 Item No. SCP-1404 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-1404 is to be placed on a table in a standard containment cell. At least once a day, SCP-1404 is to be observed by an available staff member for no less than five minutes. Description SCP-1404 consists of two items, a 715 mL seemingly ceramic black bowl measuring 15 cm in diameter and 7 cm high, and a seemingly stainless steel spoon 16 cm in length. Neither bear any marks indicating location or date of manufacture. If at any time either object is placed in an orientation that is not standard eating placement, it will slowly write itself into that position by means not yet understood. Once upright, both items will slide in the direction of the nearest table-like surface by the most efficient path at a speed of 20 m per hour. If there is no direct path to a table, both objects will attempt to go through obstacles by rubbing against them, causing damage consistent with constant friction but with no effect to the objects themselves. SCP-1404 has also been observed sliding up and down walls, accessing ventilation systems, moving along ropes 1 cm in diameter, and dropping from heights of 30 m without damage to either object. When reaching a table, they will slide up the legs or sides of the table until the bowl comes to rest 10 cm from the closest edge, centered along a table's width. The spoon will halt once it is 6 cm to the right of the bowl, perpendicular to the closest edge. For more information on SCP-1404's behavior, see Testlog-1404-A and Testlog-1404-B. Over the course of 5 minutes, the bowl will slowly fill with milk through an unknown means. When placed in a hermetically sealed transparent case, air pressure will observe to rise, showing that the milk is entering the bowl from an unknown external source. Once the milk reaches 472 mL, serial alphabet letters will rise from the milk and spell out a phrase. Each phrase is vague in its meaning, but they are consistently negative and usually threatening, sometimes referring to we. If the bowl is emptied, the process will begin as before, though with a different phrase of similar content. If a single letter is removed, it is replaced within 10 seconds. Unhindered, phrases will remain exactly 24 hours, at which points the letters simultaneously sink out of sight. Within 30 seconds, a new phrase will emerge. It is unknown if SCP-1404 has a limited number of phrases, as it does repeat itself often. Some phrases, however, have been observed only once. Logging and messages have revealed no discernable pattern. See Log-1404-01. Reading on milk showed it to be cow's milk, 1% fat content, with no anomalous properties. Cereal proved to be identical to ████████'s cereal recipe and also proved unremarkable. Class D personnel compelled to ingest cereal and milk showed no adverse effects. Those samples could be taken from SCP-1404 itself, as objects appear to be unbreakable even at a molecular level. The actual age of the object is unknown, though based on their style and apparent method of manufacture, they are no more than 50 years old. Objects maintain a temperature of 18°C, and contents a temperature of 3°C. Regardless of any heat applied, both were seemingly unaffected by the laws of thermodynamics. The contents of SCP-1404 show no sign of future faction, even over the course of several weeks. If separated from SCP-1404, both cereal and milk lose any anomalous characteristics. SCP-1404 does not appear to be sentient. Attempts to communicate with SCP-1404, including verbal address to both bowl and spoon, radio wave transmission, written messages submerged in milk, and addition of cereal letters have met with no results. SCP-1404 was discovered in the apartment of ██████ in ██████. Sphere is suicided by gunshot wound to the head on ████, ████, ██, ████. 2000 ████. Officers arriving on the scene found ████ body in proximity to SCP-1404 and believed it to be an unusual suicide note. When the stories of a serial suicide note began circulating in the local press, Agent ████ undercover as a ████ PD homicide detective with dispatch to verify the presence of an anomalous object. Apartment was completely devoid of furniture of any kind. The toilet and kitchen counters were destroyed in a means consistent with a sledgehammer found on the scene. The only sign of habitation was a sleeping bag and a bucket containing urine and feces. The object was on a window sill in its standard orientation. Agent ████ remarked in his report that upon picking up the bowl, he felt it slightly tugging in his hand towards the window sill. SCP-1404 was confiscated and brought to Site-23. It is unknown how long SCP-1404 was in ████ possession by what means he acquired it and why he did not discard the object. If left unobserved by human eyes for more than 24 hours, SCP-1404 will migrate to the nearest table in a populated area as seen with its arrival in Staff Capitaria B on ████ ████, after the object boarded through its steel container and the wall of Storage Area 8. For this reason, containment in a storage area is unadvised due to the possible damage to the facility and the potential for compromise of the containment of other SCPs. Test Log ██-1404-A Test ██-1404-A-01, SCP-1404 placed in the center of a maze. Research Doctor ████, Test Record, SCP-1404 navigated maze successfully with zero errors. Test ██-1404-A-02, Spoon submerged in polymer ████, Research Doctor ████, Test Record, Spoon remained motionless for approximately three hours until it was observed wiggling. Over the next four hours, it had freed itself and proceeded towards the table containing a hole. Test ██-1404-A-03, sealed in Level 4 Containment Unit, Researcher, Doctor ████, Test Record, SCP-1404 moved to the wall of its enclosure and began rubbing at the wall. Wall began to show signs of wear after six hours with no damage to SCP-1404. Test concluded to avoid damage to the facility. Test ██-1404-A-04, Table suspended via high tension cables 14 meters in the air in the middle of a 20x20x20 area. Researcher, Doctor ████, Test Record, SCP-1404 moved to the wall containment area. Both objects tilted 90 degrees and began to ascend wall. When reaching ceiling, both objects reoriented to that plane and began to slide across ceiling. Once over the table, SCP-1404 dropped six meters to table surface and came to rest at standard orientation. Test ██-1404-A-05, Tungsten Table placed in furnace set to 3,200°C. Researcher, Doctor ██, SCP-1404 entered surface without damage. Once reaching standard position, SCP-1404 began to fill with milk. Table extracted, SCP-1404 temperature 18°C, milk temperature 3°C. Test ██-1404-B, Attempts to Fill SCP-1404 Water Bowl tips and spills content writes itself and proceeds towards table. 1% milk Bowl tips and spills content writes itself and proceeds towards table. Wet cement to capacity Bowl tips and spills content with zero adhesion to surface writes itself and proceeds towards table. 30kg weight Bowl tips and spills content writes itself and proceeds towards table. Polymer ██ Bowl tips and spills content with zero adhesion to surface writes itself and proceeds towards table. 200kg weight Place to top Bowl Bowl tips lifting weight with rising in until weight slides off Bowl writes itself and proceeds towards table. Log ██-1404-01, Phrases Log ██-1404-01 Phrase, instances, death is near, 101, you will suffer, 124, give up, 170, blood and pain, 201, all is lost, 230, there is no hope, 304, nowhere to run, 380, you will die, 409. Phrases to date by chronological order, you cannot hide, May 3, 2000, we will crush you, September 24, 2000, the sky will burn, August 10, 2000, we are coming, June 2, 2000,