SCP-600-CL

SCP-600-CL in human form

SCP-600-CL in its first encountered form

## DESCRIPTION

SCP-600-CL was first encountered at the town of Whitehorse, Canada on June 16, 2009. The subject's initial appearance resembled an octopus or squid, with four flexible limbs extending from its body. Its body in that form measured at approximately 7.7 m (25.2 ft) in height and 16 m (52.5 ft) in diameter. The limbs extending from its body appear to be variable in length, but have been measured to grow as long as 160.3 m (525.9 ft). Despite its large size in this form, it seems to weigh no more than a human of slightly above average height. its body being mostly comprised of a gelatinous material that can mimic the texture of flesh. In his most common human guise, SCP-600-CL resembles a human male standing at approximately 19. m (6'2''), with black hair and brown eyes.

SCP-600-CL's cells are capable of reverting to a stem cell-like state, and can alter themselves to mimic the form of virtually any species SCP-600-CL might encounter that is of similar mass. SCP-600-CL will morph itself into a form that is a near-perfect duplicate of any target species it encounters, for the purposes of reproduction.

Because SCP-600-Cl retains its own DNA and unique cellular structure, the process is never perfect, often resulting in each copied form still possessing some trait of its octopus-like form. It is for this reason that the octopus state is believed to be its true form.

SCP-600-CL's body is capable of producing viral micro-organisms, which contain SCP-600-CL's DNA. The virus is most often spread through mating, and acts as a retrovirus, rewriting the target's DNA. The virus only has an effect on males, targeting the seminiferous tubules, the anatomical structure located in the testes that are responsible for the production of sperm cells. The virus replaces the target cells' DNA with its own, resulting in the production of modified sperm cells. The modified cells carry a complete set of SCP-600's DNA. Any female impregnated by an infected male will instead receive the cells of SCP-600-CL.

SCP-600-CL's interaction with females is different. Instead of modifying their DNA, SCP-600-CL instead mates with the female directly. It can choose to do this in any form, but often utilizes the same form as its species in order to elicit trust. Once the female receives SCP-600-CL's DNA, its cells will target the ovaries for fertilization. Once fertilized, the female's ovaries, instead of developing human offspring, will begin producing SCP-600-CL's eggs.

SCP-600-CL's eggs will mature within the woman and appear from the outside to be a typical pregnancy. However, the gestation period for the eggs is approximately 2 months, as opposed to the average human duration of 9 months. An unusual mix of hormones are created by the eggs, which produce a narcotic-like effect, which appears to put the female at ease, reducing the chance she'll seek help during the course of her pregnancy. The hormones also seem to have an affect on the target's libido. Any male that mates with a host of SCP-600-CL's eggs will become infected by the retrovirus. In theory, a single infected female could produce several hundred of SCP-600-CL's species, although this is obviously limited by the maximum size of the female's womb. SCP-600-CL's offspring will hatch within the host, before exiting the body via the normal process for any live birth.

## CONTAINMENT

Site-19.

Any reports of creatures being born to any species that match the description of SCP-600-CL are to be located and terminated along with the female and any suspected mates. If located within a non human animal population, all males in the vicinity are to be terminated per containment protocols and terminated subjects are to be delivered to an SCP Foundation facility for study.