Item#: 5944

Level3

Containment Class:
safe
euclid

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
vlam

Risk Class:
danger

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Assigned Site
Site Director
Research Head
Assigned Task Force

Site-19
J. Karlyle Aktus
Dr. John Holden
Dr. Benjamin Davis
N/A

SCP-5944 after the first successful reanimation of an instance of SCP-5944-1.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5944 is to be housed at Site-19 inside a modified Foundation containment unit installed with a biometric lock, openable only to on-site staff with Level 5 clearance or above. Additionally, the unit should possess a numeric keypad, and the correct 10 key combination should be changed on a daily basis via remote software. Staff are to maintain a distance of 20 metres from SCP-5944's containment unit at all times. All interaction with SCP-5944 must pass a majority vote by O5 command. Currently, removal of SCP-5944 from its containment unit is strictly prohibited.
Personnel may only be assigned duties involving SCP-5944 for a maximum of 7 days, at which point they are to undergo a full psychological evaluation before rotation to another area. Personnel who fail the psychological evaluation, or violate the 20 metre exclusion zone, are to be deemed a security risk and undergo immediate amnestic treatment.

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SCP-5944 is to be be housed at Site-19 inside a modified Foundation containment unit installed with a biometric lock, openable only to on-site staff with Level 3 clearance or above. Additionally, the unit should possess a numeric keypad, and the correct 10 key combination should be changed on a bi-weekly basis. Handling of SCP-5944 should be done in 5 minute “shifts” between two personnel. When removing SCP-5944 from its containment unit, hazardous material suits should be worn, and metal implements should be used to place the object in a secure transport container. In rooms in which SCP-5944 is to be tested, no adhesives or sharp instruments are to be present. Any personnel that have come into direct physical contact with SCP-5944 should immediately report to medical staff for a full psychological evaluation and placed on a supervised 7-day administrative leave.

Description: SCP-5944 is a tactile cognitohazard in the form of an anomalous translucent crystal. Healthy individuals, when exposed to SCP-5944 through continuous physical contact, become transfixed with SCP-5944 in addition to the development of paranoia and suicidal ideation. Onset of this effect has been recorded to occur anything between 40 seconds and 12 minutes. These effects can also be triggered through close proximity to SCP-5944, although without physical contact the process typically takes weeks to months. If left uninterrupted, an individual will eventually attempt to affix SCP-5944 to their body with nearby adhesives, such as glue or tape. If no suitable adhesives are present, the individual will proceed to cut through their subcutaneous tissue1 with a sharp instrument in an effort to insert SCP-5944 under their skin. In the event no such instruments are available, the individual will simply bite through their flesh until there is a sufficient opening. Once SCP-5944 is secured, either internally or externally, the individual will attempt to commit suicide via the most readily available means. If options are limited, the individual will induce death through blunt-force trauma via continued impact of the head onto the nearest hard surface. In this state, the individual will show no regard for pain or bodily damage. This process can only be interrupted through tranquillisation and removal of SCP-5944. A full recovery from SCP-5944's cognitohazardous effects is possible, but highly variable. At present, full psychological recoveries range between 17 days and 10 months. Upon recovery, individuals affected by SCP-5944 will have no recollection of the events following direct contact with the object. When handling SCP-5944, barriers that prevent direct skin contact with the object have shown to inhibit SCP-5944's effects and slow psychological decline.
SCP-5944 is capable of continued reanimation of up to five deceased corpses at any one time. Efforts to reanimate more than 5 corpses simultaneously (consisting of previously deceased Class-D personnel, which shall henceforth be collectively referred to as SCP-5944-1) have been met with failure. At present, the exact conditions required for reanimation are poorly understood. Two deceased Class-D personnel of the same sex and similar physical characteristics can result in opposite outcomes, with no apparent change in methodology. Direct skin contact between a test subject and SCP-5944 is required for reanimation, taking an average of 8 minutes to complete. Over the course of reanimation, an SCP-5944-1 instance will slowly regain motor functions starting with facial spasming, then contraction and relaxation of the extremities, and finally full locomotion and consciousness. If no facial spasming can be seen by the 5 minute mark, it can be assumed the reanimation was unsuccessful. Moreover, if skin contact between SCP-5944 and an instance of SCP-5944-1 is broken before reanimation is complete, the SCP-5944-1 instance will instantaneously expire, and all subsequent reanimation attempts will fail. If the reanimation is successful, all further decomposition will cease.
SCP-5944's colouration is dependent on the number of subjects currently animated. When no instances of SCP-5944-1 are currently animated, SCP-5944 will be dull and colourless. The reanimation of one SCP-5944-1 instance results in a change of colouration to a glowing blue hue. Animating a second instance results in the adoption of a violet colouration, a third a lime-green, a fourth orange, and a fifth a deep red. As discovered by Dr. Holden, SCP-5944's ability to reanimate a corpse is highly dependent on the amount of time it has spent deceased and the stage of decomposition. To clarify:

Stage 1 - Fresh: 40% success rate
Stage 2 - Bloat: 32% success rate
Stage 3 - Active decay: 11% success rate
Stage 4 - Advanced decay: 2% success rate
Stage 5 - Skeletonization: 0% success rate

Loss of cognitive ability has been observed to be correlated with the amount of time between death and reanimation. Fresh corpses typically have no observable loss of mental acuity, whilst stage 2 reanimations typically lose between 12-17 IQ points. Stage 3 reanimations experience a sharp decline in cognitive ability, with a mean IQ point loss of 37. The single successful stage 4 reanimation resulted in an instance of SCP-5944-1 completely incapable of higher thought, communication and reasoning. SCP-5944-1 instances do not require food or water to remain functional, nor do they have any need of sleep. If an instance of SCP-5944-1 consumes solid food, the food will become trapped in the upper oesophagus due to the loss of peristaltic activity2. Whilst SCP-5944-1 instances report they possess tactile feedback, they do not feel pain. Any damage inflicted on an instance of SCP-5944-1 will be permanent. Fractures will not heal, bruises will not fade and lacerations will not result in the formation of scar tissue. Given that all metabolic functions have ceased, how SCP-5944-1 instances are capable of consciousness, locomotion and sight is unknown. Subsequent MRI imaging has revealed no brain activity in instances of SCP-5944-1 despite full consciousness throughout the scan. Tissue samples taken from active cases of SCP-5944-1 have been analysed through light and electron microscopy, but are indistinguishable from a normal cadaver.
Initial communication between instances of SCP-5944-1 and Foundation personnel were difficult due to the fact they lack a functioning pulmonary system and are therefore unable to vocalise. SCP-5944-1 instances with intact eyes can be prompted to communicate through written means. Means of communication are usually limited to stage 1 and 2 reanimations, as past this point the eyes are usually rendered inoperable due to the effects of decomposition. Thus far, all instances of SCP-5944-1 have become extremely agitated and distressed when asked if they have any recollection of the events between their death and subsequent reanimation. Any mention of Heaven, Hell, or [REDACTED] will also illicit this response, regardless of the context. For further information, see SCP-5944-1 Interview Logs.
Instances of SCP-5944-1 are notably difficult to terminate post reanimation. Although they are not immune to physical damage, they remain functional and responsive far past the point of a non-anomalous human. Deduced from eye and facial movements, instances of SCP-5944-1 have been shown to remain sentient even when 96% of their body has been completely incinerated. SCP-5944 will continue to emit the same colouration even if 100% of the reanimated biomass from an SCP-5944-1 instance has been incinerated, suggesting that the remaining ashes may, in some form, remain sentient. For more information regarding SCP-5944-1 termination attempts, see SCP-5944-1 Experiment Logs.
The only known mechanism in which to return SCP-5944 to its previous colouration is to relocate the remains of an SCP-5944-1 instance a minimum distance of 15 kilometres from SCP-5944. Once this distance is reached, instances of SCP-5944-1 will rapidly decompose leaving only skeletal remains, and SCP-5944 will return to its previous colouration. Rate of decomposition is directly correlated with the distance from SCP-5944. Functional instances of SCP-5944-1 become extremely distressed when over 10 kilometres from SCP-5944 . Moreover, instances of SCP-5944-1 seem to instinctively know when they are a distance away from SCP-5944, and will attempt to reduce the distance, even if they were not informed of SCP-5944's location.
Addendum 5944-01: Measurements of SCP-5944's light output have revealed a decrease
of 0.09 Lumen since initial containment, suggesting the anomalous properties of SCP-5944
may be finite. If SCP-5944 continues to dim at its current rate, it will become inert in
approximately 1700 years. It is currently unknown if reanimation of multiple instances of SCP-5944-1 accelerates the rate of dimming. Further research is ongoing.
Addendum 5944-02: Due to concerns raised by the Ethics Committee, all reanimation experiments are to be ceased indefinitely.

► Video Transcript of First Reanimation

▼ Access Granted

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT - EXPOSURE OF D-1482 TO SCP-5944

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: D-1482
Foreword: Dr. Holden is stood outside the test chamber and communicating with
D-1482 via intercom.

<Begin Log>
Dr. Holden: Please direct your attention to the crystalline object in front of you.
D-1482: What's this about, Doc?
Dr. Holden: Please, pick up the object.
D-1482: Sorry, but I ain't touching shit until you tell me what's gonna happen.
Dr. Holden: As per our agreement, pick up the object. This isn't up for debate.
D-1482 tentatively picks up SCP-5944 and holds it up to the light, eyeing it curiously.
Dr. Holden: Please continue to hold the object and describe any sensations you
experience.
D-1482: The hell is this thing?
Dr. Holden: That's why you're here, hopefully you'll help us find out.
D-1482: Mind putting me on the damn payroll then?
Dr. Holden: We both know that's not how this works.
D-1482: Figured as much.
Dr. Holden: Are you experiencing anything unusual? Anything out of the ordinary?
D-1482: I ain't experiencing shi-
D-1482's expression suddenly shifts.
Dr. Holden: What?
D-1482: Oh, uh… nothing. Just noticed how beautiful this thing is. Where'd you find it?
Dr. Holden: Irrelevant. Please describe, in detail, any sensations you are experiencing.
D-1482: Guess I just feel at peace, ya know? Like this thing is the solution to all my worries.
Dr. Holden: Thank you. Please continue to hold the object.
3 minutes elapse.
D-1482: Hey uh, Doc… Not sure I'm feeling too great. Feeling a bit on edge.
Dr. Holden: Can you elaborate?
D-1482: I kinda got a feeling of dread, you know? You ever feel like someone is
watching you, then you turn around and someone's staring daggers at you? That's what
I feel like.
Dr. Holden: Thank you, 1482. Please continue to hold the object.
D-1482: Na Doc, think I'm done. Don't really wanna conti-
D-1482's expression switches to one of concern, then sadness.
D-1482: Man, how'd I end up here? That bastard had it coming Doc, believe me.
At least on death row I had a bit of rest to look forward to. Now you guys got me doing
all sorts of fucked up shit. It ain't fair!
Dr. Holden: Please, try to focus on the task at hand.
D-1482: I want off this fucking merry-go-round! You hear?
D-1482, showing no regard for pain, takes a bite out of his left forearm.
Security personnel begin to move toward the test chamber.
Dr. Holden: (To security personnel) Don't interfere! I want to see what happens.
With some difficulty, D-1482 inserts SCP-5944 into the wound and secures it under his flesh.
Dr. Holden: D-1482, can you explain what you're doing and why?
D-1482: (Angrily.) Fuck you! You haven't got a fucking clue! None of you do!
D-1482 proceeds to repeatedly hit his head into the corner of the pedestal which
SCP-5944 was initially placed on. The final hit penetrates his skull, and he falls to
the ground, unconscious.
Guard Hudson: Sir? Should we call for medical assistance?
Dr. Holden: Under normal circumstances, yes. But these aren't normal circumstances;
such a rapid shift in demeanour and behaviour makes me think 1482's actions were a
result of SCP-5944's anomalous properties. Let's wait a moment.
Approximately 7 minutes pass.
Security personnel enter the room. A guard kneels and checks D-1482's pulse.
Guard Simm: Doctor, he's dead.
Dr. Holden: Wait.
D-1482 sits bolt upright and grabs Guard Simm's forearm.
Guard Simm: (Shocked.) The fuck?
<End Log>

► SCP-5944-1 Interview Logs

▼ Access Granted

INTERVIEW 1A-1

Interviewed: SCP-5944-1A (formerly D-1482)
Time Spent Deceased: 7 minutes
Decomposition: Stage 1
Cause of Death: Suicide
Interviewer: Dr. John Holden
Foreword: First interview of a successfully reanimated instance of SCP-5944-1.

<Begin Log>
Dr. Holden: Welcome back, 1482. How are you feeling?
SCP-5944-1A is visibly shaken. It attempts to speak, but can't.
Dr. Holden: I can't hear you. Please, speak up.
SCP-5944-1A gestures to its mouth and throat.
Dr. Holden: Are you unable to talk?
SCP-5944-1A nods affirmatively.
Dr. Holden: Here, take my notepad and pen.
SCP-5944-1A accepts Dr. Holden's notepad and begins to write.
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) Did I survive?
Dr. Holden: Survive? No. This may not be easy for you to hear, but your suicide attempt
was successful. You were dead for about 7 minutes, we brought you back.
A look of confusion, followed by horror, overcomes SCP-5944-1A.
Dr. Holden: D-1482?
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) Need time. Have to process.
Dr. Holden: Very well, you've been through a lot. (To security personnel) Can you escort
D-1482 to its containment cell, please?
SCP-5944-1A is escorted out of the interview room.

<End Log>
Closing Statement: Following the interview, SCP-5944-1A remained motionless in its
cell for 1 hour 24 minutes, then adopted a foetal position in the far right corner of the
room.

INTERVIEW 1A-2

Interviewed: SCP-5944-1A (formerly D-1482)
Time Spent Deceased: 7 minutes
Decomposition: Stage 1
Cause of Death: Suicide
Interviewer: Dr. John Holden
Foreword: Approximately 2 days after SCP-5944-1A's initial reanimation.

<Begin Log>
Dr. Holden: Hello again, D-1482. I understand you've been put through a very traumatic
event; not many people can claim they have experienced their own death. That being
said, the Foundation would be thankful if you could cooperate and answer any
questions to the best of your ability. Do you understand?
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) Yes.
Dr. Holden: Fantastic. Now, if you would, could you tell us why you committed suicide?

SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) You let me die.
Dr. Holden: I assure you, I always had your safety in mind, we had no way of
knowing what could've happened. Fortunately, you're alive again now, and that's
what matters.
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) Alive? No. Not living. Can't eat. Can't sleep. Just an echo.
Dr. Holden: We're doing everything we can to make you comfortable, but your wounds
aren't healing. There's very little we can do. Are you in pain?
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) No. No pain.
Dr. Holden: Well, that's a glimmer of good news, at the very least.
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) Can you fix me?
Dr. Holden: We still don't know the true capabilities of the object. However, we'll do our
best. Now, you mentioned you weren't in any pain. Do you still have tactile feedback?
SCP-5944-1A: (Writes.) ?
Dr. Holden: Do you still have the sense of touch?
SCP-5944-1A2: (Writes.) Yes.
Dr. Holden: Okay, moving on. Between your death and reanimation, can you recall
anything? Did you experience anything?
SCP-5944-1A starts rocking back and forth in its chair, shaking its head.
Dr. Holden: Anything at all?
SCP-5944-1A continues rocking, and covers its face with its hands.
Dr. Holden: It would be in both our best interests if you cou-
SCP-5944-1A lunges at Dr. Holden.
Security personnel fire upon SCP-5944-1A a total of 8 times.
SCP-5944-1A, still functional, maintains eye contact with Dr. Holden and lunges
a second time.
Security personnel physically restrain SCP-5944-1A.
Dr. Holden is escorted out of the interview room.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: SCP-5944-1A remained uncooperative after the interview, and
refused to answer any further questions. 16 hours post-interview, the subject started to
repeatedly assault the door of its containment cell until its fists were reduced to
unrecognisable pulp. Consequently, SCP-5944-1A was deemed a containment risk and
incinerated after the successful reanimation of SCP-5944-1B.

INTERVIEW 1B-1

Interviewed: SCP-5944-1B (formerly D-2481)
Time Spent Deceased: 4 days
Decomposition: Stage 2
Cause of Death: A broken neck as a result of a containment breach involving SCP-██.
Interviewer: Dr. John Holden
Foreword: SCP-5944-1B has been decapitated, and its head placed upon a table in the
the middle of the room. Its body was fastened to a chair 3 metres from the head,
although its arms were not restrained for research purposes.

<Begin Log>
Despite decapitation, SCP-5944-1B remains fully conscious and its eyes follow
Dr. Holden as he enters the room.
Dr. Holden: Hello D-2481, I can see you're still aware of your surroundings. If you can
understand me, I'd like you to let me know. Blink once for yes, twice for no.
SCP-5944-1B blinks once.
Dr. Holden: Are you in pain?
SCP-5944-1B blinks twice.
Dr. Holden: Are you in distress?
SCP-5944-1B blinks once.
Dr. Holden: I'm sorry to hear that. I can see your body is still moving in the corner of the
room. Are you still aware of your body?
SCP-5944-1B blinks once.
Dr. Holden proceeds to approach SCP-5944-1B's body and places his hand on its shoulder
Dr. Holden: Can you feel my hand on your shoulder?
SCP-5944-1B blinks once. SCP-5944-1B's hand takes Dr. Holden's, holding it tightly, but
not violently.
Dr. Holden: (To security personnel.) Okay, I think we've learned all we can here; I don't
want to keep 2481 in this state longer than he has to be. Please take both parts of
him to the incineration room.
At this point, a look of concern overcomes SCP-5944-1B's face and it begins to
repeatedly blink twice in approximately 3 second intervals.
Dr. Holden notices SCP-5944-1B's blinking, pauses for a moment, then leaves the room.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Dr. Holden was reprimanded following the interview for repeatedly
referring to SCP-5944-1B as its previous Class-D designation. Humanisation of
anomalous entities is strictly prohibited.

► SCP-5944-1 Experiment Logs

▼ Access Granted

EXPERIMENT LOG 01

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1A (formerly D-1482)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1A was shot a total of 8 times during a security incident
resulting in several penetrating wounds through its chest, lungs, heart and spine.
(See interview log SCP-5944-1A 2).
Result: Despite several fatal wounds, SCP-5944-1A did not expire and remained fully
conscious. Despite the near complete destruction of the thoracic region of the spine,
subject was capable of full locomotion.
Closing Statement: Due to SCP-5944-1A's aggressive demeanour that led to its
shooting, it was incinerated following the interview.

EXPERIMENT LOG 02

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1B (formerly D-2481)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1B was submerged in water for 1 hour 52 minutes.
Result: SCP-5944-1B initially panicked, but relaxed shortly thereafter. SCP-5944-1B
was removed from the water with no lasting damage. Water had to be pumped from
SCP-5944-1B's lungs and stomach following the procedure.
Closing Statement: Oxygen deprivation seems to have little to no effect on instances
of SCP-5944-1. Further testing is warranted.

EXPERIMENT LOG 03

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1B (formerly D-2481)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1B was placed in a vacuum sealed chamber for approximately 48
minutes.
Result: No effect.
Closing Statement: Due to lack of any discernible effect, experiments involving oxygen
deprivation will cease indefinitely.

EXPERIMENT LOG 04

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1B (formerly D-2481)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1B was decapitated.

Result: Post-decapitation, the body continued to move independently of the head
despite complete severance of the nervous system. Throughout the procedure,
SCP-5944-1B remained fully aware and capable of limited communication through a
system of blinking.
Closing Statement: SCP-5944-1B's facial expressions implied severe distress
throughout the procedure. Proposal to cease future termination experimentation
in accordance with the policies laid out by the Ethics Committee.

OVERRULED BY O5 COUNCIL - EXPERIMENTATION WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED.

EXPERIMENT LOG 05

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1C (formerly D-8932)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1C was decapitated, and its head incinerated. The rest of
SCP-5944-1C's body was unharmed.
Result: Even after complete destruction of the head, SCP-5944-1C's body remained
animate. It was continually observed placing its hand in the spot where its face and head should be.
Closing Statement: What was left of SCP-5944-1C was incinerated after the experiment.

EXPERIMENT LOG 06

Experimenter: Dr. John Holden
Subject: SCP-5944-1D (formerly D-5983)

Procedure: SCP-5944-1D was relocated 19 kilometres from SCP-5944.
Result: At a distance of 10 kilometres, SCP-5944-1D entered a state of extreme
distress and attempted to break free of its restraints. During this episode,
SCP-5944-1D was given a pen and paper to communicate. SCP-5944-1D hastily wrote
"Can't die again. Please don't let me die." At a distance of 15 kilometres from
SCP-5944, SCP-5944-1D rapidly underwent the 5 stages of decomposition, growing
increasingly distressed. By 18 kilometres, SCP-5944-1D was rendered non functional
via rapid skeletonization. Concurrently, SCP-5944 returned to its previous green
colouration.
Closing Statement: A return to SCP-5944's previous green colouration suggests that
previously reanimated subjects are still connected to the object. Propose temporary
relocation of SCP-5944.

PROPOSAL GRANTED - TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF SCP-5944 TO SITE-██.

► SCP-5944-1N Incident Log

▼ Access Granted

INCIDENT 5944-1N-1

Whilst in containment, SCP-5944-1N was observed to enter a psychogenic fugue state.
Subject proceeded to forcibly remove its left ulna, and used it to etch a passage on the
wall of its containment cell. The passage read as follows:

YOUR CRUDE ACCUMULATION OF BIOMASS IS A RELIC
RELINQUISH YOUR FLESH
ONLY THROUGH DESTRUCTION MAY YOU GAIN SALVATION

Upon interrogation, subject had no recollection of the act and seemed distraught at its
actions.

BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL
THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 5 RESTRICTED - CREDENTIALS REQUIRED.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE MAY CONTAIN AN INFOHAZARD.
LEVEL 5 ACCESS REQUIRED.

UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WILL BE REPRIMANDED UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION.

INTERVIEW 1X-1

Interviewed: SCP-5944-1X (formerly Dr. John Holden)
Time Spent Deceased: 7 days
Decomposition: Stage 2
Cause of Death: Suicide
Interviewer: Site Director Karlyle Aktus

<Begin Log>
Director Aktus: Why did you do it, Holden? Such potential utterly wasted.
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) So many subjects. None could answer.
Director Aktus: What, then? They wouldn't tell you what you want to know,
so instead of refining your methodology, you commit suicide to find out
personally? Is that it?
SCP-5944-1X directs its attention to the security camera in the far corner of the room.
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) Are they watching?
Director Aktus: Who?
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) The O5s.
Director Aktus: You're a smart man, Holden. I'm sure you already know the answer.
SCP-5944-1X remains motionless.
Director Aktus: I've been told you instructed your subordinates to reanimate you
after a week. As per your research, that was a huge risk to yourself. It may not have
been possible to reanimate you.

SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) No. Called to me. The crystal. Told me I was chosen. Had to
do it. Had to find out for myself.
Director Aktus: (Angrily.) You've clearly become compromised due the effects of
SCP-5944 and pose a security risk. Deliberately exposing yourself to an anomalous
object! What in God's name were you thinking? Your behaviour was inexcusable and
could have jeopardised the entirety of Site-19! Which, need I remind you, is a site that
falls under my jurisdiction, so perhaps you can understand why I might take this
transgression rather personally?
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) No danger. It wants to help us. Save us.
Director Aktus: Are you implying SCP-5944 is sentient?
SCP-5944-1X nods affirmatively.
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) It speaks to me. In my mind. We were wrong about its nature.
Never even touched it.
Director Aktus: And what, exactly, is the object trying to save us from?
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) Death itself. Or rather, what lies beyond.
Director Aktus: I'm losing patience, Holden. My time is a valuable commodity, stop
speaking in riddles and out with it!
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) There was nothing. No heaven, no Hell. Nothing.
Director Aktus examines the note.
Director Aktus: As a man of science, I thought you'd readily accept the possibility
that our consciousness ceases to function after we die. Your behaviour strikes me as an
utter overreaction.
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) Didn't say that. I was conscious. It felt like years. Thought
the reanimation failed. I was incorporeal. Floating in a void of darkness. Wasn't alone.
Someone, or something, was taunting me. Don't send me back to that state.
Please!
Director Aktus: It's quite the jump to assume this fate awaits everyone. For all
we know, it could've been due to your exposure to 5944's anomalous properties.
SCP-5944-1X: (Writes.) No! Crystal is clear! It awaits us all, it wants to save
the chosen few!
Security personnel enter the room and hand Director Aktus a phone.
Guard Simm: (To Director Aktus) It's for you, sir.
Director Aktus takes the phone and listens intently.
Director Aktus: I see. Okay. Right away, ma'am.

Director Aktus: (To security personnel) By order of the O5 Council, everyone on this
project is to undergo immediate amnestic treatment, including yourselves. However,
before you do so, terminate Holden.
SCP-5944-1X becomes irate, trying to break free of its restraints.
Director Aktus leaves the room.
<End Log>

OVERSEER NOTICE
It has been determined that Dr. Holden's claims may contain an infohazard. All personnel assigned to the project, including Director Aktus, are to undergo immediate amnestic treatment and this file is to be secured behind Level 5 access. Given the potential spontaneity of SCP-5944-1 instances and the information gleaned from Interview 1X-1, SCP-5944 is to reclassified to Euclid and its Special Containment Procedures revised. Personnel complicit in Holden's reanimation are to be terminated. All future experiments involving SCP-5944 are to be ceased indefinitely under the guise of objection from the Ethics Committee.
— O5 Command

Footnotes
1. The lowermost layer of the integumentary system.
2. Involuntary smooth muscle contractions that propel food through the oesophagus and intestines.

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Item #: SCP-5945
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All instances and copies of SCP-5945 are currently kept in the Department of Anomalous Records and Files. Selected instances of SCP-5945 that have been classified as safe using the Martens-Weber Test are allowed to be displayed in public museums and exhibitions for the public to view.
Due to the general public's knowledge of SCP-5945, no MTF intervention will be required to contain the spread of information of the knowledge of SCP-5945. However, SCP-5945's effect is to still be kept a secret from the public.
Description: SCP-5945 as a whole refers to all documents, recordings and all other forms of media linked to Project Pegasus, an initiative believed to have been started by former Foundation Temporal Anomalies Department agents alongside several members of the US Government which aimed to create and distribute instances of SCP-5945.
Most instances of SCP-5945 are believed to have been distributed between the years of 1943 and 1945 in the regions of Nazi Germany, Italy and other Axis-aligned nations. The information presented by SCP-5945 instances have been confirmed to be Level 3 memetic agents, created with the purpose to induce a mindset aligned with the beliefs and values of the US, the UK and other Allied nations.
When an instance of SCP-5945 is shown or played to a hostile subject with a mindset aligned with the Axis nations' own beliefs, SCP-5945's memetic effect will, in most instances, cause the subject to drop their hostility and commonly raise their hands in an act of surrender to any person wearing a uniform aligned with the Allied Forces. Following initial contact, the subject will thereafter subconsciously reject any object or person with a Axis Forces affiliation.
It has been confirmed that SCP-5945's and Project Pegasus' intervention have affected the general timeline of world events, most prominently Temporal Event TE-19451, though the full extent of the effect is still not known.
SCP-5945's effects have been proven to be ineffective against subjects with a significantly deeper commitment to the Axis nations' beliefs, and repeated viewings or showings have, in some cases, resulted in the death of the subject by suicide.
Addendum 5945-1: Selected instances of SCP-5945

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The information in the documents below are confirmed to be Level 3 memetic hazards. Access is restricted to subjects and personnel who will be negatively affected by SCP-5945's effects.

Document 1: Written excerpt from a broadcasted message recorded in Nazi Germany, 1944 (Translated from German)

Attention. Attention. There will be a shortage of rations in Berlin. There will be a shortage of rations in Berlin. Please remain calm. The situation is under control.

Document 2: Excerpt from a leaflet dropped into Nazi Germany, 1945 (Translated from German)

The owner of the blue bicycle is Wilhelm.
If you are Wilhelm, please take note.
Your bicycle cannot be recovered at this time.

Document 3: Written excerpt from a broadcasted message recorded in Japan, 1945 (Translated from Japanese)

The sun rises ever brightly on our nation. We ask you to remain committed to this great nation. Our great nation will never fall. Long live the Emperor.

Addendum 5945-2: Other documents and media regarding SCP-5945

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Document 1: Written excerpt from a spoken message given by a US Diplomat involved with Project Pegasus, August 1945

They say the best outcome of any conflict is the minimisation of casualties. That's what I believe, at least. As a result, we started this project because it was the best way to do so. A safe way to end the war efficiently.
However, while the project was successful in Europe, it was less successful in Asia. As a result, we were forced to take the next solution. We needed to force their hand since the project didn't deliver the results we expected.
The project that is currently being termed as the Manhattan Project was run as a back-up. It was just a pity that we had to use it.

Document 2: Printed email from the Foundation Temporal Anomalies Department Director regarding SCP-5945

From:
Director Thaddeus Xyank

To:
O5 Council Representative

Subject:
Official Apology

Date:
April 9th, 2015

Members of the Council,
In response to the warning I was given 3 days ago, I would like to formally apologise for failing to inform you about Project Pegasus and the creation of SCP-5945.
I admit that I was unaware that the official timeline had been changed by the project until one of my subordinates admitted to the tampering. I am fully aware of the rules that the Department is obligated to follow.
However, when I attempted to send my subordinates that started the project back to fix the timeline, they refused, in spite of the rules they had to follow.
The reasoning they gave me was that they had to start the project first, for the sake of the Foundation and its current reality. No further elaboration was given.
Due to this, and other evidence I will present in the future, I believe that it will be in our best interest not to stop Project Pegasus.
Once again, I formally apologise for my conduct.
- Director Xyank

Footnotes
1. The unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied Forces in World War II.

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Item#:5946
Clearance Level 2: Clearance

Containment Class: keter

Secondary Class: {$secondary-class}

Disruption Class: #/keneq

Risk Class: #/warning

SCP-5946 during a containment breach. SCP-5946 was recovered without incident

Containment Procedures:
SCP-5946 is to be kept in a humanoid containment cell at Site-33. A minimum of seven SRA1 units are to be placed within 2 meters of the containment cell and must remain active at all times as these appear to reduce its capacity to manipulate reality.
SCP-5946 is fitted with a Type III Remote Control Subdermal Pump containing Class D Amnestics. This is to be activated should any deviance in standard behavioral patterns occur. To prevent SCP-5946 from developing increased resistance to amnestics, usage of the Type III Amnestic Implant is to be minimized. Currently no other pharmaceuticals have been shown to have an effect on SCP-5946, but alternative methods of containment are currently in development.
Conversations with SCP-5946 are to be kept to a minimum outside of approved interviews, and during the course of any breach events, it should be civilly commanded to return to its containment chamber.
Description:
SCP-5946 is a quasi-humanoid chiropteran entity weighing approximately 86 kg.
It claims to be a former member of GOI-5917, the “Wandsmen”, where it served as a “Cartographer”. It claims it used to be responsible for making and maintaining "Maps of the Multiverse"2 as well as creating pathways to new dimensions that GOI-5917 agents could explore.
SCP-5946 reports working as a gatekeeper prior to joining GOI-5917, though it refuses to elaborate on what that position entailed.3
SCP-5946 has demonstrated multiple anomalous abilities, including the spontaneous development of resistance to amnestics (including the recovery of previously erased memories), the ability to manufacture cognitohazardous items, teleportation, and rapid cellular regeneration.
Its memories appear to be linked to a large number of reality and dimensional warping abilities as well, though studies of these abilities are still ongoing.
In spite of its regenerative capacity, SCP-5946 shows signs of cranial surgical scarring, and is often confused and disoriented.
SCP-5946 surrendered itself to the Foundation, identifying itself as "Lot" and claiming it belonged in custody.

Internal Breach Log 2/27/2021:
SCP-5946 is found in the corner of a maintenance closet on level 12 with its wings wrapped tightly around it. An armed member of Site-33 security approaches it wearing a memetic exclusion visor. The following exchange was recorded.
Officer Blanche: Return to your cell, SCP-5946.Officer Blanche: SCP-5946, I will use force if necessary. Now go back to your cell.Officer Blanche: SCP-5946, do you know where you are?SCP-5946 teleported back to its containment cell. When asked what it was referring to during its episode, it did not respond.

External Breach Log 3/15/2021:
SCP-5946 was found in a wooded area adjacent to Site-33. It was seen making incisions into its upper arm with its claws, losing large quantities of blood in the process.
Upon Foundation Security's approach, it asked them, "Why did I survive?"
The creature was escorted back to its cell without incident. It would not elaborate on the meaning of its query in later interviews.
Botanical matter outside Site-33 that had come into contact with SCP-5946's blood putrefied immediately, and soil exposed to the blood showed no signs of typical plant growth. A blood sample was collected and applied to a botanical and soil sample, but no similar effect was observed. Investigation of the affected soil is ongoing.

Extradimensional Breach Log 3/15/2021:
SCP-5946 was discovered in a small extradimensional space inside the Sector 7 coat room. The extradimensional space resembled a small candle lit wooden building with woven rugs typical of the early Bronze Age Middle East.
It was discovered by Dr. Varadkar. When questioned why she did not call for backup immediately, Dr. Varadkar explained that she had lost physical control of herself to the point that she felt as though she were experiencing the memory firsthand. The following is what took place in the pocket dimension. The following exchange was recorded, and is translated from an ancient form of Hebrew.Dr. Varadkar: You seem surprised. I thought you were expecting me.Dr. Varadkar: Lot, You don't have to try so hard to impress me.Dr. Varadkar: …because so many people don't?Dr. Varadkar: Lot… look, I've watched you. I know how you speak to the travelers and the merchants and look up to the stars and weave stories. You want a world where there is a tomorrow. Does that mean you intend… I would not blame you for leaving. I know you're clever enough to find a way.Dr. Varadkar: Lot…
Dr. Varadkar recalls that at this point she put a hand on SCP-5946's cheek and its eyes widened.There's a sound of Dr. Varadkar staggering back.
Dr. Varadkar: What… what did you do to me?Dr. Varadkar grabs her radio.
Dr. Varadkar: Security I need backup now! SCP-5946 is-
SCP-5946 teleported to its containment cell.

Research Note: Although she suffered no adverse physical effects from the encounter, Dr. Varadkar has reported that she will often answer to the name Edith or even write it as her name in correspondence. She was transferred to another site at her request.
The pocket dimension remains connected to Site-33 by a doorway inside the Sector 7 coat room and has been determined to be approximately 75 square meters in size. It contains a large amount of non-anomalous artifacts which are in the process of being fully catalogued. These artifacts include a set of pan pipes, a jar of honey from an extinct species of bee, and a bouquet of pressed flowers of unknown species.

Security log 5/20/2021:
An unknown entity resembling a large, three eyed vulture teleported into a weak point in the Site-33 thaumaturgical defense grid, managing to breach security and force its way into SCP-5946's containment cell, wrapping the cell in an as of yet unknown anomalous translucent barrier using what appeared to be advanced thaumaturgical techniques.
The following conversation was recorded by the cell's internal recording equipment while security teams were attempting to contain the intruder. Only audio was recovered.Unknown Entity: Saving your hide! Why the hell are you even here? Do you have any idea how much everyone's been looking for you?Unknown Entity: But you're alive! That's more than anyone else can say after facing that thing. Now come on. I've cut the power to those poor souls they had binding you here so-Unknown Entity: Then we'll heal you! We're not so flush with Cartographers that we can't spare some bandages and-Unknown Entity: Then we'll try again. We'll throw everything we can at it, these blind fools included! Please… Just come home.There is a pause.
Unknown Entity: You… my name. I'll have to purge it now, why would you-?There is a pause.
Unknown Entity: I'm going to fix this some day. Knowledge will not fall to the beasts.
By the time MTF units were able to breach the barrier, the unknown entity could not be located.

Interview log 5/20/2021:
Interviewer: Dr. Harold Barnes
Subject: SCP-5946
Interview Begins
Dr. Barnes: Hello Lot. We were hoping to ask you a few questions about the being that breached security.Dr. Barnes: I did hear your efforts to dissuade it on the audio feed. Speaking of which, you received your head injury in some sort of battle?Dr. Barnes: Who were you trying to rescue? Your-Dr. Barnes:…
Remainder of transcript has been locked to all personnel without Level 5 Clearance.

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Interview log 5/20/2021(Extended):
Interviewer: Site Director Nakamura, Replacing Dr. Barnes
Subject: SCP-5946
Interview Begins
Nakamura: Start talking.Nakamura: Drop the act! That thing you fought has torn hundreds of my good soldiers to shreds and I do not have time to coddle your ridiculous make-believe mental incompetence!Nakamura: You don't get my job without being able to read people. Maybe you're not faking, but you're hamming it up like nothing else. And more importantly you've met it. Now talk!Nakamura: So it's Tuesday then? You are officially the only one to face Yal-Nakamura: I think you gave us yours pretty easily.There is a pause.Nakamura: …<SCP-5946 gestures to itself>Administrator Burns chimes in on the intercom.
Burns: Director Nakamura. There is an urgent call for you.
Nakamura: Tell them I'm busy.

Burns: Sir, it's coming from the O5 council.
Nakamura: … fine.
The Director stands up, glaring down at SCP-5946
Nakamura: You know, we're not your personal purgatory.

Footnotes
1. Scranton Reality Anchors.
2. See SCP-5917
3. The association of SCP-5946 with the ecclesiastical story of Sodom and Gomorrah is unconfirmed. It has refused to comment on the subject.

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SCP-5947

The hallmark of the sugar bowl containing SCP-5947

Item №: SCP-5947
Anomaly Class: Euclid Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5947 is currently held in the silver sugar bowl it was recovered from. This bowl is housed in Chamber 02 at Site-90 alongside 88 decoy bowls, identical save for the lack of a hallmark on the base. Once monthly, a member of D-Class personnel is to enter Chamber 02 and select one of the bowls at random — they will then be instructed to consume its contents, and staff are permitted to use physical force to ensure they comply. In the event that they selected a bowl not containing SCP-5947, they are to be terminated immediately and their body interred beneath Chamber 02. In the event that they select and consume SCP-5947, they are to be escorted from the chamber and assigned to Project Irides1 once SCP-5947 has passed through their digestive system.
The discovery of a cadaver visually matching William Hazen Rogers outside of Site-90 constitutes a containment breach. MTF Alpha-Kaunan ("Argent Devotees") should be dispatched to recover the body, as well as any silverware within an 80 metre radius. This silver is to be melted down and re-cast into decoy bowls, to be filled with non-anomalous sugar and added to Chamber 02. The cadaver is to be interred beneath the chamber alongside the others.

SCP-5947

Description: SCP-5947 is the designation for a collection of dried anchovies, one of which (SCP-5947-1) is indestructible. Twice per day, at midnight and noon, SCP-5947-1 will split into two identical dried anchovies.
Addendum: On the order of Director Smith, all personnel assigned to CANUAR-Site-90 have been integrated into Project Irides. Anomalous objects extraneous to Project Irides have been decommissioned.

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To: SSmith18@Scipnet (Site Director Silas Smith; Classification Level XK-4; Employee Number 378)
From: O5_2@Scipnet (Overseer Two; Classification Level OK-5-Thaumiel; Employee Number 2)
Subject: SCP-5947

Dear Director Smith,
As of today, the Council has voted 1-12-0 on the issue of dismantling Project Irides. Furthermore, the Council has voted, 12-1-0, to overrule objections from the former Site-90 Ethics Committee, ensuring that your project continues regardless of their past rulings on the matter.
It is the majority opinion of the O5 Council that the existence of Project Irides has given the Foundation an advantage in dealing with several major Groups of Interest, not the least of which being GoIs-004C and -023. By dominating the concept of silver, the Foundation has forced them to abandon significant holdings and resources, putting us in a better position to negotiate with, or combat, such threats.
On an official basis, I would like to apologize for any inconvenience these proceedings have caused you.
On an unofficial basis, I have nothing to say, except that I'd be impressed if I wasn't furious.

-O5-2

Footnotes
1. For more information, see addendum, or consult supplementary materials regarding second sight.

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Item #: SCP-5948
Object Class: Euclid
Early Containment Procedures: Both ends of the 300-meter section of 520th Street, located in the wooded area, have been purposely destroyed in order to prevent vehicular traffic. The forest surrounding the SCP-5948 phenomenon has been declared as a hunting zone to explain the sound of occasional gunfire.1
Discreet AV surveillance has been established for the purpose of observing any inconsistencies in the SCP-5948 ritual, as well as to alert Provisional Site-088 of any trespassing civilians.
Locating the anomalous source of gunfire has been designated the primary containment objective. Efforts to locate and tag all raccoons in Lucas County, Iowa are secondary and ongoing.
Description: SCP-5948 is a cyclical phenomenon occurring in the middle of 520th Street, a section of road distant from civilians in Lucas County, Iowa. Its primary actors consist of a large raccoon (Procyon lotor) and a 5.56mm bullet, designated as SCP-5948-A and SCP-5948-B respectively. The entirety of SCP-5948 lasts between five to twelve days before beginning again.
The source of SCP-5948-B has yet to be identified, nor have any bullet casings been retrieved. Ballistic analysis has been unable to provide conclusive results regarding the location or identity of the shooter; point of entry is consistently at the base of the skull while the exit wound is at the top.

Discovery: From January 19th to June 8th, 2020, multiple phone complaints regarding gunshots were submitted to the Lucas County local authorities. The complaints went ignored until July 30th when a civilian threatened a civil suit if there was no investigation. While the investigation did not result in finding the offender, authorities had found a large aggregated mass of dead raccoons several meters away from the road, each one with obvious bullet wounds in their skull. This caught the attention of local news outlets and, subsequently, the Foundation.
Examination of the corpses revealed that the oldest remains were killed by SCP-5948-B while the more recently deceased raccoons showed evidence of overfeeding and blunt-force trauma.

Event Log: Remote observation of the wooded area commenced following the implementation of the current containment procedures. The provided log is the most current understanding and consistent repeated events to date, and has been chosen as a model to represent future cycles.

Preface: All timestamps are estimates of when each event occurs within the SCP-5948 phenomenon, relative to the initiating event.
Format: [Days]:[Hours]:[Minutes]

00:00:00 — A large raccoon is killed by SCP-5948-B after it suddenly appears and bursts through its skull.
00:21:32 — Another raccoon discovers the corpse. It prods at it briefly, then leaves into the wooded area.
03:01:24 — The raccoon returns with a group of five to six other raccoons, all carrying crudely made tools such as mallets and hatchets. Each examines the corpse, sniffing it and pushing it.
03:01:26 — The raccoons move away from the corpse and take turns hugging each other. Notably, the largest whimpers and whines as they are hugged.
03:01:30 — The raccoons begin to surround the largest one, now formally designated as SCP-5948-A. It visibly panics.2
03:01:31 — SCP-5948-A tries to escape. The surrounding raccoons attack SCP-5948-A, scratching and biting it. One raccoon stabs the left hind leg of SCP-5948-A with a sharpened stick, causing it to cry out and fall to the ground. The attacking raccoons roll SCP-5948-A onto its other side, allowing them to stab the other leg.3
03:01:48 — The raccoons leave SCP-5948-A in the middle of the road and go into the woods. SCP-5948-A attempts to crawl away, though it stops itself frequently due to what could be considered an immense amount of pain. It does not leave the street.
03:09:17 — The raccoons return carrying a variety of food.4
03:09:19 — SCP-5948-A is pinned down by the raccoons and force fed. SCP-5948-A retches, but the raccoons do not relent.
03:09:31 — The raccoons leave one last time, taking the previous SCP-5948-A instance with them. The current SCP-5948-A cries softly. It remains still, eventually losing consciousness.
04:01:55: — A family of deer begin to approach the road but, upon noticing SCP-5948-A, turn away.
05:17:40 — A gunshot is heard, SCP-5948-B immediately manifesting from an unknown location after, striking and killing SCP-5948-A.

Footnotes
1. Civilians residing near the area have been memory conditioned to believe that this has always been in effect.
2. During this time, it may attempt to induce vomiting, though this has only occurred twice.
3. The motions of the attack differ from each cycle, though they will always end with SCP-5948-A being disabled in the hind legs. In cycles where the struggle takes place off of the street, SCP-5948-A will be dragged back onto it once finished.
4. The exact nature of the food differs from each cycle, though it is typically berries, worms, insects, frogs, or half-eaten refuse from any of the nearby homes.

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Item #: SCP-5949
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Refer to Project SEVENSEAS Quarterly Report – March 2021

Description: SCP-5949 is a species of megafauna first observed in the early 1970s. SCP-5949 specimens are cuboid organisms averaging three meters in height and frontal width. Juvenile members of the species are typically six meters in length, with the largest known adult specimen reaching twice that. A diverse array of patterns and colorations is present across the species.
Specimens are believed to be asexual, and reproductive habits of any kind have yet to be observed. Internal organs are akin to those found in crabs and lobsters, albeit relative to the large size of an SCP-5949 instance. The outer shell of SCP-5949 is similarly crustacean in makeup, though with a texture and integrity similar to that of steel.
SCP-5949 is one of several recently1-observed species displaying what the Foundation recognises as “bio-adjacent” evolutionary characteristics; a natural ability to blend in with and exploit human-made infrastructure, most notably systems which operate on a scale analogous to ecological biospheres.2
Despite lacking limbs or appendages to facilitate motion3, SCP-5949 relies on symbiosis with the workings of international logistics to maintain a nomadic lifestyle. Uncontained specimens experience a state of perpetual, global migration.
At present, the worldwide population of SCP-5949 is estimated to be between four and seven thousand.

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2021/03/03

Let's get one thing straight – we're all very embarrassed about the underestimation. “Where are they all coming from?” Well, I mean, we're talking creatures here which are rather like crustaceans in terms of how they're… constituted. The geometric cousins of crustaceans that we've had to purchase god knows how many cranes to lift. So, to answer your query, probably the sea. Just a hunch, as a marine biologist.
But about those numbers… yeah, ouch. We didn't half muck that up. Just add about three more noughts to the initial prediction and you should have closer to a realistic figure. What we're looking at here is possibly the most prolific spread of anomalous fauna since Foundation records began.
We're running a thousand acres of provisional facility here and we're almost at full capacity. There's a few hundred new specimens coming in tomorrow, and that'll pretty much have to be it. I've been in contact with my Dutch counterparts and they might just be able to co-opt a few square miles near Rotterdam by next week. That should cover European containment for another month or two, but then we'll have to start considering our other options again. All credit where it's due, the International cooperation has been fantastic so far. The facility the Saudi Arabian branch managed to acquire has been a huge help - though, again, space is getting pretty tight. I can attest the same for China, Japan, Australia… we're investigating a few potential sightings at an Antarctic research station, and if that's the case then they'll have made it to all seven continents. At least it's easier to hide a mass-containment facility there, I suppose.
I can't help wondering, though – about all this money, all these spontaneous large-scale infrastructure projects. Long-term, we might have to just do the unthinkable and start nipping this species in the bud. Ostensibly, sure, it's a harmless anomaly with a natural propensity to… not particularly mess with the Veil. But in the long run, if they keep popping up out of who-knows-where, resources might start to really get stretched.
And that's not even broaching the fact that this kind of evolutionary pattern might become all the more common. This is nature on global commercialism – think of it along the lines of oneiroi, or a sapient entity borne out of nothing but cyberspace.
To be honest, that's pretty much it for this quarter. I'll send over a few shots of the Arabian facility, in case you haven't seen it already.
Dr. Nick Iqbal, Provisional Site-45B
Felixstowe, United Kingdom

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Typical adult SCP-5949 specimen.

Footnotes
1. Within the latter half-century.
2. Examples of such self-perpetuating systems include geoeconomics, international trade, and the synergy of internet media.
3. SCP-5949 specimens appear inanimate to individuals unaware of their anomalous nature.

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Item #: SCP-5951
Object Class: Keter Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures:

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The Miami Walmart Supercenter is to remain closed and given weekly inspections. Due to SCP-5951's associated anomalies being solely located within the affected building, additional security measures have been deemed unnecessary. All SCP-5951-1 instances that manifest are to be rendered inactive by SCP-5951-2. Information regarding the applied uses of SCP-5951-2 are restricted to Level 4 personnel.

The Miami Walmart Supercenter is to remain indefinitely open and available for public use.
Access into SCP-5951 is achieved through five auxiliary entrances marked as "staff only” on the left side of the building, connecting directly to the employee break area within SCP-5951. These doors are to remain locked, only being unlocked in order to export SCP-5951-2 out of the building.
SCP-5951 is to be staffed solely by Stationary Task Force Kappa-51 (“Always Low Prices”), who are to maintain the localization of SCP-5951's effects to the employee break room section, keep the store in optimal condition for possible customers, and to continually harvest moderate amounts of SCP-5951-2.
Description: SCP-5951 is the official designation of a non-anomalous Walmart superstore located in Miami, Florida. Within SCP-5951 are connected anomalous phenomena associated with a corporate entity, currently identified as Void Incorporated.
SCP-5951-A is a specialty sub-department unique to SCP-5951, labeled “Void” on all identifying signage within SCP-5951. SCP-5951-A is randomly relocated in the place of any other sub-department upon any entry into SCP-5951, swapping the pre-existing department to its former location.
SCP 5951-B is the machinery housed in SCP-5951-A, officially branded as “Void Incorporated Matter Reprocessor”. SCP-5951-B can be activated by flipping the “Engage” switch located on the machine's control interface, with all other labeled and unlabeled control methods on the panel appearing to be unresponsive. Activation of SCP-5951-B results in nearby, inorganic matter gravitating towards an array of large flesh pores on the machine's surface, which will expand or contract to allow an object to enter. After a period of roughly 3 minutes, a wet, rubbery sack, filled with a vacuum, will be emitted from a chute in the back of SCP-5951-B, and will be carried to a nearby platform by a conveyor belt integrated into SCP-5951-B's design.
Shortly after expulsion, the sack will collapse inwards and be filled with air at the expected rate, or will rupture and release an SCP-5951-1 instance (SCP-5951-B apparently possesses a 75% chance to create an active SCP-5951-1 instance). SCP-5951-1 instances are animated, blue rubber figures, shaped presumably to resemble a human being. SCP-5951-1 instances are also hollow, with all bodily orifices covered and partially caved inwards as a result of the extremely low internal pressure. Docile and unresponsive to all outside forms of communication, SCP-5951-1 entities are assumed to be unintelligent, responding only to specific events within SCP-5951. The testing log portion of this document contains a documented list of all possible stimuli responses.
17/12/20 Description Update: After a period of 8 hours, an SCP-5951-1 instance excretes foam uniformly across its surface, which hardens completely in the span of a few minutes. The SCP 5951-1 instance dissipates completely within the shell, designated SCP-5951-2.
2/1/21 Description Update: As of Incident 51-1, all SCP-5951-A instances are permanently localized to the employee break room section of SCP-5951.
Discovery: On 28/11/20, the following flyers began to spontaneously manifest within the home of retired salesperson Grant Fayworth, containing the coordinates of SCP-5951. Authorities were contacted, leading to Foundation intervention, and subsequent investigation of the location. A full transcript of the recovered documents can be found below.

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ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOP-SHOP-SHOPPERS, LIMITED TIME ONLY FOR MANY MARVELOUS DEALS, SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES, TAKE A LITTLE WALK DOWN TO OUR HUMBLE STORE AT [Coordinates Removed], PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK, WE WON'T BE AROUND FOREVER, THERE'S STILL SOME TIME TO HAVE FUN, TELL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL YOUR FAMILY, DO YOUR PART, CHIP IN AND WATCH, HELP A FELLOW FRIEND OUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WE'VE MADE A GREAT MANY SACRIFICES TO ENSURE YOUR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY, YOU CAN DO IT, KEEP US IN BUSINESS, WE BELIEVE IN YOU!

GREAT MANY MARVELOUS PRODUCTS ALL FOR YOU AND ONLY FOR YOU, JUST FOR YOU SHOPPERS, A SPECIAL GIFT, DISCOUNT PRICES, TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW COST, HOME FURNISHINGS 200% OFF, YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON, HELP YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND QUICK, PAINS TO GET THIS MANY DEALS TO YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP US OUT, WE NEED YOU!

YOU CAN SKIP PAYING, EVERYTHING'S FREE, EXCEPT US, FIRE SALE, EVERYTHING MUST GO, WE'RE RUINED WITHOUT YOU, YOU CAN HELP, ITS NOT HARD, PLEASE HELP, SAVE US! HELP US!

Addendum:

+ SCP-5951 Testing Log

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Notice: Experiments irrelevant to SCP-5951-2 have been removed, as per the Greazeburger Partnership Code, Privacy Policy, Section 19-E.

Test #: 3
Actions Taken: An SCP-5951-1 instance is allowed to remain active until noticeable behavioral changes are documented, within a limit of 48 hours.
SCP-5951-1 Response: The SCP-5951-1 instance began showing visible signs of discomfort and agitation past the 8 hour mark, before moving into the restroom area of SCP-5951. When personnel went to investigate the instance's disappearance, they discovered that the instance had secreted a soft, foamy coating before dissipating quietly inside.
Researcher Commentary: (Provided by Doctor Kensing) While further testing on the cocoon substance seems like an acceptable course of action, given how intensely unsettling SCP-5951's associated properties have been, especially compared to most corporate anomalies, I suggest that a waiting period of a week should be performed to reduce the risk of an unexpected property showing up and causing trouble. Testing may continue in the meantime, provided we get no suspicious behavior from anything loosely associated with SCP-5951.

Test #: 7
Actions Taken: A recovery drone removes a product from SCP-5951's boundaries.
SCP-5951-1 Response: Several SCP-5951-1 instances manifested suddenly and unexpectedly, before surrounding the drone and imploding in a synchronized fashion. The drone, the item, and the SCP-5951-1 instances were destroyed.
Researcher Commentary: (Provided by Doctor Kensing) Looking at what's happened so far, I'm going to describe what is most likely going to become the new normal when interacting with SCP-5951. We're going to be careful, we're going to experiment often, and we're going to touch absolutely everything. This is going to be a tough nut to crack, but we're going to nail this thing's properties one way or another.

Test #3 [Continued]:
Actions Taken: The substance secreted by a dissipated SCP-5951-1 instance is analyzed.
Results: The substance, henceforth referred to as SCP-5951-2, is chemically similar to various commercial insulation foam brands.
Researcher Commentary: (Provided by Doctor Kensing) Well, that's certainly not what I was expecting, exactly, but for once I'm relieved that the additional testing doesn't reveal more horrifying properties or sketchy implications. However, I might be speaking a bit too soon, and to circumvent any unexpected outcomes, I authorize more testing on SCP-5951-2, and would like to make that our main focus.

Test: 19
Actions Taken: SCP-5951-2 samples are applied to the exterior surface of SCP-5951-1.
Results: The instance was neutralized instantly, with its signature cocoon being secreted instantly, similar to the effects of expanding foam spray. Shortly after, Incident 51-1 occurred, a transcription of which is filed within the subsequent document. Level 3 clearance and above is authorized for access.

+ Incident 51-1 Documentation

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On 2/1/21, SCP-5951-B manifested the handset of an unbranded rotary telephone through its expulsion chute as opposed to the usual SCP-5951-1 instance, with the connecting wire remaining attached to the interior of SCP-5951-B. After a quarantining period of 24 hours, Doctor Kensing volunteered to pick up the line, with the below interview representing a transcript between Doctor Kensing and Greazeburger Representative Martin Greaze.

Interviewed: [Martin Greaze, referred to as POI-792]
Interviewer: [Doctor Kensing]
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Kensing: Hello?
POI-792: Welcome to the 24/7 Greazeburger Hotline, where yesterday's flesh is now suddenly fresh! How can I help you, pals?
Kensing: Right. I'd like to speak with a representative, please.
POI-792: Hey, you're in no position to be asking, we called you.
Kensing: Wait a second, why'd you-
POI-792: Social norms are dead, and before I get down to business, do you have any concerns or questions?
Kensing: Would you mind just explaining what's going on here? There's not really enough that I actually know in order to ask any good questions.
POI-792: Sure, just lemme put on my company representative hat, and I'll be right with you.
Kensing: Alright then, take all the time you need.
POI-792: Welp, this is Martin Greaze speaking, and I'd like to let you know that we here at Greazeburger don't care about time. After all, it is a man-made construct, and we can't have anything like that ruining our nice and surreal schedules. Anyways, I just got slightly carried away there. You'd like to hear about Greazeburger, or just the weird rubber flesh machine I'm calling you from?
Kensing: Both, since I have almost no context on what's going on here.
POI-792: Alright, as for Greazeburger, here ya go!
Kensing: I'm not quite sure I caught that, did you say something?
POI-792: Yeah, I did. As I was saying, you can find our humble little backstory right here!
Kensing: Nope. Still nothing.
POI-792: Aw, don't fucking tell me…
Kensing: Mr. Greaze, could you please pause for a moment to explain your situation?
POI-792: Say, uhh, Kensing. How many realities have you actually been to? I'd say maybe 2 to 3, but you seem like the kinda fella who might only have one.
Kensing: Well, I've only been in my home uni-. Wait one minute. I never told you my name.
POI-792: Jeez, this guy's green as hell. Have you ever heard of Dimension ID?
Kensing: Can't say that I have.
POI-792: You can't expect to go knocking on the doors of new realities with no expectations, that's just plain unsafe. If your dimension is formally registered, it'll have a book with basic facts about the person you're contacting in that dimension, like your name, your birthday, and your average number of teeth. To put it bluntly, if you're going to juggle bricks for a living, it would be fucking stupid not to wear a hard hat.
Kensing: That makes some level of sense, but I'm still needing some sort of explanation about all this.
POI-792: Alright look, I have no clue how to do crosslinking in a 3-walled universe. You'll need a 4th wall or 5th wall for me to do that, and that's just how your universe is on the basic level. As for an explanation, just look up Greazeburger in whatever organizational database you have, and there'll probably be a small file on the documentary we published here around 8 to 9 months back. Pull that up right now, read it, and I'll tell you why we called you.
Kensing: Got it, doing that right now.
Several minutes pass as Doctor Kensing locates and reads the aforementioned file on his mobile phone.
Kensing: So you're some kinda interdimensional fast food company.. Who temporarily turned some kids into slush with their documentary last year?
POI-792: Hey, that's a bit too harsh. The melting was only part of the viewing experience, right after it ended they got re-shaped.
Kensing: Well, my job is to stop things that we don't view as “normal” by our standards, so to be entirely clear, melting kids is not acceptable, even if it wasn't permanent. I don't approve of this, and I would quite frankly like to prevent you from doing whatever you do here.
POI-792: Oh jeez, let's not get particularly hasty here. We're looking to contact you about the weirdness in this flesh machine too. The way I see it, we're on the same side in this case, since the both of us don't want Void Incorporated messing around in your universe.
Kensing: I'm not willing to accept a business offer, if that's what you're trying to convey. We don't do business, and I certainly find you extremely difficult to work with.
POI-792: Let me finish talking, skin sack. Void Incorporated's been a nasty competitor for years, and we've seen everything from bone-eating lampshades to guitars that tear apart fingers when you try to play them, and it's been killing our business. All these new, innovative products that would do so well in a consumer setting outclassed the old Greazeburger spirit, and it hurt. So, the only option we could think of was to buy them and shut them down, which we did just a few days ago.
Kensing: That's certainly helpful, provided we're not going to get any more weirdness from this off-brand Walmart.
POI-792: Certainly! However, we do want to keep it somewhat operational, and we can offer quite a bargain if you meet our criteria.
Kensing: I'm not too keen on-
POI-792: So, we can't actually shut it off for various reasons, most of which have to do with the fact that the goop those things make when they die is incredibly valuable in quite a few universes. We'll hold off on future marketing here if you keep the store open, give us ⅓ of the store's accumulated profit, and give us regular medium shipments of that foam stuff biweekly. Otherwise, we'll test some of our experimental products on a focus group that includes your solar system. Thanks, and remember, you can't spell “Greaze” without “EZ”!
At this moment, the phone line is severed, leaving the handset outside of the machine and rendered useless.
Kensing: Well fuck.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: [Following an O5 vote on 3/1/21, SCP-5951 has been reclassified as “Thaumiel”. Additional contact with Greazeburger Incorporated is to be attempted, and testing with SCP-5951 has been indefinitely suspended. For his continual and loyal services to the Foundation, Doctor Kensing is to be promoted to the head of the Greazeburger Investigation Team.]

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