Disciplinary thread here: https://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-17172226/disciplinary-bi0nic-c0d3
Noting that new site member Bi0nic C0d3 (account age 250 days, site membership 2 days) recently coldposted a page with AI indicators.
They then lied about the AI usage, before eventually admitting to using it "for the idea". Comparing their typing style with the submitted page, in addition to the page being fully formed without a sandbox, they are clearly lying.
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8431/comments/show
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**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-8431 is to be contained within a hermetically sealed metaphysical isolation chamber located at Sublevel Theta-9 of Site-██, a wing specifically designated for temporally anomalous and anti-memetic artifacts. The chamber must be constructed with four layers of ontological shielding. These layers include a Class-V Memetic Dampening Grid to prevent cognitive leakage or memory alteration, Reality Anchor Arrays (RA-III and RA-IV series) tuned to a 0.002 Hz deviation to counteract any localized temporal flux, interior surfaces coated in Scranton-Falkner quantum stabilizing polymer to isolate the chamber from any external metaphysical anomalies, and a fully automated mnestic vapor dispersal system, scheduled to release [REDACTED] at 12-hour intervals to prevent collective memory dissolution.
Additionally, [[[SCP-8554]]] must be stationed within the same chamber at all times. SCP-8554 serves as a temporal stabilizer and is critical for mitigating the full extent of SCP-8431’s effects. It neutralizes SCP-8431’s anti-memetic and temporal disruptions, ensuring that the object does not retroactively erase itself from reality or cause localized timeline bifurcation. If SCP-8554 is not present, the anti-memetic effect of SCP-8431 becomes exponentially more potent, requiring immediate mnestic intervention to prevent severe memory and temporal dislocation.
Access to SCP-8431’s chamber is strictly limited to personnel with Level 4/Cognitohazard Clearance or higher, who have undergone at least two full cycles of Class-C and Class-F mnestic inoculation. No fewer than two personnel must be present during any direct observation session, with one observer required to maintain real-time analog transcription using Class-R Memory Anchors. All digital and electronic logs are to be considered unreliable past T+7 seconds after exposure to SCP-8431, as the object’s effects render them unreadable or completely overwritten.
The following precautions have been authorized by O5-██: Memory Sync Protocol 8431-A must be initiated daily in the adjacent observation suite. All staff interacting with SCP-8431 are to undergo cognitive alignment calibration to identify any memory drift, recursive perception, or signs of temporal echo collapse. SCP-8554's presence within the chamber must be continually monitored to ensure its stabilizing influence remains active. This includes periodic checks on its temporal resonation integrity and molecular anchoring.
Under no circumstances may any personnel remain in proximity to SCP-8431 for longer than 15 minutes per 24-hour cycle. Exposure exceeding this duration has resulted in progressive identity dissolution, non-linear speech patterns, and in one instance, complete temporal desynchronization with baseline reality (See Incident Report 8431-███). Personnel reporting sensations of unreality, temporal dislocation, or metaphysical self-erasure are to be immediately transferred to Containment Psych Group Theta-V for observation and cognitive reintegration.
SCP-8431’s position in the chamber is to remain unchanged at all times. Do not attempt to relocate, damage, or interfere with SCP-8431 or SCP-8554. Unauthorized interaction with either object has, on at least [DATA EXPUNGED] occasions, resulted in localized timeline bifurcation, loss of containment, or events that Foundation historians have since labeled “Chrono-Zero Resets.”
Due to SCP-8431’s ontological latency effect, all prior documentation of the object degrades or self-redacts over time. To offset this phenomenon, a semi-conscious Class-E Temporal Witness Construct, codenamed “Echo-One,” is permanently stationed within the chamber. Echo-One functions as an existential tether, maintaining SCP-8431’s presence within the current reality thread and anchoring its existence within the present timeline. Echo-One also serves as a temporal witness to any anomalous shifts in SCP-8431’s behavior, assisting in the monitoring of SCP-8554’s stabilizing influence.
As of ██/██/2025, SCP-8431 has been reclassified as Thaumiel, per vote 9–3–1 by the Overseer Council. The object may serve as a retrocausal anchor for suppressing or neutralizing SCPs with anti-memetic, reality-bending, or temporal cascade potential, in conjunction with SCP-8554 (See Project Hollow Mirror, Clearance Level 5 Only). Under certain conditions, SCP-8431 has shown potential for stabilizing highly unstable temporal anomalies, provided SCP-8554 is active and within proximity.
**Description:** SCP-8431 is a smooth, metallic cube with exact dimensions of 10 centimeters on each side. The surface is featureless and composed of an unidentified alloy that does not correspond to any known terrestrial material. Elemental analysis has proven inconclusive; any attempt to extract or isolate samples from the object results in either spontaneous disintegration of the sample or retroactive alteration of the sample’s classification into a non-anomalous substance, such as inert dust or trace particles of common air contaminants.
The primary anomalous properties of SCP-8431 are temporal and anti-memetic in nature. The object exhibits a self-contained recursive effect in which it appears to erase its own existence retroactively whenever it is not being directly observed. This erasure includes its absence from audiovisual recordings, physical documentation, electronic databases, and biological memory. Surveillance footage that should depict SCP-8431 instead displays an empty surface. Written notes referencing the object become blank, altered, or unrelated within minutes of being taken. Personnel who observe the object and then turn away uniformly report no memory of its presence unless pretreated with high-grade amnestic agents.
Indirect observation through mirrors, analog devices, or live transmissions does not prevent the onset of SCP-8431’s erasure effect. Only conscious, direct observation by individuals with active amnestic protection has been shown to counteract the anomaly long enough for limited study. Attempts to measure SCP-8431’s physical properties using automated systems fail, as all data collected becomes corrupted or overwritten shortly after the measurement concludes. Readings such as weight, density, and temperature become inconsistent or are replaced with unrelated figures.
Efforts to move SCP-8431 from its containment chamber have consistently failed. When removed from its pedestal, the object either vanishes mid-transport, reappears at its original location without explanation, or exhibits localized temporal anomalies. In one instance, SCP-8431 was documented returning to its original position eleven hours prior to its removal attempt. No personnel reported witnessing this occurrence, and digital systems showed retroactive continuity with SCP-8431 having never been moved at all.
SCP-8431’s Hiemal classification is due to its effects on time and memory, which require the continuous presence of another anomalous object, SCP-8554, to mitigate its full impact. When SCP-8554 is within the containment area, the temporal disruptions and anti-memetic properties of SCP-8431 are substantially reduced. SCP-8554 stabilizes the localized temporal field, preventing the erasure effect from manifesting as intensely as it would in isolation. Without SCP-8554 present, the anti-memetic effect becomes exponentially more potent, requiring significant amnestic intervention for any information related to SCP-8431 to be preserved long enough to be useful.
The history of SCP-8431’s containment remains uncertain. While its official designation was registered on ██/██/20██, internal Foundation logs reference the object prior to this date in conflicting locations, including Site-██, Site-██, and an unknown facility listed only as “Site Null.” Requisition forms requesting study materials or relocation are often signed by personnel who are deceased, missing, or never recorded as having worked for the Foundation. Several of these forms refer to departments or projects that do not exist within any current organizational structure.
The origin of SCP-8431 is unknown. Its behavior suggests it may not possess a fixed position in linear time and could be the residual byproduct of a collapsed timeline, a containment failure involving a retrocausal SCP, or a spontaneous ontological anomaly. The working hypothesis is that SCP-8431 does not simply resist observation—it actively removes the need for its own existence within the conceptual framework of any system attempting to describe or remember it. When contained with SCP-8554, this effect is partially neutralized, though ongoing research indicates that the full impact of SCP-8431’s temporal nature may not be fully understood.
Due to the severity of its temporal disruption and anti-memetic properties, SCP-8431 is classified as Hiemal. This designation is given because the object’s full effects are mitigated only through the concurrent presence of SCP-8554. Research into SCP-8431 and its interactions with SCP-8554 requires mnestic tethering to preserve data, as well as real-time memory synchronization protocols to counteract the erasure effect. Personnel assigned to SCP-8431 must undergo routine cognitive recalibration, and all data referencing the object must be maintained in physical, triple-redundant formats within Foundation vault systems certified against ontological drift.
**Addendum 8431-A "Discovery":** Date: ██/██/20██
Location: [REDACTED], Antarctica
Reporting Agent: Field Operative ████-94
SCP-8431 was first encountered during the course of an unsanctioned archaeological dig beneath the [REDACTED] ice shelf, following the interception of a distress signal originating from coordinates ██°██′S, ███°██′E. The signal, traced to a civilian expedition team under sponsorship from [REDACTED], consisted of repeated audio fragments consistent with pre-K-class ontological dissonance events.
Upon Foundation arrival, all expedition members were deceased. Forensic analysis of skeletal remains indicated sudden neural degeneration and severe cortical collapse, consistent with Class-5 anti-memetic exposure. Multiple corpses were found in poses suggesting self-inflicted cranial trauma. No documentation, equipment, or electronic media recovered from the dig contained references to any artifact. However, a subterranean vault measuring 6.2 meters in diameter was discovered, at the center of which was SCP-8431.
Initial handling protocols failed. When SCP-8431 was photographed, the developed film contained only static interference. Digital imaging returned corrupted hexadecimal strings matching no known codec. Attempts to transport the object resulted in [REDACTED], including the loss of █ personnel due to recursive displacement events.
Containment was established on-site using a 1:1 observation rotation protocol and a Type-4 Amnestic Tether Field Generator (ATFG). Despite precautions, the object was unaccounted for in Site-19 archives until ██/██/20██, where it was located in Storage Bay ██ without transfer logs, escort records, or personnel awareness.
Following further investigation, SCP-8431 was found to be actively linked to an anomalous temporal dislocation effect, which allowed it to displace itself across multiple sites simultaneously. A review of logistic records from Foundation Sites ██ through ██ indicated SCP-8431 had been "contained" in at least ██ facilities at once. All documentation surrounding these deployments was later discovered to be trans-temporally falsified or created post-observation retroactively by Level 3 AI-conscripts. The mechanism by which SCP-8431 achieved these simultaneous displacements remains unknown.
Efforts to assign a stable Object Class were hampered by the loss of memory and destruction of all internal classification memos. Site Director ██████████ recommended provisional Thaumiel designation, but this was overruled by the O5 Council following vote ██–██ (see Addendum 8431-C).
At this point, it became evident that SCP-8431’s effects could only be contained in a more controlled and temporal stabilizing environment. Upon the introduction of SCP-8554 to the containment procedures, a noticeable shift in SCP-8431’s behavior was observed. SCP-8554, which had been previously used in temporal manipulation protocols, helped to stabilize SCP-8431’s erratic temporal displacements. The introduction of SCP-8554 in proximity to SCP-8554 significantly reduced the object’s ability to engage in recursive displacement and ontological distortion.
Following this adjustment, SCP-8431 was eventually relocated to its current containment unit at Site-98, secured within an isolated Type-Gepard Time Displacement Chamber with analog instrumentation and synchronized observer cycles. The addition of SCP-8554 to this chamber acted as a temporal anchor, ensuring that SCP-8431 remained within a fixed reality frame. All personnel involved in the object’s acquisition were administered Class-A amnestics and reassigned to other departments.
SCP-8431’s continued containment relies on the stable interaction between SCP-8431 and SCP-8554, as any failure to maintain the proximity of SCP-8554 could result in severe temporal anomalies or a loss of containment.
**Addendum 8431-B "Testing Log":** Testing Location: Site-98, Sublevel 4
Project Lead: Dr. E. K████████
Protocol Code: Upsilon-Delta-83 ("Recursive Echo")
A series of tests were conducted between ██/██/20██ and ██/██/20██ to assess SCP-8431’s anti-memetic limits and potential for cross-anomalous interaction. Below are selected log excerpts. Full logs available to personnel with Level 4/8431 clearance only. Prior to all tests, SCP-8554 was removed from the containment chamber.
Test 04-B
Objective: Establish whether SCP-8431 retains mass under prolonged indirect observation.
Procedure: Place SCP-8431 on a gravimetric scale under continuous observation via mirror relay system.
Result: At T+12 seconds, scale reads “0.00 kg.” At T+17 seconds, mirror reflected only the containment pedestal. Object is visually absent from both mirror and direct viewing angle. Object reappeared on pedestal when observed directly by Researcher K█████. Gravimetric device emitted high-frequency interference and ceased function permanently. Subsequent disassembly of device revealed no internal components, despite security footage showing installation 24 hours prior. Footage was later overwritten by [DATA EXPUNGED].
Test 07-F
Objective: Attempt material interaction using SCP-███ (a time-inert anomalous scalpel).
Procedure: Robotic manipulator arm directed to incise surface of SCP-8431.
Result: No resistance detected by manipulator. Surface was penetrated by 1.7 cm before feedback loop caused joint collapse. Incision point vanished upon cessation of visual contact. Datalogger printout replaced by a handwritten note in Foundation letterhead reading: “[NO ENTRY].” The note was traced to a paper batch discontinued in 1972. No personnel recall placing the note.
Test 12-K
Objective: Evaluate cognitohazardic interference using D-Class personnel with varying resistance baselines.
Procedure: Three D-Class individuals administered staggered doses of Class-I amnestic inhibitors.
Result: Subject D-8431-3 described SCP-8431 as “a memory of something that should not have been built.” Shortly after, Subject ceased speech and became catatonic. All EEG data corrupted. Physical removal from test chamber triggered full system memory wipe in Site-98’s north sector. SCP-8431 briefly reclassified as [REDACTED] by O5 AI. Reversion to original designation occurred at T+42 minutes.
Following the above incidents, all testing involving SCP-8431 was suspended by Site Director V██████. Proposed interaction with SCP-████ was denied by unanimous O5 vote. Continued testing is prohibited under Containment Moratorium Order 8431-∆ (See Addendum 8431-C).
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The following precautions have been authorized by O5-██: Memory Sync Protocol 8431-A must be initiated daily in the adjacent observation suite. All staff interacting with SCP-8431 are to undergo cognitive alignment calibration to identify any memory drift, recursive perception, or signs of temporal echo collapse. SCP-8554's presence within the chamber must be continually monitored to ensure its stabilizing influence remains active. This includes periodic checks on its temporal resonation integrity and molecular anchoring.
The origin of SCP-8431 is unknown. Its behavior suggests it may not possess a fixed position in linear time and could be the residual byproduct of a collapsed timeline, a containment failure involving a retrocausal SCP, or a spontaneous ontological anomaly. The working hypothesis is that SCP-8431 does not simply resist observation—it actively removes the need for its own existence within the conceptual framework of any system attempting to describe or remember it. When contained with SCP-8554, this effect is partially neutralized, though ongoing research indicates that the full impact of SCP-8431’s temporal nature may not be fully understood.
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17172044/scp-8431#post-7085477 reply to comment "This exhibits a number of peculiarities typical of AI/LLM generated text, and not authentic human prose."
again, did u even read the whole thing.
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17172044/scp-8431#post-7085479
This is not Ai… run it through an ai checker
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17172044/scp-8431#post-7085485
For the Idea of the SCP itslf tho, I did run ai because I was out of ideas.
Their membership has been revoked. Recommending ban.