SCP-3047 was discovered in Nord-Trandelag, Norway on / /2011. 
Following the locomotive's failure to arrive at Muruvik Station from 
Hell Station, law enforcement officials attempted to locate 
SCP-3047. One of the officials reported that all passengers and staff 
in the locomotive were deceased and his colleagues died after being 
inside SCP-3047 for several minutes. The Foundation later 
confiscated SCP-3047 from Norwegian authorities under the claim 
that it contained a biological agent, and a cover story regarding an 
avalanche that struck SCP-3047 was circulated on public channels. 


Addendum 3047-1: Among deceased passengers found in 
SCP-3047, an unidentified female individual found in the 
locomotive's fourth passenger car is shown to possess non-human 
anatomy, particularly the presence of gills and a layer of scales 
underneath the human skin. Thus, the cadaver is currently classified 
as Al- 


Cause of death is identified to be a puncture wound to the head by 
way of a small object. Additionally, five lacerations seemingly from a 
five digit claw are found throughout the body. Due to the size and 
number of said lacerations, they are speculated to have constituted 
a mortal wound. 


Noteworthy personal effects recovered from Al- __ include the 
following: 


¢ A pouch containing red feathers with sharpened hollow shafts. 
When the feathers are held by a hand for at least three 
seconds and then released, they travel at a constant velocity 
of 700 m/s regardless of the force applied onto the feather and 
air resistance. One of these feathers is stained with blood 


matching that of Al- . The feathers have since been 
reclassified separately as Al- 

¢ A map of Norway with several locales circled and scribbled in 
an unknown language derived from Ogham. Translation is 
ongoing. Circled locales correspond to Utgya, Beisfjord, 
and Rognan among others. Pending further investigations. 


Footnotes 

1. Inability to withstand wide variation of salinity in surrounding 
water. 

2. Ability to withstand wide variation of salinity in surrounding water. 


SCP-3048: Tantalus 


Item #: SCP-3048 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3048 is to reside ina 
standard humanoid containment cell. Approved reading materials 
and entertainment devices are to be provided and may be rotated 
out on a monthly basis. To better accommodate the anomaly's diet, 
a small refrigeration unit should be maintained within the 
containment room. The entity is currently housed at Site-06-3. 


Meals containing 3-5 items named in Document #3048-03 should be 
provided three times daily. Dietary supplements must be provided 
with these rations. No beverages or unapproved edible substances 
should accompany any meal. The entity may request certain items 
to be included in its next meal; these must be approved by the 
senior researcher in charge of its case, currently Dr. Florence Daley. 


As the entity is incapable of consuming beverages, it must be 
provided hydration via intravenous line. Authorized medical 
personnel may enter the containment cell to perform tasks related to 
the maintenance of this several times per day. 


Description: SCP-3048 is a middle-aged human male of European 
descent possessing ginger hair and gray eyes. Its height has been 
measured at 1.64 meters and its mass most recently at 46.3 
kilograms. The entity has expressed preference for the name 
"Reuben Moretti", but it is equally responsive to the designation 
SCP-3048. 


Upon initial recovery, the anomaly was described as moderately 
emaciated. It has since regained 10 kg of body mass under the 
prolonged care of the Foundation. Medical examiners now consider 
the entity slightly malnourished. 


The entity's primary anomalous trait is its inability to imbibe most 
forms of food and beverage. Drinkable liquids, when brought near 
the entity's mouth, spontaneously evaporate. No change in 
temperature or pressure surrounding this event has been observed. 
Edible substances not listed under document #3048-03 exhibit a 
variety of anomalous characteristics when within a 20-30 cm radius 
of the anomaly's mouth. The most common characteristics of these 
substances, as noted by Foundation researchers, are spontaneous 
combustion and temporary loss of the properties of friction. 


SCP-3048 was recovered 18/01/2017 on a partially-developed 
Mediterranean island 90 km off the coast of Turkey. It is believed 
that the anomalous entity remained the sole resident there between 
the years of 1602 and 2005. With additional investigation, it has 
been determined that the island itself is non-anomalous. 


Foundation operatives first noticed the entity while it was in the 

employ of a health resort venture on the island. The health resort 

had been established there in 2005 by a Greek tourism company. 

When pressed to explain how it came to speak fluent modern 

English, the anomaly claimed to have been taught the language by 
McLoughlin, its shift manager at the resort hotel. 


The anomaly has asserted that it arrived on the island after 
becoming shipwrecked. Historical records and recent diving 
expeditions have verified the existence of a shipwreck in the location 
and of the name given. A list of 53 persons who departed from 
Venice in late 1601 on the lost ship was recovered from a 
museum in Northern Ireland. 


Two persons listed on the ship manifest are of current interest to 
Foundation researchers. One is a 41 year old man by the name of 
Reuben Moretti, who was hired as the vessel's cook. The other is a 
17 year old boy listed as Teo-Carlo Moretti. SCP-3048 has not 
previously mentioned relatives accompanying it on its shipwrecked 
voyage. 


+ Show Documents #3048-01 and -02 


Document #3048-01: Transcript of an 
interview with SCP-3048 shortly after its arrival 


the four corners of the room and watch SCP-372. 

Results: Approximately 1.5 seconds after SCP-372 was introduced 
into the testing area, D-3 shrieked and collapsed, spurting blood 
from a wound on his [REDACTED] that seemed to have 
spontaneously appeared. D-1, D-2 and D-4 abandoned their stations 
and ran for the (locked) exit. D-4 began pounding on the door before 
he was also injured, losing one’. D-1 and 2 retreated into one 
corner, D-1 curling up into the fetal position while D-2 stood 
absolutely still. No activity was reported for the remainder of the five- 
minute test. When the test was ended, D-3 had expired, D-4 
required surgical [REDACTED], and D-1 and D-2 were not 
physically harmed. None of the surviving test subjects reported 
seeing SCP-372 at any time. 

Notes: Aside from what it did to that mental patient, this is the first 
time it's actively harmed a person. D-3 didn't really have time to do 
anything that pissed it off, either. Did it just get hungry? - Dr. 


Addendum: Anyone pranking nervous personnel by pretending to 
see SCP-372 in front of them will be severely reprimanded. —O5- 


« SCP-371 | SCP-372 | SCP-373 » 


at Site-06-3 
Interviewed: SCP-3048 


Interviewer: Senior researcher Dr. Florence 
Daley, licensed medical practitioner and 
nutritionist 


Foreword: Transportation of SCP-3048 to the 
facility was delayed three hours due to 
inclement weather. Near the end of this delay, 
the anomaly discovered its ability to consume 
highly processed foods. It is believed that 
SCP-3048 did not have the opportunity to 
interact with processed foods prior to this as a 
result of its employment in the kitchen of a 
hotel that used only whole ingredients. 


Due to the distress exhibited by the entity 
when personnel confiscated its snacks, 
SCP-3048 was permitted to continue eating 
during its interview. 


<Begin Log, 18/01/2017 at 4:34 pm> 


Dr. Daley: Good afternoon, SCP-3048. My 
name is Dr. Daley. I'll be overseeing your 
case. 


[The anomaly pauses while chewing.] 


SCP-3048: 'm sorry, what? My name's 
Reuben Moretti. 


Dr. Daley: Your designation here at the 
Foundation is SCP-3048. | don't mean to 
sound threatening, but your stay will be much 
more pleasant if you decide to cooperate with 
us. 


SCP-3048: Oh. Sure, whatever. 


Dr. Daley: Alright. Could you tell me how long 


[The anomaly grabs a can of Cheez Whiz from 
the table and squirts approximately 0.2 liters 
into its mouth. Dr. Daley wears an expression 
of disgust.] 


SCP-3048: Mmm! Good Lord, | love the 21st 
century! 


[The anomaly proceeds to consume between 
six and twelve large marshmallows.] 


Dr. Daley: Pardon me, but do you realize how 
unhealthy that is? 


SCP-3048: [Unintelligible response] 


Dr. Daley: | understand you're suffering from 
severe malnutrition, but eating this much high- 
calorie content at once... you won't be able to 
stomach it! 


[The anomaly chews and swallows.] 


SCP-3048: Doc, I've been starving since 1602. 
| don't give a damn right now. 


Dr. Daley: Since... 1602? But the island you 
were on had fresh water and a variety of edible 
fruit. And you've been employed in a kitchen 
for the past decade. 


[The anomaly reaches for a glass of water. 
The water vanishes from the glass as it is 
brought to the anomaly's mouth. Sensors 
indicate that the humidity inside the room 
increases simultaneously. SCP-3048 appears 
disappointed. ] 


SCP-3048: Yeah. Between the lake and the 


groves, the island had everything. But the 
water receded whenever | tried to take a 
drink... and the fruit was always just out of 
reach. 


Dr. Daley: You mean like Tantalus? 


SCP-3048: And | was cooking for goddamn 
whole-food health nuts at the resort. This 
processed stuff? Now this is where it's at. 


Dr. Daley: But what you're eating is barely 
even food. 


SCP-3048: Exactly! 


[The anomaly opens a second package and 
consumes the contents of a lime Jell-O cup. It 
offers another to Dr. Daley.] 


SCP-3048: Oh, I'm in heaven. Want one? 
[Dr. Daley sighs.] 
Dr. Daley: No, thank you. 


[She turns to face security personnel and 
addresses them] 


Dr. Daley: Let's end this here for now. Bring 
over that wastebasket and stay with the 
anomaly. | need to prepare an IV line and 
saline drip for after he vomits everything he's 
been eating in the past two hours. 


<End Log, 18/01/2017 at 4:40 pm> 


Closing Statement: SCP-3048 regurgitated 
1.35 L of partially digested gelatin-based foods 
and Cheez Whiz. The entity did not resist Dr. 
Daley's insertion of an intravenous line in its 
left arm. 


Document #3048-02: Transcript of second 
interview with SCP-3048 


Interviewed: SCP-3048 


Interviewer: Senior researcher Dr. Florence 
Daley 


Foreword: Dr. Daley volunteered to change 
the entity's IV bag while conducting a second 
interview simultaneously. 


<Begin Log, 19/01/2017 at 9:48 am> 


Dr. Daley: Hello again, SCP-3048. I'm here to 
start your first saline drip of the day. We've got 
to get you re-hydrated as much as we need to 
get you fed. 


SCP-3048: ... Hey. Daley, right? 
Dr. Daley: It's Doctor Daley. 


SCP-3048: Yeah, well, the last doctor | took 
anything from got chased outta town because 
boiled sheep urine didn't cure the pox. 


Dr. Daley: Yes, well, medical science has 
come a long way since the 17th century. It's a 
science now, for one thing. Did you sleep well 
in your new accommodations? 


SCP-3048: | slept blah. This place is boring. 
Can | at least get a room with windows? 


Dr. Daley: Good behavior might earn you a 
chamber at ground level. 


SCP-3048: What? Is this a hospital or a 
prison? 


Dr. Daley: It's a lot of both and neither. 


SCP-3048: ... You know what? | don't really 
care. For the first time in 400 years, my mouth 
doesn't feel like sandpaper. And those suits 
from yesterday gave me stuff | can actually 
eat. I'm down with whatever you guys want me 
to do. 


Dr. Daley: So we have your cooperation? 
SCP-3048: | s'pose so. 

Dr. Daley: I'm glad to hear that. 

<End Log, 19/01/2017 at 9:52 am> 


Closing Statement: SCP-3048 has readily 
cooperated with the Foundation in most cases 
and has proven highly amenable to Dr. Daley 
in particular. Its transfer from subterranean 
holdings to a ground-level containment cell is 
currently pending. 


Document #3048-03: A list of foods which SCP-3048 is capable of 
consuming. For a record of how the contents of this document were 
determined, see Experiment Log #3048-1. 


¢ Meat! and dairy products: 


© Cheez Whiz and variations thereof 
O Some forms of nacho cheese sauce 
© Most brands of whipped cream 

© Very thick protein shakes 


¢ Fruit and vegetable products: 
© Maraschino cherries 
¢ Carbohydrates: 


© Pop-tarts 
© Cheetos 
© Cheesy poofs 


¢ Other: 


© Jell-O 

© Artificially-flavored fruit snacks 

© Gummy candies 

O Marshmallows 

© Dietary supplements in the form of pills or capsules 


+ Show excerpt from Experiment Log #3048-1 


TEST LOG FORMAT 
Edible substance: 
Method of consumption: 
Result: 

Notes: 


Test 1 

Edible substances: Cheez Whiz, 
marshmallows, and Jell-O 

Method of consumption: Standard 
Result: Success 

Notes: This was a natural experiment that 
occurred after the anomaly was taken into 
Foundation custody but prior to its arrival at 
Site-06-3. 


Test 2 

Edible substance: Fried pork skins 
Method of consumption: Standard 
Result: Spontaneous combustion 

Notes: This was a natural experiment that 
occurred after the anomaly was taken into 
Foundation custody but prior to its arrival at 
Site-06-3. 


¢ My word, Agent Matthews has terrible 
eating habits. — Dr. Daley 


Test 4 


Edible substance: Fruit snacks labeled 
organic 

Method of consumption: Standard 

Result: Loss of friction 

Notes: The fruit snacks handled normally until 
they were brought within about 25 cm of its 
mouth. Then they started sliding like they were 
made of squishy ice. It didn't matter whether it 
was the anomaly trying to feed itself or us 
trying to feed it, the laws of physics stopped 
working for the fruit snacks while they were 
within range. Everyone kept dropping them. — 
Dr. Daley 


¢ Intent doesn't have anything to do with it 
either. Trying to stick fruit snacks in the 
anomaly's ears doesn't work any better 
than trying to stick them in its mouth. — 
Dr. Daley 


Test 5 

Edible substance: Fruit snacks labeled 
organic 

Method of consumption: 40 cm drop 
Result: Spontaneous combustion 

Notes: This experiment was recorded with a 
slow-motion capture camera. Playback of the 
recording revealed that combustion began at 
30 cm from the anomaly's mouth. The tested 
substance was wholly incinerated by the time it 
reached 20 cm. 


Addendum #3048-1: SCP-3048 has been highly compliant to the 
Foundation's wishes since its arrival. | find myself disinclined to 
gamble this willing cooperation by questioning the entity about a 
teenager's name on a 400 year old manifest. Yes, we know the myth 
of Tantalus and what he did to merit his punishment; however, any 
parallels that the myth may share with the entity's history hardly 
have any bearing on our current research. This having been said, if 
anyone absolutely has to interrogate the anomaly about that aspect 


of its past, please do so with low-grade amnestics on hand. — Dr. 
Daley 


+ Level 3 security clearance required 
Proposal: Experiment #3048-2 


Message Recipients: 05 Council; Ethics 
Committee; Site-06-3 Director 


Date: 13/02/2017 


Details: Medical examination, genetic 
sequencing, and tissue sampling over the 
course of the past two weeks have revealed 
nothing anomalous in SCP-3048's physiology. 
Whatever lies behind the entity's longevity and 
its capacity to survive without nutrition and 
hydration remains as of yet unknown. 


It may better benefit the Foundation's research 
to see SCP-3048 returned to a state of health 
before continuing tests. | propose a long-term 
experiment with the following investigation 
plan: 


1. Establish a healthy weight and lack of 
nutrient deficiencies as the control state 
for SCP-3048.