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InvisibleLagomorph (account age 676 days) recently applied for site membership. They have the following sandbox, which has common indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/scp-xxxx:the-memory-of-water-by-invisiblelagomorph
Most recent Revision 17 retained:
**Item #: SCP-9803**
**Object class: Euclid**
**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-9803 is to be contained within a specialized climate-controlled environment chamber at Site-██. It consists of a 5-meter diameter, 1 meter deep circular pool of water, maintained at a constant 18°C (64.4°F). To mitigate the accumulation of residual cognitive imprints, the water within SCP-9803 is to be continuously treated with a concentrated Class H amnestic solution. This solution serves to neutralize the formation of latent memories within the fluid medium and must be replenished every 24 hours.
Personnel entering the containment area for maintenance or experimentation are required to wear Class-IV specialized diving suits to ensure zero dermal contact with the water. Following any interaction with SCP-9803, staff must undergo a mandatory psychological evaluation to screen for potential memory alteration or cognitive influence.
**Description:** SCP-9803 is an anomalous body of purified water that possesses potent cogitohazardous properties. While visually indistinguishable from non-anomalous water, direct contact triggers immediate retrograde memory implantation. Subjects describe experiencing vivid memories of events — such as milestones, relationships, or conversations — that never occurred or documented within their actual lifespan.
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**Addendum 9803-A: Initial exposure tests**
▪ Subject: D-9932
Procedure: Subject instructed to immerse right hand in SCP-9803 for 10 seconds.
▪ Result: Upon removal, D-9932 displayed immediate emotional response. Subject reported a vivid memory of a wedding anniversary dinner with an individual identified as “Sarah” at a restaurant in Florence, Italy.
Background investigation confirms D-9932 has never traveled outside the United States and has no known associates matching this description. Subject insisted the memory possessed “greater clarity” than any verifiable childhood experience and repeatedly attempted to recall additional details regarding “Sarah,” expressing distress when unable to do so.
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▪ Subject: D-1844
▪ Procedure: Subject instructed to fully immerse both arms in SCP-9803 for approximately 45 seconds.
▪ Result: Subject initially reported fragmented memories involving unfamiliar locations, individuals, and conversations occurring simultaneously. Approximately 20 seconds after exposure ended, D-1844 began exhibiting symptoms consistent with acute sensory overload, including vomiting, disorientation, and involuntary repetition of phrases in multiple languages not previously known to the subject.
Roughly three minutes later, the subject suffered a severe seizure and temporarily lost higher cognitive function for a duration of ██ minutes.
Following recovery, D-1844 claimed to possess partial memories belonging to “several people at once,” though the subject was unable to distinguish which experiences were originally their own.
Researchers theorize D-1844 experienced simultaneous partial imprinting from multiple incompatible autobiographical sources, resulting in acute cognitive destabilization.
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▪ Subject: D-1031
▪ Procedure: Subject submerged in SCP-9803 up to the shoulders for 3 minutes.
▪ Result: Following extraction, D-1031 reported extensive autobiographical memories of serving as a naval officer during the 1940s. The subject was able to provide detailed accounts of military routines, locations, and personnel consistent with the stated identity.
When prompted, the subject correctly stated their designation as D-1031, though hesitantly, and described it as “feeling distant” or “less certain” than the implanted experiences.
The subject frequently defaulted to the implanted identity during conversation, referring to Foundation personnel as unfamiliar individuals and expressing confusion regarding the current time period.
Following the test, D-1031 underwent a full neuro-imaging scan. Results showed that while the subject’s physical brain structure remained human, the hippocampus and temporal lobe activity patterns were entirely inconsistent with their previous neurological records. Neural mapping appeared to adopt a structure similar to neurological fluidization or a rapidly adapting neural network.
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Research Note — Dr. ██████:
Current observations indicate that extended exposure produces competing autobiographical frameworks within the subject. The implanted identity demonstrates increasing dominance, while the baseline identity remains accessible but diminished in certainty and recall priority.
It is presently unclear whether this effect constitutes progressive suppression or a transitional phase preceding full cognitive replacement.
Further testing is required to determine whether SCP-9803 can generate a fully integrated identity capable of displacing baseline consciousness entirely.
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**Addendum 9803-B: Extended exposure log**
▪ Subject: D-4910
▪ Procedure: Subject was ordered to remain submerged in SCP-9803, excluding the head, for a duration of 10 minutes.
Result: Subject initially exhibited extreme distress and attempted to exit the pool. At approximately 90 seconds, resistance ceased abruptly. Subject remained motionless for the remainder of the procedure.
Upon removal, subject displayed atypical calmness and delayed responsiveness.
**Addendum 9803-C: Reported transcript**
> **<Begin log>**
> **Dr. ██████:** D-4910, can you hear me?
> (Subject does not immediately respond.)
> **Dr. ██████:** Can you hear me?
> **D-4910:** . .Yeah. Yeah, I hear you.
> **Dr. ██████:** Do you know where you are?
> **D-4910:** No. Where is this?
> **Dr. ██████:** We’ll get to that. Please state your full name and date of birth.
> **D-4910:** Daniel Mercer. April 12th, 19██.
> (Brief pause in room. No response from observation staff.)
> **Dr. ██████:** Do you recognize the designation “D-4910”?
> **D-4910:** No. Should I?
> **Dr. ██████:** What do you remember prior to this moment?
> **D-4910:** I was at the lake with my dad. We were fishing off the dock.
> **Dr. ██████:** You have no memory arriving to this facility?
> **D-4910:** I didn’t. I was just— (Subject frowns)
> **D-4910:** This isn’t right.
> **Dr. ██████:** Explain.
> **D-4910:** I shouldn’t be here. (Subject becomes visibly unsettled.)
> **D-4910:** Why are you asking me these things?
> **<End log>**
**Post-Interrogation notes:**
A records search identified a “Daniel Mercer,” matching the name and date of birth provided by the subject. Said individual was reported missing in 19██ following a disappearance near a freshwater lake in ███████ County.
No prior connection between D-4910 and the individual could be established.
**Addendum 9803-D: Historical correlations**
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Following the identification of “Daniel Mercer,” Foundation archival teams were instructed to investigate historical references potentially associated with SCP-9803’s effects.
Several documents recovered from disparate regions and time periods contain descriptions loosely consistent with anomalous memory transference phenomena. These include:
Fragmented records from a monastic settlement in northern Italy describing a “spring where men dream the lives of strangers.”
Oral traditions originating from ███████ tribal communities referring to a body of water known as the “Borrowed Mind.”
A partially translated 12th-century manuscript referencing ritual immersion practices intended to “touch the greater weave of memory” and receive visions from “those who came before.”
None of the sources explicitly reference SCP-9803; however, recurring descriptions of identity displacement and foreign memory acquisition have prompted ongoing investigation.
Current Foundation consensus remains divided regarding the nature of SCP-9803. Prevailing hypotheses include:
An unidentified cognitohazardous compound affecting memory encoding,
A form of collective unconsciousness manifesting through fluid medium,
Or a phenomenon facilitating the transfer of fully formed identities between individuals.
No hypothesis sufficiently accounts for all observed effects.
Further historical investigation is ongoing.
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Excerpts of note:
Personnel entering the containment area for maintenance or experimentation are required to wear Class-IV specialized diving suits to ensure zero dermal contact with the water. Following any interaction with SCP-9803, staff must undergo a mandatory psychological evaluation to screen for potential memory alteration or cognitive influence.
Research Note — Dr. ██████:
Current observations indicate that extended exposure produces competing autobiographical frameworks within the subject. The implanted identity demonstrates increasing dominance, while the baseline identity remains accessible but diminished in certainty and recall priority.
None of the sources explicitly reference SCP-9803; however, recurring descriptions of identity displacement and foreign memory acquisition have prompted ongoing investigation.
Current Foundation consensus remains divided regarding the nature of SCP-9803. Prevailing hypotheses include:
An unidentified cognitohazardous compound affecting memory encoding,
A form of collective unconsciousness manifesting through fluid medium,
Or a phenomenon facilitating the transfer of fully formed identities between individuals.
No hypothesis sufficiently accounts for all observed effects.
Further historical investigation is ongoing.
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Hi, I'm Myth
I like Scp (obviously), a bit of physics,
anime,
and games
I'm your typical nerd but I plan to be writing Scp tales involving the lore (can't write articles because I suck)
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