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WARNING

This file's Containment Procedures and Description are slated for major revisions to more accurately reflect events since their publication (see Addenda 5375.1-4). As such, the current file likely contains outdated or no longer accurate information.
In addition, due to recent changes in the Foundation Personnel Database and PANOPTICON system, we cannot confirm that the names of entities described in the following document are correct. Due investigation and verification of all mentioned entities is still underway.

SCP FOUNDATION
SURVEILLANCE & CRIME PREVENTION
2077

4/5375 LEVEL 4/5375
CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5375

Euclid

SCP-5375. The empty cell is the slot for the DeVry Core.

SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES: Anderson Systems executives are fully cooperating in an effort to locate and secure SCP-5375. Due to the involvement of SCP-5353, the investigation is being headed by MTF θ-15 ("Nametaggers"). The PANOPTICON system is operating at peak efficiency and should be capable of triangulating the location of PoI-0000 (Nobody) should they come in range of a node or Aerial Surveillance Drone.
DESCRIPTION: SCP-5375 is a proprietary piece of paratechnology developed by Anderson Systems, LLC, identified by the codename "the Name Machine". SCP-5375 was designed & constructed under an exclusive contract between the Foundation and Anderson Systems, and kept strictly confidential by both parties. Information tracing is ongoing to discover any unauthorized individuals who could feasibly have discovered SCP-5375's existence.
SCP-5375's stated purpose is to more effectively combat and contain identity-based cognitohazards and paramemes. It accomplishes this through a mixture of paratechnology and traditional engineering, the specifics of which are available with proper clearance at the SCP-5375 Full Schematic Dossier. SCP-5375 is capable of extracting identity-based concepts and topologies from individuals or objects, applying them to other individuals or objects, or fabricating such concepts and identities to apply to semantically null individuals or objects, given a 'source' to pull concepts from. At the time of loss, SCP-5375 had only been tested in controlled laboratory conditions.
SCP-5375 was stolen from its secure location in Lab 34E of the Anderson Complex, New Portland, on 09.27.2077, by an unidentified party of two individuals. The prototype was largely complete at this point, only lacking a critical power component removed for maintenance (the DeVry Core), paid for in full, and set to be transported into Foundation custody on 10.02.2077. The individuals evaded the significant security systems installed in the building and lab, disconnected the 5-ton prototype, and transported it out of the building without attracting attention, implying some level of anomalous capability. In addition, they possess a deleterious effect on surveillance data depicting them. Camera footage will depict them as a shifting black blur, and biometric sensors fail to record any data when they enter or exit a facility. Whether this is anomalous ability or technologically-based is currently unclear.
However, by piggybacking onto these tracking systems, global surveillance and identification system PANOPTICON was able to track the physical presence of one individual by identifying the absence of data wherever they appeared, effectively creating an informational silhouette. The ability of individual to evade the PANOPTICON is a pressing threat to Foundation security interests; Engagement Rule B-19 "Good Hunting" is in effect for the remaining individual.
Foundation Fast-Response Fireteams aerially deployed to the discovered individual's location in a disused warehouse on Bumaro Plaza and forcibly took them into custody for questioning. At this point, it became clear that this individual was SCP-5353.

Addendum 5375.1
LOGS — 09.30.2077

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INTERROGATION LOG - SCP-5353

FOREWORD: Prior to the arrest, SCP-5353's location had been triangulated via PANOPTICON nodes and MTF π-1 ("City Slickers") established a secure perimeter, diverting public aircar traffic with the explanation of a potentially dangerous anomaly on the premises. FRFT7 deployed aerially through the roof of the factory, engaging in a small firefight with SCP-5353 before disabling him with nonlethal charges. Further investigation revealed a small cot and living space set up in a former office, indicating that he had been present there for some time. SCP-5375 was not found on the premises.
An injured member of FRFT7 was medevaced to Our Lady Saint Hedwig Memorial Hospital for medical care. SCP-5353 was taken into holding at Mass Containment Site Beta for questioning by MTF θ-15 ("Nametaggers") Captain Aleksander Maliz.

«BEGIN LOG»
MALIZ: Hello. You're SCP-5353, correct? The Man in the White Suit?MALIZ: My name is Captain Maliz-MALIZ: Tyler Maliz was my uncle.MALIZ: Sure. I was saying, I'd like to talk to you about SCP-5375. The Name Machine.MALIZ: Because I haven't even explained what it is yet.MALIZ: And we have surveillance records of you from before the Drop, 2019. The day you met my uncle, actually. Even then, you had the exact same effect on the old CCTV cameras as Nobody. You were in the Anderson building with Nobody. You took the Machine, or you know where Nobody has it. And you're going to tell me.MALIZ: Why wouldn't you?
[Pause.]MALIZ: I know the history. You've been hunting Nobody since World War I - a hundred and fifty years. What changed, I wonder - why are you now willing to cover for it?MALIZ: Yeah? Then what were you doing when you met my grandmother and my uncle?MALIZ: Why?MALIZ: You're Nobody's foil. You exist only in opposition to him.MALIZ: I don't understand.MALIZ: So… are you a person, or some sort of hive-mind?MALIZ: Then what changed? If I was you, I'd be out there aiming for Nobody's skull.MALIZ: The Machine.MALIZ: What do you plan to use it for?MALIZ: You don't have to. The machine builds identities, you two are without them… it won't work, you know.MALIZ: You're pushing the machine to do something it wasn't meant to do - it fabricated a few identities under trial conditions, and it can't make more than one at a time without some sort of base source. It'll have to consume something, someone, for more.MALIZ: Not that you'll ever get the opportunity as it stands. But, tell us where Nobody has the machine… maybe we can work something out.
[Pause.][Pause.]MALIZ: You are a cryptic asshole, but this is more than you've ever talked to us. I know where I stand in these matters. Do you?
[Pause.]MALIZ: Cigarettes? Christ, no. It's not the 2020s anymore.
«END LOG»

AFTERWORD: Captain Maliz reported that SCP-5353 appeared visibly disturbed by his questioning through the interview. Another interrogation was scheduled for the following day, while PANOPTICON nodes and FRFTs were placed on high alert for possible Nobody movement on the streets or skytops. The New Portland Peacekeeper Wing was also forwarded information on Nobody to maximize nodes of detection.

CAMERA LOGS - ANDERSON L.C.F

FOREWORD: On 9.31.2077 at 3:26 AM (local time), security at Anderson Systems' Las Cruces Facility, a New Mexico campus host to a number of skunkworks projects, reported a break-in in the area of Simurgh Labs, the research group responsible for the development and construction of SCP-5375. Only one item was reported missing - a component of SCP-5375, the DeVry Core, that was awaiting shipment to the greater Anderson Complex in New Portland. Camera logs surrendered:

«BEGIN LOG»

CCTV CAMERA 13: HALLWAY

[Camera sweeps to elevator. Elevator doors open, and a humanoid black blur exits the elevator. The stripped and unconscious body of a janitor is visible in the elevator until the doors close. No identifying qualities are discernable from the blur's silhouette. Camera sweeps to lab door. Figure approaches door holding a keycard, swiping it. Door opens, figure enters.]

REGISTRAR SENSOR 14: LAB

3:01AM
Access granted (Janitor Worhol)

CCTV CAMERA 14: LAB INTERIOR

[Camera sweeps to door. The individual enters and wanders around the lab at a brisk pace for several minutes. A number of projects are lying on the worktables, but they do not acknowledge any. The individual arrives at the melon-sized DeVry Core, which sits alone near the edge of the lab. They heft the core and quickly move to exit the lab.]

«END LOG»

AFTERWORD: Paratechnology consultants at both Anderson Systems and rival firm Tou-Hei Heavy Industries have confirmed that the DeVry Core is only useful in its current state as a component of SCP-5375. Surveillance for possible Nobody activities has been increased.

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Addendum 5375.2
LOGS — 09.31.2077

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INTERROGATION LOG - SCP-5353

«BEGIN LOG»
MALIZ: Pardon?MALIZ: Why you were putting your trust in your sworn enemy, yes.MALIZ: Do tell.

NETWORK CAMERA 159: VENT INTERIOR

[A black blur crawls through the metal vent pipe. Gas in the vent makes it difficult to see but the figure continues their scooting down the pipe.]
MALIZ: You figure? Shouldn't you know better than anyone? You're his victims.
[Pause.]MALIZ: So you're saying you're something else entirely?MALIZ: Sure.MALIZ: About what?MALIZ: This new Nobody?

NETWORK CAMERA 324: VENT EXTERIOR

[The vent cover flies off the vent and drops to the floor with a clang. Two boots pop out as the figure extricates themself from the air-conditioning vent and drops to the floor. No one else is visible in the hallways. The figure starts briskly jogging down one of the paths.]

MALIZ: Okay - the host, then. What's different?MALIZ: That's enough to make you trust him? Really?
[Pause.]MALIZ: No kidding. About what?MALIZ: Yeah, I know what you mean. But decades, really?
[Rattling.]MALIZ: And what's that?

NETWORK CAMERA 1195: CHAMBER EXTERIOR

[The figure stands in front of a small metal door. They experimentally test the handle, finding it locked. Then they draw a large red tool from their back and, standing back, smash it against the lock.]
[The door to the interrogation chamber flies open, shattering the lock. Cpt. Maliz draws his sidearm and aims at the door. PoI-0000 "Nobody" is standing in the doorway, raising his own pistol. SCP-5353 stands up.]NOBODY: I always arrive right on time.
MALIZ: You're Nobody.
NOBODY: I've been called worse, but yes.
MALIZ: You bit my grandmother a century or so ago.
NOBODY: Wait, you're- oh, Jesus. Come on![Breach alarms begin sounding throughout the site, accompanied by the flashing of klaxons.][SCP-5353 kicks Cpt. Maliz's knees out from under him, dropping him to the floor. He picks up the fallen sidearm and nods to Nobody. Both run out of the room.]

«END LOG»

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Addendum 5375.3
INCIDENT 5375.1 — 09.31.2077

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INCIDENT 5375.1

17:45: Breach alarm set off at Mass Containment Site Beta. Two intruders reported.
17:47: Partial lockdown enacted — intruders tracked on cameras through Third Tower, East Wing.
17:47: Cpt. Maliz identified giving chase to intruders.
17:50: Intruders, Cpt. Maliz, and pursuing Site Security exit to the aircar platform on the Third Tower. Minor firefight ensues, Site Security unit member shot.
17:56: Intruders hijack an aircar, taking off and accelerating towards downtown New Portland.
17:57: Cpt. Maliz commandeers an airbike and follows.
17:58: Site Security disengages; Fast-Response Fireteams and New Portland Peacekeeper Wing notified of active high-speed chase.
18:01: FRFT VTOLs and Peacekeeper APCs engage, giving chase to Cpt. Maliz and intruders. Intruders shoot at Cpt. Maliz out of the window, but miss.
18:10: High speed chase continues through crowded city airpaths.
18:12: FRFTs and Peacekeepers forced to break off due to lack of manuevering room. Cpt. Maliz returns fire to intruder aircar at close range.
18:13: Cpt. Maliz's airbike takes a shot and begins to smoke. He presses against the aircar and clambers aboard the roof. The abandoned airbike explodes.
18:15: Peacekeepers order clearing of airpaths.
18:16: Aircar banks hard left in an effort to throw off Cpt. Maliz and grazes a skyscraper. Engine begins smoking.
18:16: Aircar makes a sharp turn towards Bumaro Plaza and goes into a nosedive.
18:17: Aircar performs high-risk crash landing at Bumaro Plaza.

MALIZ: Stop! Hands up!NOBODY: Ignore him. We need to get to the Machine. The Core is in, it's already powering up.[MALIZ limps from the wreckage of the aircar to follow as NOBODY and SCP-5353 run into the disused warehouse.]NOBODY: Magic. Let's move.
[Both descend the stairs into the sublevel of the warehouse. SCP-5375 sits in center of the basement, hooked up to a large array of wires and power supplies. The DeVry Core sits comfortably inside it, and both are humming and glowing softly.]
MALIZ: Don't move.
[Cpt. MALIZ is standing in the entrance with another sidearm raised. NOBODY steps away from the computer.]
NOBODY: This has nothing to do with you. We're getting our names.
MALIZ: My family has been tied up in your little feud for two-hundred years. How the hell does it have nothing to do with me?
NOBODY: That was never anything more than a coincidence.
MALIZ: It doesn't matter. This won't work.MALIZ: Ask your new friend.
[Silence.]MALIZ: You're not getting anything here, assholes. Might as well give up now.
[Silence. Sirens from outside. SCP-5375's thrumming quickens.]
NOBODY: If it needs to consume something…NOBODY: … Some things are worth it. I have to do this.[NOBODY pushes SCP-5353 out of the way, laying a hand on SCP-5375. It suddenly increases in pitch and volume. ][SCP-5375 begins rotating its cells and thrumming. The lights of the basement dim for a moment.]
NOBODY: Fuckin', I'm not Nobody. Nobody is some parasitic son of a bitch that's hitched a ride and taken everything from me, okay? And he's taken everything from you too, all of you. He's the one that's responsible for your existence. And I'm not gonna end up like everyone before me, walking around the world, journalling random bullshit and hurting people. I'm going to go out on my terms, and make sure Nobody doesn't hurt anyone ever again.
SBPR-53ES: You don't have to do this. We can just give you a name, get rid of N-
NATHADY: I have a name.
[SCP-5375 rapidly increases in activity over the following 15 seconds, glowing to a blinding light and making significant noise from its cells shifting. The light temporarily fries the camera, but leaves the mic working. All activity suddenly ceases.]
NATHAN: Did it work?
[The sound of a live current is heard, suddenly followed by the start of a large explosion. Audio and visual feeds simultaneously cut out.]

A large explosion was reported at Bumaro Plaza by a number of civilians, confirmed by Foundation VTOLs above the scene. The explosion's epicenter was the disused warehouse, collapsing the structure and the facades of neighboring buildings and blanketing the area in a cloud of dust. Foundation VTOLs were about to touch down on the area when an automated systemwide service failure alert activated on all troopers' Eagle Eye interfaces. All personal networking and identification .AICs simultaneously reported that the global PANOPTICON system was suffering from a temporary outage, completely disabling civilian identification, IFF, and camera mapping.

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Addendum 5375.4
INCIDENT CLEANUP

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Bumaro Plaza, incident 5375.1.

Following Incident 5375.1, Foundation Fast-Response Fireteams and New Portland Peacekeepers converged on the epicenter of the explosion at Bumaro Plaza. FRFTs attempted to locate Nobody or SCP-5353 but were unsuccessful. The remains of SCP-5375 were found in the basement of the warehouse, largely destroyed as a result of an implosion of the DeVry Core. The blast's temporary shutdown of PANOPTICON rendered any standard identification of survivors infeasible; many individuals were let go without a full identity scan. After 2 hours, PANOPTICON was brought online again, and was used to cross-check the manually compiled list of survivors with the actual citizen database. 72 names found matches in the database; the four that did not were Sarah Lancaster, Louie Debs, Fritz Obermeyer, and Nathan Bridges. After more extensive excavation and recovery operations, twenty-two corpses were discovered buried under rubble and debris, clothed in period-appropriate historical wear — clothing ranged from that of the American Old West to Victorian England to Feudal Japan. Further excavation is ongoing.

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The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man In The White Suit

Hub
Hello, My Name Isn't
Chiaroscuro
Nobody, Nobody, Nobody, and Nobody's Encounters with The Man in the White Suit
SCP-5353 -- Does Anyone Remember Fritz Obermeyer?
Everyday Is Somebody's Birthday
SCP-5877 -- Nobodies
Ghosts in the Machine
Files intercepted from Anderson Systems personnel
→ SCP-5375 -- Nobody and the Name Machine ←
Epilogue:
Nobody in Their Right Mind

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Item#: 5376

Level2

Containment Class:
keter

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
keneq

Risk Class:
danger

link to memo

SCP-5376.

Special Containment Procedures: A large plot 2km south of Site-19 has been converted into a makeshift stunt arena, and fitted with a number of ramps, loops, and disused vehicles. Several fire jets have also been installed as a reward for SCP-5376's continued good behavior in containment. Once every 14 days, SCP-5376 is to be escorted to this area by an armed security detachment and supplied with a dirtbike. For the following four hours, SCP-5376 is permitted to drive, crash and perform stunts on all of the supplied equipment. Security staff are only to intervene in the event SCP-5376 attempts to escape. Following this duration, SCP-5376 is to be re-escorted back to its cell in Site-19's Keter Wing.
Since the implementation of current containment procedures three months ago, SCP-5376 has not detonated.
Description: SCP-5376 is a humanoid entity resembling a corpse in an advanced state of putrefaction. It has not displayed any awareness of this fact. Its skin is rotting and peeling, with bone visible in large patches across its body. Significant portions of flesh have come detached from its head, rendering its mandible completely exposed and one eye dangerously close to falling out of its socket. Despite this, SCP-5376 is sapient, mobile, reasonably intelligent, and able to communicate with researchers. SCP-5376 is clothed in a replica of famed American stuntsman Evel Knievel's signature outfit, a white motorcycle suit decorated with blue bars and white stars. SCP-5376 self-identifies as "Turbo Thompson".
Defying most mundane understandings of physics, SCP-5376 is constantly accruing potential energy, regardless of changes in mass, gravity, or elevation. This buildup is slow but cumulative; after significant energy has been built up, any small movement taken by SCP-5376 carries the risk of releasing all the pent-up energy at once. This typically results in a large explosion, leaving SCP-5376 unharmed but completely decimating its surroundings. Through poorly understood means, allowing SCP-5376 to perform stunts in an automotive vehicle quickly and efficiently vents this energy relatively safely.
SCP-5376 was initially discovered at a motorcycle stunt show in rural Georgia following parallel reports of a reanimated corpse wandering the densely-packed show and reports of a figure threatening violence to be allowed into the show.

MEMBERS:

Agent Sarah MacCullough
SCP-5376
Rudy Bellings (Civilian)

«BEGIN LOG»

[Agent SARAH MACCULLOUGH approaches SCP-5376 through the crowd, at the ticketing stand of the show. All other civilians are standing a distance from it, several clutching their noses. SCP-5376 is engaged in a heated argument with RUDY BELLINGS, the clerk at the ticketing stand. The visor of its helmet is lowered, obscuring its face.]BELLINGS: And I told you that we don't just allow any random schmuck in. All these guys have been registered for months and they're trained professionals. I don't even know who you are.[SCP-5376 pauses for dramatic effect before striking a pose, startling BELLINGS.][Distantly, an electric guitar riff plays.]
MACCULLOUGH: What the hell?
BELLINGS: I have literally never heard of you before.BELLINGS: Dude, fuck off!
[Agent MACCULLOUGH approaches from behind and grasps SCP-5376's shoulder.]
MACCULLOUGH: Sir, I'm gonna need you to come with me.
BELLINGS: Jesus, finally.
[SCP-5376 peers through his visor]MACCULLOUGH: [Visibly startled] I- what?MACCULLOUGH: … Yes. That's me. You should come with me, get out of here. This is small potatoes stuff, y'know.MACCULLOUGH: This is a weeklong event, come with me and I'll make sure you're all booked up for a slot tomorrow.MACCULLOUGH: Well, there's a motorcycle in the parking lot, we can just-
[SCP-5376 twitches.]MACCULLOUGH: What?MACCULLOUGH: What is?MACCULLOUGH: [Shouting] Everybody back, stand back!
«END LOG»

SCP-5376 detonating.

Following this, SCP-5376 spontaneously detonated in a large explosion. Due to Agent MacCullough's actions, no civilians were seriously harmed, and all witnesses were amnesticized. SCP-5376 was placed into containment and transported to a temporary holding chamber outside of Site-19 pending a containment analysis. Due to SCP-5376's apparent familiarity with Agent MacCullough, she was chosen to conduct the necessary interview.

MEMBERS:

Agent Sarah MacCullough
SCP-5376

«BEGIN LOG»

MACCULLOUGH: Hello, SCP-5376.[Command instructs MACCULLOUGH to maintain the ruse.]
MACCULLOUGH: Right. Thompson.[SCP-5376 strikes a pose.][Distantly, an electric guitar riff plays.]
MACCULLOUGH: Where did that come from?MACCULLOUGH: Okay then. It's, uh, it's been a minute, right?MACCULLOUGH: I'd never ditch a client.MACCULLOUGH: So do I. How about this, I answer one of your questions, you answer one of mine.MACCULLOUGH: Alright. Refresh my memory: where'd you come from, again?MACCULLOUGH: … No, I meant-MACCULLOUGH: It's…. my talent agency. Stars, Casting, and…. Production. Incorporated.MACCULLOUGH: Thank you.MACCULLOUGH: …. yes.MACCULLOUGH: Yeah, speaking of the visor. Could you lift it up?[SCP-5376 lifts up its visor, exposing its rotten and peeling face. MACCULLOUGH momentarily reels from the stench.]
MACCULLOUGH: Oh God, that reeks-MACCULLOUGH: Yeah… you look just how I remember you.MACCULLOUGH: Among other things.MACCULLOUGH: Er, what?MACCULLOUGH: I… don't think we can do that anymore. I have responsibilities, y'know. With the agency.
[SCP-5376 slumps.]MACCULLOUGH: But we'll definitely make sure you get some shows to play. For sure.
[SCP-5376 straightens.]MACCULLOUGH: So, next question. What's, uh, what's with the explosions?MACCULLOUGH: Wait, you're not alive tho-MACCULLOUGH: But so long as you can still do stunts, you're fine.[SCP-5376 thumps its chest.]MACCULLOUGH: Although?MACCULLOUGH: We'll move you to a cel- suite where you can stretch your legs momentarily.MACCULLOUGH: Oh, goddammit.

«END LOG»

SCP-5376 detonating.

Following this interview, SCP-5376 detonated, destroying the temporary holding cell it was contained in. However, it did not try to escape. Agent MacCullough and all other personnel also survived unharmed. Shortly after, SCP-5376's recreational stunt area was constructed and it was moved into a permanent cell in a bomb-proofed chamber of Site-19's Keter Wing equipped with exercise and activity equipment.

SCP-5376 was introduced to its recreational area and familiarized with the equipment. It repeatedly requested to be allowed to perform for an audience. This course of action was approved by the Site Director, and a 'show' was scheduled for an audience of off-duty personnel.

TIMELINE

12:30: Gates open, audience members begin to arrive. Several researchers construct an impromptu refreshment stand.
13:04: SCP-5376 arrives at area with armed escort and disembarks from the vehicle. It expresses considerable emotion at the amount of audience members.
13:14: SCP-5376 begins preparing for the show. This largely consists of it excitedly yelling in front of a mirror, and admiring the recreational area.
13:20: SCP-5376 mounts its provided motorcycle and rides out to applause.
13:23: SCP-5376 ramps over a series of parked cars.
13:29: SCP-5376 performs a reverse-wheelie on its motorcycle. It attempts to stand during this, but falls off the motorcycle.
13:37: SCP-5376 accelerates and attempts to complete the large loop in the center of the area; it fails to complete it, and instead falls from the apex of the loop, crushing itself with its cycle. It stands a few minutes later, apparently unharmed.
13:43: SCP-5376 produces another motorcycle and manages to ride both at once, with a foot on each handlebar. It then rips a door from one of the parked cars and uses it as a chariot, propelling itself off a ramp with the two motorcycles.
[Extraneous events removed]
14:34: SCP-5376 dismounts its motorcycle to scattered applause and addresses the crowd.

SCP-5376 detonating.

Following its speech, SCP-5376 once again detonated, causing minor damage to the area. While no personnel were harmed in the explosion, future viewings have held no live audiences. Instead, seats are filled with cardboard cutouts, and cheering is played through speakers to simulate an audience. Due to SCP-5376's decayed sensory organs, it appears to be unable to tell the difference.

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2/5377 LEVEL 2/5377
CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5377

Keter

Special Containment Procedures: All Foundation personnel are to be briefed on SCP-5377. Should any Foundation employee receive an instance of SCP-5377, they should contact their on-site security chief and refrain from touching the envelope. All mail to senior Foundation officials is to be monitored for possible SCP-5377 instances.
Description: SCP-5377 are paper coupons advertising various goods and services, usually offering them for free to the 'lucky recipient' of the coupons. SCP-5377 instances appear to be received exclusively by Foundation employees in the United States through the postal service. They are enclosed in small unmarked envelopes bearing no return address and the mailing address typed out in the font Comic Sans. Each envelope contains a single SCP-5377 instance, measuring 6cm by 8cm. All advertise a unique service, typically in insulting terms; a digitized sample is provided below.

ONE FREE SUMMON
GOOD FOR: HELPING YOU LOSE WEIGHT, YOU FAT FUCK!
Courtesy of Y.W.T.G.T.H.F.T.!
Disclaimer: Y.W.T.G.T.H.F.T. LLC cannot be held liable for any damage, injury, death, mutilation, vivisection, impregnation, ego death, or other form of harm caused by use of promotional coupon. The user accepts all responsibility for any illegal, immoral, or immature activities performed while being serviced by an outside demonic contractor. Outside demonic contractors are not vetted by Y.W.T.G.T.H.F.T. LLC and any statements or actions made by them should not be interpreted as an official company statement or action, as well as vice versa.

Upon making physical contact with an SCP-5377 instance, a planar gateway will open within 3m of the SCP-5377 instance and expel a single Tartarean-class demonic entity. This entity will typically be large, dangerous, semihumanoid, and propelled by the desire to complete the task laid out on the SCP-5377 instance by any means necessary. The safety and continued life of the user are generally not taken into account. Many entities also take particularly loose interpretations of the task, attempting to cause as much grief, suffering, and minor inconvenience in the life of the user they can.
In practice, the disclaimer on the SCP-5377 instance is so small as to be completely illegible to the average individual. This, combined with the touch activation, resulted in a great deal of demonic entities being summoned by personnel unaware of what they are doing.
An abridged list of SCP-5377 instances follows.

SCP-5377.1
Received By: Tom Segoyah, Research Analyst, Site-30
Good For: "HELPING YOU LOSE WEIGHT, YOU FAT FUCK!"
Results: A large demonic entity materialized in Segoyah's apartment and immediately began to pursue Segoyah, threatening to eat him if captured. Entity chased Segoyah, who was slightly overweight, across several counties for 41 hours of nonstop running, at which point Segoyah collapsed of dehydration and suffered a fatal heart attack. The entity physically removed several pounds of flesh from Segoyah's corpse before dematerializing. Segoyah's weight at time of recovery was 98lbs, less than half of what he had weighed prior to the incident.

SCP-5377.4
Received By: Charlie Benningham, Security Guard, Site-19
Good For: "MAKING SURE SHE'S NOT BEING UNFAITHFUL, LOSER!"
Results: A feminine demonic entity materialized in Benningham's home but quickly disappeared. Benningham retrieved his service weapon and immediately reported an anomalous event to Site-19 Security, and a Tactical Response Team was deployed to the Benningham family home. Upon arrival, they discovered Benningham at the doorway to the master bedroom, curled up in the fetal position and weeping as the demonic entity engaged in consensual intercourse with his wife, dematerializing as they 'finished'. Benningham later stated that he had been struggling with suspicions of infidelity from his wife recently.

SCP-5377.9
Received By: Sarah Selwater, Senior Researcher, Site-19
Good For: "PROVIDING SOME FAITHFUL COMPANY, LOSER!"
Results: The exact sequence of events were recovered from a security camera in Selwater's dormitory at Site-19's Sublevel 35. The envelope is sitting on on her desk as she walks into the room and closes the door behind her. Upon making contact with the coupon, a demonic entity manifests, clutching the leashes to two large Alaskan timber wolves. They are struggling against their leashes. The demonic entity lets go and the two wolves immediately leap on Selwater, mauling her and tearing her to shreds with their jaws and teeth. She remains alive for several minutes, well beyond what should have been possible given her injuries, and finally expires when the wolves begin to consume her body.1

SCP-5377.13
Received By: Terry Rosen, Head of Research, Site-12
Good For: "FIXING YOUR POSTURE, DORK!"
Results: A demonic entity manifested in Rosen's office holding a pistol. For the next 13 hours, it proceeded to hold Rosen at gunpoint while forcing him to continue his normal duties on his computer workstation. When Rosen's posture slumped or he leaned forward, the entity would threaten to shoot him, aggressively waving the pistol. During the 13th hour, Rosen leaned down to pick up a pen he had dropped and the entity shot him in the leg before dematerializing in frustration.

SCP-5377.17
Received By: Clarice Weller, Foundation Media Director
Good For: "GETTING YOUR REVENGE, WASHOUT!"
Results: A demonic entity manifested in Weller's office before immediately demanifesting. The demon promptly manifested in the office of John Calorman, the CEO of Calorman-Greene Marketing (Weller's former place of employment), 145 miles away. It subsequently forced Calorman to log into his computer before throwing him out of his nineteenth-story window to the street below. It used Calorman's computer to send Weller an email confirming that she was, in fact, still fired.

SCP-5377.20
Received By: Tilda Moose, Site-19 Director
Good For: "PUTTING YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG, SNAKE!"
Results: The envelope was opened by Director Moose's secretary. A gateway materialized in the room, but opened to reveal that it was a Way2 allowing access to Nx-001, the Wanderer's Library. A demonic entity entered through it, assaulted and grabbed the secretary, likely under the impression they were Director Moose, and took them through the Way, which disappeared after them. Director Moose denies any knowledge regarding the background context of the incident.

SCP-5377.21
Received By: O5-6
Good For: "MAKING THAT SON OF A BITCH PAY, MOTHERFUCKER!"
Results: Due to the increased security after the incident with Director Moose, the mail was intercepted well before it came close to O5-6 or his secretaries. All attempts to destroy it simply resulted in another envelope arriving the next day. It was instead triggered in a controlled laboratory environment using D-19471.
In Boston, an advertising shoot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes was interrupted by the manifestation of a demonic entity that immediately grabbed and violently assaulted the individual wearing the costume of Tony the Tiger, the longtime mascot of the Frosted Flakes brand. It proceeded to injure Tony, breaking their bones, skinning their back, snapping their spine while mutilating and slashing them with various loose objects, generally brutalizing the individual. The entity demanifested after authorities arrived and Tony the Tiger's actor expired from his injuries. All witnesses were amnesticized. O5-6 has declined to comment.

Footnotes
1. Selwater's body was discovered several hours later and the unexpected presence of the wolves resulted in severe injuries to another researcher before they were terminated.
2. Ways and Means, Rsr. Stan Edlock, 1994.

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SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B.

Item #: SCP-5378
Object Class: Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B were kept in a small enclosure with soil, rocks and various flora. They were fed four raisins per day, and had their container cleaned every week.
Description: SCP-5378 is the designation for two sapient ladybird beetles,1 which are referred to as SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B. Both instances constructed miniaturized versions of manmade structures and objects using natural materials, such as leaves, rocks, and dirt.
Addendum 1: Below is a list of every recorded structure built by SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B, as well as the context of their creation.

Structure Created
Context

A small tent comprised of two propped-up Rose leaves.
SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B had just been contained.

A sleeping bag made of leaf petioles sown together.
SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B appear to "sleep" together within the sleeping bag for eight hours.

A separate sleeping bag.
After climbing around the enclosure in what is assumed to be an escape attempt, SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B meet outside the tent. They start making harsh buzzing noises at each other. After the altercation, SCP-5378-A makes its own sleeping bag.

Two two-story cabins.
Probably a result of the former incident.

A letter etched onto a woodchip.
After nine months since the cabins were created, SCP-5378-A gives the letter to SCP-5378-B at its doorstep.

A bench made of twigs held together by twine.
SCP-5378-B slowly walks out of its cabin towards SCP-5378-A's cabin. It taps on the door. When SCP-5378-A comes out, they build the bench and sit next to each other. After an altercation consisting of quiet buzzes, they touch their forelimbs together.

A heart.
SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B combine two leaves into the shape of a heart on the enclosure floor. They both lay in the middle of the heart sideways, holding each other's limbs.

After SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B were observed to be unmoving for several hours, they were removed from their enclosure. It was confirmed that SCP-5378-A and SCP-5378-B had expired, most likely due to old age.
Addendum 2: Below is the letter mentioned in Addendum 1. It was put under a microscope for comprehensiveness.

Hello my sweet Rose,
My limbs are aching, and the world around me spins uncontrollably. I think this is the end.
I'm sorry about the altercation we had long ago. Our jailing here wasn't your fault, and I should have been less harsh.
Without you, I have been mournful. I miss your touch, and the fluttering of your wings ringing through my ears. I miss traversing through the blue skies with you at my side. Wherever we were, you made it all the better.
I figured since we are taking our last breaths, we might as well take them together. We shouldn't have to die in isolation.
Please. Let's talk.
Sincerely,
Harold

Footnotes
1. Commonly known as ladybugs

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Item#: 5381

Level2

Containment Class:
euclid

Secondary Class:
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Disruption Class:
vlam

Risk Class:
caution

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Special Containment Procedures: Since the impermanent nature of SCP-5381 instances complicates long-term containment, efforts should concentrate on concealing its existence from the public. In the case of an SCP-5381's manifestation, Mobile Task Force Omega-41 "Files Difuntos" should move and set a perimeter around the instance in order to prevent encounters with civilians. Any unauthorized witness should be given Class-A amnestics and released.
Description: SCP-5381 refers to a small population of spectral entities theorized to be a subspecies of Gashadokuro, a yokai entity endemic to Japan1. So far, SCP-5381 manifestations have only been reported in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, México. SCP-5381 is noteworthy for being the second documented sighting of Gashadokuro outside Japan2 and the first documented population external to the island nation.
Similarly to the Japanese Gashadokuro, SCP-5381 instances resemble giant animated human skeletons; the main visual feature distinguishing them is that SCP-5381's bone structure is adorned with patterns resembling traditional Día de Muertos calavera de azúcar3 decorations.

Calaveritas de azúcar. SCP-5381 decorations bear resemblance to these decorative patterns.

SCP-5381 instances are approximately between 25 and 30 meters tall4. Like their Asian counterparts, SCP-5381 can not be photographed. Interestingly, SCP-5381 exhibits a drastically different behavior from the Japanese Gashadokuro. Research on the exact nature and reason for this divergent behavior is still ongoing.
So far 14 SCP-5381 instances have been identified. Each one presents unique physical traits, varying in height, color, and pattern decorations5. Each SCP-5381 individual manifests6 in a different location corresponding to a local cemetery in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, México. These cemeteries belong to towns that were hotspots of Japanese immigration to México during the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century7. It is unknown what conditions originated the SCP-5381 phenomenon and why it is not present in other regions of Mexico with Japanese immigration.
Addendum: The following fragments are from Toraji Kusakado's diary, leader of the Enomoto Colony8, is assumed to be the first record of SCP-5381. Foundation Historians are currently studying historical records in order to obtain a clearer picture of the intercultural exchange that gave rise to SCP-5381's speciation process.

I have brought dishonor to my name and legacy. While malaria took the life of many of my companions, it was my failure at leadership and planning that doomed our harvest. Yesterday, my remaining countrymen decided to leave me. Some were eager to return to our homeland, and others decided to make this land their new home. I have failed them. I failed Lord Enomoto. I failed Japan…

Due to all of my past tribulations, I missed the chance to honor my fallen companions during the Bon9 festival. The Mexicans have a similar tradition on November 2nd so I decided to honor the customs of this land and paid a visit to the local graveyard in the town of Escuintla where my fallen companions rest.
I went to the local market to get the materials for a shoryo-dana10. I had trouble choosing appropriate flowers for the altar since I was still unfamiliar with the local varieties. A merchant kindly explained to me that I should use cempasúchil, the flower of the dead. I still remember her fondly for she was not only a joyful spirit, but she was also donning the most peculiar makeup I have seen in this land. For moments, that makeup make me feel as if I was talking to a shinigami.
I arrived at the cemetery to clean the graves. I built a makeshift shoryo-dana and placed candles and the cempásuchil flowers on it. I lit the candles and left the food offerings: our traditional dishes to remind them of our homeland, but also pan de muerto11 and some one of those curious skull-shaped candies.

I was alone, praying at shoryo-dana when a towering figure emerged from the shadows. I recoiled in fear as I recognized the fearsome Gashadokuro, surely sent by angry spirits to punish me for my failings. I tried to run but my legs were failing me. I tripped on an unmarked grave and fell to the ground and watched in horror as the yokai approached me. I had heard the stories of the Gashadokuro mercilessly biting the head of their unfortunate victims and drinking their blood. I prayed to my ancestors and tried to make peace with my destiny. If being eaten by the yokai was the just punishment for my failing, then so be it.
To my surprise, the Gashadokuro did not eat me. Instead it just stood for a while in front of me, inspecting me in a curious manner that seemed almost child-like, before losing interest and wandering around the tombs. I could not believe what miracle could have convinced the demon to spare me. Had it been some intervention from the Kami?

Eventually, I realized that, in my initial fear, I had failed to notice something important about this Gashadokuro. It was different from the popular legends and paintings I had seen before. It was even different from Hantā's records. I once had the opportunity to read. Its bones, traditionally supposed to be just bare bones, now bore decorations similar to those put in skull-shaped candies used by Mexicans as offerings to honor their dead. At that moment I realized we had brought the Gashadokuro with us. Alongside our hopes and dreams, we carried also our demons. However, this land and its ritual I had partaken in somehow changed the yokai, healing its terrible anger and satiating its infinite hunger.
Seeing this changed creature filled me with a lot of hope, if even the monstrous Gashadokuro could find peace in this place… maybe… then maybe we also have a future here. The decorated Gashadokuro disappeared slowly into the darkness it had emerged. I was left alone again, contemplating the starry night, wondering if I would live to see the day the Rising Sun and the Navel of the Moon finally shine together.

Toraji Kusakado
November 3rd 1897

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Footnotes
1. See SCP-2863 for further reference.
2. The other documented sighting outside of Japan was of a single specimen in China in 1938.
3. Skull-shapped sugar or chocolate candy, usually put in Día de Muertos altars as part of an offering to the dead.
4. Generally smaller than the Japanese Gashadokuro which ranges between 30 and 35 meters.
5. Decorations appear to match popular depictions of Dia de Muertos calaveras. At least one of them has been described as wearing headwear resembling of the local sombrero.
6. Manifestations can occur at least twice a month and last approximately 4-5 hours before disappearing.
7. To this day, Japanese surnames are common in the region.
8. First Japanese attempt at migration to Mexico, orchestrated by viscount Takeaki Enomoto with the blessing of the Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. Thirty-five Japanese migrants tried to establish a coffee plantation new the town of Escuintla, in the Soconusco region of Chiapas. This first colony was ultimately a failure due to poor harvests and sicknesses such as malaria, however, it set the precedent for future Nippon migrations to the country.
9. Syncretic Buddhist/Shintoist festival to honor the dead celebrated from August 13th to 16th. It presents similarities to the Mexican Día de Muertos, such as the custom of making altars and food offerings to the deceased and cleaning and decorating family graves.
10. Altar to welcome the spirits during Bon.
11. Traditional Día de Muertos sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, decorated with bone-shaped pieces.


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Item #: SCP-5385
Object Class: Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures:

+ Archived Special Containment Procedures

- Archived Special Containment Procedures

The Homeburg Hotel and the buildings around it have been purchased by the Foundation and barred from public entry. Biological matter acquired from SCP-5385 is to be contained within a freezer at -40 degrees celsius. Personnel who enter the hotel are to wear Level-II Hazmat suits and be equipped with an incendiary tool in the event of being caught inside of SCP-5385.
Deaths related to SCP-5385 are to be given the cover story under the "Slasher-no-Slasher" protocol.

Updated: The remains of SCP-5385 and SCP-5385-A are to be stored in Level-I Bio Chambers and may be accessed for research purposes.
The Homeburg Hotel and the surrounding buildings are closed off from the public and are currently being investigated for further anomalous activity.
Description:
SCP-5385 was an approximately 30-meter wide amorphous mass of flesh that was located in the center of the Homeburg Hotel1 in Tampa, Florida, and had spread and embedded itself inside the infrastructure of the building around it. SCP-5385 is composed entirely of human skeletal smooth and striated tissue, with patches of bulbospongiosus and ischiocavernosus tissue being found in small quantities throughout it even after its neutralization. In its center, was a 5-meter-wide mass of functional cardiac tissue in the shape of a human heart and had a heart rate of 120 times per minute. SCP-5385 was capable of locomotion and had the ability to compressed and elongate its mass.
Throughout SCP-5385's mass were the cadavers of 45 humans, 16 domestic canines, and 20 domestic felines. The cadavers' biological matter were structurally merged with SCP-5385's mass to the point where fully intact removal is impossible. Tumors in the shape of human heads were present on every cadaver. These tumors possessed facial features that appeared to be grinning with their eyes rolled back. All lacerations and injuries made to SCP-5385 and the attached cadavers rapidly regenerate. It is theorized that the corpses within the mass of SCP-5385 were trapped inside it after its sudden formation and died of suffocation, as its mass covering their abdomens would have prevented airflow.
SCP-5385-A is was an unknown entity with similar composition to SCP-5385. It was purplish in coloration, with its epidermis being covered in a viscous, mucus-like substance. SCP-5385-A's origins are currently unknown and its connection to SCP-5385 as well.
An investigation into the Homeburg Hotel revealed that 8 weeks before the appearance of SCP-5385, several letters from a person self-identifying as Douglas Lamb were sent to it to an unknown individual. Transcripts of them are provided below.

+ SCP-5385 Letter Documentation

- SCP-5385 Letter Documentation

My love! It tears my heart to know that I can not feel and caress your tender and plump body of my every waking moment. Your eyes are like windows into your soul. How I wish to see your bosom shine under the star-lit sky! To feel every curve of your soft, glorious body.
I know you have watched me as I watch you, and that you feel the same way. For that very reason, I cannot be an admirer any longer. I must be with you. Dream of me as you sleep, as I will dream of you.

I write this missive to you in time of my euphoria. I admit I thought of you constantly as I committed the act. I have no shame in telling you this, for you belong to me as I belong to you. Yes! I cannot say or write that enough. I have loved you since I was just a lad. How I watched and released myself of tension for many hours in my early youth.
I remind myself every morning how blessed I am to be able to see you. No one else could but me, not even the old man, who claims to be your father. Which I find prosperous, something so beautiful can never spawn from such a wicked, vile being. My Grandfather always told me I was special, that I was bestowed a gift from God.
But I don't care about that, I'll trade it all if I could be with you. So now, as I reached the height of my adulthood, I wish for you to give me a sign of your affection towards me. I cannot make the move in person unless I know for sure you are ready. I am a gentleman, not a thug.
I will wait outside. Watching.

A few hours ago I was just chased and yelled at by the Old Man to get away from you. Why? Have I done something wrong? Have I not been celibate for all these years just for you? Have I not been faithful? Then why? Only you could have known I will be there. You called him. You called that old buffon to cast me out of your presence and into the mud as if I was a Beef-head! I could have killed him with a thought, but I didn't out of respect for you. But yet, you knew that, and still sent him.
How dare you! I'm your only true lover. Your only friend. Your soulmate. You cannot abandon me like I'm second rate. Ycan't Ilve you I love [Unintelligible Writing]
….and if you do choose that route then so be it! I will give my love to someone of higher class. I don't need you, nor will I ever!!

Forgive me. I acted like a child. You did not cast me beside out of malice, but out of love. Your love is not like mine, no. It is a more mature, refined one. You wanted to test me to see if I could court you, and I failed; miserably.
You want a strong, reliable man. Not a wispy-washy weak, effeminate one. A man's man, one that would be the foundation of your body and take control of the situation. Yes! I would prove myself for you. My grandfather told me many times I came from a line of great men. Powerful individuals that once made inferior specimen quake from the mention of their name. I have that power too, he always said, to make wishes into reality. Maybe that's how I found you, I wanted to find someone as perfect as you. I must go back to my roots so I can lead us further into our future.
I will return in a fortnight. And when I do, I will be a man worthy of your love!

I have climbed the tallest mountain and traveled the twelve seas. I have seen my true nature and scoffed in its face. I rebuked it, ate it, and excreted it from my vessel. The only thing that remains is me, power, and my ever-lasting adoration for you.
That mind. That body. That soul. Everything you are is mine, and everything I am is yours. Forever and ever. Our souls will be fused into one being and I will know everything you are. I will think your thoughts. I will become them. Every movement, every laugh, every molecule on your body will be as if it was my own. I have found the wheel to turn these gears made out of love into reality!
Yes!
The time has come! Tomorrow, we will be one!

18 hours after this letter was delivered to the local authorities, an unidentified man entered the Homeburg Hotel naked. Several hours after this, reports of a flesh hive were reported to the local authorities in the area and Foundation agents were deployed to asset the situation. The agents then found a large amount of bio-mass that would later be classified as SCP-5385 and set up a perimeter under an ammonia leak cover story.
SCP-5385 Incident-001:
On February 14th, 2004, SCP-5385 began to show signs of vertical movement beneath its surface; its center, the heart, also began to rapidly beat. Several seconds later, it began to transform.

[BEGIN LOG]

[00:00]2 SCP-5385's lower parts begin to twist and elongate, with ossification being observed within its crevices at the same time. The upper section also begins going through a similar process.
[00:04] The upper and lower sections of SCP-5385 begin to resemble humanoid arms and legs and attempt to move. As it tries to stand with its legs, it uses its arms to grab the structure to support itself but is inhibited by its sagging mass. Simultaneously, the flesh of the cadavers trapped within SCP-5385 begins to pull away from their bodies and fuse with the main mass; all that is left are bones. This new mass travels beneath the skin of SCP-5385 and convulse until it starts to compress on itself, giving the mass the shape of a humanoid.
[00:08] SCP-5385 latches onto the roof with its arms as its legs dangle in the air and swings in a back and forth motion before letting go of the roof, and falling into the lobby of the Homeburg Hotel, destroying four floors in the process and causing pieces of wood and concrete to erupt beneath its feet.
[00:12] Hundreds of faces bearing the same expression as the tumors on the cadavers appear on the skin of SCP-5385 as the entity begins to dig into the floor of the hotel lobby. Once SCP-5385 has ceased digging, a large crevice in the floor is seen. A loud, wet noise, similar to meat being slapped on stone, is heard from this crevice when a purplish, cone-shaped mass of flesh emerges from it, hereby designated as SCP-5385-A. SCP-5385-A's surface then splits open into four sections, revealing a pink tube, and vocalizes "YOU WILL BECOME UNTO ME, AS I WILL BE UNTO YOU."
[00:16] SCP-5385's skin ruptures, causing the tumors to fall off its body and shrivel into an atrophied state. Cone-shaped masses then begin to grow and take their place where the tumors once were as they release large amounts of white foam.
[00:20] A head begins to rapidly form at the top of SCP-5385's section as a nose, a pair of eyes, ears, and a mouth takes shape. The face then mimics the expression found on the tumors and enters, head first, into SCP-5385-A, causing foam to overflow from inside it. SCP-5385 then vocalizes, albeit muffled due to its head being inside SCP-5385-A, "TO THE END OF TIME. TOGETHER FOREVER." Unidentifiable noises are heard for several minutes before SCP-5385 and SCP-5385-A both begin to vibrate and eventually combust.

[END LOG]

After this event, SCP-5385 and SCP-5385-A were both reclassified as neutralized.
Timmy Orseworth's Statement:
The former owner of the Homeburge Hotel, Timmy Orseworth, gave a statement regarding the letters from PoI-584 to the local authorities before SCP-5385's formation. An excerpt was retrieved and is provided below.

I'm telling you, you need to find that kid. Fucking weirdo. I swear to God he isn't right in the head. He talks in this strange way and never looks you in the eye either. I keep telling people to keep their kids away from that television. And when they start looking at me like I'm crazy, I take them by the arm and point at him! Then I say, "That's what happens when you let television raise your kids". They listen after that. That they do.
Proof? What other proof do you want? I gave you the letters, didn't I? He's not mentally sound, put him in a straight coat or something. I don't care what you do just keep him away. Why didn't any woman come to you? Cause there isn't one. That boy doesn't want a woman or a man. In fact, he doesn't want any human.
Let me tell you something. A year after I had my Hotel built, I saw that punk wandering around the building every single day. Raining, cold, or hot, it didn't matter. He was determined to be out there no matter what. One day I decided to see what the fuck is his problem and found him in the act. Motherfucker had his dick rubbing against the wall of my building!
That boy don't want no woman. He wants that building.

Footnotes
1. Approximately 85-meters tall.
2. Timeframe is recorded in minutes.

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To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelwoC.JriD#ten.PiCS|yelwoC.JriD
Subject: Containment Procedure Review

Hello, Ms. Makau. Could you please go over the Containment Procedures for SCP-5386 to make sure they're in accordance with the Ethics Committee's new policies?
The material is classified, so don't access it with anybody else in the room. Your terminal has been whitelisted to view it.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Hey, you're the Site's resident memetic expert, right?

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Yes I am.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Can you take a look at a memetic agent for me?

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

What are you doing handling meme agents? Aren't you an inspector for the Ethics Committee?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Yes. Director Cowell asked me to look at the conprocs for SCP-5386. There was nothing on the page but a strange image. I think it's a memetic agent but I can't be sure.

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

You looked right at it?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Yes

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Not a kill agent then. Send it over.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

hmm

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From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

I can tell it functions as a joint memetic. It removes recent memories and puts the person looking at it to sleep for a wlile. Mostly harmless, but very invasive. Intrusiveness on par with some kill agents I've seen. What inoculations do you have?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Just standard cognitohazard and meme protection.

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

It's a miracle you weren't affected. Clearly someone wanted you out of commission. What's your take?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

I don't understand. Cowell has to be doing this. Why would he replace an SCP with a memetic agent?

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Realpolitik, I assume. Why were you dispatched to Site 22?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Rumors of questionable humanoid SCP treatment, mainly. D class abuse too.

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Ah, the January incident. No wonder Director Cowell doesn't want you looking around. He'd want to make sure you don't get him in trouble with his superiors.

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

The plot thickens. SCP-5386 can't be accessed without a password from the Site Director. Isn't that interesting

ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH Is Offline

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Halley??

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

???

ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH Is Online

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

A guard came in. I knocked off their visor and threw my monitor at their head. The meme worked on them. I have to use my phone now

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

What are you going to do?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

I'm leaving my office. Can you get your car ready in the parking lot???

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Screw that. I'm going to the amnestics department. This isn't worth my job.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

really

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Your time's running out.

New Message From Site Director Cowley!

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

I just got a message from cowley

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

They know you're leaving. Don't open it.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

I'm not an idiot

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Where are you right now?

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Second floor

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

Go left on first floor reception. There's an employee entrance you can use cut through the security checkpoint.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

ok

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

A lot of. Guards help needed

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
Subject: URGENT!

I have the amnestics. Good luck, buddy.

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

Please help

ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT Is Offline

To: ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT#ten.PiCS|yelgnaL.oehT
From: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
Subject: URGENT!

I'm going to try run to my car

To: ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH#ten.PiCS|uakaM.yellaH
From: ten.PiCS|dohcnaR.moCcihtE#ten.PiCS|dohcnaR.moCcihtE
Subject: New Posting

Halley, there have been complaints from staff as Site-22 concerning mistreatment of Humanoids and D-class. The Site Director has been told to expect you and the files are on your desk.
Use the normal plan of attack: stay low to the ground and be helpful. Site-22 has a no telecommunications policy so you can only contact me when you're at the hotel. I expect weekly reports, and keep an eye on the Senior Staff.
The plane's at 7 PM on the dot, Tuesday, usual airport.

« SCP-5385 | SCP-5386 | SCP-5387 »


5/5387 LEVEL 5/5387
CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5387
Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures
Four contained instances of SCP-5387 are to be kept at Biological Containment Site-103 in a standard greenhouse containment unit. Units are built with remotely regulated air filtration systems installed for humidity and temperature. SCP-5387 should be watered weekly and kept under direct sun-light through a frosted, reinforced glass sun-roof and trimmed daily to avoid overgrowth and a possible containment breach of SCP-5387-A's anomalous effect.
Should SCP-5387 show signs of growing an instance of SCP-5387-A, it is to be allowed 24 hours to ripen before being plucked. SCP-5387-A must not be allowed to broadcast before being plucked. Any individual exposed to an SCP-5387-A broadcast must report to on-site staff for immediate Class-B amnestics. SCP-5387-B and -C instances are to be contained in standard human containment chambers and are given limited remote-controlled interactions with the outside world. After plucking, SCP-5387-A instances are to be placed in a small led container fitted with a modified shortwave radio and be recorded for a period of 24 hours for any broadcasts that play. The recording is to be reviewed, documented, and the instance of SCP-5387-A destroyed.
Requests for experimentation on SCP-5387-A must be approved by head researcher Dr. Julius Iscariot and must be handled remotely to avoid the effects of SCP-5387-A. Requests for D-Class personnel for the purpose of experiments must be approved in advance by Dr. Julius, and individuals chosen for testing must have no prior experience working in agriculture or broadcasting before interacting with any instance of SCP-5387-A. SCP-5387-B that shows signs of its secondary anomalous effects must be immediately terminated with no exceptions.
MTF-Theta-4 "Gardeners" is assigned to the discovery and acquisition of wild instances of SCP-5387. SCP-5387-B and -C are to be detained and administered Class-B amnestics terminated following the events of incident-5387-2. (See Addendum 1)

Description
SCP-5387 is a genetically modified species of epiphytic cacti from the genus Hylocereus1. Current studies suggest SCP-5387 can grow to 25 to 30 meters tall. Contained instances are dated to be 2,800 years old. Each instance of SCP-5387 is marked with a Roman numeral and is designated accordingly as SCP-5387-3, -5, -8, and -13.
SCP-5387's anomalous qualities manifest when it begins to grow SCP-5387-A. The marked carvings found on its trunk will illuminate for forty days before an instance of SCP-5387-A ripens. The only exception is SCP-5387-13, which has yet to bloom during illumination.
Only one instance of SCP-5387-A can grow at a time and resembles red pitahaya2. When it ripens, the fruit sends a radio transmission using shortwave frequencies. A host will tell a short passage from a book titled The Book of Red. The host begins by asking its viewers a question relating to the central theme of the passage before reading. The overarching story features a male character attempting to free a group of entities referred to as They, imprisoned by a godlike being referred to as The Fool. SCP-5387-A share the central theme and overarching narrative with other instances originating from the same SCP-5387 instances. Listening to recordings of SCP-5387-A has no effects.

SCP-5387
CENTRAL THEME
OVERARCHING NARRATIVE
NUMBER OF PASSAGES RECORDED

SCP-5387-3
Misotheism
Passages portrays Misotheism through the character performing some form of ritual around a pillar before cursing at the sky. The character curses The Fool and other historical figures before collapsing on the ground.
8

SCP-5387-5
Overcoming fear
The character is portrayed running on earth made of flesh while an unknown beast chases him down. The passages end with the character escaping the beast through the clever use of his surrounding.
4

SCP-5387-8
Guilt
The character attempts to ███ ██ commit ███████. The ████ distractions ████ ███ ███████ in the dark. ███ █████ ███ appears and will attempt to ███████ the character only to fail.
2

SCP-5387-13
N/A
N/A
0

As of 6/02/████, forty-five percent of the passages recorded have been organized chronologically.
Subjects exposed to the broadcast, hereby designated as SCP-5387-B, express a desire to replicate the narrated events. However, SCP-5387-B will not replicate these events unless specific parameters are met. Subjects that have prior history in the field of agriculture or broadcasting, hereby designated as SCP-5387-C, express an extreme desire to share their passage and will actively seek out an audience. SCP-5387-C avoid large public spaces, prefer to talk to individuals in private and intimate settings, and share their passages in a similar to the host. SCP-5387-C will continue to spread the passage until it expires. Listening to SCP-5387-C will create the same effects as of SCP-5387-A.
If SCP-5387-B successfully replicates the narrative, SCP-5387-B will spontaneously ignite. Once it dies due by burning, the body explodes. The explosion's blast yield is equivalent to 18,000 kt. After 40 days of the explosion, a new instance of SCP-5387 will materialize in the blast zone's epicenter. Class B amnestic can be used to erase SCP-5387-B mental triggers Further research on alternative containment procedures on SCP-5387-B and -C remains ongoing.

Addendum 1
On 3/21/████, a containment breach on the west side ████ ██ allowed the escape of various Euclid class SCPs. MTF Epsilon-11 ("Nine-Tailed Fox") arrived shortly after the breach to capture and contain the escaped SCPs. The aftermath of the ensuing chaos left the site heavily damaged. Surviving staff members were evacuated from the premises with the exception of D-40.
Three months prior to the containment breach, D-40 participated in an experiment involving SCP-5387 with Dr. Julius Iscariot as the supervisor. The purpose of the test was to research an effective, humane way to contain SCP-5387-B instances. During the test, D-40 listened to the SCP-5387-A broadcast. Before being placed in an environment that is similar to the narrative's setting, D-40 was administered Class B amnestic. D-40 had little to no memory of the previous experiment and showed no desire to replicate the passage. SCP-5387-B classification was removed on D-40's file, and Dr. Julius determined the use of Class B amnestics to be an effective form of containment.
During the evacuation, D-40 was described to be acting strangely by MTF agents. D-40 danced around a large steel pillar for 30 minutes before kneeling on the base of the pillar while crying. Afterward, D-40 began to curse at the sky. Agent Victoria Giuliani reasoned that D-40 was merely suffering due to the trauma caused by the breach and approached D-40 to calm him down. D-40 suddenly burst into flame when Agent Giuliani was about to embrace him. Agent Jude Muertigue shot D-40 dead before he could make contact with Agent Giuliani.
After careful reviewing bodycam footage of the incident, Dr. Julius and site director █████ ████ confirmed that Agent Jude's action saved the site and its occupants. D-40's strange behavior was due to the effects of SCP-5387-A, and the Class B amnestics proved to be ineffective for long term containment. After the incident, site command created the MTF Theta-4 "Gardeners" to find and contain the remaining instances of SCP-5387 and to terminate suspected SCP-5387-B and -C.

To: Dr. Julius Iscariot
From: Dr. Katelyn Zheng
Subject: None
Julius, I heard you wanted to remove the SCP-5387-B and -C classification on the SCP-5387 document. I understand where you are coming from. But you need to accept the facts. We can't afford to save them, to save everyone. You saw what happened. We were this close to losing everything - that includes you. I don't know what bullshit you heard from the ethics department, but the only effective option for containing this anomaly is to terminate any suspected SCP-5387-B and -C, and those classifications help us. They are SCPs that are literal living nukes that could be out there in the world, walking in broad daylight. Sure, I can only name two places in the world where the ground is made of human flesh, but we are not even sure if they are triggered by their physical environment or emotional state. And we don't even know what is being broadcasted from the missing instances. They could be difficult to replicate, but they could well be normal enough for people to blow up in the middle of the city just because they heard or saw something that triggered them.
Julius, as a friend, I'm worried about you. I understand you want to protect the world. But we are the Foundation, not the Justice League. People will die, especially if we are not quick and decisive in our actions. We must be pragmatic because if we don't end one person's life to save millions, we might not have any lives to save at all.

Footnotes
1. Often referred to as night-blooming cactus.
2. Commonly known as a dragonfruit.

« SCP-5386 | SCP-5387 | SCP-5388 »


Item #: SCP-5388
Object Class: Euclid Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: Following Incident 5388-01, SCP-5388 is to be considered Neutralized.
Archived Containment Procedures: SCP-5388 is to be kept within Site-550, located 1km north of Carrigkerry, Ireland. The perimeter is to be heavily monitored for any instance of SCP-5388-2 or SCP-5388-3 attempting to breach containment. Any instances of SCP-5388 attempting to escape are to be immediately neutralized via lethal means. Twice a day, four bulls are to be deposited into the cell for feeding SCP-5388. After it has been fed, three D-Class personnel are to enter the cell to collect the bones of said bulls, while avoiding SCP-5388. Any messages made by SCP-5388-1 are to be documented and ignored.
Description: SCP-5388 was the collective designation for a colony of Apatura Iris.1 SCP-5388 consisted of up to 800,000 individual members while in containment. Research into individual members of the colony (herein referred to as SCP-5388-1) showed that they all possessed sapience. Each member displayed strength similar to that of human beings, rather than a standard Apatura Iris. Notably, SCP-5388 was observed to show behavior emulating human colonial powers similar to territorial empires (Specifically, the [DATA EXPUNGED]) in the late 18th century. This was indicated by the way SCP-5388 acted towards separate political groups, feeding behaviors, and other factors. All instances of SCP-5388 were recorded to be female, with the exception of two individuals, herein referred to as SCP-5388-2, (the 'emperor') and SCP-5388-3 (the emperor's 'heir'). While SCP-5388-2 seemed to show little to no difference in behavior towards its 'subjects,' it was constantly seen being guarded by at least 2000 individuals each. Members of SCP-5388 all seem to show a resistance to standard attacks, capable of surviving direct blasts from flamethrowers and highly potent pesticides with minimal damage to itself.
SCP-5388-2 was capable of communicating with Foundation personnel by commanding SCP-5388-1 into forming phrases. Phrases had been noted to be disjointed, misspelled, and in multiple different languages.2 However, SCP-5388-2 would not speak directly to Foundation personnel, unless coerced into talking. When it neared the end of its life, SCP-5388-2 would choose an individual SCP-5388-1 as its "wife," and proceed to father a group of juvenile SCP-5388-1 and one instance of SCP-5388-3.
Juvenile individuals would develop in a manner identified to Apatura Iris, with the exception of SCP-5388-3. It would have had a guard detail approximately the same amount as SCP-5388-2. Once in the stage of metamorphosis, all instances of SCP-5388-1 would avoid SCP-5388-3 until it fully developed into its adult stage. After SCP-5388-3 had fully developed, SCP-5388-2 would begin to "teach" SCP-5388-3 how to command SCP-5388-1 into forming letters, words, and sentences.3 After SCP-5388-2 perished, SCP-5388-3 would assume command over SCP-5388, becoming an instance of SCP-5388-2. This cycle would have continued indefinitely. The body of the former SCP-5388-2 would be left alone.
Feeding patterns of SCP-5388 differentiated from that of a non-anomalous Apatura Iris. Rather than scavenging for corpses, it would hunt for prey. Prey had included animals of varying sizes, but larger mammals seemed to be the preferred option. Hunting was done by completely enveloping targeted animals and, while prey was distracted, either entering the mouth of prey or burrowing through the flesh via unknown means, destroying vital organs before prey succumbs to this attack. Once this had been achieved, all members of SCP-5388 would congregate around prey. SCP-5388-2 would then begin feeding on the corpse, and after approximately one minute, the rest would begin consuming their prey. This was repeated until the colony was completely fed.
Discovery: On 07/02/20██, SCP-5388 came to the Foundation's attention after a series of disappearances in the Carrigkerry Bogs involving multiple tourists, ecologists, and search and rescue teams. Embedded agents in the area were alerted to this and, upon discovery, the Foundation sent MTF Lambda-12 ("Pest Control") to assess the situation. Once the colony had been tracked down, a swarm of SCP-5388-1 led by SCP-5388-2 attempted to kill Task Force members. Following numerous failed attempts, SCP-5388 fled from Lambda-12. Upon locating and surrounding the entirety of SCP-5388-1, they began making one phrase: "SURRENDER" and held this formation until Lambda-12 retreated away from SCP-5388, to which the colony slowly emerged from hiding, and later allowed itself to be contained.

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Addendum 5388-01: Following containment, there have been 5 attempts made by SCP-5388-2 to breach containment. A full log of these attempts can be found below.

Attempt 01: On 07/11/20██, SCP-5388-2 attempted to leave its containment zone. This was met with suppression from on-site guards. SCP-5388-2 then repeats this attempt 14 times before falling into submission.

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Attempt 02: On 07/16/20██, SCP-5388-2, along with several instances of SCP-5388-1 attempted to leave its containment zone. This was met with suppression from on-site guards. This attempt was repeated 3 times before SCP-5388-2 reportedly gave up on this attempt.

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Attempt 03: On 07/21/20██, SCP-5388-2 directed several instances of SCP-5388-1 to attempt to breach containment near the Northern edge of the containment zone. While this was in progress, SCP-5388-2 attempted to leave the containment zone on the opposite side of the containment zone. This was met with suppression from on-site guards. Unlike previous attempts, this was only done once.

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Attempt 04: On 07/29/20██, SCP-5388-2 directed an assault against the main control room of Site-550. This was met with suppression from on-site guards. This was attempted once.

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Attempt 05: On 08/09/20██, during cleaning of its containment zone, SCP-5388-1 attacked D-Class personnel in an attempt to breach containment. SCP-5388-2 proceeded to hold them hostage, claiming that it would release them if it was granted freedom. These threats were ignored, and D-Class personnel were killed by SCP-5388-1. This was attempted once.

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Interviewed: [SCP-5388-2, along with several instances of SCP-5388-1 for communication]

Interviewer: [Dr. Oliver Norton]

Foreword: [Dr. Norton, a Researcher fluent in many languages, was in the control room of Site-550, with SCP-5388-2 at the overview window.]
<Begin Log>

Dr. Norton: Hello, SCP-5388-2.

SCP-5388-2: WHO IS YOU MEN

Dr. Norton: We're the SCP Foundation. Now, the purpose of this interview is to-

SCP-5388-2: WANT YOU MEN GOWAY

Dr. Norton: Goway? Do you mean to say that you want us to leave?

SCP-5388-2: WANT YOU MEN GOWAY

Dr. Norton: I'm sorry, but that isn't gonna happen.

SCP-5388-2: WHAT CAN EMPEROR DO FOR YOU MEN GOWAY

Dr. Norton: We ain't leaving, SCP-5388-2.

SCP-5388-2 is unresponsive for a few seconds.

Dr. Norton: How about we start with what you are, alright?

SCP-5388-2: IF EMPEROR TELL YOU MEN LEGACY YOU MEN GOWAY

Dr. Norton: …Maybe, I'll think about it afterwards, ok? Now, let's start with how your empire was formed.

SCP-5388-2: SUBJECT WERE BAD NOT KNOWING WHAT ORDER WAS

Dr. Norton: Order?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR BROUGHT ORDER

Dr. Norton: First emperor? Mind explaining that a bit more there?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR SAW SUBJECTS AS WEAK FIRST EMPEROR WANTED TO SEE SUBJECTS STRONGEST

Dr. Norton: He saw them as weak? How?

SCP-5388-2: SUBJECTS NOT KNOW HOW TO BE LIVE

Dr. Norton: Live? You mean they didn't know how to survive in the ecosystem, right?

SCP-5388-2: SUBJECTS WERE NOLIVE IN ECOSISTERM FIRST EMPEROR NOT WANT THAT

Dr. Norton: So what'd he do about it?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR SAID SUBJECTS TOGETHER STRONGEST WITH ORDER

Dr. Norton: How'd they respond to it?

SCP-5388-2: SUBJECTS WERE NOT ALLOWING FIRST EMPEROR TO BRING ORDER SUBJECTS WANTED FIRST EMPEROR NOLIVE

Dr. Norton: Well, beggars can't be choosers, I guess. After that, what happened?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR NOT STOP FIRST EMPEROR BROUGHT ORDER BY SHOWING SUBJECTS ORDER

Dr. Norton: And by showing order, he did… what exactly?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR SHOWED STRONGEST EMPIRE

Dr. Norton: Strongest empire… Are you referring to the [DATA EXPUNGED]?

SCP-5388-2: THAT IS WHAT YOU MAN CALL IT AFTER SUBJECTS SAW STRONGEST EMPIRE SUBJECTS BECAME EMPIRE

Dr. Norton: Huh… I see. Now, let's discuss the way your "empire" works.

SCP-5388-2: EMPEROR NOT KNOW WHAT YOU MAN WANT

Dr. Norton: Y'know, like why there aren't any other males?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR WANT SUBJECTS TO BE LIKE STRONGEST EMPEROR LAND

Dr. Norton: Wait, are you saying that he wanted to mirror the [DATA EXPUNGED] exactly? Like, killing all the men?

SCP-5388-2: FAKE EMPERORS WERE NOT SUBJECTS FAKE EMPERORS WERE EVIL THING IN BODY OF NOLIVE EMPEROR

Dr. Norton: Wait, lemme get this straight. Are you saying that the founding emperor had killed all the other male members of the colony? And here I thought we were barbaric.

SCP-5388-2: FIRST EMPEROR BROUGHT ORDER FIRST EMPEROR BROUGHT LAWS

Dr. Norton: Laws? Could you please specify these laws?

SCP-5388-2: FIRST LAW NO FAKE EMPERORS

Dr. Norton: Ok, any details about this law?

SCP-5388-2: NO REMEMBER NO REMEMBER ANY D TALE

Dr. Norton: Alright then, continue.

SCP-5388-2: OTHER FIRST LAW CHOSEN WIFE MUST SIRE ONLY ONE NEW EMPEROR FOR OLD EMPEROR NEW EMPEROR MUST NOT NOALIVE BEFORE NEW EMPEROR IS OLD EMPEROR

Dr. Norton: Alright, I'm following, continue.

SCP-5388-2: OTHER OTHER FIRST LAW EMPIRE MUST BE STRONG AS STRONGEST MONSTER YOU MEN STRONGEST MONSTER

Dr. Norton: I see, ok then. How can you determine the "strongest monster?"

SCP-5388-2: WHEN SUBJECTS CAN NOCONQUER MONSTER THE MONSTER IS STRONGEST MONSTER

Dr. Norton: I see. Proceed then.

SCP-5388-2: OTHER OTHER OTHER FIRST LAW EMPEROR MUST KNOW STRONGEST MONSTER TALK AND MAKE NEW EMPEROR KNOW MONSTER TALK WHEN EMPEROR IS OLD EMPEROR

Dr. Norton: Is that how you know human languages?

SCP-5388-2: YOU MEN TALK BAD EMPEROR NOT KNOW GOOD

Dr. Norton: I can see that. But how are you able to do these things? Biologically, it should be impossible for you to do these things.

SCP-5388-2: LAWS GOOD NOBREAK IF BREAK ORDER LOST

Dr. Norton: What happens when order is lost?

SCP-5388-2 pauses for a moment.

SCP-5388-2: ALL EMPIRE SUBJECTS NOLIVE

Dr. Norton: Alright SCP-5388-2, that'll be all.

SCP-5388-2: YOU MEN GOWAY

Dr. Norton: (Towards security) Terminate the interview, we're done here.

SCP-5388-2: WANT KNOWING OF YOU MEN
<End Log>

Closing Statement: I feel that it is necessary for SCP-5388-2 to maintain this "order" for it to maintain a stable containment. Dr. Norton.

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Addendum 5388-02: On 08/11/20██, SCP-5388-2 began displaying messages at an inconsistent rate with SCP-5388-1. These messages hypothetically ranged from inquisitive to threatening, but it is difficult to understand, given their poor grammar.
Message 5388-A:

Date: 08/11/20██
Message: WANT KNOWING OF YOU MEN

Message 5388-B:

Date: 08/11/20██
Message: MAKE GOWAY YOU MEN

Message 5388-C:

Date: 08/12/20██
Message: SUBJECT WILL MAKE YOU MEN NOLIVE

Message 5388-D:

Date: 08/16/20██
Message: IF EMPEROR MAKE NOT FEAST YOU MEN YOU MEN WANT GOWAY

Message 5388-E:

Date: 08/19/20██
Message: EMPEROR NOT FEAST YOU MEN YOU MEN WANT GOWAY

Message 5388-F:

Date: 08/21/20██
Message: EMPEROR WANT HELPFUL TO YOU MEN

Note: After this message was received, SCP-5388 was scheduled to be fed. During cleanup, D-11037 accidentally destroyed SCP-5388-3 while it was undergoing metamorphosis. At that moment, all instances of SCP-5388-1 proceeded to attack all D-Class personnel within the area. Following this incident, SCP-5388-1 and -2 had shown an extreme aversion towards all Foundation personnel, and had not attempted to reproduce to give birth to another instance of SCP-5388-3. Remains of prey were not to be collected following this incident. Later messages were inconsistent, with misspellings becoming more and more frequent, as well as less instances of SCP-5388-1 creating said messages.
Message 5388-G:

Date: 08/23/20██
Message: WAMT SORY SUBLECT HAYE ENP3POR SUBJ3CY NOCALM SUPJECT NO YHINIC OPDER OOOD

Message 5388-H:

Date: 08/25/20██
Message: MAK SUBJECY NOHRTE EMPEROP SU8JECT VVANY 3MPEPOR NOLIV3 ENPEROP WANY ORBER

Message 5388-I:

Date: 08/26/20██
Message: EHPEPOR SOPRT SORRYSORYWANT YOU MEN GOWAY GOWAYGOWAYOOWAT

Message 5388-J:

Date: 08/30/20██
Message: WAMT PAYI3NCE NEEB OOVVATPALN THEN CAM BE CALN

+ Incident 5388-01

- Close Log

Incident 5388-01: On 09/07/20██, SCP-5388-2 was observed being hunted down by all instances of SCP-5388-1 within its containment zone. After approximately 2 minutes, SCP-5388-2 had been surrounded by SCP-5388-1. After being motionless for 2 minutes, SCP-5388-1 began to swarm SCP-5388-2 completely, obscuring all visual contact. Phrases could be seen amongst the swarm, mainly consisting of "NO MORE," "FAILURE," "WEAKNESS," and "REVOLUTION." After 5 minutes, SCP-5388-1 dispersed. Remains of SCP-5388-2 consisted of a singular piece of its left wing. Remains were destroyed by personnel. Following this incident, SCP-5388-1 displayed no anomalous properties. SCP-5388 was later reassigned to Neutralized. Requests to terminate SCP-5388 are, as of writing this document, pending further review.

+ Termination requests | LEVEL 4 ACCESS ONLY

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Date: 09/11/20██
Time: 11:57
From: Dr. Oliver Norton
To: Site Director Doucette
Subject: Termination of SCP-5388

Hello
This is a formal request on the termination of SCP-5388. After what happened three days ago, and with the complete lack of anomalous properties of SCP-5388, I am requesting that it be terminated, and reassigned to Neutralized.
Thank you for listening.
~ Dr. Oliver Norton of Site-550

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Date: 09/12/20██
Time: 17:29
From: Site Director Doucette
To: Dr. Oliver Norton
Subject: RE: Termination of SCP-5388

Dr. Norton
After examination of the current status of SCP-5388, I have decided to deny your request for termination of the aforementioned. It is not a priority of the Foundation, and has been deemed unnecessary. Research into SCP-5388 will be proceeding as scheduled.
Site Director Doucette

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Date: 09/13/20██
Time: 17:56
From: Dr. Oliver Norton
To: Site Director Doucette
Subject: RE: RE: Termination of SCP-5388

Unnecessary? It's a flock of butterflies. My team has not recorded anything out of the ordinary. They'll die out, eventually, so why hold them? It's a waste of the Foundation's resources and effort. I hope you reconsider your decision.
~ Dr. Oliver Norton

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Date: 09/15/20██
Time: 17:22
From: Site Director Doucette
To: Dr. Oliver Norton
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Termination of SCP-5388

Dr. Norton
No, you will continue to conduct research on SCP-5388 untill it is deemed unnecessary. As of right now, containment will continue for the unforeseeable future, and your actions will be documented as well. Watch your attitude, doctor, this is not some household argument, this is a matter of security. These 'butterflies' are not normal, they have shown anomalous properties. I don't want you to contact me again unless you have something important to tell me.
Site Director Doucette

Footnotes
1. Commonly referred to as the great purple emperor butterfly.
2. It seems that SCP-5388-2 had a very poor understanding of the human language and did not know how to properly conjugate words and form grammatically correct phrases.
3. As of documentation, SCP-5388-2 was noted to be slightly knowledgeable of 16 different languages, including English, Russian, Swedish, Welsh, and Spanish.

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Remains of the tamale from which SCP-5390-30 was recovered.

Item #: SCP-5390
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Food business in the Roma district of Mexico City has been regulated with the excuse of preventing drug dealers; no food sellers should be present in the Roma district after 16:30. Foundation agents disguised as police officers are to monitor the location and amnesticize any affected civilians.
Instances manifested by SCP-5390 are to be stored in a cryogenic storage locker at Site-30.
Description: SCP-5390 is the designation for a phenomenon occurring in the Roma district in Mexico City, Mexico. Whenever a person starts to consume a tamale between 17:00 and 18:00 o'clock, while present at the aforementioned location, a human finger will instantly manifest itself within the tamale dough.
At the time of writing, 35 instances materialized by SCP-5390 have been recovered, designated SCP-5390-01 to -35. Neither the tamales nor the fingers have shown a recognizable pattern. Below are some notable instances.

Instance #
Recovery Date
Notes

SCP-5390-01
15/11/1979
First instance recovered, found in the food stand of Mrs. Adelina López Luna. Right thumb; the fingerprint identified the instance as belonging to Mr. Miguel Antonio Herrera Moreno, former husband of Mrs. López. Subject had died in 1975, from 2 shots in the chest cavity received during a dispute in a bar. Exhumation of the body showed that 3 fingers were missing; however, both thumbs were still present.

SCP-5390-09
03/01/1992
Right index finger of a man between 25 and 30 years old. Fingerprint has not yet been identified. It is to be noted that the instance shows signs of having been bitten in different parts, in a manner not consistent with the way it was recovered.

SCP-5390-12
07/09/1994
Left little finger; the fingerprint identified the instance as belonging to Mrs. Patricia Abel Santos, a Mexican journalist who died in 1991, at the age of 44, from colon cancer. Exhumation of the body showed that all fingers were still present. It is to be noted that Ms. Abel was the one who reported SCP-5390-01's discovery before the Foundation was able to establish a cover story.

SCP-5390-13
11/10/1995
Right middle finger; fingerprint identified the instance as belonging to Dr. Venceslao, who was assigned to Site-30 at the time, and expressed ignorance about this event. This is the first and only time that SCP-5390 has manifested an instance directly related to the Foundation.

SCP-5390-19
24/12/1999
Left little finger of a male infant between 4 and 9 months of age. Fingerprint has not yet been identified. This is the first time that SCP-5390 has manifested an instance belonging to a minor.

SCP-5390-26 to -31
27/09/2007 to 15/06/2015
Left thumb, index, middle, ring, and little finger of Ms. Carla Salvador Uribe, a 15-year-old Mexican student who disappeared on 10/09/1975 in the vicinity of the Historic Center of Mexico City. This is the first and only time that SCP-5390 has manifested more than one instance belonging to the same person.

SCP-5390-35
03/10/2020
Right index finger of a person of indeterminate identity and gender. It should be noted that the right incisor of an unknown woman between 45 and 50 years old was attached to the instance.

Addendum: On 10/01/2021, SCP-5390-26 to -31 began to spasm inside their containment cell. After they were removed and placed on a table for examination, all the instances began to gather and roughly spell out the words "HELLO", "CARLA", and "DEER" in Mexican Sign Language, before returning to their inert state. Research into the possible significance of this is ongoing.

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