SCP-1602 "A Shower Curtain" Object Class: Safe
Item #: SCP-1602
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: As it only exhibits anomalous qualities when spread out,
SCP-1602 must remain folded a minimum of 5 times when not undergoing testing.
When SCP-1602 is removed from its container to undergo testing or cleaning, no fewer than
three personnel are to be in a room with it at any given time.
It is currently kept at Storage Site-49 inside a standard containment locker.
Researchers seeking to conduct additional tests involving SCP-1602 must have written
approval from a Level-3 staff member before removing the item from containment.
Instances of SCP-1602-B are to be terminated by security personnel after research staff
has made sufficient notes regarding its behavior.
All remains are to be preserved and placed in storage.
Description: SCP-1602 is a plastic shower curtain patterned with stylized sea turtles.
When it is spread and placed in a room with a single human subject, SCP-1602 will enter
its active state.
After activation, an extradimensional space containing SCP-1602-A will be generated behind
SCP-1602.
This phenomenon will still occur even when SCP-1602 is placed against a wall or other
solid object.
5 to 30 minutes after activation, a faint light will appear roughly 3m behind SCP-1602,
casting a silhouette of SCP-1602-A on the back of the curtain.
SCP-1602-A will remain stationary for a brief period before drawing back SCP-1602 and approaching
the subject.
Pre-test counseling sessions conducted with D-Class subjects have shown that instances
of SCP-1602-A take on forms that are representative of the subject's psychological insecurities
(see Experiment Log).
If an additional party enters the room during this process, SCP-1602-A and any traces of
its existence will instantly vanish and SCP-1602 will reenter its dormant state.
If left unimpeded, SCP-1602-A will restrain the subject and forcibly pull them behind
SCP-1602.
Instances of SCP-1602-A have consistently proven capable of outrunning, overpowering,
and subduing subjects through nonlethal means.
Once the subject has been taken behind SCP-1602, SCP-1602-A will return SCP-1602 to its spread
position.
SCP-1602 will then reenter its dormant state, resulting in the disappearance of SCP-1602-A
and the captured subject.
In roughly 10% of tests conducted with D-Class personnel, the captured subject reemerged
from behind SCP-1602 unharmed and with no memory of their abduction.
In the remaining tests, SCP-1602 spontaneously reactivated 10 to 60 minutes after the subject's
disappearance and an instance of SCP-1602-B was generated.
SCP-1602-B appears identical to the most recent version of SCP-1602-A; however, they will
not disappear when viewed by a person other than the subject.
SCP-1602-B can be easily terminated with a standard firearm, even when SCP-1602-B possesses
no visible means of animation.
SCP-1602 was retrieved on 13/08/1988 from a hotel in ████████, South
Dakota.
During the initial containment mission, Foundation field agents discovered an instance of SCP-1602-B
inside a hotel room and presumed it to be an independant anomaly.
The instance of SCP-1602-B was designated SCP-████ and the mission was filed
as a success.
When Foundation intelligence intercepted a second report of a "monster" at the same hotel,
a more thorough examination of the building was initiated and SCP-1602 was contained.
Experiment Log:
Test 1602-5 Subject: D-1602-5, a Caucasian male, age 20.
During conversations with on-site counsellor Dr. ██████, subject confessed
that he that had coerced his girlfriend into having an abortion.
Subject expressed profound feelings of regret surrounding this event.
Procedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle
of the test chamber.
Subject was instructed walk around SCP-1602 and view the other side once it entered an
active state.
Results: SCP-1602 entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes, consistent
with activation time in previous tests.
The subject noticed a faint light emanating from behind SCP-1602 and walked around to
view the other side.
Subject reported that upon viewing the other side, SCP-1602 apparently reentered its dormant
state: the light vanished and was no longer visible from either side of SCP-1602.
No other anomalous activity reported.
Test 1602-6 Subject: D-1602-5, same as previous test.
Procedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle
of the test chamber.
Subject was instructed to stand in place and observe only one side of SCP-1602.
Results: SCP-1602 again entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes.
10 minutes and 23 seconds into the test, a small, undefined silhouette appeared at the
base of the curtain.
An instance of SCP-1602-A (SCP-1602-A6) emerged precisely 3 minutes later, taking the form
of a newly born child covered in vernix caseosa and blood.
SCP-1602-A6 crawled out from beneath the curtain in the direction of the subject.
Upon observing SCP-1602-A6, the subject screamed and stumbled backward, losing balance and
collapsing on the floor.
Several hundred additional instances of SCP-1602-A6 continued to emerge; many of these were identical
to the original instance, although 22% of duplicates still bore umbilical cords.
Acting as a group, SCP-1602-A6 converged on the subject.
Subject fought back but was overpowered by SCP-1602-A6 and was subsequently dragged behind
the curtain, followed by all remaining SCP-1602-A6.
A single instance of SCP-1602-B6 emerged after 15 minutes.
Autopsy confirmed that its anatomy was consistent with that of a typical infant, although its
internal organs were found filled with live maggots.
Samples of the maggots were preserved and placed in storage.
Additional: Any traces of vernix caseosa and blood left on the floor by SCP-1602-A6 ceased
to exist the moment Research staff entered the room.
Note: The presence of multiple instances of SCP-1602-A at one time suggests that SCP-1602-A
are entities generated each time SCP-1602 enters an active state, rather than a single
entity that assumes different forms, as had been previously theorized.
- Dr. Lindquist
Test 1602-7 Subject: D-1602-6, a Hispanic female, age
33.
Subject had a history of bulimia and self-image disorders.
Procedure: SCP-1602 placed in a spread position against the wall of the test chamber with
a mild adhesive.
Results: Subject exhibited high levels of anxiety and panic upon SCP-1602 entering its
active state, repeating the phrase, "I can't do this."
This pattern of behavior continued until SCP-1602-A7 appeared behind SCP-1602, at which point subject
began banging on the wall opposite to SCP-1602 while shouting incoherently.
SCP-1602-A7 pulled back the curtain, revealing a cavity in the wall that had not previously
existed.
SCP-1602-A7 was identical to the subject in height and race, but appeared to possess no
muscular tissue whatsoever, with skin stretched directly over its bones and ligaments.
Lack of musculature notwithstanding, SCP-1602-A7 still possessed a high level of mobility and
strength, grabbing the subject by the ankles and pulling the subject behind the curtain.
An instance of SCP-1602-B5 emerged within 5 minutes of the subject's disappearance.
SCP-1602-B5 was observed to claw at its own body, its jaw fully extended but making no
vocalizations.
Researchers called for termination after 4 minutes of observation.
Autopsy deemed unnecessary as SCP-1602-B5 had peeled back most of its own skin, confirming
its lack of muscle tissue.
Retrieval of SCP-1602 showed the wall to be in the same condition as it had been at the
beginning of the test.
Test 1602-8 Subject: D-1602-7, a Caucasian male, age 58.
Subject had been a high-ranking employee of ████████, a Fortune 500 company,
prior to incarceration.
Dr. ██████, who provided counseling for the subject in the weeks prior to testing,
noted that the subject expressed significant frustration over the fact that his dedication
to his work had led to his estrangement with his children and ex-wife.
Procedure: SCP-1602 placed on the floor in a spread position.
Results: SCP-1602's horizontal orientation did not appear to alter its effects, activating
within the standard timeframe.
SCP-1602-A8 emerged from beneath it, climbing from a perfectly round hole in the floor that
had not existed prior to SCP-1602's activation.
SCP-1602-A8 took the form of a clown in a loose, polka-dotted suit.
While its body seemed to be that of a natural human, its head was disproportionally large
and made from what appeared to be papier-mâché, with areas of the face cut out where its eyes
would typically be located.
A reflective substance (later confirmed to be standard confetti) poured continuously
from these orifices for the entire duration of the test.
This test marks the first time an instance of SCP-1602-A has made vocalizations, despite
its lack of visible means of articulation.
SCP-1602-A8 approached the subject very slowly, repeatedly expressing a desire to 'play' and
encouraging the subject to 'loosen up and live a little'.
Subject attempted to engage SCP-1602-A8 in conversation, making numerous inquiries about
its nature, albeit with a significant amount of profanity.
34 minutes after the subject's capture, SCP-1602-B8 was generated and proceeded to stumble around
the room in a state of extreme distress.
Like SCP-1602-A8, it made numerous vocalizations, though most of its statements were requests
to see Dr. Lindquist and questions regarding its own nature.
The following is the subsequent exchange between SCP-1602-B8 and Dr. Lindquist.
Dr. Lindquist: We'll start by confirming your identity.
What is your name?
SCP-1602-B8: (Confetti still pouring from its facial orifices) [REDACTED].
Dr. Lindquist: What are the names of your children?
SCP-1602-B8: [REDACTED].
What's happened to me?
Dr. Lindquist: Please remain calm and answer the questions.
Do you have any pets?
SCP-1602-B8: I have a Great Dane named Dorothy.
Please, Doctor, I need help, I'm blind and—
Dr. Lindquist: What did you see after you were taken behind the curtain?
SCP-1602-B8: I didn't see anything.
What's happened to my face?
Why am I blind?
What did that [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] clown do to me?
Dr. Lindquist: That's what we're trying to figure out.
We want to help you, but you need to answer our questions.
Did SCP-1602-A8 say anything to you after—
SCP-1602-B8: You let that thing do this to me!
For the love of God, Doctor, what's it done to me?
Why can't I see anything?
Why is everything so cold?
Why does my head feel so…
(SCP-1602-B8 raises its hands to its face and makes vocalizations similar to weeping.)
Dr. Lindquist: Please try to remain calm.
I only have a few more questions—
SCP-1602-B8: (Still weeping) Nothing's changed.
Nothing's changed.
Closing Statement: SCP-1602-B8 refused to respond to any further questioning and was
terminated shortly after interview.
It is unknown if D-1602-8 was physically transmuted into SCP-1602-B8, if the subject's consciousness
was transferred, or if SCP-1602-B8 was impersonating the subject.
Much of the confetti produced by SCP-1602-B8 was incinerated, with a small amount stored
in a small plastic container and placed in storage.
Test 1602-18 Subject: D-1602-21, an African American male,
age 46.
Subject was uncooperative in counseling sessions, but was found to have a history of impoverishment.
Procedure: Subject given a standard firearm and placed in a bulletproof testing chamber
with SCP-1602.
Results: SCP-1602-A took the form of an elderly, emaciated black male dressed in heavily damaged
winter clothing.
The subject fired several rounds of ammunition which had no visible effect on SCP-1602-A.
The subject was apprehended, as expected.
No activity was detected from SCP-1602 for two hours, after which the subject reemerged,
apparently unharmed and visibly damp.
When interviewed, the subject claimed that he had not been abducted, and had in fact
simply taken a shower, describing the experience as "pleasant" and "cleansing".
Testing is ongoing.