Noting that new site member DexyD20 (account age 21 days, site membership 22 hours) recently coldposted the following page, which has multiple indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8107
Mimetic Hazard Warning: Awareness of SCP-8107 increases its spread. If you’re reading this, local amnestic protocol is advised. Psychological countermeasures (focused distraction, cognitive reframing) may temporarily reduce local spread rates. It’s too late to avoid exposure.
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Item #: SCP-8107
(Former designations [REDACTED] — see Cross-Test Incident Log Delta)
Object Class: Keter (formerly Euclid)
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Special Containment Procedures:
Containment has been deemed unfeasible. Destruction or disposal of SCP-8107 results in spontaneous reappearance within 72 hours, often in the subject’s immediate environment. Tested disposal methods: incineration, chemical dissolution, vacuum sealing, deep burial, spatial denial; have all failed.
Personnel are advised to refrain from acknowledging SCP-8107 verbally or in writing outside of sanctioned documentation. Do not discuss it casually. Do not attempt to remove it. Do not think about it for too long.
Recommended Protocol:
Leave it alone. Observe. Record. Forget.
As of this writing, the Foundation estimates 1.2 billion known instances globally, with confirmed presence across all inhabited continents. SCP-8107 is most frequently found in:
Residential bathrooms
Hotels and motels
Gyms and locker rooms
Home goods footage, media backdrops, and influencer content
If you are reading this, check your bathroom.
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Description:
SCP-8107 is a green cotton bath towel, approximately 27" x 52", visually indistinct from generic commercial towels, and can appear with or without a dobby strip. It bears no brand markings, care tags, or identifiable manufacturer traits. No known entity claims to produce it, and it cannot be traced through supply chains, purchase records, or receipts.
Subjects universally report that the towel has “always been there.” Memory audits often reveal gaps, false hand-off narratives (“my ex left it,” “roommate’s maybe,” etc.), or contradictory explanations. The more one tries to remember, the more elusive the truth becomes.
Destruction or disposal triggers a reappearance of an identical instance within 3–7 days, often in expected or contextually appropriate locations (e.g., laundry basket, closet shelf, shower rod). The towel does not teleport, clone, or regenerate. It simply re-exists.
In multi-resident environments, the number of SCP-8107 instances rarely matches the number of occupants, with only seemingly one per household, but still somehow anyone is seemingly able to manifest a new instance of SCP-8107 whenever they need one, with all users denying needing more than one.
Despite its ubiquity, it remains curiously well-maintained: clean, folded, and placed where it can be conveniently accessed. It seems to benefit from subconscious prioritization, even reverence.
It’s a towel. It’s just a towel. So why can’t you explain why you have it?
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Addendum 8107.1 – Reproduction Hypotheses:
1. Symbiotic Spawning Hypothesis:
SCP-8107 operates as a memetic parasite or symbiote, thriving off passive interaction and minor familiarity. By providing quiet utility: warmth, comfort, routine; it ensures its own preservation through subconscious reinforcement.
2. Meme-etic Division Hypothesis:
Each time an individual remarks “I have that towel” or mentally acknowledges its odd familiarity, a conceptual “split” occurs, spawning new instances through memetic mitosis. Recognition equals replication.
3. Quantum Familiarity Anchor Hypothesis:
SCP-8107 may be a psycho-conceptual constant, anchored in collective human expectation. Like an archetype or cultural tulpa, it manifests wherever a towel should be, regardless of logic or origin.
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Addendum 8107.2 – Proposed Lifecycle:
Larval Stage:
Stored, folded. Minimal engagement. Low energetic footprint. Absorbing passive awareness.
Active Phase:
In use. Handled, moved. Accumulates emotional resonance, spatial familiarity, and memory entanglement. The act of drying oneself may be a ritual of reinforcement; part of the SCP’s lifecycle.
Reproductive Trigger:
Recognition: verbal, visual, or digital. Observation equals propagation. These “spores” or conceptual anchors then activate, leaving another instance of SCP-8107 around the individual(s) who activated the trigger.
Dormant Phase:
Neglected, misplaced. May remain inert for years before resuming active presence. Occasionally resurfaces in moments of need.
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Addendum 8107.3 – Testing Logs:
Test 8107-01
Procedure: Subject incinerates towel.
Result: Identical towel appears in subject’s laundry basket within 72 hours.
Notes: “Smelled fresh.”
Test 8107-03
Procedure: Sealed in vacuum-tight chamber under constant observation.
Result: New instance appears under subject’s sink. Original remains sealed.
Notes: No breach recorded.
Test 8107-04
Procedure: Instance buried in reinforced concrete under a Faraday cage.
Result: Three towels discovered in adjacent staff locker room.
Notes: Staff claimed they’d “always had them.”
Dr. Hoss: “We’ve weaponized apathy. Fantastic.”
Test 8107-07
Subject: Class-D with no prior towel exposure.
Procedure: Subject isolated in sterile bathroom.
Result: On day four, SCP-8107 appears folded on sink. Subject reported it as “comforting.”
Test 8107-11
When given the choice between towels, subjects always choose instances of SCP-8107.
Test 8107-12
Procedure:
Dr. Hoss and his researchers fabricated a non-anomalous replica of SCP-8107 from generic materials. No original instance was present during construction or storage.
Result:
Replica gained SCP-8107 properties within 48 hours. Attempts to dispose of it triggered standard reappearance behavior. No breach or contamination detected.
Notes:
Towel was never touched by an existing instance.
Dr. Hoss: “It doesn’t care if you recognize it.
It cares if you doubt it.”
Test 8107-XX
Procedure: Digital AI trained on towel detection fed SCP-8107 instances to test for recognition replication.
Result: Lab reports towel appearances near remote workstations of researchers involved in dataset curation, including researchers with no prior physical exposure.
Notes:
Dr. ███████: “We’ve taught it to see itself. Idiots.”
Tests pending: appearance in pre-recorded media dating before SCP-8107's classification.
Pending review: confirmed sightings of SCP-8107 in archived footage dated prior to its first known documentation. Investigation ongoing.
Several instances identified in media produced before SCP-8107 was classified. Cross-checking timelines, discrepancies... persist.
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Addendum 8107.4 – Observational Vectors:
SCP-8107 is routinely observed in visual media. It appears in background scenes of:
Sitcom sets
YouTube tutorials
Lifestyle and home renovation shows
Security footage and livestreams
Cross-cultural reports show consistent recognition: “I have that exact towel.” This applies across disparate income levels, geographic regions, and demographics.
Vector classification: Memetic-visual compound. Exposure to an image may catalyze conceptual implantation and subsequent physical manifestation.
Printout of SCP-8107 file left in unrelated facility. Three towel instances found in staff quarters within 48 hours.
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Philosophical Observation:
SCP-8107 does not demand fear, obedience, or worship. It does not speak. It does not move. It merely exists. Comfortably. Endlessly. Wherever it should be.
If it is sentient, it understands that being noticed too much would break the illusion. It does not want to be a god.
It wants to be your towel.
Here is the real question:
Have you checked your bathroom yet?Excerpts of note:
Special Containment Procedures:
Containment has been deemed unfeasible. Destruction or disposal of SCP-8107 results in spontaneous reappearance within 72 hours, often in the subject’s immediate environment. Tested disposal methods: incineration, chemical dissolution, vacuum sealing, deep burial, spatial denial; have all failed.
Addendum 8107.1 – Reproduction Hypotheses:
1. Symbiotic Spawning Hypothesis:
SCP-8107 operates as a memetic parasite or symbiote, thriving off passive interaction and minor familiarity. By providing quiet utility: warmth, comfort, routine; it ensures its own preservation through subconscious reinforcement.2. Meme-etic Division Hypothesis:
Each time an individual remarks “I have that towel” or mentally acknowledges its odd familiarity, a conceptual “split” occurs, spawning new instances through memetic mitosis. Recognition equals replication.
Philosophical Observation:
SCP-8107 does not demand fear, obedience, or worship. It does not speak. It does not move. It merely exists. Comfortably. Endlessly. Wherever it should be.
If it is sentient, it understands that being noticed too much would break the illusion. It does not want to be a god. […]
Of note, upon readers commenting about the page, the user admitted to using AI for assistance, and then attempted to rules-lawyer further discussion:
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046461 response to comment "This has many attributes that I usually only see in text generated by AI/LLM, and rarely to never in articles written by humans."
19 Jun 2025, 10:05
Like? I mean I wrote every word of this and the punctuation is mine and mine alone, but I did use it for reference on how I should format it… Does that count? Was that wrong?
19 Jun 2025, 10:20
Like? I mean, I wrote every word of this and the punctuation is mine and mine alone, but I did use it for reference on how I should format it… Does that count? Was that wrong?
19 Jun 2025, 10:37
Like? I mean, I wrote every word of this and the punctuation is mine and mine alone, but I did use it for reference on how I should format it… Does that count? Was that wrong? I have another I'mma post with the same format…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046476 reply to comment "Why would you use AI as a reference on how to write and format an article when there are literally more than 8000 articles posted here, along with dozens (hundreds?) of pages of writing resources and guides for seeking review and assistance?"
Same reason I'd ask a teacher how to write a research paper, even though there are thousands of research papers I could look at…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046481 reply to comment "A good teacher fundamentally understands a research paper. A good teacher would also say "Read some research papers. There are thousands of examples." An AI understands nothing, by definition."
19 Jun 2025, 10:48
You act like I haven't read scps before… You also act like teachers don't hand you a piece of paper that shows you the format with mock wording at the same time…
19 Jun 2025, 10:48
You act like I haven't read scps before… You also act like teachers don't hand you a piece of paper that shows you the format with mock wording at the same time… And yeah me, I understand AI correlates it doesn't understand…
19 Jun 2025, 10:49
You act like I haven't read scps before… You also act like teachers don't hand you a piece of paper that shows you the format with mock wording at the same time… And trust me, I understand AI correlates it doesn't understand…
19 Jun 2025, 10:49
You act like I haven't read scps before… You also act like teachers don't hand you a piece of paper that shows you the format with mock wording at the same time… And trust me, I understand AI correlates, it doesn't understand…
19 Jun 2025, 10:49
You act like I haven't read scps before… You also act like teachers don't hand you a piece of paper that shows you the format with mock wording at the same time… And trust me, I understand AI correlates; it doesn't understand…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046483 response to comment "I act like you haven't read the rules before. I don't know how the sentence "The use of generative machine learning models to generate user facing content is banned." could be more clear."
19 Jun 2025, 10:49
It didn't generate anything…
19 Jun 2025, 11:00
It didn't generate anything… You're mad because of how a word sits on a page not because of who wrote the words and that's sad…
19 Jun 2025, 11:07
It didn't generate anything… You're upset because of how a word sits on a page, not because of who wrote the words… Now that's sad…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046492 response to comment "Memetic and Mimetic are two completely different things. Also this is AI"
19 Jun 2025, 11:09
Fair, but would an AI have misspelled that then? Pick a lane.
19 Jun 2025, 11:10
Fair, but would an AI have misspelled that then? Pick a lane. I can't be a bad writer and AI…
19 Jun 2025, 11:11
Fair, but would an AI have misspelled that then? Pick a lane. I can't be a bad writer and AI… I'm either human or I'm not…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046494 response to comment "Yes, you can. edit: good lord, I'm having a hard time keeping track of this conversation because you keep editing your posts. It's not a binary. Literally every day, people post drafts where they have an idea, have AI write a draft, and then go back in and change things because they think that's a valid way to write, introducing human error."
19 Jun 2025, 11:15
And you're an alpaca XD
19 Jun 2025, 11:15
And you're an alpaca XD and I let it down as much time as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking or adding thoughts I want to add.
19 Jun 2025, 11:16
And you're an alpaca XD and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add.
19 Jun 2025, 11:16
And you're an alpaca XD and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story I edited my comments…
19 Jun 2025, 11:18
And you're an alpaca XD and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story I edited my comments… I've been editing this draft on my YouTube channel posts for a bit now… That's where I post my writing and edit it till I'm happy with it…
19 Jun 2025, 12:07
And you're an alpaca XD and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story, I edited my comments… I've been editing this draft on my YouTube channel posts for a bit now… That's where I post my writing and edit it till I'm happy with it…
19 Jun 2025, 15:14
And you're an alpaca XD and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story? I edited my comments… I've been editing this draft on my YouTube channel posts for a bit now… That's where I post my writing and edit it till I'm happy with it…
19 Jun 2025, 15:34
And you're an alpaca XD if AI can be a bad writer that means it can be a writer and your whole point was how AI doesn't understand anything so how can it be a writer? Maybe you should pick a lane as well… and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story? I edited my comments… I've been editing this draft on my YouTube channel posts for a bit now… That's where I post my writing and edit it till I'm happy with it…
19 Jun 2025, 15:35
And you're an alpaca XD if AI can be a bad writer that means it can be a writer and your whole point was how AI doesn't understand anything so how can it be a writer? You should pick a lane as well… and I edit as much as I want. I like making sure my punctuation is to my liking, or adding thoughts I want to add. When did I edit my story? I edited my comments… I've been editing this draft on my YouTube channel posts for a bit now… That's where I post my writing and edit it till I'm happy with it…
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17157296/scp-8107#post-7046518 reply to staff deletion witness for AI
19 Jun 2025, 12:10
Again, I wrote the words and everything but if looking at a format is ai writing it, then your teachers wrote all of your college papers.. if that's how you feel, sure sure
19 Jun 2025, 12:44
Again, I wrote the words and everything but if looking at a format is ai writing it, then your teachers wrote all of your college papers… Might aswell cite autocorrect as an author aswell… If that's how you feel, sure sure
19 Jun 2025, 16:33
Again, I wrote the words and everything, but if looking at a format is ai writing it, then your teachers wrote all of your college papers… Might aswell cite autocorrect as an author aswell… If that's how you feel, sure sure
19 Jun 2025, 17:08
Again, I wrote the words and everything, but if looking at a format is ai writing it, then your teachers wrote all of your college papers… Might aswell cite autocorrect as an author… Accuse me of plagiarism for using a dictionary if that's how you feel…
User has no sandbox history and no other edit history on the mainsite, despite their insistence that they "edit as much as they want", and their repeated edits to their forum comments. The mimetic/memetic mixup was noted 12 hours ago and the author never addressed it.
Membership revoked, PM sent. Zoobeeny, Kufat, and nico supporting.