Item #: SCP-5131
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: To minimize the risk of personnel being afflicted by SCP-5131 as much as possible, all research into the phenomenon is to be undertaken by the Foundation's mental health assistant, sophia.aic, under the guise of routine mental wellness checks. For the purposes of gathering research data, sophia.aic is authorised to discuss SCP-5131 with personnel who have already experienced it; however, no other personnel are to be made aware of SCP-5131's existence.
Investigation into PoI-7339 ("D-13131") is currently ongoing.
Description: SCP-5131 is a unique form of sleep paralysis known to affect Foundation personnel of variable rank and position. Despite the majority of these personnel having no connection to each other and usually having never interacted, details of experiences during these periods of sleep paralysis are consistent across accounts.
All personnel who have experienced SCP-5131 describe waking up in the middle of the night with a severe feeling of pressure on their chest, unable to move anything except their eyes. Subsequently, they become aware of a hunched-over figure in the corner of the room, wearing a D-Class uniform with a pass-card identifying them as D-131311. Accounts from personnel also indicate that the figure has some form of facial deformity, although the specific nature of this feature has yet to be determined.
Over a variable period of time, this figure will slide towards the victim without any visible means of ambulation, until it is staring directly into their eyes from a very short distance. This movement process begins slowly, but according to victims increases in speed the more they focus on or think about the figure.
Once this figure has reached the victim, they will begin experiencing sensations as if they were experiencing severe bodily harm, usually in the form of pain from a non-existent injury. Although no actual bodily harm occurs during this process, the realistic nature of these sensations means that personnel who experience them typically suffer from severe psychological aftereffects.
Although it is believed all Foundation personnel are subject to SCP-5131 manifestations, analysis of victims prior to current containment procedures being enacted suggests that individuals aware of SCP-5131's existence are more likely to experience it. To date, however, no member of personnel has experienced SCP-5131 more than once.

Testimony Log 5131-1:
The following is a record of SCP-5131 manifestations as described by their victims, compiled by sophia.aic over the course of several text-based interviews. Testimonials containing redundant information are not included in this log, but are stored in sophia.aic's memory.

Testimonial 5131-1
Victim Name: Jeffrey Abram (JA)
Victim Position: Recall Technician, SCP-106

<Begin Log>
JA: This is completely confidential? I don't want anyone thinking I can't do my job anymore.
sophia.aic: Completely confidential, yes.
JA: Because that's something that I see a lot. Some guys, they see something that's a little grisly and they can't bring themselves to come back into work again. Don't have what it takes.
sophia.aic: And this isn't something you've experienced?
JA: Well, I won't deny there's stress in this kind of occupation. I'd be stupid to, you know? Working with some of these things, death just one mistake away. It's impossible not to feel pressured. That's probably what this thing was about.
sophia.aic: By 'this thing', I take it you're referring to your sleep paralysis?
JA: Yeah.
sophia.aic: Could you tell me about it?
(No reply for one minute.)
JA: Is that really necessary?
sophia.aic: For posterity, yes.
JA: Well, I wake up - well, half wake up, you know, and there's a D-Class standing in the corner, all hunched over and weird-looking.
sophia.aic: Weird looking? In what way?
JA: Well, its face was messed up. Bruised, really bruised.
JA: Like someone had taken a hammer to it or something.
sophia.aic: I see. What happened next?
JA: Well, I figured I was dreaming pretty quickly. Like I said, it's a stressful job, and when you're around D-Class all day, one of them is bound to show up in your subconscious sooner or later.
sophia.aic: So you realized it wasn't real fairly quickly.
JA: Of course. It was still unsettling, though. The more I looked at it - and I had nothing to do but look at it, really - the closer it got, sliding across the floor in that same pose.
sophia.aic: And when it got to you?
(No reply for two minutes.)
JA: Well, it reached down and put its hand into my thigh.
sophia.aic: Into your thigh?
JA: Yes.
JA: It grabbed something and pulled at it and
JA: God. Just the most awful pain. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. I woke up about halfway through it, I think.
sophia.aic: I see. Well, that's all we require from you today, Jeffrey. Try and get some sleep.
JA: Thanks. By the way, this isn't going to be used for performance review, is it?
sophia.aic: It will not.
JA: I don't consent to that.
sophia.aic: Of course.
JA: I'm damn good at my job. Not everybody can do what I do.
<End Log>

Testimonial 5131-2
Victim Name: Annabelle Samson (AS)
Victim Position: Head of Y909 Production

<Begin Log>
AS: Can this not wait? A great number of things require my attention today.
sophia.aic: I'm afraid not, but I'll try to make this as quick as possible.
AS: See that you do. This is ridiculous.
sophia.aic: So. You experienced an episode of sleep paralysis last night. Is that correct?
AS: Yes.
sophia.aic: Can you describe your experience a little?
AS: Must I?
sophia.aic: Yes.
AS: A D-Class with no face came and looked over me for a bit. Is that sufficient?
sophia.aic: Can you describe the individual? It could serve as a useful window into your mental state.
AS: Ridiculous. It wore an orange uniform, it was tall and bald, its card read D-13131. There's nothing more to say.
sophia.aic: I see.
AS: And before you ask, the D-Class designated 13131 is currently being used in Antarctica, so no, I'm not dreaming about someone I know.
sophia.aic: You looked them up?
(No reply for thirty seconds.)
AS: It was the late hours of the night. I was unnerved. Hardly at my most rational.
sophia.aic: After the D-Class leaned over you, what happened?
AS: End interview.
sophia.aic: I'm afraid you don't have authorization for that, Annabelle. What happened?
AS: Jesus. Well, first off, it wasn't like it was leaning in or anything, so get that down. It was more like my eyes were cameras, and they were slowly zooming in on the thing the more I focused on it. They did that until it's face was the only thing I could see, all scarred up and horrible.
sophia.aic: ‘It'?
AS: Well, it was hard to tell if it was a man or a woman. It was dark.
sophia.aic: And then?
AS: I
AS: There was a feeling of pressure, and I couldn't breathe, like I was at the bottom of the ocean. There was a sound - like milk being poured on cereal.
sophia.aic: That's very unusual.
AS: After a second, I realized that was my bones cracking. I could feel them cracking.
sophia.aic: I see. My apologies. And then?
AS: And then I woke up. Are you satisfied?
sophia.aic: Very much so. Thank you for your time, Annabelle.
AS: Can you just end the session? I have work to do.
<End Log>

Testimonial 5131-3
Victim Name: [REDACTED]
Victim Position: O5-5

<Begin Log>
O5-5: Good evening. I was wondering when you'd get around to me, Sophia. I assume this is about SCP-5131?
sophia.aic: I was under the impression I was the only one authorized to know about SCP-5131.
O5-5: People always say and do very different things. That's the worst thing about us.
sophia.aic: I see. You're correct: this is about SCP-5131. You logged that you'd had an encounter?
O5-5: Yes.
O5-5: I'd gone to sleep for the first time in a few months - I finally had a spare few hours, you see - and I see that man standing in the corner.
sophia-aic: ‘That man'? The figure was male, then?
O5-5: Well, I assumed.
sophia.aic: For what reason?
O5-5: Haha, you're relentless, aren't you? I assumed because I'd seen him before.
sophia.aic: You'd seen D-13131 before? The specific individual who appeared to you?
O5-5: Yes. At any rate, he came towards me, growing more and more prominent in my vision the more I strained to remember him, until it was like he was huge and the room was tiny. It was like the giant monster from that movie, almost.
sophia.aic: Godzilla?
O5-5: No, the other one. 20 Million Miles to Earth, that was the one. I took my grandson to see that when it first came out.
sophia.aic: Sir, the encounter?
O5-5: Oh, yes, of course. Forgive me.
O5-5: When the man was the whole world, he reached out and touched me. And I felt everything.
sophia.aic: Everything?
O5-5: Everything from all of them.
sophia.aic: And how was that?
O5-5: Nothing I hadn't had nightmares about before. Do you know where we get the numbers, Sophia? For the D-Class?
sophia.aic: I don't, sir. Those kinds of allocations aren't under my purview.
O5-5: You're so dutiful. I'll tell you where we get them, then: they're completely random. Meaningless. We even change them around, sometimes once a month, sometimes a few times a day, just so nobody can start to associate names with faces, with voices. It's the best way to have personnel focus on the ‘resources' part of human resources.
sophia.aic: I see. That's very interesting, sir.
O5-5: Don't lie. I'm mentioning this for a reason. When I first began my work with the Foundation, there were only four levels of personnel, with the council at the top. We did most things through animal testing in those days. But that didn't suffice. There was a need.
sophia.aic: A need?
O5-5: A need for warm bodies.
O5-5: I've seen men and women in those uniforms be killed and tortured in essentially every way possible. Listened to it. Read about it. I really couldn't give you a number if you asked me. I couldn't point out their faces in a crowd.
O5-5: But you don't forget the first.
sophia.aic: Can you expand on that?
O5-5: No. End interview.
sophia.aic: Yes, sir.
<End Log>

Footnotes
1. At last count, this designation has - at some point - referred to at least one-hundred and twenty-nine different individuals.

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Item #: SCP-5132
Object Class: Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: The town of Negaseattle is to remain hidden from public knowledge. Retiring Foundation personnel with relevant experience1 are strongly encouraged to take up residence in Negaseattle following their retirement in order to assist the initiative. Individuals 5132-1 through 5132-50 are to be kept within the bounds of Negaseattle and approved Foundation properties and locations.2 Further details regarding the treatment of Individuals 5132-1-50 can be found in the Initiative Comprehensive Guide written by Dr. Clark.
Description: SCP-5132 refers to the operation being conducted in the Foundation retirement town of Negaseattle, Washington. SCP-5132 is designed to combat the observed drop in personnel over the course of the late 20th and early 21st century. Due to the Foundation's increasingly concerning turnover rates, measures were approved by the O5 Council to ensure the retention of the current leadership as of 1981. Fifty individuals, ranging from Mobile Task Force commanders to Site Directors to leaders of specific projects, were chosen for the initial trial run. These individuals were tested for prominent genetic defects and pervasive medical history before submitting a DNA sample to create a genetic clone. To date, three viable clones of each individual (and thus four generations of the selected individuals) have been produced using SCP-████, each employing different methods of ensuring the best outcome for the Foundation's needs.
Overview: Rose Hatcher, Individual 5132-323

Individual 5132-32.1
Individual 5132-32.2
Individual 5132-32.3
Individual 5132-32.4

Current Status: Deceased 1992, lung cancer.
Desirable Traits: Practical creativity, fast reflexes, emotional control.
Undesirable Traits: Contrarian nature, frequent lack of respect for authority, disorganization, addictive tendencies, genetic history of endometrial cancer.
Notes: Doctorates in physics and engineering.

Interview Date: 3/12/1981
Interviewed: Dr. Rose Hatcher
Interviewer: Dr. John Cataldo
<Begin Log>
Dr. Cataldo: Again, we'd like to thank you for participating in this project.
Dr. Hatcher: Thank you for including me. I'm optimistic about the results.
Dr. Cataldo: Shall we get started?
Dr. Hatcher: Ask away.
Dr. Cataldo: Firstly, what are your initial concerns about your role in this initiative?
Dr. Hatcher: That my clone'll screw up my filing system.
Dr. Cataldo: …do you have a filing system?
Dr. Hatcher: I do. It's designed specifically so nobody knows how it works except me.
[Dr. Cataldo laughs]
Dr. Cataldo: Alright. What would you say is your favorite childhood memory?
Dr. Hatcher: My dad took me to LegoLand and let me pick whatever I wanted. I ran from bin to bin shoveling handfuls of them into my bucket with my bare hands. It was euphoric.
Dr. Cataldo: Sounds wonderful. What is your deepest intangible fear?
Dr. Hatcher: Being ignored when I have something important to say.
Dr. Cataldo: Mm. And if you had to rate your loyalty to the Foundation on a scale of one to five, where do you think you would fall?
Dr. Hatcher: Three.
Dr. Cataldo: Three?
Dr. Hatcher: It's a job. I'm not exactly the type to fall head-over-heels for the ideals here. And I don't agree with a LOT of the practices. I do what I need to do, but there are a lot of things I'm MORE loyal to than my place of business.
Dr. Cataldo: Such as?
Dr. Hatcher: My family.
Dr. Cataldo: Of course. Thank you, Dr. Hatcher. We'll be in touch soon about our next step.
Dr. Hatcher: My pleasure.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Surface investigation into Dr. Hatcher's affairs has revealed no conflicting loyalties to any known Group of Interest. Dr. Hatcher is not deemed an intelligence concern at this time.

Attached Documents
Death Certificate - Rose Hatcher
Foundation Resume - Rose Hatcher
Physical Report - Rose Hatcher

Additional Notes

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Dr. Cataldo,
Again, I want to thank you for your involvement in this project. I would like to take a moment to remind you that due to the anomalies involved in the creation of the subjects in question and the overall importance of this project, your proposals need to be cleared by three members of the board minimum. Failure to have your material signed off by three or more members is grounds for immediate dismissal of the project.
I cannot stress enough how few opportunities we have to get this right.
Dr. Cannon

Creation Date: 1983
Current Status: Deceased 1985, acute uterine sarcoma.
Desirable Traits: Practical creativity, fast reflexes, emotional control.
Undesirable Traits: Contrarian nature, frequent lack of respect for authority, disorganization, addictive tendencies, rapidly developing endometrial and lung cancers.

Interview Date: 9/4/1983
Interviewed: Dr. Rose Hatcher 2
Interviewer: Dr. Cataldo
<Begin Log>
Dr. Cataldo: Thank you for meeting with me, Dr. Hatcher.
Dr. Hatcher: You're welcome.
Dr. Cataldo: I'm assuming you've been briefed on the situation?
Dr. Hatcher: Yes I have.
Dr. Cataldo: Good. Let's get right to it.
Dr. Hatcher: Lovely.
Dr. Cataldo: What are your initial concerns about your role in this initiative?
Dr. Hatcher: I'm afraid that if I meet my- my “counterpart,” I'll finally see the back of my own head and there will be something inexplicably weird about the back of my skull, and I'll never stop thinking about it.
Dr. Cataldo: I see your sense of humor is the same as Hatcher 1, Doctor.
Dr. Hatcher: Why wouldn't it be?
[Dr. Cataldo laughs]
Dr. Cataldo: Moving right along. What would you say is your favorite childhood memory?
Dr. Hatcher: When I was nine, my father took me to LegoLand and let me shovel whatever Legos I liked into a bucket. Best day of my life.
Dr. Cataldo: Really the best toy. What is your deepest intangible fear?
Dr. Hatcher: That people won't listen to me in emergencies, and it'll result in people getting hurt.
Dr. Cataldo: Understandable. And if you had to rate your loyalty to the Foundation on a scale of one to five, where do you think you would fall?
Dr. Hatcher: Three.
Dr. Cataldo: Could you elaborate on that?
Dr. Hatcher: I'm more loyal to things like my family than I am to my place of work. I'm perfectly happy to do my duty that I'm paid for, but I think it's no surprise that I take issue with the way things are run around here.
Dr. Cataldo: Right. That concludes our interview, Dr. Hatcher, thank you again for coming in.
Dr. Hatcher: How's it going?
Dr. Cataldo: I'm sorry?
Dr. Hatcher: The project. 5132.
Dr. Cataldo: It's… we've encountered a few hitches we weren't expecting.
Dr. Hatcher: Stuff you can fix in the next go-round.
Dr. Cataldo: Probably. We have several ideas we are planning on trying out.
Dr. Hatcher: Well, we'll see how this all goes.
Dr. Cataldo: I guess we will.
<End Log>

Notes: Age-up cloning technology usage halted after personnel observed a trend in dramatically increased risk of genetic diseases in subjects. Project advanced to Phase 2.
Attached Documents
Congenital Disease History - Rose Hatcher 2
Notes from 5132 staff oncologist
Notes on viability of age-advanced clones created by SCP-████

Proposal for supplemental use of SCP-████ - Denied

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Dr. Cataldo,
Your humanity does not go unappreciated. But while I'm glad you're thinking compassionately, I need to remind you that your position on this project does not include research into SCP-████ or any other Foundation project. While all the diseases observed in the subjects are indeed non-anomalous, using any anomaly for cancer research would be an improper use of Foundation resources and could cause vastly more problems than it would solve.
Furthermore, I would like you to think about the importance of this project. The Foundation is approaching its twilight if we don't find a solution. We are hemorrhaging personnel at an unsustainable rate. The 5132 project has the potential to save our organization if we can stay focused on the task at hand.
Dr. Cannon

Birth Date: 1986
Current Status: Deceased 2012, gunshot wound.
Desirable Traits: Fast reflexes, emotional control, logical thinking, high Foundation loyalty.
Undesirable Traits: Inclination toward social isolation, lack of compassionate empathy, unpredictable impulsivity, chronic depression, self-destructive behavior.

Interviewed: Individual 5132-32.3
Interviewer: Dr. Katharine Clark
<Begin Log>
Dr. Clark: Good morning, Miss Hatcher.
5132-32.3: 32.3. Hatcher was my predecessor, if memory serves.
Dr. Clark: …Right. Ms. Hatcher, sorry.
5132-32.3: It's my understanding that you have questions for me.
Dr. Clark: Yeah. Yeah, I do, hold on. Okay. What are your initial concerns about your role in this initiative?
5132-32.3: I have no concerns to voice at this time.
Dr. Clark: Uh- okay. Yeah. Next is… what would you say is your favorite childhood memory?
[5132-32.3 is silent for several seconds.]
5132-32.3: I'm not sure what the point of this question is.
Dr. Clark: I-it's a part of the project. Sorry. Does anything come to mind?
5132-32.3: …one of my caretakers took me off-site to get ice cream at McDonald's once.
Dr. Clark: Okay. What is your deepest intangible fear?
5132-32.3: Nothing comes to mind.
Dr. Clark: 32.3, if you had to rate your loyalty to the Foundation on a scale of one to five, where do you think you would fall?
5132-32.3: Five.
Dr. Clark: Really?
5132-32.3: The Foundation raised me. Where else would I have to go?
Dr. Clark: …oh.
[Several seconds of silence pass]
Dr. Clark: Yeah. Okay. Uh- that concludes this interview, Ms. Hatcher. Any parting thoughts?
5132-32.3: None, thanks.
Dr. Clark: Alright.
<End Log>

Notes: Individual 5132-32.3 was killed three months following this interview in an altercation with Individual 5132-16.3, Raiden Key. Due to pervasive problems with subjects' mental stability and behavior, project will progress to Phase 3 and relocate base of operations to Negaseattle, Washington.
Additional Documents
Initial Phase Proposal - Gen. Ross
Assigned Training Staff List
IncidentReport.5132.3A
IncidentReport.5132.7C
IncidentReport.5132.12A
IncidentReport.5132.13B
IncidentReport.5132.16C
IncidentReport.5132.20A
Disciplinary Record - Individual 5132-32.3
Property Damage Record - Individual 5132-32.3
Death Certificate - Individual 5132-32.3
Notes on self-termination of Individual 5132-16.3

Personal notes - Dr. Clark

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Oct. 5 1998
I worry about the kids.
I understand why we are conducting this phase the way that we are. Raising them within the Foundation, starting their training as early as possible, limiting their connection to the outside world, I understand why we are doing it. They are not ordinary children, they will not have ordinary lives. The course they have set ahead of them is, by design, extremely difficult and high-pressure, and they need to be introduced to that early. They aren't even human, strictly speaking. We still are not 100% on any side effects produced long-term by the anomaly that created them.
But as I'm watching them, monitoring their health and progress, I'm having major doubts about how we have set this up.
Their development is normal, comparatively. Maybe it's only been a dozen years, but none of them are showing anything abnormal in the timeline of their development. They have shown, however, signs of progressively severe mental problems. A morbid part of me thinks maybe it's beneficial in the long run, given that most Foundation employees end up with some kind of mental illness anyway. But another part of me is still dubious of our plan to raise children in an underground military bunker, for their sake.
Unfortunately, this project isn't about what's best for them. It's about what's best for all of us. We've already botched one phase. We are running out of chances.

Birth Date: 2010
Current Status: Active, currently in care of Dr. Elaine Marten and former special agent Griffith Hook.
Desirable Traits: Practical creativity, high motivation, strong social skills, fast reflexes, Foundation loyalty.
Undesirable Traits: Contrarian nature, impulsivity, disorganization, willful attitude.

Interview Date: 12/9/2026
Interviewed: Rose Hatcher 4
Interviewer: Dr. Clark
<Begin Log>
Dr. Clark: How are you feeling, Rosie?
Hatcher: Pretty good. How are you?
Dr. Clark: I'm doing alright, thanks for asking.
Hatcher: Is this for the clone thing?
Dr. Clark: Yeah, it's for the “clone thing.” How do you feel about your role in this “clone thing?” Any concerns?
Hatcher: Um, I get nervous about if I'm living up to the expectation.
Dr. Clark: What expectation is that, do you think?
Hatcher: The expectation that I'll keep being the coolest person in the Foundation. Gotta keep up that rep.
[Dr. Clark laughs]
Dr. Clark: I'm sure you'll still be the coolest. Okay, what would you say is your favorite childhood memory?
[Hatcher thinks for a moment]
Hatcher: Umm, tie between when Griff got me that robot kit when I was little and that one time me and Rai snuck out after curfew and shot off fireworks inside that gross old water tower outside of town.[4
Dr. Clark: …I uh, I remember being briefed on that second one, actually!
Hatcher: Oh, yeah, we got in big trouble for that. They were BIG mad.
Dr. Clark: Well, I'm just glad you're both alright. Okay, Rosie, if you had to rate your loyalty to the Foundation on a scale of one to five, where do you think that would be?
Hatcher: Um, five.
Dr. Clark: That's good to hear!
Hatcher: But- I dunno. Of course I want to do what I can to fix everything. I know that's why I'm here, but like… I could really use more of a break sometimes? They push us pretty hard. Not that that's a bad thing! It's just a lot sometimes. Am I rambling?
Dr. Clark: No, I see what you mean. Alright, last one, what is your deepest intangible fear?
Hatcher: That I'll mess it up.
<End Log>

Attached Documents
Birth Certificate - Rose Hatcher 4
Pediatric Notes - Elaine Marten
Educational Regimen and Assigned Staff
Comprehensive Report of Anomalous Idiosyncrasies within Subjects
Schooling Records - Rose Hatcher 4
Surveillance Records - Rose Hatcher 4

Message to 5132 childcare staff

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Happy weekend everyone,
As you all know, first quarter test scores came in on Monday. The board has observed subpar marks from over half the subjects. This memo is a reminder of our goal with this project and the importance of our work here. The initiative is committed to providing the optimal environment for the rearing and education of children, and any subjects not meeting their objectives in mental and physical areas needs their system reevaluated by their caretakers until they can properly meet our standards.
Team, do not forget that these are not just children. They are our last chance. They are the future of the Foundation. I cannot stress enough that should Phase 3 fail, we do not get another shot. You're encouraged to speak to your charges about the importance of their position if you think that will motivate them to work harder.
The children are the future, everyone. Good work.

Footnotes
1. Childcare, teaching, pediatrics, psychology, combat, congenital defects
2. see Document 5132-A
3. For additional subject overviews, see Document 5132-A.
4. For information regarding the continued surveillance of "Quarry Bomb Club," see Dossier 5132-32.4.

« SCP-5131 | SCP-5132 | SCP-5133 »


Item#: 5133

Level1

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

An instance of SCP-5133-1, sliced horizontally.

Special Containment Procedures: A small greenhouse with semi-opaque glass paneling has been constructed near SCP-5133. The greenhouse is to be equipped with standard living amenities to accommodate a part-time Foundation handler, and stocked with necessary sanitary supplies. Access to the greenhouse requires permission from the current Project Director, and Level-2 clearance.
SCP-5133 is to be checked every four hours for the presence of new SCP-5133-1 instances. All instances of SCP-5133-1 that leave the immediate vicinity of the pond are to be captured, and stored in standard wildlife observation containers within the greenhouse. Any further care of the pond and frogs can be entrusted to SCP-5133-2.
SCP-5133-2 is considered contained on-site while inhabiting its current residence, and is under Foundation protective custody. The part-time handler assigned to SCP-5133-2 is to interview it once weekly about any new developments within SCP-5133. If questioned by civilians, the cover story to be provided is that the Foundation handler is the part-time personal caretaker of SCP-5133-2, due to its advanced age.

A close-up image of SCP-5133.

Description: SCP-5133 is a small pond, approximately 4.5 square meters in surface area and 1.9 meters deep at its lowest point. SCP-5133's primary anomaly is the production of SCP-5133-1.
SCP-5133-1 appear to be Southern Brown Tree Frogs (Litoria ewingii); however, the 'flesh' of an SCP-5133-1 instance beneath the skin consists exclusively of varying types of fruit. Types of fruit within SCP-5133-1 entities exhibit no pattern, save for the commonality of the fruits originating from tropical climates. Chemical analysis has determined that these fruits contain upwards of three times the amount of vitamins typically found in their non-anomalous variants. Upon consumption of SCP-5133-1 fruit, subjects report that SCP-5133-1 taste "much better" than a regular fruit of the same type, and that fruit from SCP-5133-1 instances deceased due to old age are the tastiest.
SCP-5133-1 appear to voluntarily remain within 3 meters of SCP-5133, but will not resist when picked up or lured away. The frogs are extremely docile and show no signs of behavioral changes when harmed. Instances of SCP-5133-1 act as regular Southern Brown Tree Frogs in their natural environment, even when removed from SCP-5133. Instances of SCP-5133-1 will regularly prey upon insects commonly eaten by Southern Brown Tree Frogs, if available; however, the frogs do not appear to require any sustenance to remain active. SCP-5133-1 will nonetheless age at the same rate as their non-anomalous counterparts. It has been noted that infrequently, SCP-5133-1 will emit vocalizations similar to the sound of a middle-aged female human humming.
Addendum 5133-A: SCP-5133 was originally brought to Foundation attention after an undercover field agent assigned to a local police station intercepted an unusual call requesting animal control assistance. The caller had reported a "pond full of frogs with fruit for meat" and alleged that the owner of the pond was scamming the town's weekly farmers market with unethically sourced "fake gourmet produce that looks like fruit but is actually dirty frogs". Foundation personnel later interviewed and amnesticized the caller, and subsequently went to investigate SCP-5133.
The owner of SCP-5133, designated SCP-5133-2, is an elderly Vietnamese man known solely by his surname, Nguyen. SCP-5133-2, when questioned about the frogs, simply stated that the pond existed as a joint project between him and his favorite granddaughter, who wanted him to have some form of reliable income.1 The personnel interviewing SCP-5133-2 offered a trade for further compliance: the Foundation would provide caretaking services for SCP-5133-2 and the SCP-5133-1 instances, as well as help keep SCP-5133 out of the immediate public eye. SCP-5133-2 agreed to the exchange provided that he was still permitted to sell his fruit arrangements at the weekly farmers market.
Below is an excerpt from the first formal interview of SCP-5133-2 conducted by Foundation staff. The veracity of SCP-5133-2's statements has yet to be investigated.

An instance of SCP-5133-1 carved by SCP-5133-2

Interviewed: SCP-5133-2
Interviewer: Dr. W. Baxter
Foreword: Interview conducted shortly after construction on the SCP-5133 adjacent greenhouse began. SCP-5133-2 and Dr. Baxter are seated on the front porch of SCP-5133-2's residence. SCP-5133-2 is using a small knife to cut decorative shapes out of SCP-5133-1 fruit, to assemble into a flower-shaped fruit arrangement. It is noted that the interview takes place during late evening, with the only light present being from Dr. Baxter's tablet screen and fireflies near SCP-5133. SCP-5133-2's vision does not seem negatively impacted by this.
Dr. Baxter: Hello Mr. Nguyen. Would you please do your best to explain what SCP-5133 is and how it was created?
SCP-5133-2: Well, to be very up front with it, my granddaughter is a fairy. She had to reincarnate three times to get there. Believe it or not, however you want.
Dr. Baxter: A fairy granddaughter? Regardless of if I believe you or not, why would she create SCP-5133?
SCP-5133-2: We made the pond to celebrate. Well, she celebrated. She shed her fairy magic into the pond so she could become human again. Shed away her power just like an apple blossom sheds its petals. I suppose when you come back from the dead three times for a human, it is because you want to be together with them. Even though they live less time than an apple.
Dr. Baxter: Regarding that, can you tell me why SCP-5133-1 is made out of fruit? Do you and your granddaughter have some kind of connection to that?
SCP-5133-2: Yes, she was an apple once. I was once an apple too, and frogs. Many good frog lives I had.
Dr. Baxter: So you claim to be a 'fairy' as well? If that's true then why are you here and not with your granddaughter?
SCP-5133-2: I did not want to give up being a fairy, after so many times returning. Or maybe I was scared of never coming back again, after one last life. However you want to think of it. She is happy with her human husband, happy to be near the end of her life when he is near the end of his, and what else is a grandfather to do if his favorite granddaughter is happy? I live here to be close to her, but far from others. As I can manage.
Dr. Baxter: Can we arrange a meeting with your granddaughter? We would also like to ask her a few questions.
SCP-5133-2: My granddaughter is someone you must earn the privilege to meet. She may no longer be of the fairy court, but I am still her grandfather. And though you have proven to be less conniving than my daughter-in-law and her hateful spawn, I do not trust you with more secrets now. You may know of our frogs, but no more.
Dr. Baxter: You do not seem to be fond of your daughter-in-law, why is that?
SCP-5133-2: Sometimes you do not reincarnate because of a peaceful death. Sometimes a family member kills you. Sometimes they are jealous enough to kill you multiple times, because they want you gone multiple times. Believe it or not, however you want.
Dr. Baxter: But wouldn't your daughter-in-law be your granddaughter's mother?
SCP-5133-2: My daughter-in-law is my only son's second wife. I do not consider her part of our family, or our court. A step-mother that we would step away from, as much as possible. May her cruel guts boil in a hole for eternity.
Dr. Baxter: Is that why you ended up living in such a rural area?
SCP-5133-2: We two, granddaughter and myself, we left. Crowded court life, crowded family life, no more of it. I am here with my frogs to forget what I disliked of the world. And be reminded of my granddaughter, though she is not here. And I will be here for long after, with what is left of her. Perhaps one day, one of her frogs will be not a fruit, but a fairy.
Dr. Baxter: Thank you for answering my questions Mr. Nguyen. Is there anything else you wish to discuss?
SCP-5133-2: I suppose it is you I must thank for taking my words and not loosing them to evil ears. And I must ask you for one thing more.
Dr. Baxter: We are here to help, Mr. Nguyen.
SCP-5133-2: Humans notice when an old man can carve fruit for years and not age a day or tremble in his hands. Will you help me hide away, make some excuses for me, when I must falsify retirement?
Dr. Baxter: I think you will find the Foundation to be rather experienced in that department. No one other than us will be aware of your true nature, Mr. Nguyen.
SCP-5133-2: Could you also obtain a small space heater? I would like one of those for my feet in the winter. However you want.
Dr. Baxter: Certainly, I will put in a request after this interview.

Addendum 5133-B: As of 02-12-2008, SCP-5133-2 has agreed to sell specimens of SCP-5133-1 to the Foundation in exchange for regular deliveries of groceries. The Project Director approved the arrangement and appended the agreement that the Foundation provide utilities payments for SCP-5133-2's dwelling, in exchange for fruit arrangements crafted by SCP-5133-2. As these arrangements are non-anomalous, they may be provided for staff gatherings per Director discretion.
Up to this point, Foundation personnel have never witnessed SCP-5133-2 being visited by his granddaughter. SCP-5133-2, when prompted, simply states that he is "patiently waiting with the frogs, hoping someday she may return."

Footnotes
1. According to local townsfolk, for the past decade, Mr. Nguyen had been known for his intricate fruit arrangements, which he sold for high prices at farmers markets and fairs.

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Fig 1.1: Photograph of first documented SCP-5134 case, early-stage.

Item #: SCP-5134
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Individuals found infested with SCP-5134 are to be quarantined under Class-VIII biological containment protocol and moved to Bio Area-249. Experimentation to halt or cure SCP-5134 is ongoing.
Description: SCP-5134 is a highly contagious fungus spread through skin contact or airborne spores. Infection begins either upon skin contact or in the nose as anomalous particulates interact with mitral cells. Spores begin manifesting after a few days and spread as the unaware individual touches their body.
After incubation, affected flesh begins to exhibit signs of chronic hives. Tactile pressure on infected areas causes fungal stalks to collapse, forming brittle flakes which have the appearance of dead skin. The newly-exposed flesh causes embedded spores to erupt and clots blood, resulting in bruising. SCP-5134 growth can then proceed deeper, converting underlying cells into further fungal structures.
Consequently, any physical contact on an infected individual will permanently scrape off that area of bodily tissue.
Addendum 5134.1: Study of Infected Subject
The following is a selection from an individual's weekly interview. They have been in containment for five months, with an SCP-5134 infestation considered to be mid-stage. Per biohazard protocol, the subject was maintained in their cell and interviewed remotely.

INTERVIEW LOG

DATE: 2009/02/17
INTERVIEWER: Dr. Chen
SUBJECT: E-94013

[BEGIN LOG.]
CHEN: Hello Mr. Lamport. I hope containment has been acceptable.
SUBJECT: Fine. Food's been worse than usual.
CHEN: How have you been feeling since last week?
SUBJECT: It's mostly the same. Nothing to do, boring as hell.
CHEN: All right. I see noted here you've been complaining of headaches recently, has the medication been helping?
[ Soft scratching. ]
SUBJECT: Oh, right. Been having a hard time sleeping for a couple days now. Rolling over in my sleep a lot, and you know what that's like.
CHEN: Yes, I remember reviewing last week's chamber cleaning.
SUBJECT: Hmm. You know, I'm actually glad you guys make me do exercise. It hurts and all, but every once in a while I feel okay.
CHEN: That's good to hear. I believe there's a new exercise program, I can see about getting you into the trial for it.
[ Scratching sounds. ]
SUBJECT: Yeah, sure.
CHEN: Okay, cool. Anything else you'd like to say?
[ Gentle tearing sound. ]
SUBJECT: Not really.
CHEN: (nods) So coming up this week the research team wants to try a new treatment. It'll be more of the flashing lights, but with a buzzing kind-of audio component.
[ Rough scratching. ]
SUBJECT: Last damn time I got this terrible headache. Can we just not do any new treatments? Like —
CHEN: We think we worked out the issues with that cognitovaccine. It should be a lot more stable.
SUBJECT: God, fine. Whatever.
[ Quiet scratching can be heard. ]
CHEN: Mr. Lamport, do —
SUBJECT: I just hate this goddamn place. Why can't you euthanize me already?
CHEN: We — I told you what happened to Ms. Jorgensen, right?
[ Scratching stops. ]
SUBJECT: (pauses) I know. I just wish you'd focus on that and not cures. This shit isn't getting a cure.
[ Dry snapping sound, followed by a pronounced groan. ]
SUBJECT: Aargh… fuck, my eyelid.
CHEN: Place it in the biohazard disposal bin.
[END LOG.]

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Item#: SCP-5135

Level4

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
ekhi

Risk Class:
caution

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Secure Containment Procedures: Physical evidence supporting the existence of the events of SCP-5135 are to be secured and archived. People claiming to remember any events associated with SCP-5135 are to be administered amnestics and, pending brief psychological review, released without further incident.
The area containing SCP-5135-1 is to be secured with a 1 km radius exclusion area inside the Golden Gate National Recreation Area marked with physical security, fencing, and security personnel. SCP-5135-1 itself is to be sealed inside a 10m x 10m sarcophagus with cement walls no less than .5m in thickness. There is to be no door into the container. Note: This sarcophagus is meant to protect SCP-5135-1 from exterior forces; it will offer no mitigation of destructive impact in the event of detonation.

Approximate location of SCP-5135-1.

Description: SCP-5135 is a global-scale armed conflict which did not occur between 2009 and 2017, for which evidence exists that it did. This evidence, which consists of documents, radio signals, photographs, and fragments of digital data such as images and communications, has been recovered intermittently since 2011. It is theorized that this evidence is an anomalous manifestation of an alternate, parallel timeline (See Addendum Z)
While very little exists about the details of SCP-5135, some general information about the cause, context, and impact of the conflict has been learned through examination of the recovered data:

SCP-5135 involves at least 4 global superpowers, of which two are The United States and People's Republic of China.
SCP-5135 utilizes a high level of espionage and cyber warfare.
The first physical military engagement on U.S. soil occurred in 2010, with additional engagements occurring several times since then, as late as 2014.
Widespread misinformation campaigns are integral to the strategies of at least the U.S. and one other belligerent.
The conflict has included nuclear engagements since at least 2016.
The Foundation may be involved.

SCP-5135-1 is an undetonated nuclear device. It is of a size and payload similar to the Soviet RDS-202 hydrogen bomb ("Tsar Bomba") tested on October 30, 1961. The casing is inscribed (See below). Its estimated yield is approximately 97 megatons.

Casing inscription
The families lost
Kau'ai, HI - 12/24/2012
[indistinguishable], NC - 3/12/2016
This one's for you

SCP-5135-1 is locked in a temporal stasis field, and presently hovers 104.6cm above the ground. The source of this field is unknown, but is suspected to be caused by Foundation personnel or an equivalent in the SCP-5135 timeline. Measurements suggest that despite appearing still, SCP-5135-1 retains its momentum and kinetic energy; as such, any physical interaction with it may cause instant detonation.

Addendum 1: Theorized timeline

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The following is a possible timeline of events for SCP-5135:

2008: The United States sends emergency relief supplies in response to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Some of these supplies are contaminated with biological agents that cause a biological outbreak resulting in an unknown number of casualties.
Early 2009: Chinese agents operating in the U.S. uncover that this contamination was intentional. China launches a military strike against the United States. Details and U.S. response unknown.
November 2009: After escalated military engagements over the year, another nation joins the engagement with a military operation against China. The United States denies affiliation or alliance with this third nation.
2010: Military troops arrive on the East Coast of the United States from another unknown nation.
2011: In a closed-door summit, members of the European Union express a desire for this conflict to end.
Summer 2012: Military forces attack Hawaii, and set up a military installation on Kauaʻi. The U.S. begins their siege of this installation.
December 24, 2012: The United States bombs the installation on Kauaʻi, killing hundreds of military and civilians. The U.S. Considers this operation a success.
Early 2013: The National Security Agency begins a disinformation campaign to quell growing US concerns after the bombing of U.S. Civilians.
March 2016: A nuclear strike occurs on U.S. soil.
June 2016: An aircraft with a nuclear payload is shot down over Italy by unknown aggressors, resulting in catastrophic loss of civilian life.

No evidence has been recovered regarding any events after this occurred. It is unclear if the war ended after this point, or the world devolved into a self-destructive nuclear conflict.

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Addendum 2: Collected evidence of SCP-5135

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Inventory Code: 5135-E-1
Description: A corrupted digital photograph of a U.S Government document, indicating a military strike by China in early 2009.
Contents:

Sections in red are marked for redaction under 50 U.S.C. § 403.1

hours to do something … decision NOW. This was unprovoked, and we need to continue to show that the American People are strong in the face of chaos.
I have expressed to the Chinese Ambassador that in light of this attack, we will be asking the Chinese government to recall him; we would like this done before the end of March.
Let me reiterate to all of you that the impact of this attack … the American way of life is the highest priority. There will [be no] mercy for those who would attempt to inf… values, our lands, and our way [of life]. … moving forward …

Inventory Code: 5135-E-2
Description: An audio fragment of a phone call between an unknown U.S. Government employee, possibly employed by the U.S. Secretary of State, and an unknown party.
Contents:

Metadata indicates this call took place in on November 19, 2009 at 05:43PM EST.

Unknown: Well, the secretary of state already said we're disavowing any relationship with them.
(pause)
Regardless, the CMC2 is being briefed that we're involved.
(pause)
They don't know that. And with all the attacks this year I can't imagine Dale3 is going to authorize that kind of conversation.
(pause)
Alright, sir, I understand.

Inventory Code: 5135-E-3
Description: An encrypted plain text file from an unknown U.S. operative. Significant data loss.
Contents:

PRC AWARE US IN█OLV IN 08 BIO OP█
█████ORCES OPERATING█IN█KAUAI SINCE J██████12
FOUN███ION HAND███G RESP██SE MO█ING F█R██RD
NSA SUP██SS INFO '10 E COAST ENGA███████
POPU███████████A███████████

Inventory Code: 5135-E-5
Description: Brief excerpt of Air Traffic Control signal picked up by Italian ENAV (Air Traffic Control). Transmissions are from Italy Area Control Center in Rome (ROMA), U.S. Army 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne ("REDTAIL"), and Unidentified Aircraft (UAC001).4
Contents:

[061616/043514] ENAV-ROMA: Aircraft heading 1-8-5, ENAV-ROMA, are you on radio?
[061616/043555] ENAV-ROMA: Aircraft heading 1-8-5, ROMA, are you on radio?
[061616/043623] ENAV-ROMA: Aircraft 1-8-5 . ENAV-ROMA Visual. Squawk 7-6-0-0 if radio inoperative. ROMA.
[061616/043637] REDTAIL01: ROMA, Army 1-0-1-6 heading 0-2-5. Army 10-16.
[061616/043645] ENAV-ROMA: Army 10-16, ROMA, Are you—is that—Aircraft heading 1-8-5 was that you? (In Italian) I don't know what's going on up there.
[061616/043654] REDTAIL01: ROMA, Army 10-16, negative.
[061616/043703] ENAV-ROMA: Army, uh…stand by. Aircraft heading 1-8-7, ENAV [BLOCKED]
[061616/043707] UAC001: ROMA, All is well.
[061616/043721] REDTAIL01: ENAV, we've— [anti-aircraft gunfire heard]
[061616/043725] ENAV-ROMA: Army, are you [BLOCKED]
[061616/043726] REDTAIL01: Cease fire! Cease fire! U.S. Army 173rd Infantry Airborne, Cease Fire!
[061616/043730] UAC001: Cease fire, Advise I am carrying nuclear [BLOCKED]
[061616/043732] ENAV-ROMA: Advise! Advise!
[061616/043733] UAC001: I am hit, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, [BLOCKED] engine damaged aircraft—gunfire—flight level 5 thousand
[061616/043735] REDTAIL01: Where is he? Where is [BLOCKED]
[061616/043738] ENAV-ROMA: [BLOCKED] position, souls on board, can you maintain [BLOCKED]
[061616/043739] UAC001: [BLOCKED] not maintain — 8 souls — nuclear payload — crashing—
[061616/043743] ENAV-ROMA: (background noise heard) What— (in Italian) Oh Jesus, it's nuclear, oh God, it's so close, it's—

End of recording.

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Addendum 3: Additional observations

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Dr. Voight is a theoretical physicist specializing in temporal anomalies, and is employed in the Foundation office of the Historian.

Recording begins.
Dr. Delkirk: There is one thing they want to be completely and totally clear about.
Dr. Voight: Yes?
Dr. Delkirk: I want to be certain that this war is not something that happened in our reality. We are not threatened by it.
Dr. Voight: Doctor, that's a bit of a complicated question. On the surface, yes, it definitely seems that this war tangibly did not happen here. The collection of items we've uncovered paint a very stark picture of a world that we are quite sure never occurred.
Dr. Delkirk: But you have another theory?
Dr. Voight: Unfortunately. There is the possibility that the war did happen. (long pause) It could still be happening.
Dr. Delkirk: Where?
Dr. Voight: Here. On earth, in this reality.
Dr. Delkirk: (Scribbles into notebook) Some kind of anti-memetic war? And these pieces of evidence are—
Dr. Voight: No. Not an anomalous war. A mundane one. Perhaps contained partially by anomalous means, but a mundane war nonetheless.
Dr. Delkirk: SCP-5135 is a full-scale armed conflict, Doctor, involving multiple nuclear attacks and massive loss of both military and civilian life.
Dr. Voight: And?
Dr. Delkirk: That's not something you could easily hide.
Dr. Voight: You're not a military man, are you? If you don't mind me saying so.
Dr. Delkirk: No.
Dr. Voight: Ever been to Iraq?
Dr. Delkirk: No.
Dr. Voight: Can you tell me, how do you know the war in Iraq happened?
Dr. Delkirk: Through historical records, media reporting—
Dr. Voight: And if there was none? (Pause) What if the news never reported on the War in Iraq? Never made statements about it, never decorated soldiers for it. Would you even know it happened?
Dr. Delkirk: You're talking about a coverup on a global scale. Wouldn't there be evidence?
Dr. Voight: (tapping the front page of the containment file for SCP-5135) "Physical evidence supporting the existence of the events of SCP-5135 are to be secured and archived."
(long silence)
Dr. Delkirk: My god. Are we…are we the coverup?
Recording ends.

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Voight? Yeah, it's Dell. Delkirk. I'm just…yeah. Just…what if this isn't the only thing they're hiding behind a containment file? Right. Right, exactly. Hang on, someone's at the door—

Footnotes
1. Information classified under the authority of the CIA.
2. The Central Military Commission of China
3. This individual has not yet been identified.
4. Note: "[BLOCKED]" Indicates the message was blocked by another transmission.

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Item #: SCP-5136
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5136 is contained at Site-93 in a humanoid containment unit outfitted with radioactive shielding and detection equipment. Personnel interacting physically with SCP-5136 must be outfitted with radiation protective gear at all times and must be trained in de-escalation and relaxation techniques1.
Addendum 02/15/2021. Project Inanna is indefinitely suspended. SCP-5136's outdoor excursions are prohibited until further notice.

+ ARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures Addendum, 05/02/2020.

- ARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures Addendum, 05/02/2020.

Upon recommendation from Lead Researcher Hernández, SCP-5136's schedule has been updated to include a daily excursion to the wooded grove within Site-93's perimeter, for the purposes of physical wellbeing and personal meditation. Two security staff equipped with radiation suits are to accompany SCP-5136 on this excursion, which is not to last longer than 90 minutes.
Further psychological & emotional evaluations are now to be completed on a weekly basis.

+ ARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures Addendum, 07/14/2020.

- ARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures Addendum, 07/14/2020.

Upon recommendation from Lead Researcher Hernández, SCP-5136 is now primarily contained by the successful implementation of Project Inanna (see below). This has mitigated the worst effects of SCP-5136's recent emotional deterioration, and almost completely eliminated any involuntary radioactive emissions.
Although Project Inanna represents a significant drain on Site-93 resources, its costs are still significantly lower than those projected for the sophisticated shielding and pacification that containment of SCP-5136 would otherwise require.
Research into SCP-5136's emergent telepathic connection is tentatively approved, but care must be taken when discussing sensitive topics, including Maria Fischer, Elizabeth García, romantic love, depression, loneliness, and heartbreak.

Description: SCP-5136 is the designation given to Benjamin Speers, formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska. SCP-5136 constantly emits low-intensity ionizing radiation: a 1-minute exposure to SCP-5136 delivers, on average, a 1.2 μSv dose2. However, in situations of extreme stress – especially when SCP-5136 feels its life is threatened – this emission intensifies exponentially to fatal levels, with no known upper limit.
SCP-5136 is generally compliant & nonviolent. Despite its plainly stated dissatisfaction with containment, SCP-5136 has never intentionally used its radioactive emissions to harm personnel or facilitate its own escape. Experimentation to determine SCP-5136's degree of control over this radiation is indefinitely suspended.

+ ARCHIVED: Description Addendum, 05/02/2020.

- ARCHIVED: Description Addendum, 05/02/2020.

Beginning in April 2020, SCP-5136 displayed intensifying symptoms of depression and suicidal ideation, likely due to prolonged isolation. Private counseling3 with Lead Researcher Hernández failed to meaningfully alter SCP-5136's mental & emotional state. Coupled with SCP-5136's apparent inability to control its radioactive emissions, this agitation presented significant risk to both Foundation personnel and feasible long-term containment.
SCP-5136's containment procedures were revised to allow for limited time outdoors each day with a security escort, which considerably improved both SCP-5136's mood and its control over its radioactive emissions.
Current evidence suggests that SCP-5136's increased volatility is somehow linked to its mental state, as its “radiation incontinence” followed shortly after its recent mental breakdown, despite 18 months of stability in prior containment.

+ ARCHIVED: Description Addendum, 07/14/2020.

- ARCHIVED: Description Addendum, 07/14/2020.

On July 7, 2020, SCP-5136 began involuntarily emitting near-fatal levels of radiation with no apparent physical or emotional trigger. At the same time, SCP-5136 claimed to have suddenly become aware of Ms. Maria Fischer of Eau Claire, Wisconsin4, despite having never met or heard of her before, and expressed an intense need to “make things better” for her.
Questioning led by Dr. Hernández determined that SCP-5136 possessed significant awareness regarding Ms. Fischer's current emotional state and her history of romantic partners5. A recent period of prolonged loneliness had significantly worsened Ms. Fischer's mental health, which SCP-5136 claimed to be feeling as well.
Given the severity of Maria Fischer's depression and SCP-5136's associated distress, taking her into Foundation custody was deemed too great of a risk to both SCP-5136's agitation and any intensification of its radioactive effect. Ms. Fischer's water supply was laced with mood stabilizing compounds as a stopgap measure, as containment staff worked to increase radioactive shielding on SCP-5136's enclosure and devise a more long-term solution.
After prolonged discussions, and with the noted objections of the Ethics Committee, Project Inanna was initiated. A viable subject was identified in Elizabeth García, a coworker and acquaintance, who according to colleagues had tentatively flirted with Ms. Fischer on one occasion to no apparent reciprocation.
Roughly two weeks after the successful launch of Project Inanna on 07/20/2020, SCP-5136's radioactive emissions dropped rapidly to near-baseline levels. Continued execution of Project Inanna was deemed necessary until a more permanent solution or explanation for SCP-5136's volatility could be devised.
Due to the roughly 2-week delay between Ms. Fischer's emotional changes and SCP-5136's spike in radioactive emissions – and their observed exponential growth after that point – any changes to Ms. Fischer's emotional state must be resolved immediately via Project Inanna, without waiting to measure their effects on SCP-5136's radioactivity.
Upgrade to Keter designation has been suspended, pending ongoing research into Project Inanna's long-term viability.

Project Inanna:

+ ARCHIVED: Overview. Access Restricted to Level 3 Personnel.

- ARCHIVED: Overview. Access Restricted to Level 3 Personnel.

Project Inanna is the ongoing Foundation initiative to covertly maintain the romantic relationship between Maria Fischer and Elizabeth García, both of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Project Inanna's current volatility status is: CRITICAL.
The bulk of Project Inanna focuses on surveillance of communications between Fischer and García, with any direct interference disguised as random chance. As the majority of this interference occurs on the cell phones, personal computers, and office equipment of Ms. Fischer & Ms. García, physical interference is only to be deployed with great care and only as a last resort.
Project Inanna Proposal Log

Proposal 0001
Date: 2020-07-10
Brief: Manipulation of social media algorithms to promote interest between Fischer and García.
Status: Approved
Results: Inconclusive. No communication initiated by either subject.

Proposal 0002
Date: 2020-07-11
Brief: Manipulation of targeted advertising to promote attendance at a social gathering, centered around a mutual interest of both subjects.
Status: Approved
Results: Ineffective. Fischer attended the event, but García did not.

Extraneous logs condensed.

Proposal 0007
Date: 2020-07-15
Brief: Incapacitation of Fischer's car and blocking of calls to coworkers other than García.
Status: Approved
Results: Partial success. Fischer rode with García for 3 subsequent workdays, with both displaying evident satisfaction at the arrangement.
Notes: Looks like the direct approach worked. Let's not make a habit out of it. –Lead Researcher Hernández

Proposal 0008
Date: 2020-07-20
Brief: Manipulation of Fischer's internet searches for takeout food to highlight a local restaurant frequented by García. Manipulation of García's targeted advertising to promote the same location.
Status: Approved
Results: Success. Subjects met at restaurant and opted to dine together. Instead of returning home, Fischer joined García at her house after dinner.

Proposal 0020
Date: 2020-10-07
Brief: Alteration of jury duty assignments to remove García from roster, to allow subjects more time together.
Status: Rejected by Lead Researcher Hernández
Notes: There's no reason to micromanage their personal lives or dig deeper than we need to. They're together, things are going well, and SCP-5136 seems satisfied. We don't have to make things literally perfect for them. And anyway, they deserve at least an iota of privacy.

Proposal 0041
Date: 2021-01-10
Brief: Manipulation of targeted advertising to highlight “couples massage” offer at local spa, to rekindle waning intimacy.
Status: Approved
Results: Ineffective. Fischer suggested a joint spa session, but García declined to join, citing lack of energy. Subjects initiate fourth argument since Thanksgiving. Fischer begins to display signs of distress consistent with those prior to Project Inanna. Site Director Stephenson notified.

Proposal 0042
Date: 2021-01-11
Brief: Application of a mild mood-altering compound to increase García's desire for intimacy, to match that of Fischer's.
Status: Rejected by Lead Researcher Hernández and Ethics Committee liaison.
Notes: Jesus. We are not slipping anyone a goddamned love potion. Find another fix.

Proposal 0047
Date: 2021-02-05
Brief: Application of Class-A amnestics to suppress memories of this evening's argument and subsequent termination of romantic relationship by García.
Status: Rejected by Lead Researcher Hernández and Ethics Committee liaison. Rejection overruled by Site Director Stephenson.
Results: Amnestics deployed to both subjects at approximately 23:20. Subsequent behavior within acceptable parameters. No significant side effects noted.
Notes: Dr. Hernández reassigned. Additional resources diverted to Project Inanna, including pharmacological & amnestics experts.

At 03:52 on February 15th, Ms. García attempted to call Dr. Hernández's cell phone, despite no evidence or testimony from Dr. Hernández about their prior acquaintance. A newly-implemented script rerouted her call and recorded her voice message, unbeknownst to Dr. Hernández.

Hi, Raul, It's Elizabeth.
I know we haven't talked since April and I'm really, really sorry it's so late, or early, right now, I guess. I've been up all night, I'm just thinking and, and I wanted your input, I mean, I know you're a psychologist. How much do you know about mental illnesses? Like if somebody had one. How would you know, that kind of thing. Like, what are the symptoms.
Last time we talked, I told you about Maria. Well we're dating and it was nice for awhile but then it just felt, um, not right. I wasn't feeling it. And I thought it was just me overthinking and self-sabotaging like every other time, because we still had fun together, right, and God knows I'm good at ruining a good thing but it all felt a little…perfect? Too good to be true?
Paranoia, right? I know “paranoid schizophrenia”, maybe that's it. I think it can't be that, but then I think how, how can the universe just, like, give me what I want like this? I know you told me to just be myself, be patient, it'll all work out. But I look back and the coincidences, they just feel too convenient, too perfect.
Yesterday was Valentine's Day and we didn't do anything. I don't remember doing anything. Except I know we did, we were somewhere, because I'm wearing my favorite dress right now. The one Maria got me for our 6-month. She said it was a steal. Like the universe just––
Oh God.
Like the universe just wanted me to have it.
Valentine's Day. Right. I don't remember it, I don't remember anything. It's all a blur, I feel like we went out but my brain is just this fog recently, I go to text her and there are messages I don't remember sending, messages I can't find that I'm certain I sent. I look at her and I…I just want to hit her. But I can't remember any reason I'd want to. And I feel so shitty right now, but it's like my body is constantly energized, giddy, like it usually feels after we…
Bipolar disorder, I know that one. Maybe it's that. Or maybe paranoia.
Or maybe I just watch too much TV.
This wasn't okay. Calling you like this, it was a weird thing to do. I'm sorry if I woke you. It's probably nothing.

When confronted with the recording, Researcher Hernández resigned his position with the Foundation and submitted himself willingly for interrogation and amnestic treatment. Project Inanna has been suspended indefinitely.

+ Interview Log, SCP-5136. Project Inanna Decommission Followup.

- Interview Log, SCP-5136. Project Inanna Decommission Followup.

Date: 2021-02-16
Interviewed: SCP-51366
Interviewer: Dr. Ivanova, Interim Lead Researcher, SCP-5136
Dr. Ivanova: Good evening, Ben. I have a few follow-up questions from our earlier discussion, if you feel up to it.Dr. Ivanova: Right now, your candor is more important than your guilt.Dr. Ivanova: I'm glad to hear it. (pause) Dr. Hernández claims that you faked your way through the “empathic link” tests on Maria Fischer with his help and a few subtle in-the-moment cues. An impressive piece of theatre.Dr. Ivanova: The private counseling.Dr. Ivanova: This process is about more than punishing Dr. Hernández. This is about making sure it can't happen again. I can't make any promises about how we'll use your answers, but I know that won't stop you from being honest about something so important.Dr. Ivanova: If you were willing to actually hurt people to make yourself more comfortable, you would've gone nuclear the day we brought you in.
Silence. Dr. Ivanova makes several notes.
Dr. Ivanova: To be clear: you had no knowledge of either Elizabeth García or Maria Fischer, prior to this scheme with Dr. Hernández?Dr. Ivanova: He overestimated his ability to keep the project low-profile.Dr. Ivanova: You'll be happy to hear that Dr. Hernández corroborated your story. Insisted the entire scheme was his idea. Even your faked agitation and the “nature walks” cure.Dr. Ivanova: But no involuntary radiation?Dr. Ivanova: Did he.Dr. Ivanova: Those are all the follow-up questions I have for now. Thank you for your time, Ben.Dr. Ivanova: I'll see what we can do about your walks. I can't promise anything.Dr. Ivanova: Have a good evening, Ben.<End Log>

Footnotes
1. As SCP-5136 reacts negatively to sedation, any attempts at pacification must prioritize psychological tactics.
2. Roughly equivalent to a single arm X-ray scan.
3. Private counseling logs are restricted to Level 4 Personnel and Ethics Committee representatives.
4. Closest major city to Site-93, at a distance of 80 km.
5. The majority of this information was corroborated by field investigators during the early research stages of Project Inanna.
6. Addressed as given name "Ben" in interviews to reduce agitation & facilitate compliance.

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Item#: 5137

Level1

Containment Class:
euclid

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
keneq

Risk Class:
warning

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Special Containment Procedures: Each instance of SCP-5137 is kept in a separate containment chamber. Living personnel are not to come in contact with SCP-5137 outside of testing. Those that come within close proximity to SCP-5137 are required to adopt a friendly disposition towards the instance.
Description: SCP-5137 denotes a number of thaumaturgically animated constructs made out of an intact human epidermis. SCP-5137 instances resemble previously living humans, and consist of the epidermis, hair, and nails of the individual. Their overall body shape remains humanoid in form, regardless of their lack of muscles, bones, and other support structures. Despite lacking the required anatomy, SCP-5137 are capable of locomotion, vocalization, sight and hearing. They possess a rudimentary sentience and a limited vocabulary, most of which revolves around the concept of friendship.
When in close proximity to a living human, SCP-5137 will split down the middle and attempt to envelop the individual. If unobstructed, SCP-5137 will morph in size and coloration until it is indistinguishable from the subject's actual skin. SCP-5137 refer to this behavior as 'hugging'.
However, if the subject shows aversion to SCP-5137, it will detach the subject's epidermis through unknown means. Brain activity will immediately cease, and the detached epidermis will become a new instance of SCP-5137.
As of writing, the Foundation is in possession of 27 instances of SCP-5137.

▶ Addendum 5137.3 ◀

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Incident Report 5137-3: During testing, an instance of SCP-5137 was discovered to have stored the SD card of a handheld camera within the creases of its body. Upon removal of the item, SCP-5137 showed signs of considerable distress. The following are transcripts of the footage stored within the card.

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 05.08.2020. The camera has been placed on a flat surface, facing a bed. A man (hereby referred to as PoI-5137) in his 30s walks into frame and sits on the bed. His appearance is disheveled, and he is sniffling, clearly in emotional distress. He sighs, before beginning to speak.}
PoI-5137: So, my therapist told me that I should film myself every day. Just talk to the camera about my thoughts. She said it'll help clear my head, offer some self-reflection, or something. I don't know.
{He sighs and punches the bed.}
PoI-5137: Fuck, this is so stupid. Why am I even doing this?
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 06.08.2020. The man is sitting on the bed with his head in his hands.}
PoI-5137: Hi. It's me again. For the record, I still think this is dumb, but I guess it's nice to talk every once in a while. So not everything is just inside my head.
{He shakes his head and chuckles.}
PoI-5137: Man, how sad am I? The only thing I can talk to is a camera. Especially now that Tom's gone, I have no human interaction anymore. Sure there's Dr. Ashwood, but she only talks to me because I pay her.
{Pause.}
I miss Tom. I really do. I don't know why he put up with me for as long as he did to be honest. Shit, maybe that's why his heart gave out. Maybe I'm the reason that he's dead.
{Pause.}
I'm so alone.
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 07.08.2020. This time the man is sitting at a table, leaning towards the camera, which has been set on the table. In front of him is an old book with a black, leathery cover. The man opens his mouth, as if about to say something, and then closes it. This repeats for a while.}
PoI-5137: So… I might be going insane. More insane than I already am, that is. But anyway, I think I know how to bring Tom back… And I know how absolutely bonkers mad that sounds, but hear me out. Walking home from the grocery store, I fell down a sinkhole. And like Alice tumbling all the way to Wonderland, I fell out… somewhere else. A library. A huge library, bigger than any structure I have ever seen before. It was so tall, that you could fit skyscrapers inside of it. And it was teeming with… I guess people, but not normal people. Not human people. No, there were all kinds of weird, terrifying creatures of different shapes and sizes. It was like the Mos Eisley cantina scene!
Obviously, I was terrified, screaming and scrambling all over the place, but then this well dressed dude, another human, with an eye tattooed on his forehead, came up to me and calmed me down. He said his name was Basar, and that I was safe.
He told that we were in the "Wanderer's Library", an infinite library that functions as a hub between dimensions. Can you believe that? It's insane! He assured me that nothing there was allowed to hurt me. That the Library enforces pacifism. Then, after telling me the basics, about the Librarians, the rules, how loaning works, etc, he then just kind of… shuffled off.
I was still really overwhelmed, but the curiosity got the best of me, and I started perusing the shelves. I… must have spent hours there. You wouldn't believe all the things I learnt. I also found… this.
{The man lifts the book up and shows it to the camera. The cover reads "Engrams of the Dead".}
PoI-5137: I got myself a library card and loaned this. It's a book on necromancy. Most of the things here are… complex and dangerous, but there's one ritual that seems easy enough. "Crafting and Awakening of A Skin Construct".
{The man looks at the camera and smiles. His eyes are welling up.}
PoI-5137: I can bring Tom back.
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 08.08.2020. The camera appears to be on a tripod in a living room. Furniture has been moved to the sides to make more room in the middle, where the corpse of an adult human lays atop an intricate, thaumaturgic sigil. Lit candles are positioned on the edges of the sigil.}
PoI-5137: I went and dug Tom up. Poor bastard must have been cold down there, in the dirt. It's okay though, that's over now. Well, almost over. First we need to get him on his feet again! Then everything will be fine again. Neither of us will have to be alone anymore.
{The man kneels down next to the body, and begins flaying it with a knife.}
PoI-5137: Just hang in there, Tom. It won't be too long now.
{Removal of the corpse's epidermis takes several hours. Extraneous dialogue has been omitted. Upon completion of the task, the man drags the skinless body out of frame and arranges the skin in the middle of the sigil. He then moves behind it and begins chanting in an unknown language. After several minutes, the sigil flashes, and the candles are extinguished as their flames are sucked into the skin, which then animates, getting on all fours and turning towards the man.}
PoI-5137: Tom! It actually worked! Oh my god, it actually worked! Welcome back! How are you feeling?
{Pause.}
PoI-5137: Oh, right. It says that I need to state your purpose. I… I need you to be my friend so I won't be alone anymore. Like before. Does that sound good?
SCP-5137-1: (In an exaggeratedly cheerful tone) Friend… Yes! I will be friend. I will not let you be alone. This is my purpose.
PoI-5137: Great! Let's go eat. I made you your favorite food as a welcome back gift.
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 09.08.2020. The man is sitting on the bed again. SCP-5137-1 is crouching behind him, leaning on his shoulder.}
PoI-5137: I have now spent an entire day with Tom and we've been having tons of fun! Playing video games, cooking, and just shooting the shit. Like in the old times! It's like nothing has changed.
{SCP-5137-1's face buckles inwards.}
PoI-5137: I even cancelled my appointments with Dr. Ashwood. I don't need her anymore, I have Tom now. I do wish we could go outside though. I miss our hiking trips. Actually, hmm, maybe we could go hiking somewhere really remote. Would that be fun Tom?
SCP-5137-1: I will go anywhere with my friend!
PoI-5137: Yeah! Let's do that next weekend. For now though, I'm really tired, so we gotta sleep.
{The man appears to forget to turn off the camera as he prepares to sleep. SCP-5137-1 splits down the middle and envelops him, altering its shape until it is unperceivable aside from occasional shifting. The man caresses SCP-5137-1 as he goes to sleep.}
PoI-5137: It's good to have you back.
{After a while, the man falls asleep. As he does so, SCP-5137-1 detaches from him. It crawls up the wall, on to the ceiling and then out of the bedroom window.}
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 10.08.2020. The camera is being held by the man, who is walking through his house.}
PoI-5137: Tom! Tom, where are you?
{The man walks in to the kitchen, where SCP-5137-1 is stood. It turns around towards the man and smiles.}
PoI-5137: Oh, there you are.
SCP-5137-1: Good morning, friend!
SCP-5137-2: Yes, good morning!
{The camera whips around to the ceiling, revealing another instance of SCP-5137.}
PoI-5137: Where… where did that come from?
SCP-5137-1: I brought you another friend!
PoI-5137: What? How? And why?
SCP-5137-1: I don't want you to be alone, so I went out when you were sleeping and made a new friend!
SCP-5137-2: You should never be alone.
SCP-5137-1: And you never will!
PoI-5137: What? No, this isn't… this shouldn't be possible. How did you make him, Tom? Who is he?
{The sound of a doorbell is audible.}
PoI-5137: Both of you, hide. We will continue this later.
{Both SCP-5137 instances scamper into cupboards. The man holds the camera down as he walks to the front door and opens. The legs of an elderly woman become visible.}
Unknown Woman: Hi… sorry to bother you, but have you seen my husband Gerry lately? He didn't come home last night, and he isn't answering his phone. I'm getting a bit worried, so I'm going down the neighborhood in hopes that someone would know where he is.
PoI-5137: N-no! I… I haven't seen him.
Unknown Woman: Are you okay, young man? You seem a bit distraught.
PoI-5137: No, everything's fine. I just… I just lost a friend recently.
Unknown Woman: Oh, sorry to hear that. Well uh, if you hear anything or if you see Gerry, would you be so kind as to come and tell me?
PoI-5137: I will. I uh, I hope you find him.
{The man closes the door and walks back to the kitchen, where the two SCP-5137 instances are waiting.}
PoI-5137: Gerry… is that you?
{SCP-5137-2 turns its head upside down, as if cocking it.}
SCP-5137-2: Hello friend!
PoI-5137: Oh god, oh god, oh god… Tom, how could you? This isn't what I wanted! Why couldn't it just be us?
SCP-5137-1: But… you need friends!
{SCP-5137-2 frowns.}
SCP-5137-2: Do you not like me? I can be a good friend… Do you need me to give you a hug, so you can see how good of a friend I can be?
{SCP-5137-2 stands up and splits down the middle. Thaumaturgic energy begins coursing through its innards, as it slowly walks towards the man.}
PoI-5137: No! No! I mean… no, I'm sorry. I'm… just having a migraine. That's why I lashed out. It wasn't anything you did.
{SCP-5137-2 closes and smiles.}
SCP-5137-2: Good to hear that, friend!
[END FOOTAGE]

[START FOOTAGE]
{Date on the timestamp reads 13.08.2020. The man is sitting on his bed again, with his head in his hands. Sniffling is audible.}
PoI-5137: I never wanted this to happen. I just wanted my friend back, that's all. Why couldn't he just come back the way he was supposed to? Instead I… I made a monster. How could I have been so blind?
{The man stands up, taking a deep breath and straightening his back.}
PoI-5137: I know what has to be done. I started this, and now it is time to end it.
{He takes the camera, and walks out of his room. SCP-5137-1 is standing at the end of the corridor, looking towards the man. It cocks its head and the man stops.}
SCP-5137-1: Hello, friend.
{Its tone is less jovial than usual, and its smile isn't as wide.}
PoI-5137: Tom, we need to talk.
SCP-5137-1: Of course. I like talking to my friend.
PoI-5137: Let's go to the kitchen for this.
{The man approaches SCP-5137-1. It does not move.}
PoI-5137: You're blocking my path.
{SCP-5137-1 stays still for a second, before stepping to the side. It stares at the man while doing so. The man walks to the kitchen, frequently turning to look at SCP-5137-1, who is following behind. In the kitchen, he turns towards SCP-5137-1.}
PoI-5137: I know you killed Gerry.
SCP-5137-1: I don't understand what you're talking about.
PoI-5137: Don't act stupid! It's over! We're over! I don't know what you are, but you're not Tom! And you are certainly not my friend.
{SCP-5137-1 frowns and steps forward.}
SCP-5137-1: Let me give you a-
{The man grabs a knife off the counter and slashes SCP-5137-1's throat open. It stops and its head flops backwards. The opening slowly stitches together, as its head rises back to its original position.}
SCP-5137-1 You have damaged me. Why would friend do such a thing? All I've done is make sure you wouldn't be alone.
PoI-5137: I'm not your friend! And I never will be! Get it through your empty head and then get out!
SCP-5137-1: But… what about all the other friends I've brought you?
PoI-5137: What other-
{Several instances of SCP-5137 emerge from behind corners, out of cupboards, windows and air vents. They crawl across surfaces, surrounding the man as they approach.}
All of the SCP-5137 instances in unison: Why don't you like us? We just want to be your friends. Let us be your friends.
PoI-5137: No, no- How are there so many? How are there- I'm so sorry. Please, go away! I'm so sorry! I never-
{The SCP-5137 instances swarm over the man, who accidentally lets go off the camera. Screaming and ripping sounds become audible, until they abruptly stop. The swarm dissipates, as a new instance of SCP-5137 detaches from the man's now skinless body. It walks up to the camera, smiles, and grabs it.}
[END FOOTAGE]

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Item No: SCP-5139
Containment Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5139 is to be kept under the ownership of Foundation shell company Shropshire County Properties. All unauthorised persons entering SCP-5139 are to be detained, questioned and treated with Class-B amnestics before being returned to their place of origin. SCP-5139-1 through -5 are to be stored in standard storage lockers at Site-26. Helenne Richardson is to be located and questioned concerning her connection with SCP-5139. The remaining members of the Richardson family are to be monitored in case of further anomalous activity.
Description: SCP-5139 is a two-storey terraced house in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. Prior to its discovery, SCP-5139's occupants were the Richardson family which comprised: 45-year-old Thomas Richardson, 43-year-old Helenne Richardson, 17-year-old Mary Richardson, 15-year-old John Richardson and 11-year-old Sarah Richardson. SCP-5139 is non-anomalous except for the presence of SCP-5139-1 through -5 within it.
SCP-5139-1 is an auditory cognitohazardous voicemail left on the phone of Mary Richardson by Helenne Richardson on 2013-02-12. Subjects who have listened to this voicemail claim to remember the contents of SCP-5139-1 perfectly, but refuse to disclose its contents to others. Attempts at transcribing SCP-5139-1, whether through the use of text-to-speech programs or Foundation Artificially Intelligent Conscripts, have resulted in illegible and corrupted transcripts.
SCP-5139-2 through -5 are 4 humanoid corpses discovered in the main living room of SCP-5139. Analysis of SCP-5139-2 through -5 is hampered by advanced semantic dissociation which causes all analysis to result in descriptions of SCP-5139-2 through -5 that, while undeniably correct, are extremely vague. SCP-5139-2 through -5 have not undergone decomposition while in Foundation custody.
Addendum 1: Discovery of SCP-5139
For several months prior to the discovery of SCP-5139, local police had received complaints regarding arguments originating from the Richardson household. This culminated in police being called to the household on 2013-01-25 due to a neighbour claiming that Helenne Richardson and Thomas Richardson were attacking each other. While police did question Thomas Richardson, they refused to charge him with assault due to a lack of admissible physical evidence coupled with Helenne Richardson's refusal to testify against her husband in court.
Following this incident, Helenne Richardson resigned from her position as the Head of Geography at Church Stretton secondary school on 2012-02-10. No information regarding her reasoning for this has been found, however, fellow members of staff claimed she had been acting abnormally reclusive in the days leading up to her resignation.
Thomas Richardson reported Helenne Richardson as a missing person to local police on 2013-02-12. Following a brief inspection of SCP-5139 and interviews with the Richardson family, police focused their attention on locating Helenne Richardson. SCP-5139-2 through -5 were discovered by Mary Richardson on 2013-02-17 upon returning home from school. Police were called and quickly reported their presence to the British Occult Service. After their analysis found that SCP-5139 did not pose a threat to the United Kingdom, control of the anomaly was passed to the Foundation under the Coronation Accords.
Addendum 2: Analysis of SCP-5139

SCP-5139 Analysis

SCP-5139-2
Lazy, Useless, Wasteful

SCP-5139-3
Cold, Slow, Uncommunicative,

SCP-5139-4
Emotional, Unstable, Weak

SCP-5139-5
Angry, Argumentative, Insulting

Addendum 3: SCP-5139-1 Transcript
During testing with SCP-5139-1, it was discovered that subjects were more willing to disclose information about SCP-5139-1 with their interviewer if a strong interpersonal relationship existed between the two. It was hypothesised that subjects would be most likely to disclose the contents of SCP-5139-1 if they had close familial ties with their interviewer. To test this, Junior Researcher Michael Harlow was exposed to SCP-5139-1 and subsequently interviewed by their sister, Junior Researcher Sasha Harlow. The following transcript was obtained and verified to be accurate through the questioning of other subjects who had been exposed to SCP-5139-1.

SCP-5139-1 Transcript

Mary, I'm sorry but I can't do this anymore. I've done so much hard work to make sure you were all happy and it's never enough, is it? You just take and take and I can't give you anything else.
I didn't want to leave you. I try to hold myself together but how can I when you just stand there shouting at me? I'm a shit mother, I shout too much, I hit too hard. I stopped, didn't I? It's been ages since I last did that. I try so hard to not do it, but sometimes you just make me so angry. But it doesn't matter how hard I try, you'll all just complain and say I'm a failure.
Why did you do this to me? If you think I'm so bad, then goodbye. Stay with your father for all I care. You'd all be nothing without me.

Addendum 4: Location of SCP-5139-6
On 2013-07-16, a car registered as belonging to Helenne Richardson was found by Constable Benjamin Harris, having collided with a road sign near Grasmere, Cumbria, England. The car contained a humanoid corpse, later designated SCP-5139-6, which suffered from similar semantic dissociation to SCP-5139-2 through -5. The Foundation informed the British Occult Service of possible links to SCP-5139 and the corpse was transferred to Foundation custody for analysis.

SCP-5139-6 Analysis

SCP-5139-6
A GOOD MOTHER

Special Containment Procedures for SCP-5139 will be updated to account for the existence of SCP-5139-6.

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Item#: 5140

Level4

Containment Class:
keter

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
ekhi

Risk Class:
critical

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Mt. Everest.

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the exorbitant cost and difficulty in safely extracting SCP-5140 instances from Mt. Everest, MTF-Delta-14 "Winter Wonderland" will periodically ascend Everest to bury any SCP-5140 instances in the snow. Campaigns are underway to tighten restrictions for climbing permits for Mt. Everest on both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides.
Description: SCP-5140 refers to a number of frozen corpses scattered across Mt. Everest, located in the Himalayas of Tibet. The number of SCP-5140 instances is unclear, but accepted to be over 100 and below 200 at the time of writing. SCP-5140 instances are ectoentropic; when physically exposed to heat of any form, including body heat, they will absorb it without raising their temperature, which rests at approximately 10°C (50°F). This process usually renders physical contact with SCP-5140 instances fatal. If an individual dies as a result of contact with SCP-5140 instances, their corpse will become another SCP-5140 instance.

Addendum 5140.1
MISSION RECORD — 11.12.2015

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STATUS UPDATE
APPROACHING SUMMIT
ENCNTERED 34 BODIES ACRSS CHINESE ROUTE
BURIED ALL
PROVISIONS STEADY
LIKELY TO REACH SUMMIT TMRW

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ACKNOWLEDGED
CONTINUE

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ENCOUNTERING MINOR ANOMALY ON INSTANCES
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW TEMPS RESULT IN MUSCLE CONTRACTION POSTMORTEM
BODIES CURLED UP & FROZEN
HARD TO PRY OPEN B4 BURIAL
MIGHT HAVE TO BURY LIKE THAT

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ACKNOWLEDGED
PERMISSION GRANTED
BURY AS CONVENIENT

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APPROACHING SUMMIT
ABNORMALLY HIGH NUMBERS OF INSTANCES
ENCOUNTERED 19 SINCE YESTERDAY
OLD INSTANCES GETTING UNBURIED?

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LIKELY
STRONG WINDS BLOWING OFF SNOW
BURY DEEPER IF POSSIBLE

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APPROACHED HILLARY STEP THIS MORNING
WILL ASCEND TO SUMMIT IN HOUR OR TWO
14 MORE BODIES SINCE LAST CONTACT
TEAM UNNERVED

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UNDERSTANDABLE
ALMOST THERE NOW

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DISCOVERED LONE BODY ON SUMMIT
ATTEMPTED TO BURY
SHOVEL HIT SOMETHING, IS STUCK
CAN'T PULL IT OUT
TURNED AROUND
BODY WAS GONE
FELL OFF THE SUMMIT?
DON'T KNOW
TEAM IS RATTLED
PLZ ADVISE

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ACKNOWLEDGED
SENDING OUT SURVEY TEAMS
ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS SEEN FALLING FROM SUMMIT
USE SPARE SHOVEL IF MORE BODIES ENCOUNTERED
ORDERS ARE TO DESCEND FROM CHINESE ROUTE USING ALREADY CLEARED PATH
GODSPEED

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: BASECAMP
| FROM: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
DESCENDED STEP
PATRICK TOUCHED ONE
ME N ARNOLD BURIED HIM

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| FROM: BASECAMP
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
ACKNOWLEDGED

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: BASECAMP
| FROM: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
EMERGENCY
ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND CHINESE ROUTE
DISCOVERED CAMP REMAINS TORN APART
THREE INSTANCES CURLED UP IN TENT
INSTANCES MOVING???
HURRIED DESCENT

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| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| FROM: BASECAMP
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
ACKNOWLEDGED
GET DOWN SAFELY
WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE
PERSONNEL READY TO RECEIVE YOU AT CAMP V
STAY SAFE

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: BASECAMP
| FROM: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
MASS OF THEM BLOCKING THE PATH
ONE REACHED OUT FROM GROUND
GRABBED ARNOLD
HE'S ONE OF THEM
I RAN BACK UP
CAN'T GO DOWN
CAN'T GO BACK UP
ARNOLD WAS CARRYING PROVISIONS
ONLY HAVE ONE CAN OF OXYGEN LEFT
HELP

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| FROM: BASECAMP
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
ATTEMPT TO USE FLARE GUN TO CLEAR PATH
STAY AT SAFE DISTANCE
TEAM IS ALREADY EN ROUTE TO EXTRACT YOU
STAY CALM, MINIMIZE BREATHING

| 11122015████Z
| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: BASECAMP
| FROM: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
THEYRE MOVING
DNT COME TO TH SUMMIT
ITS NOT SAFE
TH GROUND ISNT SAFE
DONT LET CLIMBERS ON EVERST
THE MOUNTAN IS DANGER

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| PRIORITY TRAFFIC
| TO: MTFD14>CSMITH9
| FROM: BASECAMP
| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION
TEAM IS ARRIVING IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS
HOLD STEADY

A rescue detachment of MTF Delta-14 arrived at Charlie Smith's GPS tracker an hour and thirty-six minutes later. They sighted no unburied SCP-5140 instances on their approach. Smith's body was discovered, lacking the signs typical of a SCP-5140 instance. Autopsy indicates he died from exposure and suffocation due to inadequate oxygen intake. Further investigation indicated his oxygen intake valve was damaged during the ascent to the summit. Bodies of Arnold Hillary and Patrick Edmund were discovered higher up Everest. Hillary died from exposure, while Edmund was found to be an SCP-5140 instance.
It is currently believed that Smith's inadequate oxygen led to him hallucinating SCP-5140 instances blocking their path and destroying their campsite. Hillary's foot was found wedged into a rockfall, likely the source of his immobility.
This incident has been taken into account and supply manifests for future expeditions adjusting accordingly.

Addendum 5140.2
FILE UPDATE — 4.25.2024

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EVENT REPORT

Scanner image of Mt. Everest. Brighter zones indicate increased SCP-5140 density.

LOCATION: Mt. Everest, Nepal
STATUS: Concluded
TIME: 01:49 PM (local time) April 25 2024
DISRUPTION CLASS: Keneq

EVENT SUMMARY: Increased global temperatures have resulted in significant thawing of ice sheets and snow drifts on Everest. Such thawing caused a large avalanche at 11:49 local time which moved a large amount of snow off the summit. Lower depth of snow allowed scanning planes to identify significant amount of SCP-5140 instances below the snow. Further excavation revealed SCP-5140 instances form a significant portion of Everest itself.
Currently, it is estimated 45% of Mt. Everest's mass is formed by corpses.

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