredibly lonely. It follows these lunar routines with such precision, but every so often, it just stops and stares at the horizon — or where it thinks the Earth should be. It’s almost like it’s hoping for a visitor."
**Junior Researcher Halden:**
"We put up a small American flag near the rover a few days ago. SCP-8837 noticed immediately. It stood silently by the flag for hours, almost like paying respect."
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[[collapsible show="+ Behavioral Anomalies" hide="- Behavioral Anomalies"]]
SCP-8837 sometimes rearranges the simulated terrain inside SLCC-01 without physically touching anything. Rocks shift, craters deepen or flatten, and objects vanish or appear in new places.
Surveillance cameras often fail or display static during these moments, suggesting it’s warping reality subtly to keep up the illusion of the Moon.
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[[collapsible show="+ Incident Report 8837-Delta" hide="- Incident Report 8837-Delta"]]
**Date:** ██/██/20██
**Personnel:** Technician Reyes, Dr. Ocampo
Technician Reyes entered SLCC-01 to repair a thermal projector. Unfortunately, he didn’t seal his helmet properly.
About a minute after entering, SCP-8837 stopped its activity and slowly approached Reyes. When Reyes panicked and yelled that it was all fake, SCP-8837 triggered a spatial distortion around him.
Reyes disappeared without a trace. The chamber suffered heavy damage, including melted equipment and warped floor plates.
Following this, SCP-8837 became non-responsive for two days.
**Containment Changes:**
- Mandatory double-checks on EVA gear
- Biometric helmet seals
- Psychological training on immersion protocol
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[[collapsible show="+ Incident Report 8837-Epsilon" hide="- Incident Report 8837-Epsilon"]]
**Date:** ██/██/20██
**Personnel:** Dr. Ramirez, Research Assistant Chen
During a routine check, Research Assistant Chen accidentally opened the observation window to SLCC-01. SCP-8837 stopped everything and stared at the window for twenty minutes.
When Dr. Ramirez tried to talk to it via speaker, SCP-8837 suddenly disappeared from view and reappeared inside the botanical dome, carefully examining plants.
No breach occurred. The cause is still unknown.
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[[collapsible show="+ Interview Log 8837-01" hide="- Interview Log 8837-01"]]
**Interviewer:** Dr. Naomi Veldt
**Method:** Audio communication via speaker
**Purpose:** Test if SCP-8837 responds to mission control style contact
> **Dr. Veldt:** "This is Mission Control. Do you copy, Spaceman?"
SCP-8837 paused and raised a hand to its helmet.
> **Dr. Veldt:** "We’re receiving your transmissions. Status report?"
It knelt, touched the ground, then pointed toward the horizon.
> **Dr. Veldt:** "What are you looking at?"
It raised its arm and pointed straight up — toward the dome ceiling.
> **Dr. Veldt:** "The Earth?"
Suddenly, lights flickered and gravity briefly went haywire. The interview was ended immediately for safety.
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[[collapsible show="+ Interview Log 8837-02" hide="- Interview Log 8837-02"]]
**Interviewer:** Dr. Marcus Allen
**Method:** Gestures and sign mimicry
**Purpose:** Test non-verbal communication
Dr. Allen performed a series of lunar exploration gestures. SCP-8837 carefully mimicked each, then gestured toward the botanical dome as if offering something.
It glanced toward the observation window but made no other attempt to communicate.
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[[collapsible show="+ Interview Log 8837-03" hide="- Interview Log 8837-03"]]
**Interviewer:** Junior Researcher Halden
**Method:** Visual observation
Halden asked: "What do you think it’s feeling when it stares at the Earth like that?"
SCP-8837 raised its hand, then slowly lowered it — like a sigh or a wave goodbye. It knelt by the flag and rested its helmet against the pole.
Halden’s note: "It’s like it’s mourning something it lost."
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[[collapsible show="+ Recovery Log" hide="- Recovery Log"]]
SCP-8837 was first found on the dark side of the Moon inside a damaged spacecraft during an international lunar mission. The suit was empty at first, but the entity appeared near the craft, evading capture.
It was transported to Site-65 for study under strict containment.
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= SCP-8837 - "The Spaceman" =
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+ **Item #:** SCP-8837
+ **Object Class:** Keter
+ **Clearance Level:** 3/8837 (RESTRICTED)
+ **Special Containment Procedures:**
SCP-8837 is contained within Simulated Lunar Containment Chamber-01 (SLCC-01) located 1.2 km beneath Site-65. SLCC-01 is a 30m x 30m dome simulating a lunar surface environment, complete with artificial regolith, replicated gravity, temperature, and a low-light cycle approximating the Moon's solar rotation.
All personnel entering SLCC-01 must wear authentic, functioning lunar EVA suits with biometric locks and psychometric stabilizers. All dialogue must follow 1969 NASA mission protocol. Deviations from protocol, modern slang, or unapproved expressions of doubt about the lunar environment are strictly forbidden within SCP-8837's vicinity.
No alterations to the terrain may be made without SCP-8837's indirect approval, as determined by its behavior and telemetry response.
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+ **Description:**
SCP-8837 resembles an Apollo-era astronaut, clad in a worn A7L suit, complete with life support backpack and helmet. The suit shows signs of stress and microtearing consistent with long-term exposure to vacuum, although no such damage affects its function. The faceplate remains opaque at all times. Thermal and kinetic readings suggest a human presence inside, though internal imaging is ineffective — all scanning methods return data as if the suit were empty.
SCP-8837 follows a looping behavioral pattern, mimicking actions of a lunar mission: collecting "samples," operating a defunct rover, checking instruments, and placing flags. These behaviors seem both habitual and performative — as if aware it is being watched. It does not acknowledge personnel unless interaction is presented as mission-relevant.
When SCP-8837 encounters stimuli that threaten its illusion of the Moon — such as Earth gravity, unscripted dialogue, or non-authentic technology — it enters a **Reactive Phase**, manifesting high-level spatial and temporal distortions. These have included localized vacuum events, inverse-gravity fields, slow-time pockets, and spontaneous deconstruction of matter. These effects are **fatal in 67% of exposures**.
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[[collapsible show="+ Addendum 8837-A: Behavioral Anomaly Log" hide="- Addendum 8837-A: Behavioral Anomaly Log"]]
**Notable Event #14**
Date: 2023-08-05
At 03:47 UTC, SCP-8837 knelt and began tracing symbols in the lunar dust using its right glove. Symbols resembled simplified star charts. When researcher Halden entered the observatory to take notes, SCP-8837 paused, stood upright, and saluted the glass.
This is the only instance in which SCP-8837 initiated symbolic communication. Attempts to replicate the behavior have failed.
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[[collapsible show="+ Addendum 8837-B: Object Hypothesis Theories" hide="- Addendum 8837-B: Object Hypothesis Theories"]]
**Dr. Naomi Veldt:**
"It might not be a person at all. It might be a memory. Some kind of psychic echo left behind when someone died on the Moon — or **thought** they did."
**Dr. Marcus Allen:**
"Alternatively, we’re dealing with a trapped consciousness. A real astronaut who never made it home. Maybe one that never existed in our history but believes it did."
**Junior Researcher Halden:**
"Or worse. What if it’s something that watched the Moon landings and decided to mimic us?"
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[[collapsible show="+ Interview Log 8837-04" hide="- Interview Log 8837-04"]]
**Interviewer:** Dr. Elena Byers
**Method:** Vintage 1960s mission control feed, audio only
**Date:** 2024-09-14
> **Dr. Byers:** "Apollo-Foxtrot, status report. Over."
> **SCP-8837:** [brief static]
> **Dr. Byers:** "Telemetry shows you east of base camp. Have you located Sample Point B?"
> **SCP-8837:** [soft, raspy male voice] "Negative. Ground's too quiet. Dust doesn't move. Sky's wrong."
> **Dr. Byers:** "Say again?"
> **SCP-8837:** "I think I’m still here, but I don’t remember why."
After this exchange, SCP-8837 resumed normal behavior. Audio corruption persisted for 2 hours post-interview.
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[[collapsible show="+ Interview Log 8837-05" hide="- Interview Log 8837-05"]]
**Interviewer:** Dr. Marcus Allen
**Date:** 2025-03-19
**Summary:** Communication via rover interface simulation
> **Dr. Allen:** "We read you, Spaceman. You’re not alone."
> **SCP-8837:** [writes in dust]: "NO ONE’S EVER ALONE UP HERE"
> **Dr. Allen:** "What does that mean?"
> SCP-8837 turned, pointed directly upward for 11 seconds, then walked to the edge of the dome and faced away from the cameras for the rest of the cycle.
Gravity in SLCC-01 increased by 0.12g for 7 minutes following the event.
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[[collapsible show="+ Incident 8837-Gamma: False Vacuum Breach" hide="- Incident 8837-Gamma: False Vacuum Breach"]]
**Date:** 2024-06-04
**Personnel Involved:** Containment Engineer Lillian Zhou
**Summary:** Engineer Zhou tripped entering the chamber, causing her helmet to dislodge. SCP-8837 turned immediately, sprinting — at lunar speed — to her location.
Before security could react, SLCC-01 entered a localized vacuum condition. Zhou’s body was never recovered. SCP-8837 stood where she had fallen for three hours, unmoving, before resuming a "sampling routine."
Containment protocols were updated. All entryways now have magnetic re-locking sequence and biometric verification.
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[[collapsible show="+ Incident 8837-Kappa: Holographic Earth Test" hide="- Incident 8837-Kappa: Holographic Earth Test"]]
**Date:** 2025-01-11
**Purpose:** Observe SCP-8837's reaction to simulated Earth in sky
**Result:** SCP-8837 stared silently at the projection for 14 minutes, knelt, and pressed its helmet into the ground. The illusion was maintained for 36 hours.
Post-test, SCP-8837 arranged lunar rocks to form a crude "home" shape and sat inside it for over a week, performing no other actions. Emotional response is theorized.
[[/collapsible]]
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[[collapsible show="+ Recovery Log SCP-8837" hide="- Recovery Log SCP-8837"]]
SCP-8837 was discovered on 2023-01-03, following radar anomaly reports during a private lunar survey mission by ███████ Aerospace.
A derelict, unidentified lander was found on the dark side of the Moon. Within 100 meters stood SCP-8837. When approached, it raised a hand and turned toward Earth, then disappeared.
Foundation intercept protocols acquired SCP-8837 during a classified follow-up mission. SCP-8837 complied with containment once the simulated lunar chamber was presented.
[[/collapsible]]
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+ **Final Note:**
SCP-8837 does not appear hostile unless its reality is broken. It clings to the Moon not as a place — but as a **memory**. It behaves like something lost in time, seeking to finish a mission that may never have existed.
Whether it is a soul, a shadow, or an alien intelligence pretending to be one of us, one thing is clear: **it believes it’s still on the Moon** — and it **needs** to believe that.
**"For all mankind."**Excerpts of note (most recent revision):
SCP-8837 is contained within Simulated Lunar Containment Chamber-01 (SLCC-01) located 1.2 km beneath Site-65. SLCC-01 is a 30m x 30m dome simulating a lunar surface environment, complete with artificial regolith, replicated gravity, temperature, and a low-light cycle approximating the Moon's solar rotation.
When SCP-8837 encounters stimuli that threaten its illusion of the Moon — such as Earth gravity, unscripted dialogue, or non-authentic technology — it enters a Reactive Phase, manifesting high-level spatial and temporal distortions. These have included localized vacuum events, inverse-gravity fields, slow-time pockets, and spontaneous deconstruction of matter. These effects are fatal in 67% of exposures.
Final Note:
SCP-8837 does not appear hostile unless its reality is broken. It clings to the Moon not as a place — but as a memory. It behaves like something lost in time, seeking to finish a mission that may never have existed.
Whether it is a soul, a shadow, or an alien intelligence pretending to be one of us, one thing is clear: it believes it’s still on the Moon — and it needs to believe that.
"For all mankind."
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