Entry into Site occurred 3 months following initial breach. 
Teams recovered _ instances of SCP-306-1, all of which 
showed signs of malnutrition. 80% of missing personnel 
have been identified as SCP-306-1 at the time of this 
writing. 


As a direct result of breach, all instances of SCP-659 at 
the site exited containment. All recovered instances 
show signs of malnutrition. Instances displayed unusual 
docility during recontainment. All instances involved have 
since repeatedly attempted communication with 
personnel. The reason why is currently unknown. 


Please see Document 306-659- for further details. 


The document was left on the table in the new containment 
chamber. All of the specimens could see the document clearly 
through the glass. Some of them paid no attention to it. A few of 
them read it and thought little of it. But Stan read and understood 


Stan was fine with this all. He didn't mind that he would never see 
the outside world. He didn't mind never finishing his research. His 
colleagues were with him, and the keyboard was already slimy from 
their happy conversations. But none of it really mattered. 


Cornelius had left him another message, which he had read just 
before rescue came. 


i foiund normal 


And now it made sense. All that Stan had left to do was decide. With 
this information, he was ready. 


He made his decision and felt no fear. All that mattered was that he 
was happy. 


than during any other single incident to date. The mutilated bodies 
were found in various places throughout the hotel, including: inside a 
mattress, hanging from a shower curtain, and served as the main 
course at a hotel banquet. Surviving attendees were administered 
Class A Amnesiacs and released from Foundation custody. 


Foundation personnel assigned to capture SCP-953 after this latest 
incident noted that the subject appeared listless and apathetic, and 
did not resist capture. No further casualties have resulted from 
SCP-953 from that date. 


Addendum 2: Special Emergency Order As misidentification of 
her species tends to violently agitate SCP-953, all personnel are to 
be hereby ordered to refer to her as a "Kumiho," and not a "Kitsune." 
Personnel asking what the difference is are to be reminded of the 
difference between a Cherokee Indian and a New Delhi Indian. - O5- 


Addendum 3: Personnel Staffing Revision Following the 
unfortunate, and completely preventable, death of Agent Gallagher, 
any personnel found to have current or prior ties to the "furry" or 
"otaku" communities are to be immediately reassigned to other 
projects. - O5- 


Addendum 4: Folkloric Control Procedures As a reminder: staff 
assigned to SCP-953 are to follow all instructions for interacting with 
the subject, no matter how odd or arbitrary they may seem. Keep in 
mind that the people of Asia interacted with these beings for 
centuries before we came onto the scene: what we think of as fairy 
tales were their version of Special Containment Procedures. - O5- 


953 Interview A — Interview with capture team following initial 
capture of SCP-953 in the wild in 19 . 


Footnotes 
1. UnlikeSCP-1540SCP-953 appears to retain some control over its 
polymorphic capabilities. 


« SCP-952 | SCP-953 | SCP-954 » 


The Bacterium (Part One) 


Incident Report 5615-XX-16 
Witness: Charles Vuncouth Date: / / / 


Synopsis: At 1500 hours, | was told by my direct superiors that | 
was going to be airdropped into a neighborhood in the city of , to 
deal with a situation that had been positively confirmed by previous 
field agents to require Foundation assistance. The problem was told 
to me to be of a viral nature, far beyond the means of the Health 
Department and we were to take over for them, using any means 
necessary to stop the Virus from leaving the city- 


Extract from Incident Report 5615-XX-3 
Witness: Jonathen Toque Date: / / / 


-and by following the pathway of fallen civilians and general chaos, 
we discerned that it traveled in a rather sharp curve from where it 
was first discovered in a northwest direction. The streets that had 
been affected were in a state of panic, caused by terror, and most of 
the populace was either hysterical or rioting. The surrounding 
environment was in flames, cars were flipped over, and- 


Memo from team Doctor: 
Doctor: And the symptoms are headaches, nausea,- 


Partial Transcript of Agent Filding and Agent Cincluire's 
Conversation: 


Agent Filding: | hate it when Doctor Figerald leaves the worst 
symptoms for last. The list just goes on and on and then... 


Agent Cincluire: | know what you mean. | think he gets some 
sadistic glee out of it. Starts it out slow and then... by the end you're 
shivering, crapping your pants. 


Audio Log 5615-YY-1 


Agent Filding: JESUS CHRIST! How the hell did it do that?! (Agent 
Filding is indicating a large smoking hole on the chest of victim 
Number 348.) 


Extract from Incident Report 5615-XX-5 
Witness: Cuthbert Figerald Date: / / / 


-spontaneous combustion, the searing of limbs, the flesh exploding 
off the frame of the body, and first degree burns. As most of the 
effects of The Virus seemed to involve heat and large outpouring of 
energy, tentatively identified as plasma beams, | advised the team 
to- 


Extract from Incident Report 5615-XX-3 
Witness: Jonathen Toque Date: / / / 


-All of the survivors have been terminated so far, and the Virus was 
quarantined in Hostipal. We blocked off the entrance and 
exits, and did a quick sweep of the area. After this was completed, | 
was ordered by Commander Riger to split up with a second squad 
and patrol the first floor, while squad four was to search for any 
ways out of the building and guard them, and squads three and five 
searched for any other civilians. Squad One- 


Transcript of conversation between Commander Riger and O-5 


O-5: You know what I'll have to do if it isn't stopped in an hour. 
Commander Riger: Planes already ready, sir? 

0-5: Affirmative. 

Commander Riger: Napalm? 


O-5: Something like that, but a little more advanced. You know the 
boys, always finding ways to reinvent the wheel. 


Commander Riger: Well, it's not like we can use the procedures we 
normally do on this virus. 


0-5: (chuckles) You're right about that, Jim, you're right about that. 


Commander Riger: You know what Charles Vuncouth said he was 
going put in his report if he survived? Some little quip. Little Bastard. 
He's like- 


Log of Agent Robertson and Agent Dunkupt conversation: 
Agent Dunkupt: AH! AH! (sprays the ceiling with bullet fire) 
Agent Robertson: What's your problem man! Calm down! 


Agent Dunkupt: | thought | saw something up there, man! Jesus. 
This whole thing is creeping me out. (Looks around corner 
nervously) 


Agent Robertson: Just take a deep breath and focus. 


Agent Dunkupt: | know, | know, | just... have you seen what it does 
to its victims? | don't want to end up like them! 


Extract from civilian interview 5435: 


: It came at me on these freakish spidery legs. My 
husband, can you believe it- 


Extract from a Foundation handbook: Most of the infections we 
deal with only catch our attention because they pose an incredible 
danger, for one of two reasons; a high rate of transfer, or the 
disease will in some way transform the sufferer instead of killing 
them, either into a simple carrier with violent or unsettling traits, or in 
the case of a complex SCP, a single part of a hive mind. These 
victims are to be treated as enemies, and given no mercy or quarter. 


Camera Footage from Agent Bykansis' Helmet: 


(a civilian is on his knees. Agent Cunderham is pointing a rifle at his 
forehead) 


: You don't have to do this! Please! | have a family, | have- 
Agent Cunderham: Yes | do... 
Agent Bykansis: Shoot him before the virus- 
(the civilian begins moaning and twitching) 
Agent Cunderham: Jesus! 


(Commander Riger walks over to the civilian, and discharges a 
service pistol to his head) 


Extract from Incident Report 5615-XX-3 


-There was a slight scratching behind the wall. We were worried that 
it might be civilians, so we sent a team through the door. The noise 
soon became even louder, and highly audible. It would stop and the 
start, making a disturbing sound, like something was clawing lightly 
on the other side. Most of the men became frantic and seemed to be 
waiting for something, although | commend their courage. When- 


Extract Incident Report 5615-XX-6 
Witness: Melissa Elle Date: / / / 


At this point, the Virus burst through the wall. It landed and then 
almost in the same instance impaled Agent Robertson on one of its 
extremely thin spidery legs. After that, it lifted up another 
appendage. The limb was razor sharp all the way up until the 
middle, where it became slightly, almost unnoticeably bulkier. From 
my view, it looked like some sort of mechanism was strapped on. 
From this thickness out of what | perceived to be a hole, shot a quick 
beam of light, with a tail much like a flare. This rocket, in my belief, 
hit Agent Mer, exploded, killing him and wounding those near by. 
The Virus then climbed up the wall and onto the ceiling, where it 
moved quickly from side to side, avoiding us. It attacked almost like 
it was trapped. Although | could not fully perceive it due to its speed, 
it looked like a thin metallic looking tube with a crystalline many- 
faceted shape on top. This shape was transparent and filled with 
one small strand, and many little air bubbles containing glowing 
lights. The Virus then landed in the middle of our squad and begin 


emitting lasers out of its pores on its outer shell. These lasers 
decapitated Agents Munch and Agents Doorctun, and severed the 
hand of Doctor Vanesten. Its crystalline part then begin to spin and 
emit a throbbing pulse that had no observed effect. 


Extract from the rough draft of a SCP report: 


Description: SCP-XXX is a bacteriophage approximately 1 billion 
times larger than found in nature. It has several alterations from our 
knowledge of a common virus, although if this is because it is 
changed in different ways along with its size, or because these 
weapons and abilities simply can not be detected by our technology 
(microscope and otherwise) is unknown at the time. It has the ability 
to reason and strategize, although it was described as "skittish" 
"afraid" "confused" and "unsure of its self" by civilians at the scene 
of its capture. Once again, if this intellect is a natural product of the 
environment, found in our world as well, or a mutation is deeply 
related to the question above. 


A note from the Administrative Secretary to Charles Vuncouth: 


You think you're funny throwing in all your snide comments? "Of a 
viral nature" and "you don't think the heath department can handle 
it". No shit they can't handle it up! You need to stop with the jokes... 
this is serious business. 


Extract from Incident Report 5615-XX-2 
Witness: Norman Riger Date: / / / 


It must be remarked that almost all The Virus’ actions besides its 
ambush were of a defensive nature. Although it is of a highly 
advanced design, it was bewildered and most likely experiencing a 
sensory overload. | decided to capitalize on this and overwhelm it 
with firepower. My men and | formed a circle around the virus 
(unsafe, | Know, but it was in the heat of the moment) and began 
shooting away. It seemed frightened and quelled. A grenade thrown 
bounced off it and exploded. At this point, its head begin spinning 
again, however this time extremely rapidly. Its legs began jerking 
and moving, and as it rotated it began to drill into the ground. It soon 
drilled through the second floor and then while falling, pierced the 


first. We had planned for this eventuality and an explosive in the 
sewer tunnels launched the object up into the air, which is when we 
shot several nets at it, entangling it. It fell on the street. After a few 
minutes of laying there, its legs retreated into its body and it righted 
itself, so only the transparent part was laying there. As we reached 
it, a beaded red light projected from a specific follicle. This light 
scanned the entire area around it and continued to do so even after 
we loaded it up into the helicopter. 


Interview with civilian 135345: 


: |was there when it appeared. It was in the middle 
of the mall and all of a sudden this rip in the middle of the air 
appears. It's just floating there, and it starts getting bigger and 
bigger and this sucking sound comes from it. Then this leg gracefully 
extends, hovers for a second, and the whole monster comes 
hopping out. It lands, and then just stands there, turning its ah... 
head thing slightly. Everyone screaming and running away but after 
five minutes, all the cowards are gone, and it's just the adventurous 
souls like me left. We start going around it. It's still just standing 
there, motionless, like a statue. And then this one guy, he's like full 
of awe or something, reaches out to touch it. He gets like a 
centimeter away, and all of a sudden there's this weird machine 
sound and the head spins, and attached to it on the bottom is this 
blade, slices the guys head off. Then the thing just breaks loose and 
starts sprinting, | mean, really all out, towards the window. There's 
this fat security cop in the way and he can't get away in time, so the 
creature lifts one of its legs while still running and just blows the guy 
away. Then when it gets to the window it leaps through the glass 
and lands on the street, in the middle of the busy street and starts 
running down it, flipping over cars and getting hit by them, too. And 
you could tell it was freaking out. It didn't know what way to go. It 
would stop and then head some other direction. | don't think it was 
bad, just... so alien... 


Footage from Sergent Mongel's helmet camera: 


(Sergent Mongel and Agent Hitchins are shooting wildly at the Virus 
with assault rifles.) 


Mongel: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! God! God! Get back! 


(It begins heading towards them. They move backwards and then 
kneel, expending even more ammo, which seems to have no effect.) 


Hitchins: Fuck! OH GOD! shit! Kill the motherfucker, kill it! 
Mongel: (screaming) 


(The virus is a few feet away, it lifts a foot. Before it can activate any 
attack, Agent Lukcan jumps in the middle and stabs it with a knife. 
Only the hilt is pulled away, smoking, and he is knocked aside with 
one leg, slamming against a wall. Both Hitchins and Mongel are now 
screaming unintelligibly.) 


Memo from the team Doctor: 


Doctor: And the symptoms are headaches, nausea, nightmares, 
shock, flashbacks, and inability to live daily normal life. Post combat 
stress disorder is a serious illness, please come to me, someone 
who was there with you, or one of your counselors. It was quite a 
battle we faced yesterday. 


The Bacterium (Part Two) 


Extract from the Journal of Doctor Buried: 


It fits doesn't it. In the old textbooks from my school days with all the 
families of organisms charted out, viruses were conspicuously 
absent. And they said viruses were "not living" but "not dead" either. 
something else. sounds like a cop-out to me. a way to say we don't 
know without admitting it. you know what the phrases "not living" 
and ‘but not dead" sound like when used together? they sound like 
they're describing a robot. and that's exactly what it looked like up 
close. A machine. a piece of programming. It reminds me of the 
concept of a von Neumann probe. Alien civilizations wouldn't waste 
the money to build spaceships. it's too unwieldy. Illogical. They 
would build these little probes. self replicating. They use the 
resources of the environment to build other probes to spy and 
explore as well. when | first read that, | thought of these probes 
drilling into rock and metal to build an identical copy. But why metal, 
when there's something so much more abundant?