//------------------------------// // SCP-118 — Bookmark // Story: Site 16 - The Tartarus Gate // by Journeyman //------------------------------// Item #: SCP-118 Object Class: Safe Special Containment Procedures: SCP-118 is to be kept in a Secure Storage Vault at Site-16. The vault itself must be guarded by two (2) security staff at all times. A complete documentation of tests and selected pages must be submitted to site command and approved before any tests may be performed. If testing deviates from the submitted plan in any manner, testing is suspended, all researchers are to be escorted out, and a disciplinary hearing will be held for all parties involved. SCP-118 must be returned to the vault when not in use or undergoing testing. SCP-118 must not come into contact with any SCP or victim of an SCP that can produce cognitohazard or infohazard effects. All researchers and subjects involved in SCP-118 testing must be thoroughly certified before any request for SCP-118 is approved. All bookmarked page notations attached to each individual page are not to be removed from SCP-118. Description: SCP-118 is a old leatherbound book with 415 blank pages and a table of contents indexing all “filled” pages with date of the imprinted memories. Magical spectrographic analysis dates the book to approximately the year ████. There is a faded and unidentified entity portrayed in the center with an unidentified script circling it. Translation is still pending, but ██████ ███ ██████ is the suspected owner. Whenever the person opens SCP-118 to a blank page, hereby referred to as a “writer”, he or she undergoes acute retrograde amnesia stretching the duration of exactly twenty four (24) hours. Psychological studies, MRI scans, and polygraphic spellcasting on amnesic subjects confirm the absence of all memories. If a blank page has been seen, the page is filled with any and all sensory and memetic data the writer may possess in a .026 font size. Data is encoded in a highly complex compression algorithm, outlining each and every experience and thought the reader possessed in the imprinted day. Despite two hundred sixteen (216) recorded hours studying a scanned copy of a “day” of Doctor █████████’s mind, only four (4) out of ███,███ sentences have been translated. If a filled page is viewed by a person, referred to as a “reader”, he or she instantly gains knowledge of all experiences, thoughts, and feeling perceived by whoever previously imprinted their thoughts onto the page. The gained memories are not superimposed over existing memories, but appended to existing ones. In essence, once a reader reads a page, they gain an entirely new day of current memories, creating a whole new “today” out of what was read. The process of reading a page removes all imprinted memetic data, rendering the page blank. Photograph of SCP-118 Experiment Log 118: Note to all Researchers: Please include your name on all records, along with date. Researchers are to keep careful logs of deposited and received memories. All notes and conclusions must be logged. Test Log Format: All test logs should be written in this form. Name: Date: Page:  Writer:  Reader: Input: Output: Name: Dr. Strongbeak Date: ██/█/10██ Page: 16 Writer: D-27111 Reader: D-3872 Input: D-27111 sat in a blank interrogation room for 24 hours Output: D-3872 recalls being in an identical room for a “long-ass” time. D-3872 also recalls that the memories he gained “pushed yesterday backward to make room for itself”. Page: 16 Writer: D-725 Reader: D-00012 Input: D-725 was given an injection of ██████████ to sleep and ███████ to suppress dreams for two days before he was awoken to read a page. Output: D-00012 recalls nothing except for the minute D-725 was awake and read the page. It appears SCP-118 collects unconscious memories as well as conscious ones. I am curious as to discover if the object can imprint dreams as well. I find it fascinating that SCP-1118 can also completely displace memories. Once a page is read, the last twenty four hours suddenly feels like yesterday, while the page read suddenly feels like the last twenty four hours. It’s a jarring experience to be sure and memory is fallible, but this has to be the most remarkably efficient way to transfer memory I know. ~Dr. Strongbeak Name: Dr. Strongbeak Date: ██/█/10██ Dr. Strongbeak Notes: The purpose of this test is to see if it is the book itself that is transferring memories, or if the data printed on them is an infohazard. Page: 2 Writer: D-725 Reader: D-00012 Input: As the variable for this test wasn’t D-725’s memories, D-725 was pulled from standard rotation. A photocopy of page 2 was made for this test by a blindfolded Dr. Strongbeak. Output: D-00012 did not receive the imprinted day. Page: 2 Writer: D-725 Reader: D-102 Input: As the variable for this test wasn’t D-725’s memories, D-725 was pulled from standard rotation. D-102 was shown only page 2 via a mirror projection. Output: D-102 received the imprinted day. As long as a reader only sees the physical copy of the book, the transfer will happen no matter what. However, it is very easy to create a safe copy of each page for study without suffering the side effects of memory loss. ~Dr. Strongbeak Name: Dr. Rashid Date: ██/█/10██ Page: 298 Writer: D-935. D-Class was selected for her regularly vivid dreams. Reader: D-0264 Input: D-935 was given an injection of ██████████ and allowed to sleep for fourteen (14) hours. Output: D-0264 recalls several dreams involving a hooded stallion rescuing him from a mob, several fantasy settings, and several carnal dreams from the perspective of D-935. Fascinating indeed. Further studies I need. Dreams cross from female to male, as do fantasies and epic tales. ~Dr. Rashid Name: Dr. Rashid Date: ██/█/10██ Page: 7 Writer: D-2961 Reader: D-3872 Input: As the variable for this test wasn’t D-2961’s memories, D-2961 was pulled from standard rotation. D-3872 was shown page 7 in complete darkness to test if registering she was looking at the page was necessary to transfer memories, and was selected due to her unfamiliarity with SCP-118. Output: D-3872 received the imprinted day. Addendum: Security procedures concerning SCP-118 have been upgraded in light of this test. Name: Dr. Salizar Date: ██/█/10██ Request denied. No, you may not use SCP-118 to test if D-Class can grant memories to lab animals. Request granted by O5. Page: 27 Writer: D-183 Reader: Canis lupus test subject Input: D-183 was sent through physical training for most of the day prior to glancing at SCP-118 Output: Canis Lupis subject displayed heightened emotional and physical fatigue typical of an intense workout. Page: 28 Writer: Canis lupus test subject Reader: D-183 Input: Test subject was in its kennel for most of the day, outside of its scheduled walks Output: D-183 recalls the sounds and smells typical of a kennel, the occasional walk, and “a fucking jerkass labcoat”. Page: 27 Writer: Dr. Salizar Reader: Canis lupus test subject Input: Dr. Salizar read several medical textbooks for most of the preceding day. Output: Canis Lupus subject displayed no mentally or physically abnormal behavior other than muscular fasciculations. Page: 28 Writer: Canis lupus test subject Reader: A separate Canis Lupus test subject Input: Writer Canis lupus was recovering from exposure to SCP-███. Output: Reader Canis lupus showed an intense fear of bright lights and loud noises. I do not see any practical means to use SCP-118 with animals, but it provides a wonderfully covert means to store memories without notice. Who would ever think to talk to a dog for classified research? Whether animals can retain the knowledge is inconclusive, but there is a clear bridge between the species. ~Dr. Salizar Trainer Scaros has been disciplined and demoted to D-Class for abusing lab animals. ~Site Director Belladona Name: Dr. Salizar Date: ██/█/10██ Dr. Salizar’s starting notes: I’m curious as to what would happen when more than one page is “read”. Page: 46 & 47 Writer: Dr. Salizar Reader: Dr. Grayfeather Input: Dr. Salizar read two consecutive pages. Dr. Salizar reported reviewing SCP-118, SCP-382, and SCP-284-N documentation for most of the two days Output: Dr. Grayfeather recalled the same documentation over both days. Fascinating. It appears that if two pages are viewed simultaneously, it imprints a total of two days, not the usual one. When used correctly, SCP-118 could be the most effective means to hide a sleeper agent’s mission data I have ever seen. ~Dr. Salizar Dr. Salizar was reprimanded for imprinting a total of eight hours of pornography into Dr. Grayfeather’s mind via SCP-118 ~Site Director Belladona Holy [EXPLETIVE REDACTED], how did you get all of that past gate security, Zar? I’m pretty sure they don’t make that stuff in Equestria. God damn; I’ll never look at a champagne bottle the same way again. ~Dr. Grayfeather SCP Foundation Homesite Book image: LINK Editors: Trachyon