The Beta-class personnel [REDACTED] plans 
to defect. Have two Gamma-class personnel 
discuss the Mannequin near her, pretending 
that it is an Alpha-class personnel modified 
with anomalous objects. The Gamma-class 
personnel are not to mention the Progeny. 


« SCP-2489 | SCP-2490 | SCP-2491 » 


SCP-2491: Sean Connery Ovipositing 300 Eggs Daily 


Item #: SCP-2491 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2491 is to be contained 
within an outdoor enclosure, with 20 km between the structure and 
the edge of the containment enclosure; in the northern direction, the 
boundaries are to be no more than 5 km apart. The enclosure area 
is to be designated a no-fly zone. CCTV cameras are installed along 
the fence-line in all directions at 30 m intervals. Additional CCTV 
cameras have been placed directly inside or around the structure for 
observation purposes. Observation should be maintained at all 
times. Civilians attempting to enter or successfully entering the 
containment enclosure are to be apprehended and administered 
class A amnestics as required. 


SCP-2491-1 instances attempting to scale the containment fencing 
are to be redirected through the use of amplified auditory and 
olfactory stimuli belonging to predators of the European honey bee. 
Research personnel entering SCP-2491 for direct observation and 
exploration purposes are to observe standard biological safety 
protocols, and don typical bee protection gear. 


Description: SCP-2491 is a large geological structure closely 
resembling hives of the European honey bee, located 60 km south 
of Edinburgh, Scotland. The structure is approximately 200 meters 
in diameter, and has a single large 5 m opening on the southern 
face. The interior of SCP-2491 resembles the standard hive 
structure of the European honey bee, including topographical 
vertical honeycomb layers with the presence of multiple caverns, 
several of which contain furniture and decorations commonly 
present in western social establishments. 


SCP-2491 is populated by a number of anomalous entities that take 
on the appearance and demeanor of the various film and book 


iterations of fictional British soy James Bond, hereby dubbed 
SCP-2491-1. SCP-2491-1 instances are notable in that they wear 
formal attire and are able to perform a number of seemingly 
impossible biological feats which parallel normal biological functions 
of the European honey bee. SCP-2491-1 instances are organized 
into functional roles based on appearance. These functional roles 
appear to parallel the castes of a standard European honey bee 
colony, and are described below. 


SCP-2491 has one SCP-2491-1 instance which presides over all 
other iterations, paralleling the queen in a normal bee colony. This 
"ruling caste" has the following attributes: 


¢ Appearance resembles that of actor Sean Connery in the 
1962 Bond film Dr. No. 

* Smokes what are believed to be Cuban cigars. 

¢ Lays 300 eggs (Each 50 cm in diameter) every 24 hours. 

* Secretes a large number of pheromones which appear to 
dictate the behavior of all other SCP-2491-1 instances. 


Outside of this ruling caste, SCP-2491-1 instances can be broken 
down into drones, workers, and larvae. The drone caste performs 
analogous functions to the drones of a normal Bee colony, usually 
expiring shortly after fertilizing the queen. Composition of this caste 
is described below: 


* Composed of multiple iterations of Bond's creator, lan 
Fleming. 

¢ Acts and behaves similar to that of the written 
characterizations of his Bond characters. 

¢ Engages with the ruling caste in a series of seductive attempts 
to ritualistically procreate, often using phrases such as "I have 
tasted your mind and cannot forget its flavor" alongside 
various impressive physical feats to court the Queen. 

* Expires shortly after fertilizing the queen." 


The majority of SCP-2491-1 instances are members of the workers 
caste. Workers carry out a number of roles, and are split into three 
subdivisions based on unknown predetermined characteristics. 
These three subdivisions are described below: 


¢ Maintenance and Transport workers: 


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Composed of iterations resembling actors Roger Moore 
and Timothy Dalton. 

Are responsible for maintenance of the hive structure, 
often wielding overly complex construction tools. 
Generate copious amounts of wax from their bodies. 
Transport nectar and royal jelly through the hive. 
Notably, SCP-2491-1 instances appear to mention royal 
jelly as "Her Majesty O'Connery's fantastic Jelly". 
Several instances will regularly take collected nectar 
and synthesize large amounts of alcoholic beverages, 
especially Martinis.2 

Instances remove flowers from foragers directly, and will 
proceed to chew, swallow, and regurgitate the items 
until it takes on a mint coloration, at which point they will 
regurgitate it into a nearby honeycomb. 


¢ Mortuary and Nurses: 


O 
O 


Iterations resemble actor George Lazenby. 

Engage in nursing behavior with larval Bond iterations, 
providing sustenance through self-secreted jelly and 
Martinis. 


© Engage in mortuary behavior, moving expired Bond 


iterations 2 km from the structure. 


© During burial and mourning procedures, SCP-2491-1 


instances will bow their heads briefly.3 Following this 
motion, instances will procure bottles of liquor, 
alternating between drinking the substance and pouring 
it onto the site of the burial, while uttering witticisms 
about the nature of the instance's death. 


¢ Foraging/Scouts: 


O 


O 


SCP-2491-1 iterations closely resemble actor Pierce 
Brosnan's portrayal of Bond in the 2002 film Die 
Another Day. 

Engage in collection of pollen, nectar, and large 
amounts of flowering plants by bending at the waist and 
pressing their faces into the interior of brightly colored 


species of flowers. Following this gesture, instances are 
observed to gently remove the flowering part of the 
plant, and place it within a concealed cavity on their 
abdomen. Forays of this kind are noted to occur within a 
10km radius of the structure, with the exception of the 
northern direction where instances have been observed 
to venture no more than 5km away.4 

© During scouting/foraging efforts, instances will move 
through the forest in a non-linear manner, taking 
diagonal routes between open walking spaces. 
Observation has shown that instances will in fact roll 
from tree to tree, pressing their backs against the tree 
following each roll. 

© Following a successful foraging effort, Instances will 
engage in a series of ritualistic dances, emulating 
several complex ballroom style techniques.> These 
dances are usually performed with another member of 
the foraging/scouting subrole and can last up to 3 hours. 


The larval caste is composed of young and freshly hatched Bond 
iterations, where all SCP-2491-1 appear as miniature versions of 
actor Daniel Craig's portrayal of the character in the film Casino 
Royale. As larva matures into fully grown Bond iterations, they will 
take on the appearance and mannerisms of their specific caste. 
Larva marked to become members of the ruling caste are fed "Her 
Majesty O'Connery's fantastic Jelly" by their attending nurse Bonds 
at which time they begin to take on the appearance of Sean 
Connery. 


Attempts to establish communication with SCP-2491-1 instances 
have been met with aggressive action, resulting in the deaths of 
field personnel§ and _ injuries. 


Observation Log O-2491-01 
The following section is composed of a synopsis of remote CCTV 
observations from SCP-2491. 


Date and time of Observation: June 5th, 2013 13:43:00 
- 13:59:00 

Summary: A recently installed CCTV camera within the 
structure's "Royal" honeycomb section record a complete 


fertilization ritual involving a single drone and the ruling 
caste individual at that time. Video log transcriptions 
have been edited to remove extraneous conversation. 


Begin Log 


A single drone instance enters the chamber from the 
northwest face, from a hole 30 meters above the floor. 
The instance is noted to be wearing a pair of tight 
checkered pants, and no shirt or shoes. The drone 
begins climbing down the honeycomb slowly. The 
drone's back is noted to display several large, bony skin- 
covered protrusions atypical of human anatomy.’ The 
drone climbs from the hole to approximately 3 meters 
above the floor of the chamber, at which time the 
instance looks over its shoulder before pushing off from 
the wall, flipping midair, and landing upright, one arm 
stretched behind itself, and the other extended forwards 
offering what is noted to be a single red carnation. 


The ruling instance at the time is noted to have shown no 
perceivable reaction to this display. Following the drone's 
landing, approximately 10 seconds of silence pass 
before the ruling instance rises. 


Drone: Bond, James Bond, at your service. 


The drone maintains position as the ruling instance claps 
slowly 3 times, before descending from its throne. 


Queen: Congratulations Mr. Bond, your physical 
prowess precedes you. 


The ruling instance stops at the base of the honeycomb 
steps, pausing for a moment before continuing its 
speech. 


Queen: Tell me, why should you be the one to foster the 
next brood? 


The drone maintains its stance, red carnation still 


presented forward. 


Drone: I'm giving you the opportunity to make the hive 
as brilliant as myself. 


The ruling instance is observed to smirk at this comment. 


Queen: | am giving you the chance to shake, and not 
stir. 


Drone: Funny, | don't see any bubbles. 
The ruling instance laughs for 10 seconds. 


Queen: Wit and physical prowess. Impressive, Mr. Bond. 
Very impressive. 


Drone: Tell me, your majesty, do you like wild things? 


Queen: Wild? You should be locked up in a honeycomb, 
with me. 


The drone is observed to abandon its previous stance as 
the ruling instance makes several hand gestures. The 
drone approaches the ruling instance and hands it the 
carnation, bowing its head briefly. The ruling instance 
presses its nose into the flower, and visibly inhales. 


Queen: Ah, carnations, my favorite. 
Drone: | have a particular knack for finding red flowers. 
Queen: Perhaps | shall call you Iron. 


The Drone and ruling instance are observed to begin 
what is now believed to be the fertilization ritual, 
beginning when the ruling instance opens 3 [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 


The ruling instance is observed standing over the drone 
after the fertilization ritual has finished. The drone's body 
is positioned in a manner such that observation of the 


head and neck regions are impossible, with the ruling 
instance blocking them from view. The ruling instance's 
abdomen is noted to be swollen, especially in and 
around typical locations of the gastrointestinal tract. 


Queen: Such a shame, he didn't even finish his Martini. 


The queen is observed to take 5 steps away from the 
drone, in the direction of the throne chamber, before 
stopping midstride and rotating its head 180 degrees, 
dried green fluid dripping from its mouth. The drone's 
body is observed to have been severed at the neck. 


Queen: Seems he lost his head in the pursuit of love. 


Footnotes 

1. Cause of death in all recovered instances has been due to 
severing of the spinal cord at the neck. 

2. Agitated with a tool, not gravity. 

3. At intervals of no more than 3 seconds. 

4. Although observation has shown that instances prefer to forage in 
the south and western directions, older instances tend to avoid 
forays north, possibly due to human population centers. 

5. Often incorporating elements of Waltz, Mambo, Salsa, Merengue 
and occasionally West Coast Swing. 

6. Cause of death was noted to have been due to severe 
anaphylactic shock and in some instances, blood loss due to 
impalement. 

7. Procurement requests for live subjects are awaiting approval. 


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SCP-2492: Soul Beacon 


SCP-2492 prior to containment. 


Item #: SCP-2492 
Object Class: Safe Neutralized 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2492 is contained ina 
standard anomalous item locker at Site-17. SCP-2492 is not to be 
plugged in outside of testing. 


Description: SCP-2492 is a bedside desk lamp measuring 370mm 
in height and 100mm in diameter. SCP-2492’s anomalous properties 
will activate when it is plugged into a standard BS-1363 wall socket, 
switched on, and a single child between the age of eight and nine 
falls asleep within the same room as SCP-2492. Once this has 
occurred, several minutes after the child has fallen asleep, 
SCP-2492-1 will manifest within close proximity of SCP-2492. 
Switching off SCP-2492 will prevent SCP-2492-1 from appearing 
until it is turned on again. 


SCP-2492-1 is a predominantly incorporeal entity resembling a 
disembodied right humanoid arm, with a maroon skin tone and 
severe bruising, scarring and several missing nails. SCP-2492-1 has 
shown that it is capable of touching and feeling, often grasping 
various furniture and other objects in its surroundings. SCP-2492-1 
is capable of altering its own length by extending further from its 
manifestation point and shortening itself back towards it. When 
manifesting, SCP-2492-1 will first appear as if reaching towards the 
light emitted from SCP-2492, and then begin feeling around the 
room until locating the child present. Upon locating the child, 
SCP-2492-1 will move towards their head and begin feeling their 
facial features in great detail. SCP-2492-1 will then spend varying 
amounts of time interacting with the child in a variety of ways, such 
as stroking its fingers through the child's hair, resting its hand on 
them and brushing its hand against their cheek. After a varying 


period of time, it will move towards SCP-2492 and switch it off 
before retreating back to its origin point and vanishing. 


Children SCP-2492-1 has interacted with have shown no signs of 
distress or discomfort when touched by SCP-2492-1. Children will 
not awaken in the presence of SCP-2492-1 unless provoked by an 
outside source. SCP-2492-1 will often show signs of awareness if 
the child awakens, often expressed through a sudden jolting of its 
fingers before retreating back to its manifestation point and 
vanishing. 


SCP-2492 was originally located in , England in the house of 
Patrick , after reports of an intruder infiltrating the premises and 
later being found deceased. Police reports show that the criminal 
had apparently broken into the house at night, and shortly after 
entered the room of Patrick ’s son, Gregory for unknown 
purposes. Interviews with Gregory revealed that the intruder 
had apparently been grabbed by what he described as a ‘floating 
hand’ before killing them via strangulation, and then moving towards 
his bedside lamp before switching it off. 


When interviewed, Patrick claimed that he had found the lamp 
while searching a spare room in his house several weeks after 
moving inon / /2014, and had given it to his son to use. The 
bedside lamp was later taken into Foundation custody and 
reclassified as SCP-2492. 


An investigation into previous owners of the house containing 
SCP-2492 revealed it to have originally been purchased by the 
house's previous owners, Thomas and Margret 

(deceased, traffic collision). SCP-2492 had apparently been used by 
the couples’ son, Milo as a bedside lamp. Thomas 

claimed that they had forgotten to bring SCP-2492 along with 
several other items when moving.