You Never Get Off the Bus | SCP-342

The SCP Experience

Dr. NoSleep Studios

Fiction, Science Fiction

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A mysterious ticket leads Simon Barker onto the 17A bus, where every stop becomes impossible to reach and every passenger seems to vanish, duplicate, or rot in front of him. As the ride twists his fear into violence, Simon realizes the destination was never the danger—the real horror is that SCP-342 may never let him off at all. Listen ad-free + bonus stories with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠SCP Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/⁠⁠⁠ Author: Hayley V. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:04.4	Mom!
0:05.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:07.8	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:13.6	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.1	Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.
0:23.6	So its phones down, forks up.
0:25.6	Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.
0:27.6	Hello.
0:29.6	A chill ran down Simon Barker's spine as he settled into his seat on the 17A bus to who knew where.
0:42.9	He wasn't in the habit of boarding buses with no destination, but today he needed something
0:48.0	different. He needed spontaneity. And it was because he wanted to, not because his girlfriend
0:53.7	broke up with him for being too boring.
0:56.5	It felt like fate when the wind blew a ticket in his face during his morning walk. As he gripped
1:01.8	the paper, a strange tug pulled him, and with a mere glance to check its validity, he veered away
1:07.7	from his usual path, heading to the bus station. The ticket looked to be for a train
1:12.8	at first glance, but when he checked it before boarding, it transformed into a generic bus pass.
1:19.6	Simon felt good, if not a little unsettled. He didn't typically take the bus, preferring to walk
1:25.6	or cycle everywhere he needed to go. He wasn't all too fond of people, and he did his best to avoid them.
1:32.3	He lived a quiet, unassuming life, and he liked it that way.
1:36.3	But today would be different.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 19 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. NoSleep Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. NoSleep Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.