Betty sat outside by herself at the park. She was thinking about what
her doctor had just told her and about how long she had left. She
decided it was best not to feel sorry for herself and carry on.
That’s when a black car pulled up beside her on the road. The back
window rolled down and a man wearing sunglasses and a black suit
peered out from the interior. "Nice day, isn’t it?" said the man.
"It’s about as good as they come around here, I suppose" Betty
replied. The man chuckled. "I guess so." Betty started getting
suspicious. "Have we met?" "Not personally, but I’ve heard plenty
of stories about you." "...Who are you?" "I worked with your grandson.
Two months ago, before he passed away, he found something great.
’Said it could help a whole bunch of people, people like his
grandma." "You knew Thomas?" Betty asked anxiously. The man shook his
head. "I did. He was a good man. ’Talked about you every week. ’Also
told me about your condition. That’s why I’m here, Betty. This
thing Thomas discovered, it has the potential to help you feel better
than you have in a long time, more than any of these places ever
could, and we don’t want none of your money. Think of it as a
personal favor. You could live the rest of your days pain-free."
"Say no more," said Betty. "If my grandson trusted you, that’s good
enough for me." She got up from the park bench and entered the man’s
car. The two drove away. Welcome to SCP Exposed. Today, we
bring you Safe-class subject number one three nine four, also known as
the The Dream Syringe, but before we begin, be sure to leave a like
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SCP-one three nine four is a decorated brass syringe, dating to
the early sixteen hundreds. When completely assembled, one three
nine four will self-fill with a saline solution at a rate of 1
millileter per minute until full. Once full, if used on a patient
with a disease or condition, the subject will begin to sleepwalk
approximately four minutes after their next onset of rapid eye
movement sleep. For the next forty minutes, the subject is unable to
be woken, and will wake up on their own afterward.
While under the effects of one three nine four, the sleepwalking
subject will experience a dream that accurately replicates their
current surrounding environment; the only notable difference being
the inclusion of various medical devices and medicines in the area.
The subject will then use these tooks in the dream to perform a
medical procedure on themselves with the intent to cure or
alleviate their condition. Medical procedures performed under one
three nine four’s influence are only somewhat accurate to real-life
medical treatments, and will often entail the use of medical
instruments, many of which the functions are not known.
Subjects who perform a successful medical procedure on themselves
while dreaming experience a partial alleviation of their condition.
Though this enables the return of superficial functioning of affected
body parts, theailment itself will still continue.
In Experiment Log one three nine four dash A, five d-class personnel
with various illnesses or conditions --listed as D dash one
through five-- were admitted to begin experimentation with the SCP.
They were restrained and their in-dream actions were monitored and
recorded. D-1 is a lung cancer patient. He
was reported to have self-administered anesthesia before
performing a lobectomy in medically accurate, though drastically
accelerated manner. Notably, the subject did not lose any blood
during surgery. After waking, D-1 reported a return to normal lung
function. Any prior shortness of breath, coughing, and chest pain
were gone. D-1 died four months later after the cancer had spread
to other organs. D-2 is a narcolepsy patient. She
was recorded using a needle to inject black sand into her
eyeballs, forehead, and chest. She later reported this incident as
being painful. After waking up, D-2 continued to experience the effects
of narcolepsy, and has begun sleepwalking during the day.
D-3 is missing her upper-left central incisor tooth. Prior to
being administered SCP-one three nine four, an approrpriate dental
implant was placed near her. She was reported using the implant to
place the missing tooth, then sealing it in place using an
unidentifiable, blue adhesive. In reality, the implant was not
touched. Upon waking, D-3 was reported to be capable of biting
and chewing as though the missing tooth was present, though her
speech was still somewhat impaired. D-4 is missing his left hand. His
dream procedure entailed him immersing his left arm in a vat of
a cold, white, viscous liquid for approximately forty minutes. As a
result, D-4 had developed a form of telekinesis equivalent to a left
hand of normal strength. The subject is capable of manipulating
tangible objects that are behind physical barriers, and can handle
harmful objects with no negative side effects reported. D-4 reports
having a left hand made of an unidentifiable, white solid.
D-5 has been blind from an early age. She was reported using a metal
syring to inject herself with a hot liquid, then falling asleep
thirty-five minutes later. D-5 has not waken since this incident, and
all attempts to induce consciousness have been
ineffective. However, the subject’s dreams resemble reality enough to
where she can communicate with Foundation researchers in her
dreams. The following is an excerpt of the dream-state interview
conducted by Dr. Braun with D-5. Dr. Braun:
First things first: Are you still capable of sight?
D-1394-5: I guess. Dr. Braun: That’s good to hear.
Could you do me a favor? D-1394-5: Sure. <D-1394-5 picks up SCP-1394 and examines it
with her hands.>D-1394-5: Yeah... wait, this is the exact pattern it had. How did you get
this? D-1394-5: Oh my god, am I still dreaming?
Dr. Braun: Technically yes, but --D-1394-5: Fuck! What did you do
to me? Dr. Braun: I think we’re done here. Security?
Two days later, D-5 requested another interview with Dr. Braun.
The following is an excerpt. D-1394-5: You need to use it on someone more
cooperative. This one isn’t working. Sorry, what are you t-- alright, alright.
Dr. Braun: Keep going. D-1394-5: We have so much to offer you. We
left our medicine in your dreams for you. Dr. Braun: But you need us to use SC-- I mean,
the syringe, on someone else. D-1394-5: That’s right. She can’t be the
bridge between us if she won’t come to us. Find someone else with no vision. Make them
use the key three... wait, hold up. Dr. Braun: Are you still there?
D-1394-5: Oh my god, they can hear me, can’t they. I’m talking in my sleep. How stupid
do you think I am? Hey, listen! These guys aren’t --
The interview ends with D-5 experiencing severe convulsions and
muscle spasms, before going completely rigid. She remains in a
fetal position to this day. All attempts to alter her posture have
been met with failure. D-5 responds to visual stimuli, but shows no
sign of consciousness. Analysis of D-5’s blood samples reveal a twelve
percent contamination of black sand by volume.
SCP one three nine four is to be kept in a standard security locker
at Site-19. Subjects injected with the solution should be confined to
a testing room while asleep, and should be kept within the site
afterwards for further observation. All testing of the dream syringe
has been halted temporarily. What did you think of that case? As
always, let us know in the comments, and tell us which SCP
you’d like to see in future stories. We’ll see you again next
week with another new case. Thanks for watching.