[11:06]: After several minutes, precision blade 
dislodges from mandible. Subject hesitates 
again, then reinserts blade into the underside 
of its chin, continuing the incision. Due to 
extreme convulsions, the blade slips and 
gouges a hole into the external jugular vein. 
Subject writhes and gags as blood and gastric 
acid spurt from esophagus. Blade is 
immediately reinserted into chin and is 
wrenched up past the mandible. Spastic 
movements of the arm cause the blade to 
puncture a cyst. Pus sputters from the wound 
and oozes down the chin. 


[12:58]: Precision blade meets initial incision 
point, and subject discards blade. With 
singular functional hand, subject pries 
fingertips into the underside of separated flesh 
and begins to pull upwards. Subject kicks its 
legs and cries out. 


[14:01]: Separated skin catches on a 
protruding segment of cartilage from nasal 
cavity, and subject tears the skin from the right 
temple to the left cheekbone. Subject throws 
skin down beside itself and drives fingers into 
nasal cavity. Subject's struggles to continue 
respiration are audible. 


[14:57]: Flesh peels away from upper lip, and 
continues to pull away in one piece from the 
lower lip. Subject tugs on flesh as it separates 
into slivers. Gums begin to bleed as they are 
pulled away from the teeth. 


[16:15]: Remainder of flesh is removed from 
subcutaneous layer. Subject drools a mixture 


of saliva, blood, and gastric acid into lap. 
Carpet beneath subject has been soiled. 
Subject reaches for unidentified tube of 
adhesive, and applies a thick coating of it 
across its entire face. 


[16:40]: Subject takes hold of plush's plastic 
face and turns to the acrylic glass. Subject 
makes attempt to steady itself before pressing 
plastic shell against its own face. Plastic shell 
remains affixed to the face. Subject becomes 
still. 


[54:38]: Subject begins to weep. 
[END LOG] 


SCP-3486-A is a collection of non-anomalous items gathered by 
SCP-3486, arranged in a pile located in the southwest wing of 
Cooke County Landfill's equipment warehouse. SCP-3486-A 
includes items such as discarded makeup, a pink shower cap, 
thirteen wilted daffodils, a torn leather purse, and a US Size 7 
Women's tennis shoe. Several crude children's drawings adorn the 
walls of the southwest wing near SCP-3486-A, all of which depict a 
human female in a white garment alongside instances of SCP-3486. 
Visitations to SCP-3486-A have been observed to leave SCP-3486 
with emotional distress and sorrow. 


Addendum-01: On 12/14/ __, Foundation personnel were alerted to 
an instance of SCP-3486 that had been deposited in a dumpster 
outside of the diner, after the owner of the establishment 
contacted police to report a "deformed fetus" that had been 
abandoned there. 


+ Interview with Mr. Pine 


Foreword: The following interview was 
performed 3 hours after the discovery of an 
instance of SCP-3486 outside of Mr. Pine's 
establishment. Mr. Pine was notably shaken 
by this event, and was provided with Class-A 


amnestics following the interview. 
Interviewer: Dr. Richard Khan 
Interviewee: Daniel Pine 

[BEGIN LOG] 


Dr. Khan: Mr. Pine, the paramedics said that 
you described the noise the infant made as a 
‘gurgle’. Can you elaborate on that? 


Mr. Pine: Yes, uh, the noise — it gurgled, like, 
like... | thought it was choking. | thought 
someone was choking on a drink. | couldn't 
really hear it when | first went over to take the 
garbage out, but | saw some birds pecking at 
something inside, and | could hear something 
wriggling around in the trash. But when | 
looked in, it — | saw a little pink patch of skin, 
and | knew it was a baby, but when | reached 
down and touched it, | knew something was 
wrong with this baby. | could see a little piece 
of something in its throat. | couldn't really see 
the baby, it was covered in trash, and | picked 
it up to give it the Heimlich, and when | picked 
it up, it, um, it... 


[Mr. Pine swallows anxiously and shifts his 
gaze to the floor. He pauses, then looks back 
up at Dr. Khan.] 


Mr. Pine: It was like, still covered in placenta, 
and it was the size of a fetus, too. | thought — 
| knew | was holding a baby, but it was barely 
bigger than my fist, and it was covered in 
these big, bruised patches that were pulsing 
and squirming, and | looked, and there were 
more on its shoulders, but when | touched 
them | could feel bone underneath. The baby 
didn't have arms, or legs, but it did — it did 


have this, this, this long tube, like, like an 
umbilical cord, sticking out of its back. It was, 
um, it was coming from its spine, and at the 
end was this, like, this little curled ball, and 
when | turned it over, | could see the start of 
what looked like a face, just, just, just dangling 
from it. And its face, well... 


[Mr. Pine pauses. ] 


Mr. Pine: The baby didn't... have a face, 
‘cause | looked down and it was just another 
tumor on its head, where it was s'posed to 
have eyes, and the jaw was, | think it was 
broken, or it was just born that way, the jaw 
was hanging down and gaping open, and | 
could see some little bits of, um, bone in the 
throat. That — that baby was so small, | think it 
could've only been a few days old, but it was 
premature, for sure. | don't know how long it 
was there for, | never heard it crying. | don't 
think it could, with its throat like that. That poor 
baby. Oh, my God. Oh my God. 


Dr. Khan: Your recorded CCTV footage has 
shown that the infant was abandoned, ah... 
about thirteen days prior. 


[Mr. Pine looks at Dr. Khan with an expression 
of abject horror, and begins to retch. Further 
questioning is postponed. ] 


[END LOG] 


CCTV footage displayed a middle-aged woman parking a white 
vehicle, disposing of the SCP-3486 instance, and exiting the parking 
lot within 2 minutes. Analysis of the license plate allowed for 
personnel to locate the Cooke County residence of POI #33508, a 
geneticist known as Madeleine . The residence was determined 
to have been abandoned for one week. 


they wouldn't budge when | tried to open them. Almost 
felt like they were pulling themselves shut. Tried in 5 
other offices and the same thing happened. 


06/12/20 : Went to cafeteria this morning. Breakfast 
menu. Went back 4 hours later and lunch menu was up. 
Went one more time at 17:00 and saw the dinner menu. 
Either I'm going crazy or the world is. Still feel like I'm 
being followed all the time so | can't count out Option 1. 


Knocked over a file cabinet and finally managed to grab 
some files before the drawer slammed itself shut. Files 
included SCP-173, SCP-945, and SCP-657. Nothing that 
really shed light on the situation. Folders disappeared 
right after | put them down. 


06/13/20 : Bullshit. Every file cabinet | can find is bolted 
to the walls now. Can't even knock them over. Even the 
ones | went to before wouldn't budge. At least the 
cafeteria had tomato soup again. Right now, I'll take what 
| can get. 


06/14/20 : (Researchers attempted to communicate by 
writing in the journal; this was overwritten by SCP-451) 
[DATA ILLEGIBLE] pissed in the chicken curry! And | 
think stuff is disappearing from my room now. Pen's 
missing. Stole one from Rommel's room. 


06/17/20 : Given up wearing clothes. Realized Site 19 is 
temperature controlled so all | really need are some 
sneakers. It's not like anyone will see me. Still can't find 
anything useful. I'm blocked everywhere | go. 


06/18/20 : Woke up shivering. Thermometer said it's 
only 5 Celcius. Wish | didn't put my clothes in the 
incinerator. Stole some from Rommel's room. Too big for 
me but at least | can stay warm. 


06/19/20 : Warm again. Yesterday was cold as hell. 
Could be things are finally starting to break down. Should 
have happened a long time ago. 


A makeshift laboratory had been created in the basement, which 
housed a number of unidentifiable substances and stolen 
equipment; folders of analytical notes taken by POI #33508 were 
revealed to have elaborate plans to attempt to replicate human 
DNA, as well as progress reports and details regarding failed trials. 
Encrusted placenta and bodily fluids were caked across the desk 
and floor. Newspaper clippings regarding local infant deaths were 
uncovered next to photos of young boys. One boy was later 
identified as Hunter , whom had passed away at the age of six in 
the years prior in a fatal car crash. 


Footnotes 

1. Despite resembling a human fetus, fetal instances of SCP-3486 
are able to survive outside of a womb, and behave identically to 
infants. 

2. A condition characterized by disproportionate overgrowth of 
bones, muscle, and other tissue. 

3. A congenital deformity in which the limbs are grossly 
underdeveloped or absent, resulting in hands and feet being 
attached closely to the trunk. 

4.Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, an autosomal skin disorder 
characterized by eruptions of wart-like lesions on any region of the 
body. 

5. A steep forward curvature of the spine. 

6. Interviewers utilized alternative forms of communication that did 
not rely heavily on speech. 

7. Instances of SCP-3486 have declined to elaborate, nor have they 
responded to further questioning. 


SCP-3488: Mimir, The Root Of All Knowledge 


Item #: SCP-3488 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web-crawlers are to 
monitor the Internet for sightings or postings of large amounts of 
reptiles eating off of a singular plant. Once a sighting has been 
confirmed, Foundation personnel will be embedded in nearby 
institutions, and Foundation front companies will take over 
landscaping duties for the location. If an SCP-3488 instance 
becomes damaged, an appropriate cover story is to be dispersed to 
local officials and media outlets, and the instance is to be closely 
monitored by Foundation personnel under the guise of research/ 
preservation teams. 


A 10-kilometer perimeter has been established around SCP-3488-T 
and Provisional Site-43. Guards are to be stationed at equidistant 
points along this perimeter, and have orders to apprehend any 
persons not certified to access SCP-3488-T that attempt to cross 
into the excluded zone. 


A small team of trained Foundation personnel are to be stationed 
within SCP-3488-V to monitor the condition of the SCP-3488 
instances along the outer wall of SCP-3488-V. If SCP-3488-L 
appears, the team is to open fire on it immediately, call for 
reinforcements from Provisional Site-43, and send a Foundation- 
wide alert to activate the Nidhogg Protocol. At this point, all 
Foundation Sites are to perform correspondence checks on their 
internal databases, and immediately report any discrepancies found 
between those databases and the anomalies they contain. 


Description: SCP-3488 refers to a phenomenon known to affect 
individuals of several plant species. Lining the vascular structure, 
and present to some degree in the sap itself, is a layer of myelin'. 
The plants show accelerated responses to environmental stimulus, 


and regenerative properties. Aside from this, the instances appear to 
be structurally and genetically within the limits of normal variation for 
a plant of corresponding species, and will belong to a species of 
plant native to the location in which they are found. 


SCP-3488 affected plants appear most frequently in and 
surrounding areas of human civilization which contain large amounts 
of knowledge or information. Examples include libraries, universities, 
museums, government archives, and server farms. Samples taken, 
and local records, indicate that their age of these plants roughly 
correspond with the age of the information repository with which 
they are associated2. 


A secondary anomalous effect of SCP-3488 is its ability to attract 
animals in class reptilia. Individuals of several species of reptile 
native to the area in which an SCP-3488 tree is located will co- 
habitate in and around said plant, which they will proceed to feed on 
exclusively, regardless of normal dietary requirements. Specimens 
of these reptiles have been captured and examined, and all have 
demonstrated the ability to produce digestive enzymes that allow 
them to consume SCP-3488 and continue to thrive. 


Addendum 1: Notable Manifestation Log 


Designation Species Location Notes 
SCP-3488-1 Cherry Blossorn - Data Firm, The first 
(Prunus Tokyo, Japan | instance of 
serrulata) SCP-3488 found 
and 
documented. 


Instance had 
grown into the 
server farm 
within the 
establishment. A 
civilian set the 
outside portion 
of SCP-3488-1 
on fire, which 
spread to the 
inside portion, 


SCP-3488-6 


SCP-3488-13 


SCP-3488-19 


Key Lime Tree 
(Citrus 
aurantifolia) 


Kudzu (Pueraria 
montana var. 
lobata) 


European Beech 


Public 
Library, ; 
Florida 


University, 
Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania 


Conference 


(Fagus sylvatica)Hall, _, 


causing a 
substantial 
amount of 
damage to the 
servers inside. 
SCP-3488-1 has 
since reduced in 
size significantly. 
Instance has 
been contained, 
and disguised as 
an exhibit on 
unique inter- 
species 
interactions in 
nature. 
Instance was 
contained and 
experimented on 
by professors in 
the Biology 
department of 
University 
before the 
Foundation was 
notified. 
Professors were 
offered Level-0 
positions to 
continue 
research on 
SCP-3488. 
Those who 
refused were 
amnesticised 
and transferred 
to another 
INSTITUTION. 
Instance had 
grown into the 


Switzerland 
SCP-3488-29 | Tanzanian Olduvai Gorge. 
Baobab Tree | Tanzania 
(Adansonia 
digitata) 


wall of 
Conference 
Room A, which 
was located on 
the outer edge of 
the building. 
Tree was 
removed without 
incident, 
structural repairs 
are still ongoing, 
and Cover Story 
32-B ("Chemical 
Leak") was 
given to local 
media for 
dispersal. 
Instance was 
found on the 
southern legal 
border of the 
Olduvai Gorges. 
See Addendum 
2 for more 
details. 


Addendum 2: SCP-3488-T and Provisional Site-43 


SCP-3488-T is the designation for an extremely large instance of 
SCP-3488, resembling a Tanzanian Baobab Tree, located in the 
geographical center of the Olduvai Gorge. SCP-3488-T is 
approximately 3 kilometers tall, with its most distal branches 
reaching 1.25 kilometers outwards, and roots extending nearly 5 
kilometers outwards. Given the low amount of water and nutrients 
present within the Olduvai Gorge, it is unknown how SCP-3488-T 


has been able to survive. 


A 10-kilometer perimeter has been set up around SCP-3488-T, and 
Provisional Site-43 has been established within. Provisional Site-43 
is to research SCP-3488-T, and figure out how it managed to evade 


any form of detection through any means available. If possible, this 
effect is to be replicated and used in further Foundation operations. 


Addendum 3: SCP-3488-V 


Underneath the northernmost roots of SCP-3488-T is a roughly 
circular opening in the ground, and a tunnel running in the direction 
of the trunk, which leads into a cave approximately 10 meters below 
the surface. This cave extends approximately 4 kilometers before 
narrowing into another tunnel that slopes upward into another 
opening. The distance and direction of this system would place the 
opening approximately underneath the center of the trunk of 
SCP-3488-T, however past this opening is a large valley, designated 
SCP-3488-V, extending approximately 3 kilometers out from the 
opening in all directions, filled with a forest of SCP-3488 instances.