They don’t stand at night. They move at night. Get down. Behind the display wardrobes.
Muffled They stopped. Aisle 21. They’re just… standing at the end of the aisle. Both of them. Facing us.
84 is down. 84 is down. Mark, we have to go.
Don’t run. Do not run. Walk fast. Aisle 22. Textiles. -OP- SCP-3008 SCRIPT
I blinked. They moved. They’re at aisle 23 now.
Humanoid entities identical in appearance to IKEA staff (yellow shirt, blue trousers). Their faces are featureless blank flesh. They exhibit no speech but emit mechanical breathing sounds. SCP-3008-1 instances are universally hostile between 8:30 PM and 8:30 AM local time (the “night cycle”). During this period, they actively hunt any human presence. During the “day cycle,” they stand motionless near service areas.
Whisper Mark. They’re getting closer.
That’s an order. Tell them we need brighter lights in the safe zones. The staff hate light. Tell them.
Whispering – panicked Mark, they’re moving. They’re not walking. They’re gliding. Aisle 20 now.
Hold. Light. Front.
9:58 PM. Six hours until day cycle.
87, you see the maintenance hatch?
Fire exit. Now. The red sign. Run.
Door’s locked. It’s not an exit. It’s a – wall. There’s just a wall behind the door.
Quietly Then we wait.