SCP-5084 instances.

Item #: SCP-5084

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5084 is to be contained within a standard safe storage locker held at Site-19. All Foundation personnel with level 2 clearance or higher are permitted testing of SCP-5084 at the discretion of the site director.

Description: SCP-5084 is the collective sum of 40 cherry tomatoes (Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) invulnerable to decomposition. SCP-5084's anomalous capabilities manifest when an individual is made aware of the presence of SCP-5084 in their immediate vicinity. The individual will firmly believe that all instances of SCP-5084 are sentient. Individuals have experienced auditory hallucinations in which they report hearing SCP-5084 produce human-like vocalizations. Individuals describe SCP-5084 instances as "scared, nervous, and untrusting" due to their vocalizations being described as childlike. SCP-5084's anomalous properties do not manifest when exposed to Foundation personnel.1

Discovery: SCP-5084 was discovered in a hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada. SCP-5084 was housed in a terrarium residing in the entrance of the hotel. All guests were extremely protective of SCP-5084, physically berating any individuals who harmed SCP-5084 specimens. The Foundation was contacted when nearby businesses and local residents entered the hotel and were detained by local authorities. Foundation operatives observed attempts to plant SCP-5084 instances in an effort of preserving SCP-5084 through their offspring before acquiring SCP-5084.

Addendum:

+ Addendum 5084-A: Test Log 2020/02/01

- Addendum 5084-A: Test Log 2020/02/01

Subject
Foreword
Experiment
Results

D-38291
Subject framed for murder, put on death row.
D-38291 is instructed to make eye contact with SCP-5084 and transcribe SCP-5084's statements. Afterward, D-38291 is to test effects of SCP-5084 consumption.
Subject is able to manifest SCP-5084's anomalous abilities (See addendum 5084-B).

D-18289
Subject murdered two men, put on death row.
D-18289 is instructed to make eye contact with SCP-5084 and transcribe SCP-5084's statements. Afterward, D-18289 is to test effects of SCP-5084 consumption.
Subject is unable to manifest SCP-5084's anomalous abilities.

D-39211
Previously Foundation personnel, demoted to D-class personnel on account of murder.
D-39211 is instructed to make eye contact with SCP-5084 and transcribe SCP-5084's statements. Afterward, D-39211 is to test effects of SCP-5084 consumption.
Subject is unable to manifest SCP-5084's anomalous abilities.

+ Addendum 5084-B

- Addendum 5084-B

Subject(s): Five (5) instances of SCP-5084

Foreword: D-38291 is instructed to make eye contact with SCP-5084 and transcribe SCP-5084's statements. Afterward, D-38291 is to test effects of SCP-5084 consumption.

Begin Log:

(D-38291 makes eye contact with SCP-5084)

D-38291: What the hell? How the fuck are you ta-

Test Overseer: Just follow what we told you, 38291.

D-38291: Fine, hello th- what? I can barely hear you!

(D-38291 arranges pile of SCP-5084 instances into a row)

D-38291: Dear God, how long have you guys been piled like that? A couple of weeks! No wonder you're crying!

(D-38291 leans in and speaks in a noticeably quieter tone)

D-38291: Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you. I just need you to calm down. When were you first able to talk?

Test Overseer: Please transcribe their responses, 38291.

D-38291: They tell me that it's always been this way. They just don't know why the men in coats can't hear them. They're talking about you, aren't they?

Test Overseer: We told you 38291, they aren't sentient. This is all happening in your head, Foundation personnel just can't talk to them.

D-38291: I'm Foundation personnel, aren't I?

(Test Overseer pauses)

Test Overseer: Just continue.

D-38291: What do you guys do all day?

(D-38291 pauses for several seconds)

D-38291: They've just been rotting in a bin. They can't move, they can't talk, they can't even breathe. They're trapped. Why can't you guys just let them out?

Test Overseer: That's outside of your control.

D-38291: Wait, I'm not the first guy they've tested these things on, aren't I? What have the men in coats done to you?

Test Overseer: It would be advisable to stick to the script before further action is needed.

D-38291: You've… oh dear god. You've sliced them, crushed them, diced them. What's next? Am I going to eat one of them or something?

Test Overseer: Actually, yes. You are to consume an SCP-5084 specimen.

D-38291: …I'm not going to do that.

Test Overseer: We'll give you one more chance 38291. Consume the specimen or suffer the consequences.

D-38291: I… I'm sorry for what I'm about to do.

(D-38291 consumes SCP-5084 specimen)

D-38291: It tastes… like a tomato. What did you expect? I can hear it fucking screaming down my throat. It's crying.

D-38291: You burnt them, blended them, and torn them apart. They're begging for mercy, no wonder they trust no one.

(D-38291 escorted out of testing chamber)

Footnotes

1. Any individual who has been employed by the SCP Foundation for a period of more than one month