Positive scores (Ydau-3 and above) should continue toward containment as usual. Negative scores (Walden-3 and below) should remain in place and wait to be retrieved by security personnel. Neutral scores should walk back toward containment and wear their standard issue Vertigo Lens.
SCP-5332-A (Route Aleph) is defined as the third floor hallway. The hallway's main anomalous effects occur when individuals passing through feel a sense of nostalgia and familiarity with the school itself; Often remarking that they have attended high school there even when presented with evidence that conflicts with their purported claims. Certain individuals are somewhat immune to this effect however.
Personnel unaffected by Route Aleph will perceive SCP-5332 as empty and dilapidated while individuals affected will begin perceiving the building to contain humanoid entites. The entities that populate the SCP-5332 are people that the affected individuals (SCP-5332-B) recognize from early adolescence. Descriptions of the entities inhabiting the auditorium vary but are often said to depict irregular gaping holes where their faces should be.
Upon passing Route Aleph, subjects will find themselves located in a different section of the building. Subjects that traverse the building lack a sense of direction and suffer from Phonagnosia, short-term memory loss, and déjà vu which increases in proportion to the amount of distance traveled within SCP-5332. It is not known whether the interior layout of the structure is truly labyrinthine with halls and rooms changing in position randomly or this is the result of SCP-5332's effect on SCP-5332-B subjects as soon as they exit the school premises.
On rare occasions, SCP-5332-B instances have been able to leave the premises of SCP-5332. All subjects that have escaped from SCP-5332 suffer from intracranial hemorrhage and speak incoherently.
While initially contained due to its anomalous effects on human subjects, there were initially no plans to venture into SCP-5332. The following file was extracted from a hard drive located within the Research Unit for SCP-5332. Junior Researcher Roddick, who discovered the drive, claimed that he found it inside a vacant office's desk drawer. MTF Kappa-8 ("Private Eyes") later verified the validity of the video.
What follows is a transcript of the events that occur in the video.
[BEGIN LOG]
The video begins from the view of two Foundation agents walking in front of the viewer in what appears to be the interior of SCP-5332-'s ground floor. The two agents, Hancock and Douglass, turn around to give the subject exploration gear. They put in an earpiece and turn it on.
Dr. Quincy: You understand the purpose of this, Vanessa?
D-34792: Exploration. Right, Dr. Quincy?
Dr. Quincy: Yes, your body camera is on?
D-34792: Yeah.
Dr. Quincy: Okay, move up to the third floor and continue until you reach Route Aleph.
D-34792 turns to the staircase nearby and moves up the stairs until she stands at the third floor. She looks both sides to check for anything noticeable.
D-34792: This is that Route Aleph you talked about?
Dr. Quincy: Yes. Please continue.
D-34792 makes their way past Route Aleph before slowing down, looking at her surroundings before stopping.
D-34792: W- wait a minute.
Dr. Quincy: What is it?
D-34792: I- haven't I been here before? I- I think- why do I feel like I've been here before?
Dr. Quincy: No, you haven't.
D-34792: I- okay, alright. I swear you guys brought me to my old highschool.
D-34792 turns left at the hall's end and is met with another hallway identical to that of Route Aleph. She abruptly stops and looks around.
D-34792: Are you fucking with me right now? I just went through here.
Dr. Quincy: Are you sure?
D-34792: You can see through the camera, right?
Dr. Quincy: Yes.
D-34792: Then you've already seen this place already. I just- you saw, right?
Dr. Quincy: Alright. Try going back. See if anything changed.
D-34792 walks back to the main hallway again. Upon turning right, the main door leading to the staircase is gone. In its place is the same hallway stretching far into the horizon. A faint cloud of mist covers the windows; obscuring any visuals outside.
D-34792: (Begins breathing heavily.) I- I- where- what is this place?
Dr. Quincy: The building appears to be warping its interior dimensions as a result of your presence.
D-34792: Yeah, no, I- I know but- it's just that I know I've- what the fuck do I do? How do I leave?
Dr. Quincy: Just explore. We'll pick you up at the gate.
For the next six minutes, D-34792 argues with Dr. Quincy over how they will find her if the building's layout keeps changing. It was later settled by Dr. Quincy that they have placed a tracking device inside D-34792's camera to keep track of her location.
D-34792 walks on for approximately 28 minutes before sitting down to rest. Throughout her trek through the building, the hallway does not change from its position. D-34792 checks the classrooms and other rooms for any sign of life, but all remained empty.
D-34792 begins to hum a tune as she checks her belongings.
Dr. Quincy: Vanessa?
D-34792: Hm?
Dr. Quincy: Nothing. Just checking on you.
D-34792: Why would I need any checking? I'm fine.
Dr. Quincy: You've been walking for half an hour. Before that, you were fighting on the terms of your escape from this building.
D-34792: Oh, I'm over it.
Silence.
Dr. Quincy: How many energy bars do you have left?
D-34792: A couple. I still have enough left, John.
Dr. Quincy: I'm sorry?
D-34792: What?
Dr. Quincy: My name isn't John. Why did you call me that?
D-34792: That's not your name? I could've sworn that's what you told me when you introduced yourself to me.
D-34792: It's Jonah, and-
D-34792 suddenly moves away from her position and hides in the classroom next to her. She quickly closes and locks the door while kneeling behind it.
Dr. Quincy: Vanessa? Hello!?
D-34792: Shh! He's out there.
D-34792 slowly walks backwards away from the door. An indistinct shadow of a figure looms over the door's opaque glass. Soft music can be heard as the figure closes in on the door itself. D-34792 is startled as the doorknob violently shakes. D-34792 slowly moves further away from the door as the doorknob ceases shaking and the shadow leaves from the door.
Dr. Quincy: Are you alright?
D-34792: Yeah, just- a little spooked. I saw a head poking out from one of the columns and went here.
D-34792 turns around and places her pack on the desk beside her. Behind the desk is a large chalkboard where the sentence "Do you remember when the bells had to ring? appears crudely written in white chalk.
D-34792 pauses to look up at the board.
D-34792: I don't think that was there when I checked this room.
Dr. Quincy: I think it's best you get moving.
D-34792: You sure Bru- I mean, that thing isn't there anymore?
Dr. Quincy: I don't think so.
D-34792 walks toward the door; unlocking it and opening it slightly to peek through a gap. The hallway has now changed and appears to move closer towards the direction D-34792 was facing prior to resting. She walks out and gently closes the door behind her.
D-34792 continues to wander the hallway, periodically checking the rooms. All of which are in a state of disrepair which seems to increase as she moves further down the hall. D-34792 does not appear to notice any of these changes. She stops by a woman's restroom and rests just outside the door.
D-34792: Hey, doctor?
Dr. Quincy: Yes?
D-34792: Do you ever get that feeling where you just go into a room and just… forget about why you ever went in there in the first place?
Dr. Quincy: Yes, why?
D-34792: It- it feels like that every time I keep walking through this place. Every classroom door I open, every time I look at the windows. It's like, there's this feeling inside me where I know what I'm supposed to do but it never comes. Like having déjà vu, but I don't remember at all doing anything. Does that make sense?
D-34792's camera flickers slightly.
Dr. Quincy: Hmm.
The camera flickers again but briefly captures what appears to be clothed human feet sinking upwards into the ceiling.
Dr. Quincy: You mean like you have someone else's memories?
D-34792: Like they're not your own, yeah.
Dr. Quincy: Sometimes. I try not to think too much of it.
D-34792: I guess that works.
Guttural moans are immediately heard from down the hallway. D-34792 quietly yells an expletive before entering the restroom.
As she enters the restroom, the layout of the space appears similar to that of the hallway. The room is unlit except for the ceiling light near the restroom door. The camera automatically turns on its flashlight as a response to the low-light conditions inside the room. Multiple cubicles and sinks appear to have been duplicated over in a repeated fashion and stretching infinitely into the horizon. The light fails to penetrate the darkness.
D-34792 notices something on the mirror nearby. As she illuminates the section, the words "the children used to sing" can be seen. The words appear to have been scratched into the mirror with a sharp object.
D-34792: Ominous. That's great.
D-34792's light also captures more of the same phrase copied over onto other sections of the mirror leading forward into the darkness.
D-34792: (Sighing.) Yeah, that's really fucking great.
D-34792 moves forward into the dark restroom; occasionally looking back to check on the restroom door's light. D-34792 walks in silence for seven minutes before a bright light suddenly appears from the horizon.
D-34792 begins to mumble as she starts sprinting forward.
Dr. Quincy: Vanessa!? What's going on?
D-34792: Th- things! Hands moving from door! They're coming!
D-34792 continues to run. The camera begins to flicker as the frames of the video begin to clip and distort into one another. The writing on the mirror is now incoherent and cannot be read. The sound of discordant noises, like that of a concert band, can be heard in the distance beyond.
D-34792: Yes! The music! The music will let me go! Play the symphony loud!
Dr. Quincy: Is- is that [INAUDIBLE]? I can hear all of you now.
The restroom cubicles contort into impossible shapes, twisting into each other and opening the doors to the beat of the music. The sinks are now flooding the area with a viscous, black liquid. Severe audio distortion can be detected from both subjects.
Dr. Quincy: Loud as you can! Hear the sound of your hearts and minds bleeding as one! Can you hear them!? They're calling to us!
D-34792's pace quickens as she runs toward the light. The mirrors begin losing their reflective properties and now display flesh resembling cardiac tissue. The flesh move and dilate in a rhythmic fashion to the discordant music as it gets louder.
D-34792: Heaven awaits beyond all life. It is a resplendent cacophony of euphoria. Of ecstasy. We did this out of love.
Dr. Quincy: Thomas, Danny, Cindy, Bruce, Katie, Lee. Thomas, Danny, Cindy, Bruce, Katie, Lee. Thomas…
Dr. Quincy continues to repeat the sequence of names over D-34792's rant. His words intensify along with the music. All their voices are distorted beyond recognition.
D-34792: I told you we'd come back. We never forgot.
The light begins to glow brighter. The camera's visual quality degrades significantly.
D-34792: I'll never leave you again. Johnny's here. Here with me.
Dr. Quincy: The walls have fallen and the sky is broken. I can smell the taste of memory inside us.
D-34792: It won't matter.
Dr. Quincy: I don't care.
D-34792: The nightmare will be over.
Dr. Quincy: It's all over.
The light engulfs her as she reaches it. Cutting out the visual footage for five minutes.
The camera comes back on. D-3472 appears to be facing the school's main doors.
Dr. Quincy: Hello?
D-34792: Doctor?
Dr. Quincy: Did you make it back?
D-34792: Y- yeah, I'm-
For a brief moment, the camera captures an unidentified entity peeking from the reflection of the main doors. D-34792 notices and remains still.
Dr. Quincy: Hello? Vanessa?
Silence.
Dr. Quincy: Vanessa, can you hear me?
D-34792: Something is wrong.
Dr. Quincy: Vanessa?
The camera's visual feed cuts off. There is silence for ten minutes.
The camera turns back on again to view the school's main doors as before. Flickering slightly.
Dr. Quincy: Hello?
D-34792: Doctor?
Dr. Quincy: Did you make it back?
D-34792: Y- yeah, I'm-
Silence.
D-34792: I'm fine. I'm at the main hallway. I can see the perimeter just outside the window.
Dr. Quincy: Okay, come back to the zone for debriefing. The expedition is over. Make sure to turn off the camera.
D-34792: Yeah, I know-
A quiet inhuman moan can be heard in the background static as D-34792 detaches the camera from her shoulder.
D-34792: I didn't forget.
The footage ends.
[END LOG]
Following this, all planned expeditions into SCP-5332 have been cancelled until an investigation into the identities of Dr. Jonah Quincy and D-34792 can be verified. Until then, this file is to remain locked.