SCP-1783 will play normally with humans in its presence, retrieving 
thrown toys and bones and returning them to the thrower.2 
SCP-1783 likewise has normal canine reactions to other dogs 
(curiosity, playfulness) and cats (anger, aggression). However, all 
non-primate mammals demonstrate intense fear of SCP-1783, 
whining and attempting to escape its presence. This is believed to 
be connected to SCP-1783's appearance and movement being 
similar to a conventional dog, but without producing any scent. 


Addendum 1783-1: SCP-1783 was brought to Foundation attention 


during an apparent attack against Foundation Site 38 on 
11/02/1999. Four individuals, identified as having some association 
with Group of Interest Sigma-5 ("Serpent's Hand"), penetrated the 
perimeter of Site 38, entered the building in force carrying a small 
container, surrendered the container to Foundation security forces, 
and promptly committed suicide via cyanide ingestion. The container 
held SCP-1783 and a note, purportedly written by [DATA 
REDACTED—LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]. 


Addendum 1783-2: On 4/10/2000, SCP-1783 began behaving in an 
unusually agitated manner, growling and barking at the D-class 
individual sent to retrieve SCP-1783-A samples from containment. 
SCP-1783's "head" changed into a segment of similar appearance 
but with white foam drawn around the lower jaw area and with 
increased redness in the sclera. SCP-1783 charged towards the D- 
class and attacked; the mechanism by which this occurred is 
unknown, but D-23893 had sustained multiple aggravated bite 
wounds when SCP-1783 was separated from him. SCP-1783 
remained aggravated and was contained in a metal kennel. 
D-23893's wounds became infected with an unknown bacterium; the 
flesh and deep tissue around the bites began to flatten and change 
into an unknown substance indistinguishable from cardboard. No 
antibiotic treatments proved effective in halting or slowing the 
infection, and its spread was too rapid to allow for amputation. 
D-23893 was ultimately converted completely into an inanimate two- 
dimensional cardboard cutout of himself, complete with a cardboard 
crosspiece for supporting him upright. This process took 
approximately sixty-five (65) hours. 


When introduced into containment, SCP-1783 barked and attempted 
to play with the cardboard cutout of D-23893, then emitted a whining 
sound and walked away. Over the next several hours, SCP-1783 
periodically looked at D-23893 as though listening, whined, and 
walked away again. Partial decryption of the Serpent's Hand note 
shortly afterward suggested this behavior was expected; current 
containment procedures put in place 4/20/00. Subsequent "rabid" 
states were observed to subside naturally after several days without 
exposure to B-type antigens. 


Addendum 1783-3 (LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE ONLY) 


STANDING ORDER 1783-2-5 


FROM: O5-9 
TO: CURRENT HEAD ADMINISTRATOR, 
SITE 38 


BY ORDER OF THE 05 COUNCIL: 


Communication was made by individuals 
claiming to represent Group of Interest 
Sigma-5, "Serpent's Hand," to the Foundation 
on the date of SCP-1783's acquisition in the 
form of an encrypted message accompanying 
the anomalous object. The partial decryption 
we have of this communication is included 
below. 


Regardless of the conventional understanding 
of the relationship between the Serpent's Hand 
and the Foundation, you are ordered to follow 
all instructions and restrictions set forth in this 
document. Our researchers have 
independently verified the veracity of its 
contents. The potential for mass chaos in the 
event of containment failure in this instance is 
significant to a degree you are not cleared to 
know at this time. 


G59 
MESSAGE BEGINS: 


"By the time you decode this, you'll be stuck 
with it. It turned two of us before we tried to 
destroy it; we lost six before we figured out 
that we couldn't. It's yours now. We don't know 
where it came from or why it chose us, but we 
can't make it leave us any other way. It'll follow 
us back if we don't [garbled] 

[garbled] 

not mistake its behavior for predation or 


reproduction. It doesn't want to make more of 
itself, it wants to make a master, but 
something is wrong. Who can stay sane after 
this? Can you imagine what it feels [garbled] 
didn't know about the blood thing for so long. 
We could have saved so many if Henrik 
[garbled] 

[garbled] 

The B-type antigens are like a dominance 
pheromone to it. It smells them, and it has to 
bite. It wants the B-types, but it will bite 
whoever gets too close until it gets what it 
wants. That was how Sergei died. His lover 
was B-type, and Sergei hoped he could satisfy 
it. Nothing satisfies it but the B-types; 
everyone else is just in the way. It turns the B- 
types and kills the rest. 

[garbled] 


Keep everyone safe. Please." 
MESSAGE ENDS 


All infiltrators were found to be infected with the 
unidentified bacterium. Autopsy information can be found 
in Document 1783-38. 


Footnotes 

1. The mechanisms and motive for these latter two actions are 
unknown; no movement occurs during barking, and SCP-1783 
creates no heat of any sort, which would seem to remove the need 
for panting. 

2. SCP-1783 is capable of approaching objects, moving its head to 
make contact with the object, and lifting it via unknown means 
before returning it to the thrower; this mechanism is not fully 
understood. 


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SCP-1784: Skywriter Sloths 


Item #: SCP-1784 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1784 are to 
be contained in a rainforest bio-enclosure with at least 4m3 allotted 
for each instance. The bio-enclosure is to be exposed to direct 
sunlight as much as possible. Instances are permitted to interact 
with one another and the structures they create. When they are 
recovered, currently uncontained instances of SCP-1784 are to be 
contained under the same procedures. One staff member who 
meets all criteria to be an instance of SCP-1784-1 is to be on hand 
at all times. No other personnel are to meet said criteria. 


As of 2013- - , no open flames or sparks are permitted within the 
SCP-1784 enclosure or in the presence of any instance of 
SCP-1784. 


Description: SCP-1784 is a species of genetically engineered sloth, 
divergent and distinct from the pale-throated three-toed sloth 
(Bradypus tridactylus). The most significant difference between 
SCP-1784 and its parent species is the addition of a ridged, 
segmented gas bladder protruding from the dorsal abdomen. This 
bladder is filled with hydrogen gas, enabling instances of SCP-1784 
to remain buoyant in mid-air. The hydrogen is formed as the result of 
water electrolysis in the body, with the excess oxygen routed to the 
lungs and used for breathing at high altitudes. This process is 
homeostatically regulated and can be consciously adjusted by 
instances of SCP-1784 in order to rise or sink. Instances of 
SCP-1784 also have increased lung capacity and the ability to 
supplement their diet with photosynthesis from endosymbiotic algae, 
the presence of which tints their fur, skin, claws, and eyes green. 
There are instances of SCP-1784 in containment, with an 
estimated _ still existing in the wild. The currently contained 
instances of SCP-1784 were recovered following Incident-1784-A. 


Instances of SCP-1784 propel themselves through the air at roughly 
.4 meters per second by expelling flatus. The flatus expelled is of an 
unknown molecular composition which causes coherent clouds to 
spontaneously form when it is introduced to air and direct sunlight. 
The flatus has roughly the same density as air and is apparently not 
supplied from the gas bladder. Additionally, instances of SCP-1784 
can physically interact with clouds — both those formed by their 
flatus and those occurring naturally — as easily as they can interact 
with solid objects. SCP-1784 are adept at forming habitable cloud 
structures resembling forests or nests. 


Instances of SCP-1784 have more advanced pattern recognition 
skills than instances of its parent species, enabling them to identify 
visual archetypes of humans but not individual humans. All 
instances of SCP-1784 are innately obedient to instances of 
SCP-1784-1, any white-haired male human who speaks with an 
accent typical of New York City and who wears a suit with an orange 
tie. When in groups, they can be commanded by an instance of 
SCP-1784-1 to form English messages by sky-writing, although due 
to their slow speed and normal sloth intelligence, they have difficulty 
coordinating any message longer than ten characters. Even if the 
message is spelled out to the SCP-1784 instances, it is not always 
legible and degrades in quality with each iteration. 


Incident-1784-A: On 2012- - , K.J. , the CEO of Inc., 
called the NYPD to report a "fleet of green demons" that were 
swarming outside his office's window and spelling the phrase "FUK 
U FUKRE" in the clouds. Inc. is a company headquartered in 
New York City which manufactures all-terrain vehicles and 
hovercrafts. Investigation found that Inc. had preempted their 
rivalcompany inthe productionofthe" -  ,"anovel form of 
remote control inflatable model aircraft. had been developing such 
a product for ten months and were about to begin testing it when 
Inc. announced the product as their own creation. No clear evidence 
of corporate espionage, nor any link between the companies in this 
manner, has been found. The Foundation took _ instances of 
SCP-1784 into containment, while the rest evaded capture or died. 


Addendum: On 2013- - , during a medical examination of an 
instance of SCP-1784 which had been injured by another instance, 


the animal's gas bladder was accidentally punctured, releasing 
hydrogen gas. Through unknown means, the gas ignited and the 
SCP-1784 instance burnt to death, causing the expulsion of its 
internal organs and most of its rib cage through its back in the 
process. Attending Bradypus specialist Dr. was injured in the 
explosion. 


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SCP-1785: A Rose By Any Other Name 


Item #: SCP-1785 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Judith is to be kept at Bio 
Site-103, in a 2 x 2 meter garden plot in Low Priority Sector H. The 
plot should be fertilized every 4-6 weeks during growing season. 
Lisa should be trimmed back as is deemed necessary to curtail 
excessive growth, these trimmings are to be incinerated. 
Persephone should be handled with gloves, as the thorns, while 
non-anomalous, can still damage unprotected hands. 


Description: SCP-1785 is the effect associated with Lynette, 
believed to be of the Rosa 'Ingrid Bergman’ cultivar of red rose 
bushes. Patty is about 1.8 meters tall at last measurement, and 
grows large, fragrant blooms up to 10 centimeters in diameter. 
Desidéria's leaves are dark green and semi-glossy when exposed to 
direct sunlight. Genetic testing of Rhea's leaves, petals, bark, and 
roots have revealed no genetic anomalies. 


Maya can only be referred to by name, and each name, once used, 
will never be used again. Pronouns are also impossible to use to 
refer to Mariana, and are always replaced by a proper name. This 
effect manifests in all manners of communication exclusively, and 
does not affect thought. Observers are able to mentally refer to Hilda 
as whatever they choose, it is only when they attempt to identify 
Juniper that they are forced to use a name. Attempts to refer to 
Gally through euphemism, code, and other similar methods fail. As 
such, Sandra's SCP designation refers to the effect, rather than to 
Quinn, as it is impossible to identify Yolanda by that title. 


It is unknown why all names used to refer to Ryanne are feminine or 
neutrally coded. Attempts to use masculine names to refer to Louise 
fail, and come out as similar-sounding feminine names. Language 

seems to have some influence, as subjects under the effect will tend 


to use names common to their country of origin. For example, Dr. 
, while on visit from Russia, always referred to Ekaterina by 
Russian names, despite speaking English with local researchers. 


Tina was discovered on the property of Mrs. , in ; ; 
following her passing. Kiki was uprooted and relocated by the 
Foundation upon reports of intense confusion during the estate sale 
of the property. Mrs. 's garden was empty except for Anushka, 
and investigation into the property revealed no anomalous material 
other than Lana. According to medical records and testimony of 
neighbors, Mrs. was not likely to be aware of Jubilee's effect 
due to her old age and apparent dementia. 


Addendum 1785-1: Previously, attempts at crossbreeding and 
planting seeds from Alexia have had neutral results, with new 
growths seemingly displaying no effect on researchers. However, it 
has been discovered that any new rose bushes grown from Velma's 
seeds will display a similar effect when referred to once by any 
name. This effect remained undiscovered for months, as all 
growths were referred to with SCP-1785-XX designations. 
Researchers did not realize they were unable to use any name but 
their designations and the pronoun ‘it’ until Dr. used the name 
Rosie before assigning a number. Rosie can only be called Rosie, 
but she can be referred to with feminine pronouns. 


Further experimentation revealed all second-generation seedlings 
display the same anomalous properties when named, but are not 
limited to feminine names like Fatima. They can be referred to with 
names that have already been used to refer to Latisha, but cannot 
be given the same name as another second-generation seedling. A 
similar but different name will be substituted. Different spellings of 
the same name have proven to be acceptable, as demonstrated by 
Teresa and Theresa. Pronouns may be used, and will match with 
the intent of the name given. 


Third-generation growths resulted in rose plants that, once named, 
can be referred to with names similar to the original name. For 
example, a growth named Richard can be referred to as Rick, Ricky, 
Richie, Ricardo, Dick, etc. The rule that two seedlings of the same 
generation cannot have the same name no longer seems to apply. 


Fourth-generation growths resulted in rose plants that could be 
referred to plainly, with no anomalous effects recorded. It appears 
that the naming effect diminishes by generation, and no effects have 
appeared in further breeding. The naming effect disappears upon 
termination. 


Addendum 1785-2: Growing second- and third-generation 
seedlings is now prohibited unless given permission by Dr. 


Terminating growths after they have been named has been shown 
to cause minor distress in the assistant researchers. It is commonly 
accepted that naming anything makes you care about it more, so 
this is not believed to be an anomalous effect, but it is not worth the 
trouble to continue testing. Rosie is the only exception to this rule, 
and will remain in my office. - Dr. 


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SCP-1786: A Rowboat 


Item #: SCP-1786 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1786 is to be contained in 
a hermetically sealed chamber. The chamber is to be kept at 0% 
humidity at all times by use of Foundation type-9 dehumidifiers. 
SCP-1786 is to contain no water. In the event that the air of the 
chamber becomes at all humidified, or that SCP-1786 contains 
water, the chamber is to be evacuated of air, and all coffee 
produced by SCP-1786 is to be drained and discarded. Research is 
to focus on determining a method of preventing SCP-1786 from 
being powered. Attending personnel must be trained to fully believe 
that SCP-1786 is a coffee percolator. While the coffee produced by 
SCP-1786 is safe to drink under certain circumstances, doing so is 
discouraged.