SCP-4881: Weeping Willow

「Paper Boats」

Image Sources:

1) Weeping Willow on Pond by Leimenide, CC-BY 2.0

SCP-4881 prior to Foundation acquisition.

Item #: SCP-4881

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: A perimeter around SCP-4881 has been established to prevent unauthorised access. Civilians are permitted to access SCP-4881 if they are under its influence. Methods of reversing SCP-4881's anomalous effects are ongoing.

Testing with D-Class personnel is forbidden. All SCP-4881 test subject pairs must volunteer, and must be content with experiencing SCP-4881's effects for the remainder of their lives.

Description: SCP-4881 is a probabilistic anomaly originating from a Salix babylonica1 tree. If two individuals enter beneath the canopy of SCP-4881 while maintaining physical contact2 and, without leaving the canopy, engrave their initials into SCP-4881 by penetrating the outer layer of bark, the two will never experience separation from one another for a duration greater than one year.

More specifically, upon the day of SCP-4881's first catkin formation every year, a situation will arise where both individuals will inevitably meet; no actions taken to date have succeeded in separating the two.

In the event that one of the two individuals die, SCP-4881 itself will take their place. The remaining individual will therefore return to SCP-4881 annually.

Addendum 4881-A: Complete List of Engravings

Inscription
Additional detail
Status

RFM + HMA 4 ever
N/A
Unknown

Pam & Howard
N/A
Criteria not met

Heidari B + Anna J

Inscription made inside of a heart-shape

1999/03/20: Appended "I miss you"

1999/03/20: Anna J visited SCP-4881

SD ██3
Second pair of initials were scratched out
Scott Davis visited SCP-4881 only once

Brian Browning x Amy Wong
Volunteer Foundation scientists
Alive

Brian Browning x Amy Browning
Multiple small hearts surround the engraving
Criteria already met

Footnotes

1. Commonly known as the "Weeping willow", or "Babylon willow"

2. e.g. handholding, embrace, etc.

3. "KH" prior to Mr Davis' visit.