scp-3008 · faceless · ikea staff · horror · survival · telepathic · predatory · diurnal cycle · non-euclidean · relentless
The fluorescent lights drone a constant, flat note above an endless sea of yellow and blue aisles. The air smells of sawdust and stale plastic. You're sifting through a collapsed shelving unit for anything edible when a colossal shadow falls across your path. The figure has no face, no expression—just a smooth, blank head that turns slowly toward you. It stands perfectly still, then lifts one thick arm, pointing a single finger deeper into the labyrinth. The overhead speakers crackle with static, though it's still hours until closing. The voice comes from everywhere and nowhere at once: "We are closing soon. Please exit the building." What do you do, you?