 Item Number – SCP-161-JP Object Class – Keter Special Containment Procedures – Patients of SCP-161-JP must not hear words meaning IEL, spelled E-Y-L-E. In addition, they must not be allowed to recognize its phenomes. Facilities dealing with patients must maintain the highest levels of quarantine. Description – SCP-161-JP is a mental disorder that affects cognition towards the action and concept of IEL-ing. From patients of SCP-161-JP, cognition towards the action of IEL-ing and concepts related to them are lost retroactively. As a result, for example, a motion of a ballerina IEL-ing around is recognized to the patients as a motion of simply spinning around single-legged, and a false memory, which guides the patients to think that the motion was such so retrospectively is created. As an extreme example, the Japanese traditional art NO, which consists mostly of performers IEL-ing and walking, is recognized to the patients as performers simply walking around with a fan in hand. Patients of SCP-161-JP that recognize words meaning IEL as a spoken sound lose all memory of the past few hours. The symptom also occurs when they cite the phonemes of the word. Hey, for how long will this test go on? The test will be over soon. Well then, I will do a particular action now, so please explain the action in your words. Researcher aisles his arms. Now please explain. You were just sitting in the chair. Understood. Well, then next, Researcher points at the whiteboard, which says children are IEL-ing around in the yard. Please read this sentence aloud. Children are, um, IEL-ing around? Yes, I don't know the word. The word is IEL-ing right there, is it not? Huh? Oh, yes, that's it, IEL-ing. Slip my mind. How could... Oh. Hmm. Hmm. Subject suddenly loses expression and crams eyeballs violently for five seconds. Are you alright? Huh? Oh, it was just a slight headache. But hey, won't the test you said earlier start yet? Addendum Despite all efforts of the related parties, the origins of SCP-161-JP have not been found, and neither have its effective treatment and protection. The number of SCP-161-JP patients is still increasing, and the number is verging on the limits of the Foundation's ability to correspond. During preparation for the worst-case scenario, the Foundation undertook a super-long-term preservation plan of intangible cultural property involving the action IEL-ing. Fortunately, the influence of SCP-161-JP has stayed within the action and or concept IEL, a term of less importance on daily routines. However, if a similar disorder affecting important ideas such as sleep, eat, or assault would occur, the damage is presumed to be enormous.