Image of what is believed to be SCP-5212, recovered from personal effects of victim. Note that photographs of SCP-5212 do not pose a lethality risk.

Item #: SCP-5212
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Efforts to locate and contain SCP-5212 are currently ongoing. Until physical containment of SCP-5212 can be achieved, these procedures are to focus on information obfuscation and amnesticization of witnesses in cases where they have not yet expired.
As SCP-5212 has already become integrated into the local folklore of the surrounding area, full expungement of its existence from the public record is not possible. Instead, agents embedded into the local community are to manipulate said folklore so as to emphasize themes consistent with traditional 'ghost stories' and minimize communication of more unusual deaths caused by SCP-5212.
As most SCP-5212 encounters will result in a non-suspicious death, excessive amnesticization is not required in the majority of cases. The rare exceptions to this are to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis by agents embedded in the local community.
Description: SCP-5212 is an apparently leporid entity known to reside in Merseyside, England — particularly in the area directly between the villages of Crank and Billinge. Although no Foundation personnel have directly encountered SCP-5212 to date, reports of its existence as given by witnesses are considered to be credible and backed up by clear signs of anomalous activity in the region.
Individuals who have encountered SCP-5212 describe it as resembling a small European rabbit with white fur and red eyes, of typical size and proportions for its breed. In cases where these encounters have occurred at night or in dimly lit areas, witnesses have further described SCP-5212 as being luminescent, emitting significant amounts of bright white light in the surrounding area. As the Foundation has not yet had an opportunity to examine SCP-5212, no facts regarding its interior biology can be confirmed — and even the assumption of it being a physical entity is uncertain.
SCP-5212 will appear periodically before individuals present within the area between the villages of Billinge and Crank. The criteria that leads SCP-5212 to select an individual to appear before is uncertain, and the periods between events have ranged from two weeks to six years. Events in which SCP-5212 is encountered by an individual typically follow a similar pattern, consisting of the following:

The subject in question is alone, performing a task or observing another subject. When they turn away from this task or subject, they will suddenly notice SCP-5212 staring at them from somewhere nearby. The distance between the subject and SCP-5212 varies from encounter to encounter — in some cases, the two are within a meter of each other, while other cases have SCP-5212 being far off in the distance.
In the majority of cases, the subject will cite a certainty that SCP-5212 was observing them for some time before they became aware of its presence, although they cannot explain the reasoning behind this belief when questioned.
SCP-5212 will continue to observe the subject, failing to flee or visibly react if shooed away by the subject. Some subjects have reported feelings of extreme cold and weightlessness at this point, but this is inconsistent.
If the subject looks away from SCP-5212 and then looks back, they will find that it has vanished. In some cases, even blinking is enough to prompt this response.
In cases where subjects do not look away from SCP-5212, they have described the entity's ears turning to point in their direction and rapidly stretching towards them, suggesting that these protrusions are limbs used for grasping rather than actual ears. This occurs regardless of distance — one individual, standing approximately fifty meters away from SCP-5212 and observing it via binoculars, described the protrusions stretching to fill the space between them in the span of a few seconds. It is unknown what occurs if these protrusions were to make contact with the subject, as all known SCP-5212 witnesses have fled prior to this happening.

All individuals who directly observe SCP-5212 will, without exception, die within the next six months. The method of death is variable but always seemingly coincidental, usually through illness or accident — suggesting that SCP-5212 may utilize some method of probabilistic manipulation to eliminate its victims.
Other deaths have occurred in the area where SCP-5212 is known to reside, but the circumstances in which they have occurred is unclear. Evidence suggests that, unlike the majority of deaths attributed to SCP-5212, these victims were killed instantly during the encounter itself — and unlike the seemingly coincidental causes of deaths in those cases, these deaths appear to have been caused by sudden and bizarre means. (See Addendum 5212-2.)
Despite the work of Foundation agents over a sixty-year period, SCP-5212 has not yet been personally encountered by containment staff — and no physical evidence of it, such as shed fur or droppings, has been discovered at the locations of sightings. Due to the long period between SCP-5212 appearances and the inherent deniability of the majority of deaths it causes, this has thus far not presented a substantial risk to secrecy. Nevertheless, efforts to locate and contain SCP-5212 continue.

Addendum 5212-1: Potential History

The exact origin of SCP-5212 is unknown, but what is believed to be its first appearance occurred in 1833, shortly after a meteor shower that was especially prominent in the area.
One week following the meteor shower, a local monk named Geoffrey Miller discovered the body of six year old Jennifer Gatman resting against the village chapel's outside wall. Gatman had been found missing from her bed two nights earlier, and it had been feared that she had wandered away from her home and become lost.
Although the historical nature of this event makes Gatman's cause of death difficult to determine, Miller's personal journal — which was recovered from auction in 1982 — described the girl as having clearly frozen to death. Furthermore, he claimed that the girl's body was still so cold when she was discovered that she could not be touched without gloves, and that one of her limbs snapped off when local authorities attempted to move her.
It is believed that this was the first death directly caused by SCP-5212. Following this event, SCP-5212's now-consistent behaviour pattern developed, with the anomaly being the cause of mostly coincidental deaths rather than the clearly anomalous ones experienced by Jennifer Gatman and only a few other victims over the years.

Addendum 5212-2: Incident 5212-1

On 22/05/2019, the proprietor of the Stork's Inn, located in the village of Billinge, reported that three travelers who had booked rooms there had failed to return for six days after heading out as a group for a hiking trip. Foundation agents embedded in local law enforcement, suspecting possible SCP-5212 involvement, investigated the personal effects of these travelers and discovered that they had likely come to the region under false pretenses and using false names.
Evidence suggests that the travelers belonged to an as-of-yet unknown group, aware of SCP-5212's existence, and seeking to hunt it for the purpose of personal prestige.
The bodies of the travelers, having suffered from anomalous deaths caused by SCP-5212, were discovered in various locations in and around the forests in the area. Notable details of these deaths have been recorded below:

Name
Location
Further Details

"Amalric Wolff"
Just outside the mouth of a cave in the nearby 'Crank Caverns'.
Corpse found in the possession of a hunting rifle and knife. Inspection suggests that the rifle jammed when the trigger was pulled. Cause of death ruled as instantaneous fatal cryostasis, similar to historical accounts of Jennifer Gatman's death, with analysis suggesting that the victim's body temperature instantly fell to -232°C.

"Annaliesa Riese"
Wide area in a clearing in the local woods.
Hunting rifle and knife found in the vicinity. Inspection suggests that the rifle jammed when the trigger was pulled. Cause of death ruled as explosive decompression, although the scattered state of Riese's remains makes further analysis difficult.

"Siegfried Peters"
Resting against the outside wall of a beacon tower atop local landmark 'Billinge Hill'.
Corpse found in the possession of a hunting rifle and knife. Inspection suggests that the rifle jammed when the trigger was pulled. Hunting knife discovered to be melted from the hilt upwards. Cause of death ruled as respiratory failure caused by massive amounts of lunar regolith present in the victim's lungs.

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NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
The following file is undergoing considerable review, and has been uploaded to SCPInet without proper grammatical/system errors having yet been removed. Information is being continually updated.
— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA

Item#: 5214

Level1

Containment Class:
esoteric

Secondary Class:
Anomalous

Disruption Class:
None

Risk Class:
None

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Special Containment Procedures: Affected instances1 of Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder have been collected by Anomaly Recovery Team Psi-17 ("Unworn Baby Shoes") and stored within standard, low-level containment lockers. Audio files are to be reviewed by Site-89's audio department, and tested with staff members knowledgeable in art music.
Description: SCP-5214 refers to a group of auditory and visual anomalies affecting performance, performers and written iterations of Gustav Mahler's song cycle Kindertotenlieder.2 Mahler's original score for the song cycle only included five songs, each of which was adapted from an individual poem by Friedrich Rückert3, while an SCP-5214 affected score has an additional three poems, none of which were written by Mahler or Rückert.
During performance of SCP-5214, a visual anomaly consisting primarily of a semi-translucent outline of a young, prepubescent female of undefined ethnicity. The anomaly, designated as SCP-5214-A, has been observed hovering approximately thirteen centimeters above ground, and is noted to stare at a male-identified observed. SCP-5214-A is capable of limited communication, only able to say the names, 'Alice', and 'Sofia.' As of documentation, there has only been one apperance of SCP-5214-A. (Removed by Dr. Mayweather.) SCP-5214-A has been observed engaging with a chosen male spectator, engaging in affection-showing behavior such as attempting to hug, 'blowing' kisses, and smiling. (Edit locked by Dr. Mayweather.)
The additional movements associated with SCP-5214 differ dramatically from the original score. While Mahler typically wrote his music in a late-romantic style that emphasized orchestral color, progressive tonality and a strong relationship between singer and orchestra, the three songs differ, due to an extreme disconnect from singer and orchestra, as well as the usage of total atonality and serialism, both forms of music-writing that Mahler typically avoided. Conversely, the language used in the poems closely relates to Rückert's writing. No copies of the affected songs or score have been recovered.
The songs, without orchestral scoring. have been collected below. Poems have been translated from fractured German.

I have seen your little, darling face again. With bright, sweet joy! I see you again, looking at your dear father, of warm, welcome gazes, peaking from the curtain, as your mama holds your little hand.
I have not been so happy for so many long months. Don't leave me again, my darling, let me experience vivid joy, bright sweetness again! It was just for a while, just the smallest amount of time.
At the winter months, turning my back, and you were there the whole time. I wasn't lost, not were you. I breathed the blossom red, with guilt. Oh, I was wrong, my sweet darling, for only white Rose is what you bring to your dear father.

What is the song like, that plays at the top of the stairs? Is it sweet, of longingly love? Tell me, my little one, is it one of forgiveness?
Tell me, tell the father below how sweet the song above is. Sing by angels, puckered from golden trumpets, bugels of brass and cornflower blue.
No, no, I hear them so very clear, the songs that speak from your every own heart.
I hear them so still, as sweet as the day, the day I held your hand on the first time we have met- so much smaller then mine. I know the songs, so well.
I know the songs, so well. There is no reason, no need to repeat them, I hear them so clear in my sweet dreams, ah! Ah! Ah, I hear so well, now. The red candle will no longer burn.

Alice. Sofia.

Addendum No. 1: Testing Following discovery of SCP-5214, Dr. Henyrk Mayweather instructed the Site-89 orchestra to perform supposed SCP-5214 affected material. The baritone performing was Jr. Researcher Jorge Ãnez, assistant researcher on the SCP-5214. The results are collected below.

Date
Conducter
Notes

5/7/1980
Lenora Callingwood
No abnormalities. Performance of the song-cycle included all original pieces, without any additions or removals. No abnormalities suspected nor observed during performance.

5/8/1980
Azuika Nagismao
No abnormalities. Performance of the song-cycle ommited the last piece, due to time constraints, and a lack of unobserved abnormalities.

6/8/1980
Daniel Clayton
No abnormalities. Performance of the song-cycle included all original pieces, without any additions or removals. No abnormalities suspected nor observed during performance.

11/8/1981
Henyrk Mayweather
Mayweather performed the bartitone role, alongside conducting. During performance of the Song cycle, the three additional songs, though unnoticed by both performers and audience was believed to have been conducted by Dr Mayweather. No abnormalities, such as observance of SCP-5214-A have been noticed, though Dr. Mayweather demeanor and appearance have changed; most notably flushed red checks, and tusseled, tangled hair. Also of note, was an appearance of a small handprint on Mayweather's suit. Following the performance, Mayweather was noted to have holding a red rose, despite not being given one.

Further performances and research have been ordered, without Dr. Mayweather's appearance or collaboration.

Footnotes
1. Includes sheet music, audio-files of performances, video performances and academic reviews.
2. Translated directly from German, 'Songs on the Death of Children.'
3. A German poet, translater, and professor of Asian languages. After the death of two of his children from Scarlet Fever (Streptococcus pyogenes) Rückert began composing a collection of 428 poems, as a way of expressing his grief and anguish. The poems were not published until 1871, five years after his death. Mahler subsequently adapted five of the poems, and set them as lieder. (Art Song.)

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Item #: SCP-5215
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Direct observation of SCP-5215-1 is restricted. This has been accomplished by constructing a decoy electrical generator on the surface of SCP-5215, and conducting weekly inspections of SCP-5215-1, the containment structure, and the exact location of SCP-5215 to ensure proper security. Any obvious failures of this procedure are to be reported immediately to a RAISA representative.
Description: SCP-5215 refers to a precise point in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where all visible celestial objects in the night sky resemble a rhombic lattice1. This lattice, henceforth referred to as SCP-5215-1, has not been observed to possess anomalous properties. However, the several visual qualities of SCP-5215-1 would not be possible without anomalous conditions, and are as follows:
Celestial objects visible from Earth are arranged so that each ‘point' on SCP-5215-1 is of the same size and brightness as the other points, and positioned so that individual points are each clearly visible.
Objects visible only during specific times, such as Haley's Comet, are within SCP-5215-1 regardless of the time at which they are observed.
The sky surrounding SCP-5215-1 appears to be under the effect of Rayleigh Scattering2, giving the points in the grid a red coloration.
Objects within SCP-5215-1 are under optimal viewing conditions, and are completely stationary. Moons within the Solar System are continually in a full phase.
An individual moving from the exact point required to make SCP-5215-1 appear for them will cause SCP-5215-1 to vanish, suggesting that SCP-5215-1 is not a physical collection of entities.
Addendum:
As of 2/17/21, there have been 9 observed instances of SCP-5215-1 exhibiting major, temporary structural changes. Full documentation is available below:

+ SCP-5215-1 Confirmed Alternate Patterns

- [CLOSE FILE]

Date Observed: 2/2/21
Pattern Observed: Affected stars assembled a series of Cuneiform letters, translating to the subsequent phrase: “Hi pals, how'd I do? I think I did a good job!”
Additional Notes: SCP-5215-1 appears to be under the influence of, or directly inhabited by, an entity that is currently manipulating SCP-5215-1. Investigation into these properties is ongoing, but deemed low-priority due to the lack of additional effects.

Date Observed: 2/9/21
Pattern Observed: Affected stars assembled the following phrase, translated out of Classical Latin: “This would be really exciting for astronomer friends! There's so many cool things about space for all of you to see right here! I hope you love how I arranged them, you can really see all the wonderful details!”
Additional Notes: A proposal for the escalation of SCP-5215's investigation and experimentation priority has been denied. Further applications must be filed after noticeable signs of containment interference have been detected.

Date Observed: 2/16/21
Pattern Observed: Constellations formed Old French text, translating to the following message: “I just would like to say that this is open for anyone to see if they'd like! The night sky is wonderful and should be open to everyone! Thank you so much for everything, humans, and smell ya later!”
Additional Notes: An appeal for the escalation of SCP-5215's investigation priority has been filed, and voted on by Area 179 management, passing temporary approval with a vote of 11-9 in favor. Low-level anomaly experimentation may progress from 2/20/21 to 3/2/21.

Date Observed: 2/23/21
Pattern Observed: Visible Old English lettering forms the following phrase when translated: “Pals? I'm pretty sure you've seen my jolly arrangement, and it's here for you to enjoy whenever, free of charge! Have a nice day, dear friends, and be sure to enjoy the night sky!”
Additional Notes: SCP-5215-1 modification instances appear to directly correlate with local light pollution and skyglow levels. This effect renders celestial objects dimmer than +1.8 Apparent Magnitudes3 completely invisible within Allegheny County. Current estimates believe that the visibility threshold may decrease to +1.55 M as early as 2125.

Date Observed: 3/2/21
Patterns Observed: Over the course of one hour, celestial objects within SCP-5215-1 formed multiple messages in Modern English:
“Chums? Pals? Is everything alright and okay there? Seeing my collection would be a really cool science thing that would make a lot of you very happy!”
“Folks? I'm honestly kinda sad that you aren't seeing this collection with me, I put so much work into everything for you to see this!”
“I made this just for you! I hope you like it, please?”
“Is anybody there?”
“I'm sorry, pals, I let you down. I should have showed up sooner. I'll check out some of the other systems, so if you need me, the good old Thorton, then just gimme a call.”
Additional Notes: No additional SCP-5215-1 modification has been noticed. A proposal for SCP-5215's object class to be reduced to “Safe” is currently under submission.

Footnotes
1. A lattice in which lines drawn to the nearest points adjacent to any point on the grid will always assemble a rhombus.
2. An atmospheric effect that refracts and polarizes light, directly resulting in the color of sky within an atmosphere.
3. A measurement system used to measure the brightness of stars and other objects within the night sky. Lower numbers represent brighter objects, with negative values being equivalent to only the brightest of stars, such as Sirius (-1.46 M).

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ITEM #: SCP-5216

LEVEL-

CONTAINMENT CLASS: SAFE

DISRUPTION CLASS: DARK

Assigned Site

Site-39

Site Director

N/A

Research Head

Dr Ilse Tschida

Assigned MTF

N/A

ITEM: SCP-5216

LEVEL-

CONTAINMENT
CLASS: SAFE

DISRUPTION
CLASS: DARK

Assigned Site

Site-39

Site Director

N/A

Research Head

Dr Ilse Tschida

Assigned MTF

N/A

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5216 is stored in a standard storage locker. Access is restricted to personnel with Level 3 Clearance or above. Personnel conducting tests with SCP-5216 are to transcribe any relevant information to a non-anomalous medium. Tests involving the synthesis or consumption of SCP-5216-2 instances are restricted to personnel with Level 3 Clearance or above and require application forms to be submitted to Head Researcher Dr. Tschida for approval.
Description: SCP-5216 is a hardcover cookbook, titled "Even More Good Eats". The number of pages, and by extension the number of recipes it contains, varies depending on the proximity of the book to items that can conceivably be ingested by humans, regardless of whether they are safe for consumption. Every time SCP-5216 is observed for the first time, new recipes are noted to appear. At time of writing, no single recipe has been recorded more than once.
Most dishes prepared according to the recipes within SCP-5216 exhibit minor anomalous properties, warranting their designation as SCP-5216-1 instances, and can be safely consumed with little to no ill side-effects. Subjects following the recipes exhibit advanced culinary skills, and occasionally anomalous abilities, during preparation – regardless of whether the subject had ever received culinary instruction. Attempts to replicate SCP-5216-1 instances using transcribed recipes have failed.
Additionally, SCP-5216 and/or SCP-5216-1 instances are suspected to possess a certain degree of compulsive effects on nearby individuals to complete and consume the dishes.
Test Log 5216.T03:
For brevity, extraneous information pertaining to the full list of ingredients used in each test have been removed.

Ingredients: 400g of fresh spinach leaves
Dish Name: Vegan Creamed Spinach
Preparation Summary: Dish was prepared without the use of any items other than spinach. Preparation consisted solely of whisking spinach in a bowl for 12 minutes.
Notes: Dish was reported to have a "creamy texture" and "refreshing hints of coconut".

Ingredients: 1 stick of unsalted butter
Dish Name: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
Preparation Summary: No recipe instructions were recorded for this dish. Test was concluded after 5 minutes.
Notes: SCP-5216-1 instance was later found to be composed entirely of margarine.

Ingredients: 1.5L of Fanta Grape, one-eighths of an oak cutting board
Dish Name: Chianti Classico riserva, Fanta™ Edition
Preparation Summary: Dr. Wu removed approximately one-eighths of the cutting board's mass via brute force and compressed it into a cork, which was used to cork the plastic soda bottle.
Notes: SCP 5216-1 instance was described as "aged wine, but tastefully carbonated". Notably, Dr. Wu's skin took on a purple coloration which has not yet subsided at time of writing. Dr. Wu has not reported any further issues outside his abnormal skin tone.

Ingredients: 1 baguette, approx. 200g of pepper
Dish Name: PGM 338 á la Française
Preparation Summary: Dish was carved out of the baguette by Dr. Wu, and was discovered to be an operational firearm after it misfired several croutons into his leg.
Notes: Dish was described as spicy, and was capable of firing an apparently unlimited quantity of croutons. Dr. Wu's request for reassignment has been approved, effective once he recovers.

Ingredients: 1 apple, 1 eyeball
Dish Name: Johnny Appleseed
Preparation Summary: N/A. See Addendum 5216.01.
Notes: N/A

Incident Log 5216.I01:
SCP-5216 Head Researcher, Dr. Tschida, partially blinded herself during routine testing with the cookbook by using her left eye for the recipe instead of the cow eyeball she had prepared earlier. While she is presently in stable condition, she is unable to explain her actions during said test. Dr. Consuelo has been assigned as Acting Head Researcher for SCP-5216 in her absence.
Additionally, the SCP-5216-1 instance produced during the test was unable to be recovered. Security footage shows the dish disappearing once line-of-sight was obscured by a panicking Dr. Tschida.
Test Log 5216.T04:

Ingredients: 480kB of text
Dish Name: Stew?
Preparation Summary: Recipe was identified during the transcription of a different recipe to a terminal by Dr. Consuelo. A bowl of stew manifested over his head seconds later.
Notes: Multiple expunged messages were identified in Dr. Consuelo's phone, despite not having such functionalities, from his partner describing his craving for stew sent around the time of the incident. The dish reportedly consisted of chorizo sausage and root vegetables.

Ingredients: 400g red meat, 150g animal fat, 100ml cerebrospinal fluid, 200ml blood
Dish Name: Alagaddan Blood Sausage
Preparation Summary: Dr. Consuelo displayed limited thaumaturgical abilities while reshaping the components into a homogenous slurry.
Notes: Dish was described as an "delightfully exotic". Dr. Consuelo was unable to replicate any incantations used during preparation, nor display any notable thaumaturgical abilities.

Ingredients: 2 wheat buns, 2 slices of American cheese, approx. 100g lettuce, rats (to taste)
Dish Name: Rattenkönig Deluxe
Preparation Summary: Recipe was initially for a meatless bacon cheeseburger. During testing, Dr. Consuelo was alerted to scratching noises in the ceiling, resulting in the alteration of the tested recipe. Shortly after, 7 live rats were forcefully pulled out of the ceiling. Through unidentified mechanisms, their tails were knotted together and spun at high speeds before embedding itself in the burger.
Notes: Dr. Consuelo was initially unaware of the recipe change, and consumed the SCP-5216-1 instance under the impression that it was the aforementioned meatless bacon cheeseburger.

Ingredients: 5 kg assorted chocolate
Dish Name: Jemma's Easter Bunnies
Preparation Summary: Chocolate was melted at a low heat before climbing out of the pot and autonomously reforming into 5 white rabbits.
Notes: Rabbits were animate, behaving no differently from their mundane counterparts. One of the rabbits was partially consumed by Dr. Consuelo, who described their taste as "smooth and strangely gamey". Notably, the rabbit ceased activity upon consumption of its head, from which dark chocolate leaked out profusely. The remaining 4 instances are currently stored in the Site-39 freezer.

Ingredients: Approx. 24 assorted vitamin supplements, 50ml of hand sanitizer
Dish Name: 1-UP
Preparation Summary: The vitamin supplements dissolved instantly in the hand sanitizer once added, turning it bright red. Mixture was then poured out onto Dr. Consuelo's hand, where it crystallized into a small heart-shaped candy.
Notes: Dish was consumed by Dr. Consuelo, who reported a "sudden surge in energy", and proceeded to continue testing with SCP-5216 for the next 34 hours straight, after which he collapsed from fatigue.

Incident Log 5216.I02:
During the aforementioned tests, Dr. Consuelo permitted the supervising researchers to retire for the night in his capacity as Acting Head Researcher. Subsequent tests were effectively performed unsupervised, and as such no personnel were present during his collapse.
Shortly after this, security footage recorded an apple, believed to be the last SCP-5216-1 instance created by Dr. Tschida, manifesting near SCP-5216, eyeing its contents before turning to look directly at the camera. No viable footage was able to be recovered following this event. The testing chamber was found vacant the following morning, with Dr. Consuelo currently absent without leave.
SCP-5216 testing protocol has since been updated, with a focus on documenting recipes only as opposed to the preparation of dishes. Currently, SCP-5216 testing is conducted via an autonomous scanner drone attached to the book.
Test Log 5216.T05:

Ingredients: 50 grapes, 1 carp fillet (deboned)
Dish Name: Grapery Carpin

Ingredients: 30L [REDACTED]1, 3 bananas, 200g gelatin powder
Dish Name: Jim

Ingredients: 66 lemons, 1L milk, 1L honey, 1.5L crude oil
Dish Name: Lemon-de-Mons

Ingredients: 1kg peanuts, 700g flour, 300g dark chocolate, food coloring (red and green)
Dish Name: The Nut Brother

Ingredients: 1.6kg squid tentacles, 200ml blood
Dish Name: ersatz mother

Incident Log 5216.I03:
Following the expiration of Dr. Tschida during an unrelated containment breach while recovering, her body, along with SCP-5216, was displaced from its storage to the Site-39 pantry. Security cameras managed to record footage of multiple fruits carrying Dr. Tschida through the damaged facility before malfunctioning. Attached below is an excerpt from the security footage of the Site-39 pantry.

«BEGIN LOG»

[Camera is slightly shaken by a distant explosion. Upon refocusing, an apple2 is visible on the pantry's kitchen island. Seconds later, several fruits and vegetables manifest on the floor around the kitchen island. Dr. Tschida's body is carried into the frame by an assortment of potatoes.]
[Apple is observed to possess a single eye. All fruits and vegetables present possess rudimentary limbs composed of multiple objects, including toothpicks, pens, paperclips, and in one case, cockroach legs. The apple animatedly gestures towards the body of Dr. Tschida, eliciting thunderous applause from the other fruits present, which is recorded as wet slapping noises. No other audio is recorded. More limbed foodstuff begin to congregate in the pantry.]
[4 MINUTES OF EXTRANEOUS GESTURING REMOVED]
[A whole uncooked chicken is seen dragging a different body, identified as a Jnr. Res. Wagner, into the pantry using a purple-hued human hand protruding from its cavity. Its arrival is heavily applauded. The apple is seen brandishing a kitchen knife in front of the crowd before jumping onto Jnr. Res. Wagner's chest.]
[The apple raises the knife above itself, before turning towards the security camera. It gestures slightly to the side of the camera while staring directly at it.]

«VIDEO OFFLINE»

Despite this, the scanner attached to SCP-5216 remained operational, and recorded multiple recipes generated by SCP-5216, as shown below.

Ingredients: 1 tomato, 3 hearts, 1.3L blood
Dish Name: mother

Ingredients: 944 grapes, 7 lungs, 1.65L blood
Dish Name: mother

Ingredients: 5 brains (4 with lobes separated, 1 unseparated), 1.2L blood
Dish Name: mother

Ingredients: mother, mother, mother, mother, mother […]3
Dish Name: MOTHER

During the recapturing of Site-39, MTF forces managed to secure an undocumented vaguely humanoid entity composed entirely of fresh produce, designated SCP-5216-A, pending further investigation. SCP-5216, the entities seen in the security footage, as well as the bodies of several deceased personnel, including Dr. Tschida's, were unable to be located. Notably, Site-39's food stores were completely empty upon recapture. Efforts to recover SCP-5216 are ongoing.

Footnotes
1. Classified chemical compound under development by the Department of Biochemistry.
2. Presently believed to be an SCP-5216-1 instance labelled as "Johnny Appleseed".
3. "mother" repeats for another 216 times.

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Special Containment Procedures:

SCP-5217 is to be kept within a standard containment unit at Site-57 and is to be accessible only to personnel with level 2 clearance or above. All instances of SCP-5217-1 through -3 are to be contained within a hermetically sealed container and are only to be opened during testing or use in Project REPLENISH. Additionally, the testing of art, photography, and sculpture in any form upon SCP-5217 is restricted unless required for Project REPLENISH. Any personnel found in possession of any of the aforementioned materials when entering SCP-5217's containment cell without proper clearance are to be detained, reprimanded, and demoted accordingly.

Description:

SCP-5217 is a copying machine, resembling a standard Dell Xerox Color Copier, with an abnormally large scanning tray, with a rectangular opening in place of the paper dispenser, and a symbol of a stylized M where the company logo would typically be. The machine's anomaly manifests when a piece of organic matter, fossil, or an image of a perceived organism is scanned. Upon doing so the machine's menu will ask if the operator would like to “add” “alter” or “continue”. If "continue" is selected, the machine will begin to lightly shake before dispensing a tray with three, translucent, embryonic sacks composed of a currently unknown, highly fragile, bio-degradable plastic hereby referred to as SCP-5217-1, -2, and -3.
When “add“ is selected, the menu will inform the operator to place another item on the scanner. Once this is done the menu will ask again if the operator would like to "add", "alter", or "continue". This menu will always reappear until “continue” is selected. Once "continue" is selected, and after all additional items are scanned, the machine will shake gently and SCP-5217-1 through -3 will be dispensed. However, SCP-5217-1 will now contain a genetically stable blend of all scanned items. SCP-5217-2 and -3's embryos will follow a similar form of splicing, but with each of the scanned organism's food sources and predators/ competitors respectively.
If “alter” is selected at any time, the touchscreen will display a map of the scanned organisms' genetic code and will allow an operator to alter the scanned organism(s) genes in whatever way they see fit. However, changes to the code that might cause the immediate death of the organism upon birth are locked.
SCP-5217-1 through -3 is the aforementioned sacks each containing embryos pertaining to the item scanned, with a perfect one to one ratio of males to females (when applicable) and symbols resembling that of the stylized M found on the machine etched into their internal structures1, but with the following differences:

5217-1 contains the embryos of the average number of offspring said scanned organism would produce.
5217-2 contains the embryos of species of plants, animals, or materials the scanned organism would subsist upon, as well as their respective food sources.
5217-3 contains the species that would prey upon or otherwise compete with SCP-5217-1.

It should be noted that if any instance of SCP-5217-1 through -3 be broken, the embryos inside will rapidly mature until they reach adulthood. All site personnel are thus encouraged to exercise caution while handling 5217-1 through -3 instances.

Discovery:

SCP-5217 was discovered at the University of Tasmania, on April 6th, 2019, when numerous reports of sightings of the long-extinct Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger), began to circulate. An investigation was launched and it was discovered that Dr. Hugh Sanderson, head paleontologist at the university, was behind the Thylacinid's reappearance via the use of SCP-5217. Upon the capture and subsequent interrogation of Dr. Sanderson, it was revealed that the doctor had acquired the item while shopping for a replacement copying machine online from an anonymous seller on Craigslist and discovered the machine's anomalous prosperities when he tried to copy an image of a Labrador Retriever puppy for his office. Dr. Sanderson was later administered Class-A amnestics and released back into the general populace, while an investigation into the identity of the seller was launched (see Addendum-2).

Addendum-1:

Test logs:

Test 1

Input
A live rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) strapped down to the scanning tray.

5217-1
Sixteen rat embryos.

5217-2
Sixty-four seeds of twenty-five varying species of nut and fruit-bearing plants.

5217-3
Forty-six embryos from various species of predatory birds, mammals, and reptiles; several of which having been categorized as extinct since the 18th century.

Test 2

Input
A recently euthanized rat, with scanned genes altered to increase the size to two meters tall.

5217-1
Four abnormally large rat embryos, roughly 2m in height and 850kg when fully grown, with notably reduced incisors and an increased number of molars typically found in grazing species.

5217-2
Thirty-four seeds of fifteen various species of nut and fruit-bearing plants, as well as fifty-five seeds of nine different grass species.

5217-3
Thirty embryos of ten distinct predatory species such as wolves (Canis lupis), lions (Panthera leo), and several unknown species of large birds and reptiles.

Test 3

Input
A fur sample taken from the previously used rat, a photograph of a golden retriever (Canis familiaris), and a branch of a common alder birch tree (Alnus glutinosa) found outside Site-57.

5217-1
Six embryos of an organism with the tail, torso, and fur patterns resembling that of a rat, with numerous plant-like growths along the organism's back and the limbs and head of a golden retriever.

5217-2
one-hundred and thirty-eight embryos of seventy-five different hybridized combinations of bird, rodent, deer, and plant life.

5217-3
Fifty-five embryos of ten different hybridized combinations of coyote (Canis latrans), wolf, red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), raccoon (Procyon lotor), and human.

Test 4

Input
A feather of a Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus).

5217-1
Two Hyacinth macaw embryos.

5217-2
Thirty-two seeds from twelve nut and fruit-bearing trees mostly native to South America.

5217-3
Two toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) embryos.

Test 5

Input
A blurry photograph of a snow leopard (Panthera uncia).

5217-1
Four snow leopard embryos.

5217-2
Ninety-two embryos from seven different species of Himalayan goat and sheep. As well as one hundred and twenty seeds from thirty Himalayan grass and shrub species.

5217-3
Two Himalayan SCP-1000 embryos.

Test 6

Input
A rib bone of the extinct Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas).

5217-1
Two Steller's sea cow embryos.

5217-2
Eighty-five spores from five different kelp species and three hundred spores from ten brown algae species.

5217-3
Two killer whale (Orcinus orca) embryos, and two tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) embryos.

Test 7

Input
A fossilized footprint of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

5217-1
Four Tyrannosaurus rex embryos.

5217-2
Twelve Edmontosaurus embryos, sixteen Triceratop embryos, and fifty-five embryos from eighteen unidentified therapod, mammal, and reptile species. As well as sixty-five seeds from nineteen different, unidentified, pre-historic plant species.

5217-3
Two carcharodontosaur (Siats meekerorum) embryos.

Test 8

Input
A degraded bone shard from SCP-2256 (Cryptomorpha gigantes).

5217-1
Two SCP-2256 embryos

5217-2
Fifty fish embryos from thirteen different species, twenty-two bird embryos from five different species, and thirty-five spores from ten different species of kelp.

5217-3
Two embryos resembling SCP-11282.

Test 9

Input
A scientifically inaccurate portrait of an artist's rendition of a pterosaur.

5217-1
Six embryos resembling said pterosaur.

5217-2
Twenty-four embryos that appear similar to multiple historically false depictions of pre-historic species; including stegosaurus, ankylosaurus, and the wooly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). As well as forty-eight seeds belonging to twenty-nine unknown plant species.

5217-3
Twelve embryos that match incorrect depictions of Tyrannosaurus rex, saber tooth tiger (Smilodon populator), and a predatory Therizinosaurus (Therizinosaurus cheloniformis)

Test 10

Input
An Twelfth Century woodcarving of a Griffon from Wales.

5217-1
Six embryos resembling the griffon depicted in the carving.

5217-2
Twenty-two embryos belonging to four species of sheep and cattle typically bred on the British Isles, Fifty-eight seeds belonging to thirteen species of plants native to England, and thirty-six embryos matching the 12th-century descriptions of nineteen different mythological creatures present in English folklore. These creatures include Unicorns, Boggarts, Brownies, Morgens3 and various other fey.

5217-3
Four embryos which appear similar to early depictions of dragons found in England.4

Test 11

Input
Cover art from the novel "Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

5217-1
Four embryos of a red skinned humanoid species matching that of "Red Martians" from the novel.

5217-2
Ninety-four embryos of twenty-two species of flora and fauna native to Mars and its moons, as well as sixteen nonexistent species of Martian life that appear similar to those described within Burroughs's "John Carter of Mars" series.

5217-3
Sixty-eight embryos of ten predatory species of life native to mars and sixteen predatory species that appear in the novels. In addition to this, three species of sapient organisms native to mars and twelve species of sapient organisms described in Burroughs's works also appear5.

Test 12

Input
A crayon drawing of Dr. Ferguson's family holding hands on a hill by the doctor's youngest daughter.

5217-1
Two embryos of a multicolored, segmented organism with eight pairs of legs, four bulbous sacks with eyes along its dorsal ridge, and no identifiable head.

5217-2
Fifty seeds of fifteen different species of grass, trees, and shrubbery that resemble the flora present in the drawing, as well as six worm-like embryos, capable of flight6.

5217-3
A single embryo of a large, flaming, spherical organism, identifiable as the "sun" in the image.

Test 13

Input
A copy of the abstract painting "No.5, 1948" by Jackson Pollock.

5217-1
UNKNOWN

5217-2
UNKNOWN

5217-3
UNKNOWN7

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Message from the Site-Director:

Date: 2021/03/04
To: Site-57 Staff
From: The Desk of Site-Director Thomas Marie
Subject: SCP-5217
Attention all Site-57 Personnel,
As I'm sure most of you know, a few months ago we experienced a containment breach involving SCP-5217 that cost us the life of one of our head researchers and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to on-site property. Such containment breaches have been, for the most part, unheard of in Site-57 and has become somewhat of a stain upon our sites' generally safe working environment. Many of you have emailed me directly, expressing your concerns regarding our site's continued containment of the item, the status of the search for the escaped -1 through -3 entities and why more resources have been directed not only towards Site-57, but SCP-5217 specifically as well. It is in regards to these questions that I am writing to all of you today.
To answer the first question, as to why Site-57 has decided to continue its containment of SCP-5217 instead of transferring it to another more secure one, the answer is quite simple. In light of current circumstances involving another SCP, it has been decided that the benefits of SCP-5217's ability to preserve and revive the deteriorating ecosystems of earth simply cannot be ignored, regardless of the risks. It is with this in mind that a new program has been initiated by O5 Command, Project REPLENISH. Project REPLENISH is the foundation's answer to the growing ecological instability of earth. For generations the foundation has protected humanity from countless dangers that threatened its survival. Now, with the help of SCP-5217, we have a chance of protecting not only humanity, but life on earth as well. This is why our site has continued to contain SCP-5217, as well as why our site has been provided more resources from the greater foundation over the past couple months, because our site has been selected to serve as the headquarters for Project REPLENISH.
This does not mean the recent incidents involving SCP-5217 during testing have gone unnoticed however, and after much deliberation it has been determined that tests involving abstract art are to be hereby restricted entirely. Furthermore, all testing involving any other forms of art, sculpture, or photography are to be similarly forbidden until SCP-5217's functions can be better understood or are authorized to be used for Project REPLENISH. Due to this, SCP-5217's current security level has been raised to level 2. Any personnel found violating these new regulations without proper authorization provided by Project REPLENISH are to be immediately detained, reprimanded, and demoted.
I expect Site-57's full cooperation in carrying out this exciting new program, as well as implementing these new safety measures and thank each of you for your continued service to the foundation.
Sincerely,
Site-Director Thomas Marie8

Addendum-2:

On July 12th, 2022, agents investigating Dr. Sanderson's personal computer reported having found no evidence of the doctor's claims of being sold SCP-5217 over Craigslist. Furthermore, it was discovered that the doctor had not even used the website for over five years. A local MTF was dispatched to apprehend the doctor but upon the team's arrival at his home in Tasmania, Australia, the doctor was found to have died via cardiac arrest. Dr. Sanderson's corpse was recovered from his living room surrounded by tools and printer parts. A note was also discovered, inscribed with several lethal cognitohazards, which was clutched within the doctor's hand, the contents of which are transcribed below:

Most valued Production Unit H-SAN-43,
We here at the community would like to thank you for your contribution to the production of Ecological-Printers. As you know, these machines have proven to be invaluable to furthering our cause and your dedication to their development has not gone unnoticed.
However, it has also come to our attention that you have recently come under the watch of another organization, one whose attention could prove detrimental to our efforts. Not only that, but we have also learned that one of your printers has since been confiscated by the said organization as well. This is unacceptable, we know you understand the dangers the printers posses when being handled without the proper materials more than twenty times. An organization with such little training in the use of these printers, like the one that captured you, could lead to any number of catastrophic ecological disasters the community simply cannot handle if we are to achieve our goal. It is with these incredible failures in mind that we, the community, have unfortunately decided to let you go9.
We once again thank you for your many years of service and pray that your transition is not a painful one.
-Maternity

An autopsy was later performed upon Dr. Sanderson's remains where it was discovered that multiple symbols were etched into the doctor's internal organs, all in the shape of a stylized M.

Footnotes
1. Offspring of organisms produced by SCP-5217-1 through -3 however, do not exhibit this trait and are otherwise non-anomalous.
2. Embryos were immediately disposed of and all observing staff were administered amnestics.
3. Sadistic water nymphs that dwelled in the rivers and lakes of England.
4. Due to the extremely high levels of thaumaturgical activity detected within the aforementioned embryos, these SCP-5217-1 through -3 instances have since been handed over to Site-57's Thaumaturgical Zoology department for further study and containment.
5. All entities produced during this test were unable to survive in an earth-like environment when released from SCP-5217-1 through 3 and had to be moved to a specialized containment cell with conditions matching that of mars.
6. It has been deduced that these organisms are the "birds" in the child's drawing.
7. All organisms produced immediately breached containment, killing Dr. Ferguson and injuring several others in the process, efforts to locate the escaped entities are ongoing.
8. As of 5-28-2022 approximately 1.8 million species, mainly composed of species from the lost ████████ kingdom have been revived and placed within subterranean eco-chambers provided to Site-57 for Project REPLENISH, resulting in a total of 2,348 additional uses of SCP-5217. Authorization to commence releasing said species back into the wild is still pending O5 approval
9. It was at this point in the document that multiple lethal cognitohazards were detected.

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Item #: SCP-5218

Explained

SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES: SCP-5218 has been disassembled and its remains disposed of safely.
DESCRIPTION: SCP-5218 was a large industrial machine of unclear purpose, discovered in a secure chamber aboard the Norwegian cargo ship Sjøavfall in 2013. Externally, SCP-5218 resembles a simple metal cube 3m wide, weighing 200kg, constructed of a metallic alloy of unclear composition. All attempts to force open, pierce, or otherwise damage SCP-5218 have ended in failure.
All faces of SCP-5218 are flat save for one. All faces furthermore display a metal stamp reading "PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ABNORMALITIES."
One face contains a simple pull-open metal cabinet that pulls flush when closed, and when opened allows a small space to drop objects into while blocking vision into the rest of the device. Below this is a small rectangular slot akin to that of a vending machine.
Upon placing an item or items into the metal cabinet and closing it, allowing the item to fall in, SCP-5218 will vibrate for a varying length of time, generally a few seconds to a minute, and release a single item into the output slot. These items vary in practically every quality save for their size; all are small enough to fit into the slot.
Upon SCP-5218's discovery in 2013, it was immediately shipped to Site-19 for experimentation. Over the course of the following month, several tests were performed on SCP-5218. An abridged list of experiments follows.

Addendum 5218.1
TESTING LOG

Input: A single apple, Red Delicious variety
Output: A military-surplus MRE of the variety used across Foundation sites. Chicken alfredo flavor.

Input: A 1kg granite stone.
Output: A small poster tube containing detailed blueprints of Sublevels 1 through 5 of Site-19.

Input: A 2kg weight.
Output: A plastic trophy covered in dried blood. DNA of the blood has been matched to Leon Abrams, a now-deceased former Site-19 security guard. Abrams' body was cremated after death.

Input: A plastic cube.
Output: A Nokia 3310 cellphone with one number programmed into its directory. The area code correlates to Tennesee, but all attempts to trace the phone number have failed. Attempting to call it simply results in a generic out of service error.

Input: A single bullet.
Output: An armed grenade. The pin had been pulled but the safety lever had not been released, preventing its detonation. A security team safely disposed of the bomb without incident. The grenade was inscribed with the Foundation logo, but detailed analysis could not be performed for obvious reasons.

Input: A single dead lab rat.
Output: A MTF-issue Bowie knife. 13 scratches have been carved into the flat of the otherwise-pristine blade.

Input: A single live lab rat.
Output: Screaming from inside the machine, followed by a Clearance Level 4 keycard belonging to one Dr. Daniel Jackson. Investigation confirmed Dr. Jackson, a researcher at Site-19, had submitted a request for a new card several months ago, stating he had lost his.

[45 entries abridged.]

Addendum 5218.2
INCIDENT LOG

Following the conclusion of the final test, SCP-5218 was moved to Sublevel 28 for long-term storage and surveillance. Exactly 7 days, to the hour, after the conclusion of the last test, SCP-5218 began to vibrate for several minutes. Security guards and researchers entered the room to investigate. Upon their entry, several seams in the exterior of SCP-5218 became visible as it unfolded via several hydraulic pistons and hinged arms, revealing its interior.
The internal structure of SCP-5218 revealed that all items put into the cabinet slide down a chute into a plastic container of hydrofluoric acid, completely dissolving them. Sensors that detected an item going down the chute would trigger a circuit to release an item from an internal storage container, that would slide down into the output slot. The internal container contained a variety of miscellanous items ranging from children's toys to simple electronics to loose mail. There does not appear to be a correlation between the item put into SCP-5218 and the item outputted by it.
In addition, a metal shelf inside held a single placard, with the following text embossed on it:

FUCK YOU FOR TRYING
By Rami Salman
Three words and I can waste your entire month.
· ARE WE COOL YET? ·

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Item #: SCP-5219
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: A minimum of two guards are to be stationed outside Site Director Robinson's office at all times. Access to Site Director Robinson's office is prohibited except for testing purposes.
Description: SCP-5219 is an anomalous corpse located in the office of Site Director Robinson at Site-37. Based on examinations of SCP-5219, it has been determined that it was a middle-aged white male of average height and weight. The cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the back of the head.
SCP-5219 has mild anti-memetic properties. While some properties of SCP-5219 can be observed, subjects are unable to determine its identity or how it came to be in the office of Site Director Robinson. In addition, subjects instructed to remove SCP-5219 from Site Director Robinson's office spontaneously forget their instructions upon viewing it, which makes retrieval impossible.
Addendum: Discovery
SCP-5219 was first discovered on 21/03/2021. Two days prior, Site Director Robinson suddenly ceased responding to all messages, and failed to appear at multiple meetings. Dr. Boyd entered Site Director Robinson's office to search for him, and found SCP-5219 inside. Containment was established shortly thereafter. Site Director Robinson's whereabouts have not yet been determined.

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To: All personnel in Site-37
From: Site Director Boyd
Subject: Management change.

Good evening,
I am sending this message to report that, despite the best efforts of the search team, Site Director Robinson still has not been found, with some suspecting that he may have been kidnapped or murdered. I do not believe this to be the case, but we must accept it as a possibility.
The search team will continue to look for him, but Site-37 cannot function without a Site Director, so I have assumed the position in Robinson's place as the second highest-ranking official in this Site. I do not want this to be a permanent arrangement, but I will do what is necessary should Robinson not be found. Should this become permanent, I hope that you will all give me the same respect that you gave Robinson.
-Dr. Boyd, Site-37 Director.

To: Foundation research personnel assigned to SCP-5219
From: Site Director Boyd
Subject: Change in procedure.

Effective immediately, all tests involving SCP-5219 are to cease. This includes both attempts to remove it from Site Director Robinson's office and attempts to determine its identity. You will receive messages regarding project transfers shortly. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Item #: SCP-5220
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Disinformation campaigns have successfully perpetuated public belief that SCP-5220 is a work of art and require little to no maintenance at this time. Public visits to the anomaly are permitted when it is visible.
MTF Upsilon-7 ("Muddy Waters") is responsible for clean-up and containment of 5220-A events and retrieval of victims via helicopter. Upsilon-7 is authorized to administer Class-A or -B amnestics to witnesses. Information suppression of events with more than 100 witnesses is to be coordinated with the site director of Site-215.
SCP-5220-1 is to be held in a humanoid containment cell at Site-215. No fewer than three times per week, SCP-5220-1 is to be escorted to SCP-5220 to facilitate the completion of anomalous rituals. Due to its extended cooperation with special containment procedures and lengthy containment, SCP-5220-1 has been granted privileges beyond those normally given to humanoid anomalies. These privileges are under the purview of the site director.
In the event that more than three 5220-A events occur within 12 months, or more than two events occur closer than 100 km from one another within 6 months, Foundation coroners are to falsify the cause of death by tampering with the cadavers so as to avoid the appearance of patterns in public mortality records.

SCP-5220 as seen from shore.

Description: SCP-5220 is an anomalous landmass on the northern shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, United States. It forms a spiral shaped-path and is comprised largely of basalt rock and salt crystals. The path measures 460 m from base to tip and is 4.6 m wide. Due to the fluctuating surface levels of the Great Salt Lake, SCP-5220 is submerged during periods of greater precipitation. It is only visible above water when the Great Salt Lake's surface level is less than 1,279 m above sea level. SCP-5220 is the cause and point of origin of what are designated 5220-A events. These events are characterized by a human dying by drowning, although they are not in or near water.
5220-A events correspond with a substantial spike in Hume levels at SCP-5220. Following the death of the 5220-A victim, the body will begin to float in the air, sometimes beginning immediately, but more commonly beginning days after death. The body will rise into the air and remain at a particular height, typically about 180–200 m above the ground, but occasionally as high as 300 m. 5220-A events frequently have civilian witnesses, which poses a substantial challenge to containment and public concealment.
Kant counters at the location of SCP-5220 generally produce readings between 30 and 50 Humes, but measure as high as 400 Humes during 5220-A events. It is believed to possess extensive reality-bending functionality that causes temporal merging between the present day and prehistoric timeframes; the precise extent of these capabilities is unknown, but has thus far targeted humans. SCP-5220-1 claims that the object has much more extensive capabilities that have not yet been observed.
SCP-5220-1 is a female humanoid, born on 22 April 1954 in Santa Barbara, California. SCP-5220-1 appears to "operate" the reality-bending effects of SCP-5220, but is apparently inept in controlling the anomaly. SCP-5220-1 shows elevated internal Hume levels when in proximity to SCP-5220 (<100 m), peaking at 35 Humes at the tip of the SCP-5220 spiral. It consistently expresses distress regarding air and water pollution, deforestation, endangered and threatened species, and especially in recent years, anthropogenic climate change.
Currently, the only known means of reducing the frequency of 5220-A events is the observance of rituals performed by SCP-5220-1. These rituals largely involve a meditative practice at SCP-5220; SCP-5220-1 claims that the Earth is a living entity and that the rituals permit it to communicate with the planet. SCP-5220-1 identifies knowledge obtained in this manner as the basis of its influence on SCP-5220.
Discovery: SCP-5220 appeared or was constructed by undetermined means in Spring 19701. As it is located on land owned by the state of Utah, Foundation assets within state government became aware that the anomaly had appeared on state land with no known records of its construction. It was flagged for investigation, which was undertaken by Site-215. By the time the Foundation initiated containment, numerous tourists had visited SCP-5220; photos and articles had been published in local and national newspapers. Because of the impracticality of concealing it from the public, the Foundation falsified government documents regarding its origin. Fabricated news reports were disseminated describing it as an art piece. SCP-5220 has since been known to the public as the "Spiral Jetty."
SCP-5220-1 was found at SCP-5220 on 4 June 1970. Foundation personnel interrupted a ritual that was likely responsible for ongoing fluctuations in Hume levels at the location.
Addendum 5220.1: Timeline

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Date
Number of Documented 5220-A Events
Notes

April 1970
3
First event identified in remote location near Delta, UT; at this time, a connection to SCP-5220 was not established. Event documented as Anomalous Event UT-47. Second and third events occur in Orem and Murray, respectively. Incidents are then classed as Anomalous Event Group UT-47ß.

May 1970
38
Foundation statisticians find no correlations among victims, who vary in age, sex, race. All but one have occurred in northern and western Utah, with the exception of AEG UT-47ß-31, which occurs in West Wendover, Nevada, less than a mile from the Utah-Nevada border. Continuous Hume level monitoring begins at SCP-5220.

June 1970
57
Statisticians identify strong correlation between spikes in Hume levels at SCP-5220 and occurrence of AEG UT-47ß. UT-47ß is reclassified as 5220-A events. 5220-A-42, the Capitol Incident, occurs (see Addendum 5220.2). MTF Upsilon-7 established for concealment of 5220-A events.

July 1970
41
SCP-5220-1 agrees to attempt to prevent 5220-A events through abilities related to SCP-5220.

August 1970
26
N/A

September 1970
18
N/A

October 1970
3
N/A

November 1970
1
N/A

December 1970
0
N/A

In the timespan from 1971 to 2017, no more than five 5220-A events occur during each calendar year.

Addendum 5220.2: Capitol Incident

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On 2 June 1970, 5220-A-43 occurred, killing a member of the Utah State Senate during an event in the State Capitol Building. Over 400 witnesses were present, including 14 local journalists. The victim began floating but was held down by others present.
Attendees were asked to leave immediately following the death. The body had been removed from the building before containment specialists could intervene. The O5 Council was informed of a potential Lifted Veil Scenario, whereupon MTF Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings") was deployed to identify all 447 witnesses and administer amnestics. Journalists and prominent public figures were treated as highest priority. One newspaper had printed an article describing 5220-A-43; all copies were seized by Gamma-5 and staff of the publication and printing press were amnesticized.
In light of substantial risks to information security, the O5 Council authorized the creation of MTF Upsilon-7 ("Muddy Waters") for the express purpose of containing 5220-A events.

Addendum 5220.3: Interviews with SCP-5220-1

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Interviewer: Jeremy Young, Junior Researcher
Interviewee: SCP-5220-1
Location: Site-215, Humanoid Containment Wing
Date: 5 June 1970
Foreword: Dr. Bruce Rajaratnam, as head researcher, supervised this interview.

Young: Good morning, SCP-5220-1. I need to ask you—
SCP-5220-1: I have a name.
Young: I'm sorry?
SCP-5220-1: My name is Samantha.
Young: I have questions that I need answered. It is important that you answer completely and truthfully.
SCP-5220-1: I'm not answering any questions. I want a lawyer, and I want a phone.
Young: You are not under the jurisdiction of U.S. law enforcement, and we're not going to grant either of those requests.
SCP-5220-1: What do mean, I'm not … This is fucked. If you can't respect my rights, I'm not going to answer your bullshit questions.
Young: I assure you it is nothing personal, SCP—
SCP-5220-1: Yeah, 'cause you don't want to treat me like a person. The hell is wrong with you?
Young: We have knowledge that you are connected to … strange occurrences.
SCP-5220-1: Oh, you're with those people. The paranormal scientists, or whatever. Yeah, they told me that you might lock me up if I ran into you, tell me I'm an "anomaly" or whatever.
Young: Listen, it sounds like someone gave you prior knowledge of the Foundation, which makes me concerned for your safety. It sounds as if you have been influenced by a group that opposes the Foundation. Our only goal is keep people safe, especially from groups who want to disrupt the normal function of society.
SCP-5220-1: You … I'm trying to protect humanity! And a lot more than that, not that I would expect you labcoat types to understand.
Young: There is more at stake here than your feelings! There are severe consequences if you don't cooperate, and not just for you. Please explain what you mean to do.
SCP-5220-1: Explain this. [Makes a rude gesture at Researcher Young with both hands.]
Young: All right then, fine! We're done here. Interview concluded.
Junior Researcher Young was reprimanded for his inappropriate conduct during the interview and was instructed to remain calm in future interviews. The possible breach of confidential information was also discussed. —Dr. Rajaratnam

Interviewer: Dr. Bruce Rajaratnam, Senior Researcher
Interviewee: SCP-5220-1
Location: Site-215, Humanoid Containment Wing
Date: 6 June 1970
Rajaratnam: Good afternoon, Samantha. May I offer you a drink?
SCP-5220-1: I thought I was a number to you assholes.
Rajaratnam: I understand that you have been upset by your situation in containment. It is my responsiblity to ensure that your needs are met, under the circumstances.
SCP-5220-1: Oh, so you're the good cop, and the jerk from yesterday is the bad cop?
Rajaratnam: I appreciate your concerns about Mr. Young's, ah, blunt approach. He is merely concerned about the effects of the object that appeared in the Great Salt Lake where we found you.
SCP-5220-1: It's a rock art thing. You could have read that in the Salt Lake Tribune, if you Einsteins were smart enough to read.
Rajaratnam: Ha, well, speaking of smart, I believe you know better?
SCP-5220-1: Do you like it when people accuse you of lying all the damn time?
Rajaratnam: I understand that this is uncomfortable, but it is necessary to protect the public from anomalies—
SCP-5220-1: Hey, fuck you, man! You all treat me like some freak of nature just because you found me out on the Spiral Jetty!
Rajaratnam: Please forgive me, I did not mean to injure you. The fact of the matter is, although we have concealed the nature of this object from the public, we have strong evidence that it is responsible for numerous deaths. We are gravely worried for the people who have died and for those who may be in harm's way. Any information you can give us—
SCP-5220-1: [Distressed and agitated] I didn't kill anyone!
Rajaratnam: I did not say that. Please, Samantha, our only interest is protecting innocent lives.
SCP-5220-1: I don't know anything!
Rajaratnam: Please take this as a compliment: You are a poor liar. Nothing about you suggests that you want to hurt anyone. I'm not making an accusation. Can you tell who informed you of the Foundation?
SCP-5220-1: I'm not talking. Eat shit.

Several interview transcripts have been omitted as they contain no actionable information due to SCP-5220-1's intractable behavior. Complete documentation may be requested with Level 2 or higher clearance from the SCP-5220 research lead.

I recognize that including these notes in an SCP document is unorthodox, but the information here serves as a valuable reminder to all of us. The Foundation does not operate with unchecked coercion or cruelty toward humanoid anomalies, and for good reason. —Dr. Rajaratnam
Dr. Rajaratnam,
Things are getting worse with 5220, and I'm not getting any leads. I don't have clearance to see any thing budget-related, but I'm sure we're spending fortunes on amnestics at this point, and heaven forbid anything worse than the mess at the Capitol happens. We need to get more out of dash one, I'd like to request a polygraph test.
Jeremy

Researcher Young,
Request denied, I'm afraid. I find myself skeptical of the reliability of polygraphs, and many of our colleagues would strongly disapprove. They're less than useless with reality benders, if recent research is accurate.
Dr. Rajaratnam

Dr. Rajaratnam,
We've had nine 5220-A deaths in the past week. I can't stand seeing these bodies tied to gurneys while the coroners make them look like murder victims or overdoses.
If 5220-1 is as sincere as you say, then I request to share the recording of your interview with the A-56 witness, the mother of the 3-year-old victim. If she has a conscience, then maybe she'll open up after hearing that woman cry over her dead boy. I watched the coroner plant evidence of strangulation on the kid's body, for God's sake!
Sir, I'm out of options here, and the world is falling apart. My family lives in the area of effect, and a lot of other innocent folks, too.
Jeremy

Researcher Young,
I recognize that your first Keter-class assignment is daunting, but I don't need to explain to you that this isn't how we operate.
I regret to say that I may have neglected to prepare you for the stress of approaching such a dangerous, as-yet uncontained SCP. It is, admittedly, a different world than your training in Safe object containment.
Consider this an order to visit the site psychologist for the sake of your emotional well-being. For my part, please understand that I have looked more than one K-class scenario in the face and lived to tell the tale. Our work is exceptionally difficult, but we have always prevailed through strict adherence to longstanding best practices.
Dr. Rajaratnam

Private Internal Message
From: McKayla Geduld, Site Director
To: Jeremy Young, Junior Researcher

Researcher Young,
This message serves to notify you of official penalties regarding misconduct committed in the course of interaction with humanoid anomaly SCP-5220-1. Your service record will document the following violations:

divulging classified (Level 2/5220) information to an unauthorized individual,
violating direct orders from a superior, and
engaging in inappropriate interview methods, including emotional manipulation and causing mental duress.

I know the fear that comes with facing the anomalous, the unnatural, the absurd and arbitrary. Remember, you are with competent people. In your inexperienced position, it is critical that you follow protocol at all times.
I am compelled to remove your Level 2/5220 clearance and will reassign you at the earliest opportunity. This incident has also been submitted to the Ethics Committee, and they will inflict further penalties.
Cordially,
McKayla Geduld, Site Director

Addendum 5220.4: Statement from SCP-5220-1

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Following the incident in the morgue, SCP-5220-1 requested writing material be supplied. Dr. Rajaratnam received the following document on 29 June 1970.

Ever since I was a kid, I loved animals. All of them, even spiders and centipedes. I still do. I love plants, too. From the time I was 6 years old, I wouldn't go to the zoo because I hated to see animals in little jails.
Last year, the oil spill in Santa Barbara was a disaster. I mean, for me personally. I remember seeing the pictures of dead sea birds in the newspaper. Maybe it was silly for a 14-year-old girl to do, but I cried for those birds. Thousands of birds, ruined by human greed.
I went to the beach, thinking I could save the birds, somehow. There, I met a guy named Robert. I could tell he was sad about the oil spill, too. He told me that he was a student at University of California Santa Barbara. He told me that he belonged to a group that could undo the damage that humans had done to the world, for the sake of the birds and all the other living things. He asked me to come to a meeting on campus. I told him that I was only in 8th grade, but he said that didn't matter.
I went and it turned out that Robert was the leader of this group. The way he talked, it was amazing. He had such high-minded ideas and he seemed so smart. He told us that healing Mother Earth was about relativity. Einstein said that time and gravity are closely connected, and that the Earth's gravity bent the universe itself, and if we understood how the Earth worked, we could bend the universe too.
I had to sneak out to attend the meetings, because my dad thought they were "draft-dodging hippies." He went on about how if they wanted to do good in the world, they should join the army and go to Vietnam. My dad and I fought about it more and more. Eventually, I ran away.
I know that Robert's talk about bending reality to our will sounds like some new-agey horseshit, but it was real. One time, we met at a little pond. It was full of garbage and runoff from some rich people neighborhood. Robert put his hand in the water, and in an instant, the water was crystal clear. It was a blink and you miss it kind of thing.
When the end of the year came around, we had all done things like Robert cleaning up the pond, but smaller. Robert said we were ready to begin the real work. He told me that Mother Earth was preparing a locus for me. He told me that it was a place away from the ocean, but the seagulls were there, too. He told me I would know it when I found it.
So I just hitchhiked out of California and kind of wandered. Something seemed to be pulling me. I came to Utah. Seagulls here, of all places. Then I found the spiral, and I felt the Earth, ancient and brimming with life, but wounded. I knew what I was supposed to do. Bring back the great waters of this place.
Then everyone would know.

Liasions and/or undercover agents within the Global Occult Coalition, Manna Charitable Foundation, and Wanderer's Library have been contacted. No individuals matching the description of the alleged reality-benders have been identified.
30 June 1970 Interview

Interviewer: Bruce Rajaratnam, Senior Researcher
Interviewee: SCP-5220-1
Location: Site-215, Humanoid Containment Wing
Date: 30 June 1970
Rajaratnam: Restore the world to conditions of a past timeframe. You are … ambitious, Samantha.
SCP-5220-1: I … I knew it would take a long time, the healing, I mean. Bring back a world before human industry and selfishness … I felt the memory of an enormous lake in this place.
Rajaratnam: You mean Lake Bonneville? An ancient pluvial lake, comparable to today's Great Lakes.
SCP-5220-1: So you believe me?
Rajaratnam: Well, modern geography and climate could not sustain that lake. Lake Bonneville was real, some … 20,000 years ago? But it existed because of an ice age.
SCP-5220-1: I wasn't sure how, but dammit, I knew it was possible, I don't know how, but if I understand the Earth's place in the universe, I could make it happen.
Rajaratnam: But …
SCP-5220-1: But people started dying. I didn't know until you told me, and I didn't believe you until that … asshole showed me the bodies. They were here, but they drowned in Lake Bonneville.
Rajaratnam: Why do you suppose only humans have fallen into the lake, so to speak? Why not other animals? Why don't we see fish swimming in the sky?
SCP-5220-1: I don't know. Maybe … the Earth is sick. Maybe it's trying to fight the infection. Humans are making it sick.
Rajaratnam: Well, I don't know if I can think of the planet as a living entity as you do. But I am tasked with containing this anomaly, and saving lives. What to do?
SCP-5220-1: I wonder if I can fix this.

Data on 5220-A events corroborate the claim that victims are partially conveyed to a prehistoric timeframe and drown in Lake Bonneville. Victims who died outdoors will float to an elevation of 1,590 m above sea level, the surface level of Lake Bonneville. Additionally, all 5220-A have been confirmed to occur in the area estimated by geologists and paleontologists that the lake covered.

Addendum 5220.5: 2017 Update

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Due to an extended period of cooperation with special containment procedures for SCP-5220, Site-215 approved various privileges for SCP-5220-1. These include access to educational material in the life sciences, geology, and climatology; access to television, internet and other media, albeit heavily restricted, and provisional Level 1 clearance. SCP-5220-1 was permitted to consult in limited capacities on various biological and ecological anomalies.
Over the years, containment specialists have noted that SCP-5220-1 has expressed increasing concern regarding reports on anthropogenic climate change. It expressed an intense desire to resume its described original work of "healing the world." Following the retirement of Senior Researcher Bruce Rajaratnam, SCP-5220-1 has become less amicable toward Foundation staff.
SCP-5220-1 has repeatedly asked what the Foundation intends to do regarding climate change and was told that her questions would not be answered. On 29 August 2017, SCP-5220-1 attempted to refuse escort to SCP-5220 and complete suppression of the anomaly. This pattern of behavior continued, and all privileges were revoked.
Throughout the next three months, a dramatic increase in 5220-A events was observed. It appears that SCP-5220-1 is using SCP-5220 as a bargaining chip, demanding that the Foundation use its vast resources to mitigate climate change, stating "What's the use of dying in the dark if the sons of bitches in the light die too?"
Medical examination has shown a possibility of dementia owing to SCP-5220's advanced age, which may explain its untractable behavior. Alternatives for containment without reliance on SCP-5220-1 are being investigated, but no possibilities have demonstrated viability.

Addendum 5220.6: Level 4/5220 clearance required

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The following is a partial transcript of an O5 Council meeting which took place on ██/██/20██ regarding SCP-5220.
O5-2: While the matter of global warming is a grave concern to all of us, it is not anomalous. Site-215's request to broker a deal with SCP-5220-1 is untenable in my view.
O5-9: Yet the documentation points to the possibility of others similar to this particular entity. Addressing these conditions may be a practical means of indirect containment of these persons of interest.
O5-7: Presumed persons of interest, you mean. The Foundation has expended considerable resources to track down this "Robert" that supposedly tutored SCP-5220-1. No trace of the entity has been found.
O5-9: The urgency of thought regarding climate change is dramatic above the veil. It is all but certain that members of the anomalous community are intervening. We have already contained such attempts from the MCF.
O5-7: An isolated incident hardly counts as evidence.
O5-4: At risk of sounding gauche, Seven, asking for evidence always did sound quaint among us. In the past █ years alone, we have discovered no less than █ anomalies of ancient origin capable of instigating K-Class scenarios. Not even we are omniscient.
O5-12: And how do we propose to fix the problem? Altering decades of human activity is a ludicrous idea. It would require a drastic change to life above the veil, and the Foundation has no business in turning social consensus reality on its head. Even with our substantial influence in various governments, we could not move them to overturn the basis of modern economies.
O5-9: The Global Occult Coalition, has greater pull with world leaders, perhaps with their cooperation—
O5-12: And now it is you who sounds gauche, Nine. How will you persuade the Coalition to kowtow to a low-level threat entity already in Foundation containment?
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Footnotes
1. Precise date of origin is unknown.

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