SCP-1812 Extralunar Meme object class keter
Item #: SCP-1812
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1812 is currently located 180km from the surface of
the Earth, and poses no threat of collision at this time.
No more than 400 personnel within the Foundation, including O5-█, O5-██ and the Site-38
astronomy department, are allowed to be fully aware of SCP-1812 at any given time, due to
possible spread of knowledge of SCP-1812.
All photographs that have the possibility of depicting SCP-1812 are to be destroyed
upon discovery.
The Foundation is currently tracking 236 separate observatories across the planet to ensure
SCP-1812 is not detected and knowledge of it spread to the general public.
Due to the effect SCP-1812 has on the perception of tides, all personnel aware of the existence
of SCP-1812 are not allowed within 12km of bodies of water with a maximum depth greater
than 3 meters.
In the event that knowledge of SCP-1812 is leaked to between 1-10% of the general population,
global deployment of aerosolized Class-A Amnestics is to occur.
In the event that more than 10% of the general population is aware of SCP-1812, all coastal
areas are to be evacuated, as rate of spread as well as the perception of increased tides
is expected to "flood" 85% of all coastlines on the planet.
Nuclear bombardment of SCP-1812 has been considered as an option in this scenario.
MEMETIC HAZARD WARNING Personnel without clearance level 3/1812 or
higher are prohibited from viewing the following photograph.
Attempting to access this file without proper clearance will result in demotion, forcible
administration of Class-A Amnestics, reassignment, or a combination of any of the three.
Description: SCP-1812 is believed to be an irregularly-shaped asteroid orbiting Earth
at a distance of approximately 180 kilometers.
SCP-1812 is approximately 8km in diameter at its widest point, and has an unusually
high density of 670 g/cm3.
SCP-1812 is believed to have been captured by Earth's gravity approximately 3.2 billion
years ago.
SCP-1812 is in a retrograde orbit around the Earth, traveling at a rate of approximately
90 minutes per each orbit.
Although only 1/437th of the diameter of the moon, SCP-1812 appears much larger in comparison
due to the shorter distance between it and Earth.
Depending on the angle of solar light relative to SCP-1812, it goes through several phases
(waxing, full, waning, new) similar to the Earth's moon.
SCP-1812 is subject to a memetic phenomenon where it is incapable of being observed by
human beings by sentient individuals unless an individual announces the presence of SCP-1812
either verbally or legibly, and indicates it in some way, such as circling it in a photograph
or pointing out its location with a hand gesture.
The exact area indicated is inconsequential; SCP-1812 can be viewed at several different
locations in the sky by several different individuals, even in daylight conditions.
The existence of SCP-1812 is dubious; measurements of the space that SCP-1812 theoretically should
occupy show only empty space.
However, these same measurements, when performed by a person aware of SCP-1812, seemingly show
the existence of the object.
For the purposes of this document, it is assumed that SCP-1812 does indeed exist.
Those who are aware of the existence of SCP-1812 will perceive several differences in the environment
around them.
For example, once an individual is aware of SCP-1812, they will be able to perceive light
reflected off of it by the sun, increasing their night vision during times when SCP-1812
is visible.
The most prominent effect, however, concerns tidal cycles and SCP-1812's effect on them.
SCP-1812 exerts a gravitational pull on the Earth similar to, but weaker than, the moon's;
however, this pull, combined with the moon's natural attraction, causes more severe tidal
cycles, leading to those affected by SCP-1812 perceiving that sea levels are approximately
██ meters lower than the norm at low tide, and up to ███ meters at high tide, and
that approximately 85% of coastlines and most islands around the world have been flooded.
Persons entering affected areas by any means (excluding air travel) move as if though affected
by an unseen liquid, usually starting about █ kilometers inland of the actual start
of the water line.
Subjects are incapable of swimming through this liquid, and have great difficulty moving,
indicating that the liquid has a higher viscosity than water.
At the point where individuals affected by SCP-1812 have the liquid going above their
head, they begin suffocating and undergo severe hypoxia, essentially drowning on dry land.
This can be prevented through use of breathing apparatuses such as scuba tanks.
Also, volcanic activity is perceived to increase, with minor eruptions from several volcanic
sites occurring frequently, and rarely results in death due to volcanic activity (i.e. violent
eruptions causing ash plumes, exposure to lava causing combustion).
Addendum: Discovery of SCP-1812: Original containment of SCP-1812 was established 2
months after its original discovery by Alexander Montag, an amateur astronomer studying at
State University of New York Maritime College, Bronx, New York.
Shortly after his discovery, Montag barricaded himself on the roof of the college and refused
to leave for any reason, making notes on SCP-1812 (which he had dubbed "Luna 2") and its effects
on the tidal cycle, believing the rest of New York City to have drowned under a massive
tidal surge and that all individuals he encountered were simply hallucinations.
Montag eventually constructed a boat made from an air conditioning unit and attempted
to push it off into what he describes as the "New York Sea", resulting in him falling from
the roof of the college and subsequently dying.
The Foundation began investigating the incident when it was found Mr. Montag had survived
the fall, and had died from suffocation and hypoxia.
Agents recovered Mr. Montag's journal, which contained all information currently known
about SCP-1812, and serves as the primary vector for the meme.
It is currently unknown how Mr. Montag discovered SCP-1812 without any prior information regarding
it.
Addendum: Attempts at treating individuals affected by SCP-1812 has met with little success.
Attempting to reinforce that the liquid created by SCP-1812 is not real allows persons affected
to enter coastal areas without drowning, but also leads to the delusion that liquid water
does not exist, and leads to death by dehydration or drowning due to the inability to perceive
water.
Currently, ██ essential Foundation personnel who have undergone this treatment must be
kept on a hydrating intravenous drip at all times.
Similarly, attempts to enforce the idea that the enhanced night vision due to light reflecting
off of SCP-1812 is non-existent has led to the complete inability to perceive stellar
light, reflected or direct, including sunlight, leading to severe nyctophobia.