+05:12 Delivery of sedative via cannula in 
subject's left hand ceases. Remote viewing of 
equipment shows syringe, drip tubing and 
electronics are compromised and no longer 
able to transfer fluid. 


+05:28 Subject shows signs of distress. 
Further gaseous sedatives delivered. Subject's 
visible body area is 69% tumorous. NCM 
represents 15.1% of STM. 


+05:37 Subject deceased. NCM represents 
21.8% of STM. 


+06:15 NCM represents 31.6% of STM 


+06:49 Mattress and bedding show signs of 
degradation. Subject's NCM represents 36.4% 
of STM. 


+07:09 Bedframe shows signs of asymmetrical 
growth. 


+07:26 Left leg at foot of bed buckles. Remote 
MRI self-diagnostics report five separate small 
scale faults. NCM represents 42% of STM. 


+08:15 NCM represents 78% of STM. 


+08:16 Remote MRI self-diagnostics report 
three critical faults. NCM/STM data no longer 
available. 


+08:21 Remote MRI is non-functional. Floor 
tiles beneath bed and wall immediately behind 
bed show signs of growth. 


+08:22 Test terminated. Thermal treatment 


commences. 1 of the 5 in-unit incineration 
burners fails to ignite. 


+08:57 Thermal treatment ceases with 
removal of oxygen from unit. Containment 
chamber is locked down for 72 hours to allow 
ash to settle. 


+09:12 External structural degradation of test 
chamber door identified. 


+14:47 Numerous electrical faults picked up 
throughout Site. No test log data after this 
point. 


Discovery Addendum: The anomaly was identified at a residential 
property in Bedford, UK, following the deaths of its two tenants in 
July 2015. Routine checks by local authorities highlighted various 
structural defects, including apparently random formations of mortar 
and brickwork increasing in size and quantity over time, and 
Foundation research analysts were requested to survey the location 
the same month. 


+ Exploration Audio Log 2014-07-21 (excerpts) 
Author: David Hulme 


00:00:03 

DH: For the log: Purpose of visit: Obtain 
samples of brickwork, assess the staircase/ 
second floor landing and explore same if 
possible. Present are myself, Dr Jane Adams 
and four building maintenance operatives. 


00:00:28 

DH: Log: Initial Observations: Front door jams 
in frame, there is a large protuberance of 
brickwork on the inside preventing its opening. 
For the benefit of the log, the door is being 
removed by building team. Parts of exterior 
walls show obvious and progressive 


malformation - taking photograph /edit by 
David Hulme: see Fig 1] 


JA: Not good. 


00:03:45 

DH: Thanks guys... Log: Hallway: Chandelier 
light is hanging at an angle and the rose has a 
"bubbling" appearance. Plaster has fallen from 
most wall surfaces and the underlying bricks 
are showing signs of distortion. Temperature, 
humidity, magnetism, light, pressure and 
radiation levels are all within sub-anomalous 
ranges. 


JA: I've never seen anything like this before. 
The required reading didn't mention it was this 
bad. 


DH: It wasn't. It didn't look like this three 
weeks ago. 


00:05:21 

DH: Log: Front room: Shows a marked and 
obvious progression of phenomena since 
previous visit. Fireplace is now completely 
closed off with a growth of brick originating 
from the interior of the chimney breast. Ceiling 
bulge noted in previous report is now two 
meters wide and hangs 25cm into room. 
Ceiling plaster has a non-uniform, 
degenerated appearance. Temperature, 
humidity, magnetism, pressure, light and 
radiation levels are all within sub-anomalous 
ranges. 


00:12:13 

DH: Log: Other downstairs rooms show similar 
signs of progression. Kitchen is completely 
closed off by outgrowths in floor and ceiling 
around doorway. 


00:19:56 

DH: Log: First floor. Growths on bathroom wall 
as noted in initial report have pushed bath 
further out of alignment and plumbing is no 
longer viable. Same is leaking into room and 
may be the cause of the running water in the 
kitchen, which is directly below. THMPLR 
levels are all within sub-anomalous ranges. 


JA: [Extraneous details removed] Whatever is 
making it grow, it's not stopping. 


DH: Hmm... Log: Bath side panel removed to 
reveal cold water pipe, which is heavily 
malformed with what appears to be an excess 
growth of copper. This has merged - if that's 
the right term - with the floorboards under the 
bath and these too show signs of swelling. 
Taking samples. 


JA: Let me see that... Well, there's the 
metastasis and invasion of tissue. The way the 
copper growths are growing into the 
floorboards... Do you remember that house in 
Luton? 


DH: «laughter» The Vagina House? Christ, 
yes. With the Womb-kKitchen. That was my first 
genuine anomaly. Wonder how the extension's 
getting on? 


JA: Mother and baby are doing fine, 
apparently. That had a strange calm about it. 
This place, not so much. 


DH: | know. Let's crack on. 


00:26:34 

DH: Log: First floor bedrooms: both show 
signs of progressive, ongoing growth. Second 
bedroom cannot be accessed. External 


window can just be seen. This is skewed 
approximately 17 degrees vertically out of true. 
Glass has broken in windows. Broken glass on 
floor shows same signs of asymmetrical 
growth, as does wood in window frames. 
THMPLR levels are all within sub-anomalous 
ranges. 


JA: Limitless replicative potential. Does the 
mortar constitute a form of angiogenesis, | 
wonder? Assuming the role of blood vessels? 


DH: Christ, | don't want to think about that 
now. 


00:34:09 

DH: Log: Second floor stairs and landing. 
Situation has worsened; brick growths now 
extend down the full length of the stairs. 
Sections of the handrail (those that are visible 
before becoming engulfed in the mass of 
bricks and mortar higher up) show similar 
growths and malformations. Taking samples. 
THMPLR levels are all within sub-anomalous 
ranges. 


JA: Have you seen enough? 


DH: | think so, for now. For the benefit of the 
log: myself and Dr Adams are leaving the 
property. I'll get the building guys to secure the 
place. Let's get out of here. 


Samples taken at the scene displayed carcinoma-like 
characteristics? and the property was subsequently diagnosed with 
malignant inorganic para-neoplasm. 


Update 2015-08-12: 
The root cause has been traced to a photograph (SCP-2962-A05) of 


the deceased tenants taken at a social function, discovered in the 
master bedroom at the point of origin. Said photograph displayed 
warping and "bubbling," with a grossly asymmetrical metal frame; 
the photographic distortion was worst at, and originated from, the 
male's chest. Photographic paper in that area showed significant 

degradation. 


Exhumation of the body revealed no anomalous properties; likewise 
apart from the SCP-2962 phenomena, no items at the property were 
found to be anomalous. Attempts to understand the anomaly 
therefore focus on locating the camera that was used to take the 
photograph, the photographer, plus a number of other individuals 
within it. 


Urgent investigations as to the current location of these (by MTF 
Theta-51 ("Swarm-Cell")) are ongoing. 


Footnotes 

1. Tested against a population size of 138: 2.5 hour survival rate is 
89%; 5 hour survival rate is 61%; 10 hour survival rate is 33%; 20 
hour survival rate is zero. Rates decrease proportionally when 
instances are not in isolation. 

2. Growth signalling self-sufficiency, anti-growth signal insensitivity, 
apoptosis evasion, infinite replicative potential, induction/ 
sustainment of angiogenesis, metastasis and, in the case of one D- 
class operative, tissue invasion. 


« SCP-2961 | SCP-2962 | SCP-2963 » 


SCP-2963: A D-Class, a Sarkicist, and a Yithian walk 
into a reality bender... 


Item #: SCP-2963 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2963 is to be kept in two 
connected standard humanoid containment cells. Humidity of these 
cells is to be kept at 58%. SCP-2963-5 is to be fed once per day 
with liquid nutrient solution. 


Description: SCP-2963 refers to 7 distinct entities that formerly 
comprised D-3553-3, a D-Class individual previously used by 
researchers assigned to SCP-__,! under supervision of Dr. 
McCauley. D-3553-3 was converted into its current state during a 
failed containment attempt of SCP- __, which also resulted in the 
deaths of two additional D-class and four containment personnel. 


Each entity grows and functions as a non-anomalous organ system 

would. SCP-2963-1, -2, -3, and -6 are able to speak in some 

capacity, despite lacking the necessary anatomy to do so. For 

records of such communications see sampie interview logs. 

item Description Notes 

SCP-2963-1 Nervous System Most communicative 
instance, possesses 
personality very 
similar to D-3553-3’s 
original personality. 
Able to locomote by 
pulling itself along 
horizontal surfaces, 
despite lacking 
necessary cell 
structure to do so. All 
nerve structures are 


suck in nutrients or something. We decided we didn't want to walk 
through it, so we went back and waited for sunrise. 


Sun came up and we set out again. The moss stuff was back to its 
smaller state. It just occurred to me that there's been no wind at all 
in this place. The result is dead silence. I'm not ashamed to admit 
that the overall emptiness of this place is pretty scary. 


We found an area with none of the moss stuff for a few hundred feet 
around, and decided to camp for the 'night.' The sun is still up but it's 
time for us humans to sleep, so I'm calling it ‘night.’ 


ET354a mission log, day 10 

Some time in the 'night' (which was really daytime... fuck, this is 
going to get confusing) we were all awoken by some kind of roar. 
You remember what the T-Rex sounded like in that old movie 
Jurassic Park? It sounded a lot like that, big and reptilian. It was so 
loud that | was certain whatever was making it couldn't be more than 
twenty feet away. But when we all got out of our tents, we didn't see 
anything. The whole area's so flat that we'd see any sort of animal 
within half mile or so, but there was nothing. Fucking scary. 


We packed up camp and continued on. After a while we stopped 
seeing the moss stuff (Maybe it only grows around the red pool?) 
and the ground became rockier. In the distance the land seems to 
grow more hilly. | think | see trees. 


ET354a mission log, day 11 

The bare ground has ended, now we're walking across a vast field 
of beautiful green grass. It almost looks like a well-mown lawn. The 
grass seemed ordinary enough until Turquoise tripped over a rock, 
and arose to find his hands covered with several dozen bloody 
pinpricks. Apparently the tip of a blade of this grass is incredibly 
sharp, and easily punctures skin. It's no threat to our Foundation- 
issue boots, but we must all be careful not to fall on it. 


We came to a tiny stream, really no more than a trickle. Swanson 
suggested we could refill our canteens, but Leroy and Macarthur 
wanted to check the water for something or other first. Macarthur 
took out some equipment and after a few minutes announced that it 
was not water, but liquid carbon dioxide. CO2 is usually a gas at this 


SCP-2963-2 


SCP-2963-3 


SCP-2963-4 


SCP-2963-5 


Skeletal System 


Muscular System 


Cardiovascular and 
Respiratory Systems 


Digestive, Renal, and 
Excretory System 


intact and functional. 
Communicates very 
rarely, but appears to 
possess intellect on 
par with SCP-2963-1 
and -3. Bones are 
held together in form 
of human skeleton by 
unknown force. 
Possesses intellect on 
par with SCP-2963-1 
and -2, communicates 
often. SCP-2963-3 is 
most prone to hostility 
and violence if 
provoked, and should 
be treated with 
caution. SCP-2963-3 
typically maintains 
humanoid form, but is 
capable of moving as 
an amorphous mass. 
Moves in a similar 
fashion to 
SCP-2963-1, though it 
is able to scale sheer 
vertical surfaces. If 
SCP-2963-4 is 
deprived of oxygen, all 
7 SCP-2963 entities 
will begin to suffocate. 
SCP-2963-5 does not 
move, and is not 
believed to be self- 
aware. Entity must be 
fed a liquid nutrient 
solution in order to 
maintain entirety of 
SCP-2963. All waste 
produced by 


SCP-2963 is excreted 
by SCP-2963-5. 

SCP-2963-6 Integumentary SCP-2963-6 is 

System2 capable of 

communication, 
though does so rarely. 
Entity floats 
approximately one 
meter above ground 
by unknown means, 
and is capable of 
maneuvering through 
very small gaps. 
SCP-2963’s 
containment chamber 
has been made 


airtight as a 
precaution. 
SCP-2963-7 Reproductive, Entity moves similarly 
Endocrine, and to terrestrial 
Immune Systems gastropods, with 


organs forming a foot 
to pull the instance 
forward. 


Below are sample interview transcripts with SCP-2963-1, -2, -3, and 
-6. 


Interview SCP-2963-1-4 


Foreword: At time of interview, SCP-2963 had 
been in containment for 2 months. Interview 
conducted by Dr. McGann, Senior Researcher 
assigned to SCP-2963, formerly assigned to 
SCP- and thus familiar with SCP-2963 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. McGann: Hello again, how are you this 
morning? 


SCP-2963-1: Well, | still look like overcooked 
spaghetti and share a room with my own 
intestines, so you know, the usual. 


Dr. McGann: Right. We have a few more 
questions for you today, if you don’t mind. 


SCP-2963-1: Fire away. 


Dr. McGann: How much can you remember of 
your life prior to your current state? 


SCP-2963-1: You mean back when | was in 
one piece? All of it. Childhood, growing up, 
drug charges, other charges, death row, 
coming here, getting used like a lab-rat, and... 


Dr. McGann: And what? 

SCP-2963-1: And the kid. The bender kid. 

Dr. McGann: Youmean = ? 

SCP-2963-1: Yeah. Mark. That was his name. 


Dr. McGann: Right. How much do you 
remember of your time assigned to the 
team? 


SCP-2963-1: A lot. They used us to deal with 
the kid. | guess they were afraid of him. But 
the other Ds didn’t talk much, but | got to know 
him pretty well. | liked him, good kid. 


Dr. McGann: Until he tore your organs apart. 


SCP-2963-1: He was scared. What’s a kid 
supposed to do when armed goons come after 
him? 


Dr. McGann: They typically cry. He leveled a 
building. 


SCP-2963-1: An empty building! He wouldn't 
have done it if there were people there! 


Dr. McGann: He killed six, and did this to you. 


SCP-2963-1: Because they were holding a 
gun to his head! He was scared! He...he was 
just a kid. He didn’t know what he was doing 


Dr. McGann: Right. | think we can end here 
for now. Thank you for your cooperation. 


<End Log> 
Interview SCP-2963-3-5 


Foreword: Interview conducted by Dr. 
McGann. SCP-2963 had been in containment 
for four months. Interview conducted through 
Plexiglas plate due to SCP-2963-3’s history of 
violence. 


<Begin Log> 
Dr. McGann: Good afternoon, three. 


SCP-2963-3: Aaron. Don’t use the number, I’m 
not a D anymore. 


Dr. McGann: No, just a scip. 2963-3. 


SCP-2963-3: Use my damn name. You 
motherfuckers are the reason | got this way. 


Dr. McGann: No, that would be SC- 


SCP-2963-3: It’s not the kid’s fault. You can’t 
be mad at a bomb for going off. Especially if 
you planted it. 


Dr. McGann: Quaint. We have a few more 
questions for you, if you'll cooperate. 


SCP-2963-3: Fire away. 


Dr. McGann: Well as you know, we’ve 
determined that D-3553-3’s original personality 
was...fragmented by the incident that resulted 
in your creation. 


SCP-2963-3: That’s what you keep saying, 
yeah. | don’t buy it. I’m still me. 


Dr. McGann: Partially. As far as we can tell it’s 
-1 who got D-3553-3’s original personality. 
You're close, but you display markedly higher 
aggression, host-