A photo of SCP-5739 taken upon containment appearing over the body of Emily Cole.

Item #: SCP-5739

Object Class: Neutralized

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SCP-5739 is contained within a standard humanoid containment chamber. On a biweekly schedule, two D-Class personnel are to clean SCP-5739's containment unit and to gather any SCP-5739-1 instances.

Special Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-5739 are contained in a storage folder in the cryostorage wing of Site-73. Legible SCP-5739-1 instances are to be recorded and stored in the aforementioned unit. Personnel with a clearance level of 2 or higher are permitted to access the remains of SCP-5739.

Description: SCP-5739 was a 1.5-meter tall biological entity composed entirely of human epidermises. Despite its composition, SCP-5739 maintained a rigid structure resembling a pachyderm cranium. Prior to neutralization, SCP-5739 hovered approximately two meters above any surface at all times.

SCP-5739-1 instances are 35-centimeter x 35-centimeter divisions of SCP-5739 that have physically detached from SCP-5739 by a process that is similar to exfoliative dermatitis1. SCP-5739-1 instances have English phrases etched into them by what has been hypothesized to be human fingernails. Examples of SCP-5739-1 instances have been recorded below. Given their potential significance, each SCP-5739-1 instance is to be given a unique designation.

Discovery: On 04/12/2015, 12-year-old Emily Cole’s body was discovered in her place of residence in Omaha, Nebraska. The entirety of her skin was absent from her corpse. SCP-5739 was recorded levitating above Emily's body, motionless. Emily Cole's older brother, Albert Cole, contacted the local police station over a telephone call, where he was intercepted by an embedded Foundation agent working within the police force. Albert Cole exhibited extreme anxiety during his required interview; turning to look into empty hallways, being startled at mild contact with objects, and disregarding personnel. He was amnesticized shortly after and all symptoms ceased.

The following SCP-5739-1 instance was located beside Emily Cole's corpse.

SCP-5739-1-1:

RESTLESSLY LEND

UNKNOWN BLEND

NEWLY DISTEND

ABSENTLY MEND

WEND AROUND THE BEND

ASCEND

YOU CANNOT PRETEND

ELEPHANT FRIEND

MY DEAREST FRIEND

I DO NOT TEND

LIKE YOU INTEND

YOUR END

Addendum 5739-1: SCP-5739 has exhibited no notable behavior since its containment. DNA testing has determined that SCP-5739 is composed of epidermal tissue belonging to multiple unidentified individuals.

Incidents that mirror SCP-5739's Discovery have been recovered from multiple eyewitness accounts in Omaha, Nebraska. All of these eyewitness accounts were gathered within a psychiatric ward. These patients were all diagnosed with prolonged mass hysteria. Albert Cole is placed on a psychological trauma watchlist.

The following SCP-5739-1 instance was recovered directly underneath SCP-5739 within its cell shortly after genetic testing.

SCP-5739-1-2:

COVER THE SOUND

ALL BUT THE WESTBOUND

NOTICE THE BACKGROUND

YOULL COME AROUND

OTHERWISE UNFOUND

UNSPEAKINGLY DROWNED

HEAR THEIR SOUND

ENCASED AND WOUND

ADMITTEDLY UNFOUND

REALIZED THEIR POUND

MESSAGES UNBOUND

ELEPHANT FOUND

Addendum 5739-2: On 27/12/2015, security footage showed SCP-5739 experiencing minute convulsions. 1 minute and 26 seconds proceeding the beginning of the convulsions SCP-5739 forcefully ruptured, covering the surrounding area with its remains.

Two D-Class personnel were instructed to enter SCP-5739's containment cell and clear the security cameras of all debris. Upon closer examination, all remains of SCP-5739 appeared to be SCP-5739-1 instances. 99.62% of the SCP-5739-1 instances were illegible due to congealing between instances and a large quantity of what was later determined to be sweat. The remaining SCP-5739-1 instances were determined to be non-anomalous, and an official cleaning crew was dispatched. The following is a transcript of the inscriptions on the recovered SCP-5739-1 instances.

SCP-5739-1-3:

IF YOU WERE IN

THOSE PEOPLE THAT BEGIN

THE PAPER THIN

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN

OBSERVE THE DIN

KNOWINGLY THIN

THERE IS A SIN

HOUSED INSIDE SKIN

ELEPHANT GRIN

ITS ALWAYS BEEN

RELEASE THE TWIN

SOULS INSIDE SKIN

KEEP DEEP WITHIN

I FEEL THE TWIN

NEVER WILL YOU WIN

SCP-5739-1-4:

LITTLE YOU CAN SCREAM

EMPTY YOU WILL TEEM

THEY HEAR YOU SCREAM

USELESSLY SCHEME

SCREAMING UPSTREAM

DID YOU DREAM

IN SOFTENED GLEAM

ELEPHANT SEAM

SCP-5739-1-5:

WHAT FUN

HAVE YOU WON

ATTEMPTED RUN

THE PRICE OF FUN

HELL MUST RUN

AWAY FROM ONE

VARIETY BUT ONE

EVERYONE

WHEN YOU ARE NONE

EVER SO DONE

DONE

ONLY UNSPUN

NO NEED FOR FUN

ELEPHANT WON

SCP-5739-1-6:

GATHER INSIDE

OUR SMALL STRIDE

OTHERS TRIED

DIED

BECKON THE TIDE

YOU CAN CONFIDE

ELEPHANT HIDE

Footnotes

1. A disease that causes inflammation and scaling in the skin.