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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX's anomalous physical properties all but preclude the possibility of primary containment. However, because of its anomalous perceptual properties and benign goals, secondary containment measures are considered to be unnecessary at this time.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an intangible, serpentine entity that refers to itself as “Mr. Waters.” The entity’s origins and composition are unknown, and it doesn’t appear to require sustenance.
The entity strongly resembles a banana moray eel (Gymnothorax Miliaris), but it’s blue instead of yellow. It possesses dark spots typical of a banana moray eel. The head of SCP-XXXX measures roughly 10 cm in diameter, and its body measures 57 cm long at most.
SCP-XXXX's eyes are larger than its non-anomalous counterpart. The creature also possesses a pair of ridges above its eyes resembling eyebrows that can be moved independently. Its altered facial muscles and skeletal structure allow it to emote similarly to humans. In addition, the entity possesses a set of human-like teeth. The creature is capable of smiling like a human, which has been described as being “cartoonish” in nature.
Children from 2.5 to 7 years old tend to find this comforting, while adults capable of observing the entity tend to find this unsettling. SCP-XXXX is intelligent, sentient, and possibly sapient. The creature’s temperament is best described as friendly and conversational.
SCP-XXXX can only be seen and heard by individuals accustomed to believing in the existence of anomalous phenomena, such as young children and foundation personnel. After children reach the age of 7, they will cease to be able to see the entity. They will continue to remember that they interacted with the entity, but most will believe that these interactions were imaginary. After this time, their parents will forget that the child interacted with “Mr. Waters”, and will be surprised when the child remembers the creature in adulthood.
SCP-XXXX requires the presence of water in order to manifest. The entity is capable of emerging from any body of water wider than its head (10 cm), and greater in depth than 2.5 cm. When occupying a body of water not sufficiently large enough to contain its entire length, the entity simply manifests with a shorter length. The creature will only emerge when such a body of water is near a subject it has bonded with.
While the creature will interact with any children, it seems to have a special interest in those who have social anxiety, lack social skills, or are generally introverted. Young children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), for example, have a greater chance of forming a relationship with the creature due to its willingness to discuss the child’s interest(s).
SCP-XXXX will manifest in front of a group of people, but only when a child who personally knows the entity is present. If two children that are familiar with the creature are present together, only one SCP-XXXX entity will manifest. However, the entity can manifest in two places at once when one is not in the other’s line of sight. SCP-XXXX will not appear if the child subject is comatose, asleep, or unconscious.
It is not known how many SCP-XXXX instances currently exist, but a conservative estimate for total global manifestations is 350 instances.
The entity is capable of speech, but no sound has been recorded despite moving its mouth. It’s likely this speech is telepathic in nature, due to individuals seeing and hearing the entity speak in the listener’s native language and dialect. Further evidence supporting this is that whenever it is speaking to a new person, it immediately knows about the subject’s interests and conversational preferences. Despite becoming an expert in every topic a subject would want to discuss, the entity still shows genuine interest in listening to a given subject’s explanations of said topic.
Addendum-01:
A child of Dr. ███████ who formed a bond with SCP-XXXX was asked to call for the entity to appear. A mug was filled with water and placed on the floor of the chamber. SCP-XXXX emerged from it shortly after. After SCP-XXXX was summoned, the child was escorted out of the chamber. SCP-XXXX appeared visibly annoyed by this, but didn't raise any objections. The following interview was conducted by Dr. ███████ and transcribed by Researcher █████. Dated 11:45, ██/██/2020
Dr. ███████: Good morning, XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: I'd be more than happy to have a chat with you if you'd call me by my name.
Dr. ███████: It's just standard procedure.
SCP-XXXX: Oh come on, [REDACTED]. It's not that big of a deal is it? I'm not going to humor you if we can't even speak like reasonable people.
Dr. ███████: How did you know my first name?
SCP-XXXX: I'm "telepathic", remember? That's how you lot put it, anyway. I hope my inflections are accurately portraying my use of air quotes. It's not easy to do that without limbs. [chuckle]
Dr. ███████: Please refer to me as Dr. ███████.
[Momentary pause. Dr. ███████ sighs.]
Dr. ███████: If you call me Dr. ███████, I will refer to you as Mr. Waters.
SCP-XXXX: Sounds like a plan, [REDACTED]. Oops, I mean Dr. ███████.
Dr. ███████: Where do you come from?
SCP-XXXX: From my mother, I assume. That's where most things come from, right?
Dr. ███████: So you don't know for sure?
SCP-XXXX: Do you remember being born? Most people don't, and neither do I. Do you remember when you first started forming memories? Me neither. I don't remember having parents or family. The only reason you know where you came from is because someone told you. As far as I know, I'm the only thing like me. The only people I've talked to are my friends, this Foundation, and a few other little clubs like it.
Dr. ███████: When you say "friends", do you mean the children?
SCP-XXXX: I don't call them children. They're people. Small people, sure. New people? Definitely. But calling them something different like "children" is demeaning, isn't it? In any case, my friends are the only people I've got. They usually don't ask me this many questions though.
Dr. ███████: Why do you talk to just… your friends?
SCP-XXXX: They're less judgmental. People like my friends and you guys don't judge things for being too "impossible" to be real. You just accept it. After a while, when my friends don't need me anymore and they start to see the world like the rest of the people out there, I let them go. There's always more friends to be made though, so I don't let that get me down.
Dr. ███████: How do you choose who to make friends with?
SCP-XXXX: "Make friends?" That's an odd way of putting it… I'm not "making" anything. I just pick which friends I meet. I have to prioritize based on how much company they need. I can only be in so many places at once, y'know. I just listen to what they want to talk about. Sometimes they talk about what makes them excited, sometimes they want to vent their frustrations or sorrow. You know how being a friend can be.
Dr. ███████: Where do you go when you disappear?
SCP-XXXX: It seems like I'm always busy, always listening to one of my friends somewhere. The sun never sets on the seven seas… But in the rare moments when they're all quiet? I go to my room. It's a small, but cozy bubble of water. It's like my namesake I suppose.
Dr. ███████: Speaking of your name… Do you have a first name?
SCP-XXXX: Last names are for whole families, right? So if I'm the only "Waters", I don't need another name. Further specificity ain't required. I don't remember when I first decided on it. Maybe one of my friends came up with it for me.
Dr. ███████: What's your first memory?
SCP-XXXX: The real question should be why you're acting like you don't know me.
[A long pause]
Dr. ███████: Excuse me?
SCP-XXXX: Come on "Dr. ███████." You don't think it's a coincidence that I chose to talk to your son out of all my friends in the world, do you? A friend who's related to someone working at the Foundation?
Dr. ███████: We… we've never-
SCP-XXXX: Sure, he was already on my list, but when you started working here I knew I'd have a chance to talk with you again. I miss you, [REDACTED]. He looks just like how you were at that age…
The interview was subsequently terminated. Based on this interaction, it can be concluded that at some point before Dr. ███████ worked for the Foundation, he was amnesticized to contain an unrelated anomaly and forgot the existence of SCP-XXXX in the process.
Note: Dr. ███████'s request to "reconnect" with SCP-XXXX is currently pending approval.
