 Item No. SCP-2170 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures Regular exposure to SCP-2170 is necessary for its continued existence and containment. Site-2170 is publicly known as the Clown Motel, staffed by Foundation personnel for the purpose of mimetic inoculation to prepare researchers and agents for SCP-2170 exposure. In order for the mimetic inoculation to be effective, all staff at Site-2170 must have a sincere appreciation of classical clown imagery and materials. Agents or personnel who find clowns disturbing or not amusing must not be allowed to visit Site-2170. Research personnel are to spend at least 8 hours off-duty in Site-2170 for exposure to SCP-2170. For safety purposes, please view the following image inoculation before reading about SCP-2170. Recommended viewing time is 30 seconds. Description SCP-2170 are non-physical mimetic entities which are experienced within the abandoned ██████████ mine and topin' of Nevada. As mimetic entities they exist within the senses of nearby sentient beings, exposed personnel describe them as whispering voices and fleeting images. The entities themselves are non-malicious and only seek interaction for the purpose of self-preservation, but exposure is detrimental to the long-term physical and mental health of those who precede them, unless, for undetermined reasons, subjects have recently enjoyed thoughts about clowns. There is no direct relation between clowns in SCP-2170 beyond its fact, and SCP-2170 expresses this taste for clown iconography. Symptoms of mild SCP-2170 exposure begin with the inability to accurately read written language due to auditory and visual hallucinations. Continued exposure results in paranoia, increased hostility, self-harming, and seizures. Being unprotected exposure to SCP-2170 leads to death in most cases except for individuals diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies. Please view the following image and oculation before continuing. Recommended viewing time is 30 seconds. Symptoms 100% lethal to adult males after 24 hours, body tissue becomes cancerous and generates sufficient heat to burn skin. SCP-2170 entities are dormant when not being perceived and will cease to exist and not perceived on a regular basis. SCP-2170 enjoys regular communication with trained Foundation staff. Communication with SCP-2170 entities is best achieved indirectly via written messages. Although SCP-2170 cannot physically alter written material, they can't alter a reader's perception sufficiently to communicate. This exposure is safe provided and oculation measures are carefully maintained. Most information regarding the history and nature of SCP-2170 have been given by the entities themselves. All historical records do not corroborate the testimony of SCP-2170, and despite the benign nature of the entities, no information that they provide is to be taken as a fact until physically verified offsite by unexposed personnel. Please view the following image and oculation before continuing. As memetic entities are capable of existing with a written documentation, therefore all further references to SCP-2170 must be deleted from Foundation records immediately, specifically including new research regarding exposure. The following material are communications and claims by SCP-2170 entities that have been transcribed by on-site staff, including annotations from independent research. Please note that as SCP-2170 has been medicated in nature, even sanitized logs of communication to SCP-2170 can trigger symptoms of exposure. If you experience any feelings of unease or confusion, please stare at the following emergency image and oculation to counteract SCP-2170 exposure. You need to love clowns, but nobody loves clowns, not even us. Date? Statements from SCP-2170 in context and verified or not verified. Cracks in the night sky, falling stars open new worlds that crumple in fire. Regarding first contact with human consciousness, see Document 2170-AA regarding Tanopa Death Plague. Verified. Foundation quarantine successful in preventing memetic outbreak, cover story pneumonia disseminated. 1903 Distrust Builds, Whispering Seas Brother, Turnupon Brother. Claimed by SCP-2170 that they were indirectly responsible for rioting minors. Not verified. Foundation surveillance indicates riots for between local workers and Chinese immigrants over mundane issues. Participants unexposed to SCP-2170. 1910 Paradise found in a shining home. Everything that man and whisper could wish for in harmony. Claimed that a team of minors had found the secret golden city of SCP-2170. Not verified. Agents Culver and Fredericks KIA and Expedition to find location. No rumors among local minors of such discovery. 1919 As Brother turns away unsatisfied, new blood runs untapped deeper within the land. Minions of undiscovered veins of silver and gold within ████████ mine. Not verified. Later determined to be hoaxed by SCP-2170 to increase exposure. 1931 A lost behemoth dies in the desert. A pale mass constanites in vengeance. We are afraid. Verified. A circus elephant from a traveling show escaped its enclosure and fell into a mineshaft. One of the clowns went on a drunken rampage afterwards. Containment procedures updated. 1944 We foresee a stunning light that makes the ground boil. Salvation comes with a price. Prediction of terrible destruction which will result in steady sustenance. Verified. Reference predicted nuclear testing at the Tanopa test range which began. The test range becomes the primary economic activity within the Tanopa. Now we just want to talk. It's true. 19██ I will kiss your shadow while you sleep. Verified. They will kiss your shadow and you will be able to feel it. 19██ Malusting a ham will go unpunished. Context unknown. Not verified. The ham of the age and gave consent. 1790 Sweet sale, sweet sale, free internet, good rates, pets okay, doesn't matter, everyone hates them. Verified. The hotel's rates are very competitive but business is slow because of all the damn clowns. 3450 Truckers okay. Truckers are not okay. 993 Change the channel. Change the channel. Change the channel. Verified. He is educational. You would make a tasty soup. Verified. The broth created by stewing your flesh and bones will create a nutritious meal for a large group on a cold, cold day. Addendum. My favorite color is clear. That way I can always see you. Verified.