The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where the sun has become a deadly threat, known as SCP-001. The protagonist, a survivor, has been walking for days, wrapped in layers of clothing and wearing thick goggles to avoid exposure to the sun. They receive a distress signal from a nearby SCP Foundation containment facility, Site 46, and decide to investigate, hoping to find other survivors.
Upon arrival, they find the facility abandoned, but with a functional computer terminal that provides access to classified information. The protagonist discovers that SCP-001 is a global threat that has caused 6.8 billion people to melt into a gelatinous, sentient slime upon exposure to sunlight. The entity, known as SCP-001-A, can merge with other instances to form giant, monstrous blobs.
The protagonist learns about the final days of a group of survivors, including Dr. Logan Igata, who attempted to escape through a secret tunnel but were thwarted by SCP-001. The entity corrupts the minds of those it infects, causing them to lose their sense of self and become part of the collective.
As the protagonist delves deeper into the computer files, they come across Dr. Igata's final messages, which reveal her descent into madness and her attempts to rescue her wife's soul through a blood ritual. The ritual ultimately fails, and the protagonist is left with the realization that there may be no escape from SCP-001.
In the end, the protagonist is confronted by a giant blob of SCP-001-A, which bursts into the office and grabs them. The story concludes with the protagonist being carried towards the light, presumably to become part of the collective, and the revelation that they will never be alone again.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The world has been affected by a catastrophic event known as SCP-001.
2. The sun has become a deadly entity that causes any biological organism exposed to it to melt into a gelatinous slime.
3. This effect is not limited to humans, but affects all biological entities.
4. The transformed entities, known as SCP-001-A, retain some of their former intelligence and personality.
5. SCP-001-A entities can bond with each other on a molecular level, forming larger, more massive entities.
6. The SCP Foundation has been affected by the event, with many personnel transformed into SCP-001-A.
7. The Foundation's Site 19 is the designated safe zone for survivors.
8. The Site Director had a secret tunnel and tram system that could potentially take survivors to Site 19.
9. Researcher Dr. Logan Igata and her team attempted to escape through the tunnel but were thwarted by SCP-001-A entities.
10. Dr. Igata's wife, Ari, was transformed into an SCP-001-A entity and attempted to convince Dr. Igata to join her.
11. Dr. Igata performed a blood ritual in an attempt to rescue Ari's soul, but it had unintended consequences.
12. The ritual caused Ari's spirit to become trapped and haunt Dr. Igata.
13. Dr. Igata eventually became despondent and contemplated using a handgun to end her life.
14. The narrator finds a handgun in a desk drawer, weighing their options.
15. The SCP-001 file has been updated with a poem and a video of the narrator, indicating that they are being stalked by an SCP-001-A entity.
16. The narrator is eventually attacked and grabbed by a massive SCP-001-A entity.