Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5333 is to be held at a Foundation-owned fish farm located in an offshoot of the Nile River, specifically located in the Minya Governorate of Egypt. A research station is to be established, staffed by at least three Level-2 Foundation researchers with experience handling biological anomalies. Additional security personnel may be requested for temporary stationing as necessary.
Any personnel entering within 3 meters of the containment are to surrender any personal accessories or loose items (e.g., wallets, electronic devices, personalized writing implements, jewelry) for temporary holding. Disposable replacements will be provided as possible, until the personnel member exits the containment zone.
Should any objects carried by personnel within SCP-5333's containment be transfigured, they are to be examined for anomalous properties, and stored at the research station in designated secure lockers.
Description: SCP-5333 is a male elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus kannume), possessing a bronze disc-shaped headpiece, between two bronze horns, affixed to its skull. Close examination of the fish indicates that it ages at an exponentially slower rate than that of non-anomalous equivalents, and the fish is currently suffering from non-fatal gastric blockage.
SCP-5333's primary anomaly involves the sporadic physical alteration of small objects within 5 meters of the fish. The anomaly changes said objects into artifacts traditionally associated with Ancient Egyptian (dated to approximately 25th B.C. or later) celebrations, some with a noticeable occurrence of phallic imagery. Examples of this effect include:
- Hats and other head coverings being replaced with elaborately curled wigs made of animal and/or human hair or bronze headpieces similar to that worn by SCP-5333. The wigs are adorned with a small gold circlet bearing a small golden penis at the forefront.
- Facial cosmetics cases being replaced with phallus-shaped "perfume cones".1
- Personal accessories being replaced with handmade jewelry incorporating gold, semiprecious stones, and gems, inscribed with the hieroglyph associated with the words "phallus", "man", and "husband".
- Toiletries and other personal hygiene items being replaced with fresh flowers.
- Individually packaged food items being replaced with fruits, pork, beef, or mutton.
- Candies, cough drops, and sugar packets being replaced with honey cake pastries arranged in stacks to form a vague phallus shape.
- Bottled drinks being replaced with clay jugs of wine or beer.
- Cell phones and personal music players being replaced with sistrums2, lyres, lutes, and dancers' headdresses.
An example of hieroglyphics present on items altered by SCP-5333.
Large containers altered by SCP-5333 consistently bear recurring hieroglyphics somewhere on their surface (see Recovery Log 5333). The symbols translate to various hymns and verses praising Osiris, the Ancient Egyptian god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, and vegetation. It is noted that on approximately 5% of all items altered in this way by SCP-5333, the hieroglyphics instead describe the myth of Osiris's death3 at the hands of his brother Set, who cut Osiris's body into pieces, all of which were recovered by Osiris's wife Isis with the exception of the penis. Another 5% of all items display phallic hieroglyphics instead.
Discovery: SCP-5333 was discovered following reports of perfume cones washing up in the Minya Governorate's region of the Nile River. Upon inquiry, local residents referenced an Abdelrahman Elgazary (now PoI-5333), who was once known throughout the area for throwing lavish "theme parties" for tourists as part of a family tradition spanning multiple generations. Items altered by SCP-5333 matched descriptions of celebration paraphernalia stated to be present at these gatherings; such items were stated to be sometimes offered to guests as party favors "in memory of Osiris, the greatest party host". PoI-5333 was reported missing to the local authorities on 1983-9-27. Foundation efforts to locate PoI-5333 are ongoing.
Addendum: On ██/██/████, an x-ray initiated as part of a battery of typical examinations revealed a severed human phallus lodged within SCP-5333's stomach. Head Researcher Hlad ordered an emergency surgery procedure to attempt to remove the phallus. Standard cutting instruments failed to penetrate SCP-5333's flesh, and instead a medical clamp was inserted orally to attempt to pull the phallus out through the specimen's esophagus.
Seconds after the Foundation surgeon managed to attach the clamp onto the phallus, an individual matching the description of a possible perpetrator of PoI-5333's disappearance4 manifested within the research station. The entity demanded the return of '[their] father's pride and joy' (rough translation from Egyptian). The security personnel present attempted to detain the individual (later classified as PoI-5333-2), and were enveloped by a bright beam of light seemingly originating from PoI-5333-2's right eye. The sudden spike in thermal radiation prompted the Site to engage lockdown procedures, which resulted in PoI-5333-2 quickly demanifesting. Additional medical personnel were called in to assess the situation—personnel caught within the beam of light suffered severe burns, but no life-threatening injuries.
One week after the previous incident, PoI-5333-2 reappeared outside of the Site accompanied by a flock of various birds of prey, totaling approximately 1,000 individuals. PoI-5333-2 repeated its original demand, dispatched attending security personnel, and commanded its flock to force down the doorway.
The flock and PoI-5333-2 then breached SCP-5333's containment and vandalized various walls within the Foundation property before seizing and escaping with a live non-anomalous elephant-snout fish that had been cohabitating with SCP-5333 in the fish farm. A day later the abducted specimen was dropped by a falcon directly onto the head of Head Researcher Hlad, who suffered a concussion.
Several days later, four unidentified humanoids forcibly entered the Site's parking area and performed various acts of vandalism upon the vehicles. The first individual5 was seen keying cars belonging to research personnel, the second and third individuals6 were seen spray-painting large hieroglyphics on an adjacent wall, and the fourth individual7 was seen scaling that wall and presumably remained on the roof until the rest of the individuals had finished. The next morning, the communications tower located on the roof overlooking the area was discovered to be covered in bird droppings and dead flies.
Translations of the entirety of the graffiti are in progress. Partial observational notes are as follows:
"RETURN THE SLAB DICK" was written at the top of the graffiti alongside "WHY YOU PLAYING HARD TO GET?".
At the center of the graffiti were what appeared to be crude approximations of PoI-5333-2 engaged in sexual congress with the head researcher.
" DUAMUTEF" and "HAPI" were written at the bottom of the graffiti.
As of now, the Foundation has not made any further attempts to remove the phallus from SCP-5333. Discussion is underway regarding how best to proceed with maintaining Foundation custody of SCP-5333. Additional security personnel have been requested; field medics are to be called in as available.
The site containing SCP-5333 is currently undergoing revised lockdown procedures. The SCP-5333 documentation will continue to be updated when the research team is able to do so.
--—Zyn and LVDoomien
Reviewers: Calibri_Bold, Geka-Gaku, Simartar, Mew-ltwoverse, DianaBerry, Snappy
Totally important research material:
Okay as I said I have the outline done so if you have any other parts of that you wanna tag on be my guest. Also if your timezone isn't west coast we should use yours. - LVD 10:47pm 2020-1-4
Zyn: Cool, looks good! I'll start fleshing out the containment when I can. Should be available to meet later in the evening. My timezone is PST, so no worries.
LVD: Started on the Description, I think I hit the bare necessities so we can definitely specify on that if you wanna.
Zyn: Cool, I did some clinical tone edits and started on the bullet list. Should have more time tomorrow, was a bit tired today because going back to work after vacation lol.
LVD: Greetings from Massachusetts. I added a little bit of what I found to that list of schtuff and I started on the discovery and addendum section too. I'll leave the rest of the description up to you since you got the source books and we can keep playing with this.
Zyn: Did some more edits, I think the containment is fine now (seeing as one note from the mainsite post was that it was a little on the long side). Description needs a wee bit more as a transition, but then it'll be done. Discovery is solid—I feel like we can maybe do the Isis tie-in in the addendum. I do want to add some more family history of awesome rager parties in the discovery. Addendum needs more poking at… will take a look tomorrow.
I feel like we can bring Isis in at the end of the addendum—maybe when Set is brought in as a consultant (the Foundation sees the phallus, is weirded out, goes to get another opinion) Isis pops by the same day and when Set arrives, she skedaddles. And then… hmm. Will need to to think of a good zinger to end on. Maybe Set drops a line like "my brother was good at parties, but his sister-wife is insane. Keep the fish. Throw some ragers." Idk. Will need to ruminate. What are your thoughts?
LVD: Yeah containment's rad I'm not really sure how to transition the description into the next bit, you have a note for more Osiris info so I'm not really sure How to proceed with that. We can definitely change the discovery's start to accommodate that. Do you still want to add the part where the fish has to be cared for to be anomalous?
I added a lil tag to the description to maybe hint that the hat worn by the fish was created by the fish itself, and I also added a little bit to the discovery as well for funsies. We can change those if necessary. I know you want to add some more party history there so maybe we can write up an interview log? Maybe somebody found an I.D. at the PoI's residence that was missed by local authorities? Or maybe a discovery log b/c the local authorities left the house as is and nobody's really picked the place clean.
We can probably start off a paragraph in the addendum with one of Set's dogs arranging a meeting with the head researcher then Isis shows up to drop a croc (I just like the idea of it b/c it's funny to me and it fits in to her control of fate) and runs off when Set arrives. Maybe the zinger is the x-ray and we can start the addendum with Set arranging the meeting? The line from Set would work too so we have some options here. I like this so far and I can add more I just wanna make sure we're both working in the same direction.
Zyn: Hmm… will need to think on some of these and how adding them would make sense in-universe. Not sure about interview party history, but we can have that on standby if people like it a lot. How long were you thinking of making the article? I prefer to keep things snappy, so I don't usually put in a lot of logs.
Isis showing up makes sense; I'm not too familiar with Set the SCP so if you don't mind, maybe you can take the lead on writing the addendum with Set?
Zyn: Was a bit busier in the last few days than expected, sorry. Maybe we can meet in chat sometime this week and finish up the description, maybe the addenda? What times are good for you?
LVD: Yeah I've been busy as well, we can try for this Wednesday the uh 15th at like 8pm your time or so? I'm gonna lurk in chat too if you're on tonight so we can chat about this. I wanna keep the skip short too since that's your forte.
Zyn: I'm tied up with staff duties at the moment, but Weds/tomorrow at 8pm PST works!
Zyn: next meetup, Friday at 8pm.
Zyn: Heads up, I'm in chat now. Will be around for about another hour or so. Let me know if you need to reschedule.
Zyn: Next meetup, Friday Jan 24th at 8pm. In the meantime, I may poke some reviewers to take a look at this for prelim reaction check.
LVD: I couldn't decide what UNGODLY OSIRIS POWERS meant so I asked the chat. I got some really good fucking ideas that we can blend, I'm already thinking of some ways to do that I just wanna run it by you so we don't go completely crazy with it. Friday night hype
Zyn: heads up, I'm running a bit late. Should be in chat in 30-45 min… sorry for the late notice!
LVD: Okay I started the uh addendum with Horus instead of Isis, I think what I have currently a little too self-indulgent so I'm hoping you can double check it. After Horus tries to assault the site with birds and sun rays you'd tag an ending onto it yah?
Zyn: Yeah, I can finish the ending. Loving the "man with the head of a falcon kicking down the door of the residence" footnote. Will try to make edits tonight or tomorrow morning.
Zyn: Okay, made some edits for tone. Will think up the ending and edit it in hopefully sometime tomorrow. I think we're almost done here!
LVD: Awesome great, I added on my end to the goofy stuff that you can tailor when you get to it, I want to hear what your idea for an ending before I add anything else.
Zyn: Sounds good; sorry for the delay. I'm in meetings at work every day this week, it's been crazy. I'll take a look at your portion tomorrow. Do we want to set a time to meet in chat? (Also, do you want to put in the hieroglyph image in the draft?)
Zyn: Okay, made some edits. I feel like we're potentially ready to ask reviewers what they think… I do foresee them maybe wanting to see more interaction with Horus and the Foundation so there's some sort of conclusion to the whole "Horus really wants that fish back" craziness, but others may be totally fine with the current setup. I think it'll be good to ask around to confirm if changes need to be made.
LVD: Yeah I left out one last goofy section of the Four Sons of Horus coming to the site at night, keying some cars, and tagging a message on the wall in hieroglyphics about a: fuck you give Horus the fish and/or b: haha here's graffiti of Hlad getting pounded by Horus haha (cus graffiti porn from that time period Does exist). I can add that on for funsies But lets see if people like it as is. I'll add in the photo real quick I'm going to assume I just download it form the link and reupload it.
Edit: Wait I don't remember where it is agh I have faith in you to find it ;-; I only have that big penis one so idk if you want to put That in the middle of the page or not I forget. We should chat it up at 8pm thursday or friday? Whichever's best for yah?
Zyn: Sorry, didn't see the message. It's been busy af at work for me this week so I've been behind on checking up. Again, feel free to send me a wikidot PM poke if I'm slow to reply here!
Here's the image that I think can be used. Maybe note that it's "an example of hieroglyphs present on items altered by SCP-XXXX": https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phallus_(hieroglyph)#/media/File:Abydos_KL_02-02_n10.jpg
Zyn: Okay, so Calibri_Bold poked me in chat and gave a review. Mostly wording fixes, and removing some translation notes. I'm hoping that this doesn't need to be tagged nsfw because that might lower readership, but I think currently we're fine.
*do we wanna mention the penis during Description or during the final addendum?
*Osiris' name in hieroglyphics specifically exists, idk if you wanna use That as the maker's mark or maybe some more creative symbolism based on him.
Here are some logs. Now recently trimmed to make editing easier
<Zyn> okay, so I put the image link into the notes
<Zyn> I will say the idea of ancient egyptian entities keying Foundation cars is a pretty funny image
<Zyn> I think it might be what we need to finish the piece off?
<LVDoomien> oh lmao yeah we can use that one
<Zyn> to get that sense of "the Foundation has no hecking clue what's going on, stuff's happening faster than can be written"
<LVDoomien> oh you want me to add the Sons of Horus too?
<LVDoomien> cus when I typed that up I was thinking of them as like fucking punk teens in hoodies and animal heads yucking around
<Zyn> I think so long as it's not too in-your-face about the names, it's good
<Zyn> like, maybe don't actually say "Sons of Horus"
<Zyn> but you can mention entities showing up, doing the graffiti, and the Foundation site scrambling to request additional security personnel
<LVDoomien> yeah I think it'll be too obscure for people to know who they are
<Zyn> and also at least one field medic on standby
<LVDoomien> cus they're the canopic jars that they'd put the important juicy mummy bits in
<Zyn> maybe end on something like "the communications tower has been covered in bird droppings"
<Zyn> "site is on lockdown for the third time this week"
<Zyn> "will finish updating document later"
<Zyn> "what the hell"
<Zyn> ohhhhh
<LVDoomien> the entity with a bird head was seen climbing onto the roof prior to the discovery of the communication tower
<Zyn> we can definitely note those are their prominent features
<Zyn> hahahaha
<Zyn> darn ancient egyptian teenagers on the lawn!
<LVDoomien> yeah cus there's four uh human head baboon head bird head and jackal head
<Zyn> I feel like people would recognize those
<Zyn> probably not know the exact reference, but would notice
<LVDoomien> should the grafitti they write be an official like 'we demand that the fish be returned to us and that your trickery ceases' cus of the normal fish they grabbed on accident or should it be shitposting
<LVDoomien> also this is a lot of PoIs we have juggling lol
<Zyn> I mean
<Zyn> shitposting is fine
<Zyn> I think it'll just be vague threats about giving the fish back
<Zyn> also "your mother" jokes maybe
<Zyn> I feel like we'll be okay on PoIs so long as we don't overload on info
<Zyn> also sorry for popping out, and multitasking again lmao
<Zyn> it's been a rough week at work but things should go back to normal after Tuesday
<LVDoomien> I'm sorry you've been so busy Zyn hav you been holding up alright?
<Zyn> more or less. Looking forward to some naptime over the weekend lmao
<Zyn> work is planning for a big event on Tuesday but after that, should be smooth sailing
<LVDoomien> you mind me asking where you work? I forget if I have before
<Zyn> basically a desk job
<Zyn> I handle logistics for a government organization
<LVDoomien> that's pretty cool though gov't work is usually good
<Zyn> yeah, benefits are good. Insurance is nice
<Zyn> so, do you want to write up the Sons of Horus, I'll take a look, then we can get reviews?
<Zyn> I think we're close to mainlist-ready but obviously, can't be sure until we have some confirmed upvotes on deck
<LVDoomien> yeah I'm almost done writing it ms Zyn I was about to include the translation of fthe uh graffit
<LVDoomien> I was just gonna quote box it
<LVDoomien> I wish I knew how to do crazy wikidot editing so things would be at like angles and shit lmao cus I'm probably gonna just put a couple short statements a [the centerpiece of the grafitti was shown to be an individual similar to PoI-XXXX-2 having sexual intercourse with an individual similar to Head Researcher Hlad] and a 'Duamutef was here' 'Hapi was here'
<LVDoomien> or idk would it be like 'a description of the grafitti is provided below'
<Zyn> you can just put the translation
<Zyn> or just note "crude approximations of PoI-XXXX engaged in sexual congress with the head researcher"
<Zyn> slight reference to that one TF2 short
<LVDoomien> lmao which one there's ten hundred
<LVDoomien> would you be able to help with the formatting on it? I'm not sure how to make it look less sloppy
<Zyn> lemme see
<Zyn> looks like you're actively editing
<Zyn> I'll wait for you to finish
<LVDoomien> yeah I'll be done soon I'm chatting up my egypt buddy about graffiti he sees
<LVDoomien> you said we Don't want to say Horus in the article do we
<LVDoomien> alright saved it
<Zyn> cool
<LVDoomien> yis pls work your magic and lemme know what you think
<Zyn> okies
<Zyn> made some edits
<LVDoomien> refreshing
<LVDoomien> I think you missed a spot on the communication tower sentence
<Zyn> oh whoops
<Zyn> gonna put dead flies in there
<Zyn> ang on
<LVDoomien> ye go ahead lol
<Zyn> okay, I think we're good
<Zyn> do you mind porting in the first half-ish of the conversation here for records-keeping?
<Zyn> Also, when will you be free to bring this to reviewers?
<Zyn> I've got some mainsite stuff to catch up on now
<LVDoomien> everything alright?
<Zyn> I think I might have eaten something wack, but apart from that, all good
<LVDoomien> okay we can chat it up another time if you want I don't mind
<Zyn> nah, I'm fine now
<Zyn> so I took a look at the sandbox
<LVDoomien> okay coolio
<LVDoomien> did you see the wild ass suggestions I got from chat
<Zyn> and uh… I don't recognize any of the chat names?
<LVDoomien> SuspioucsMrGuy minathewitch cerastes annnnd who was the last
<LVDoomien> Starbright
<Zyn> okay
<LVDoomien> I don't know them that well either outside of Cera but yeah they were here last night
<Zyn> yeah, Cerastes is the only one I recognize as an established author
<Zyn> I'm not sure about a gratuitous XK though :/
<LVDoomien> honestly MrGuy's is the MVP of the ideas for me but let's talk it out
<Zyn> especially since an XK literally means that the world ends
<LVDoomien> yeah idk I just grabbed everything people said
<Zyn> which… means that there wouldn't be an article
<LVDoomien> lol
<LVDoomien> that's true
<Zyn> hmm
<Zyn> what was your idea for "pregnancy pop"?
<LVDoomien> oh that was just what happened originally when the fish was removed from the river
<LVDoomien> there was an audible pop and it made Everyone that could get pregnant pregnant
<LVDoomien> it was just a goofy touch-in-cheek idea I had b/c fertility
<Zyn> ehhhh
<Zyn> the audible pop seems… random
<Zyn> also Isis had to work to conceive Horus
<Zyn> it wasn't just she conceived because she was nearby
<LVDoomien> which is why she wants to get that dick back so badly cus it's such a pain in the ass to falcon cyclone a pregnancy
<Zyn> did reviewers tell you not to use the original Isis shows up and throws crocodiles premise?
<LVDoomien> no I don't think anyone said anything about it except my friend who I named the victim after
<LVDoomien> whatre you thinking though you wanna dos omething completely different than the current options?
<Zyn> yeah, cause like
<LVDoomien> too wacky?
<Zyn> the fish having powers all along will confuse the audience
<Zyn> since then the dick basically doesn't need to be there, but the fish itself doesn't have any tie to osiris's powers without it
<LVDoomien> we could just leave it so the fish was the limiter
<LVDoomien> change it
<LVDoomien> yeah that's true
<Zyn> the XK seems kind of abrupt and overdramatic
<Zyn> especially since - correct me if I misinterpreted - this isn't meant to be a grandiose world ending anomaly
<Zyn> the fish turning into a dick seems like a halfhearted attempt at a joke?
<LVDoomien> yeah it's not it's just a goofy shitpost idea I thought was funny
<Zyn> I just don't get how that's a good way to end the article?
<LVDoomien> yeah
<Zyn> and I doubt the Foundation would go to the SH immediately
<LVDoomien> yeah this all makes sense
<LVDoomien> hmmm
<LVDoomien> you think there's anything from all that we could salvage into an ending?
<LVDoomien> I think the base idea of 'oh we took it out and something happened oh God' is a good plan but that's me
<Zyn> so you want the Foundation to lose the phallus?
<Zyn> I mean, I thought that was what we were going with, that the Foundation tried to remove the thing and then Isis showed up and threw a tantrum
<LVDoomien> possibly if it's appropriate
<Zyn> we could have a series of events
<LVDoomien> yeah maybe she shows up does a big tantrum gets it and swoops on out
<Zyn> Isis shows up, gets repelled by guards
<Zyn> few days later she shows up again, waving crocodiles
<LVDoomien> right
<LVDoomien> she jedi hand waves a crocodile at someone
<Zyn> Foundation continues to amass forces, but they stick a tracker on the phallus
<Zyn> Isis shows up again, literal army of the dead at her beck and call
<LVDoomien> now that's an STI you'll never forget
<Zyn> Foundation hands over the phallus
<LVDoomien> wild
<Zyn> Isis departs and the article ends with the Foundation deciding what to do next because holy cow, that was a wild week
<Zyn> Fish retains some latent powers so sure, continue keeping an eye on it I guess
<Zyn> brb real fast
<LVDoomien> "due to an overwhelming amount of requests, all vacation time decisions are currently on hold"
<Zyn> baxk
<Zyn> *back
<Zyn> lol
<LVDoomien> welcome back
<LVDoomien> that's a good idea tho I can write that up
<LVDoomien> do we just want that written up in paragraph or do we wanna go wild and crazy with some collapsible incident reports
<Zyn> well… hmm.
<Zyn> Part of the reason this wasn't well-received the first time round was unnecessary bloat
<Zyn> I wonder if we can do something different here
<LVDoomien> that's true about the bloat
<Zyn> as in, imply that the article is in-progress, and the IRL reader is reading it during the "What the actual fishsticks just happened here" part of the debrief
<LVDoomien> something other than Isis shows up?
<Zyn> no, keep Isis
<Zyn> but instead of the long collapsible logs
<Zyn> do like a Foundation placeholder
<Zyn> "full documentation to be posted at the conclusion of multiple interviews, staff statements, and evidence inspection"
<LVDoomien> okay cool I haven't seen any articles like that
<Zyn> "fish is still sort of anomalous so containment… we'll fix it later I guess"
<Zyn> "wtf even happened"
<LVDoomien> yeah yeah yeah I like that I just don't know how you wanna format that one
<Zyn> "Site-## please give us more staff"
<Zyn> paragraph form works fine
<Zyn> maybe a quote box at the end with a list of the tasks that remain to be done to finish the documentation
<Zyn> bullet point for that
<Zyn> do you want me to write that, while you handle the incidents?
<LVDoomien> hmmm yeah lemme just make sure I understand the uh formatting
<LVDoomien> one sec
<LVDoomien> so we're just gonna write up a couple paragraphs to send it off you write some I write the others?
<Zyn> Yeah, I'll tackle the ending portion
<Zyn> you'll handle Isis throwing multiple tantrums
<LVDoomien> okay I'll wait for you to be done if you're working on it now
<LVDoomien> unless you want me to do my part first
<Zyn> up to you
<Zyn> I'm not actively editing
<LVDoomien> alright lemme fumble something together right now then
<Zyn> I was planning on doing the writing later at night after getting the usual staff stuff done since I got delayed
<Zyn> You don't have to rush it lol
<LVDoomien> still thinking about what Isis would use to call backup I need to double check her spheres of infleunce
<Zyn> take your time
<Zyn> that's a good idea
<LVDoomien> okay lol thanks
<LVDoomien> yeah cus I feel like zombies would be more of Osiris or Anubis' thing
<LVDoomien> crocodiles have nothing to do with her she just controls fate so she altered the chance of a crocodile being launched from the river and landing on you
<Zyn> maybe she just turns into a giant bird
<Zyn> and airdrops crocodiles from a nearby river
<Zyn> maybe the army is birds
<Zyn> because her son is bird
<LVDoomien> Croconado?
<LVDoomien> also we haven't really considered a new name for the fish idk if you still wanna go with the Sacred Fish of Pr-Medjed
<LVDoomien> idk if you wanna go with a series V style name of it being a shitpost sentence or stay classical
<Zyn> hmm
<Zyn> typically what I do is I ask reviewers who upvoted to come up with names
<Zyn> if I don't have one I really want to use that I made
<Zyn> I think maybe we can ask before we post?
<Zyn> then people get more excited about the page being posted
<LVDoomien> okay sure we can go with that
<LVDoomien> I feel like the #1 name we're gonna get back is
<LVDoomien> dickfish
<LVDoomien> cus whenever I mention it I call it that and people remember me calling it that cus 'lolwat'
<Zyn> lol
<Zyn> memorable is a good thing
<Zyn> and if it pulls in upvotes, well
<Zyn> that's what comes of writing for an audience d:
<LVDoomien> so far so good I think
<LVDoomien> apparently Isis did fuckin magic so I need to figure out the Egyptian concept of Magic
<LVDoomien> I think it's totally not what most people think of as Magic though so probably just gonna stick with bird drops
<Zyn> whoops sorry, popped out to address a chat spammer
<Zyn> I think you could probably look up some like
<Zyn> ancient egyptian priest rites?
<Zyn> to add that historical flair?
<LVDoomien> yeah I was looking around a lil with not a lot of luck so I was considering leaning into the fate aspect but I'm worried that will jsut become random
<LVDoomien> I was reading about like the four sons of horus who protect like the four most important parts of the human body when someone's mummified
<LVDoomien> maybe Horus just starts rolling up or events that could be connected to Horus?
<Zyn> hmmm
<LVDoomien> apparently Horus has a super saiyan form called Golden Horus Osiris where he takes on his father's aspects but anyway
<Zyn> Horus might make more sense
<Zyn> do we wanna have Horus instead of Osiris?
<Zyn> since people will probably recognize falcon-head dude faster than "just a lady"?
<LVDoomien> hmm
<LVDoomien> I must reclaim my father's honor
<LVDoomien> wow am I reading some crazy fucking lore right now what the fuck
<LVDoomien> okay I need to focus on one thing
<Zyn> hahahaha
<Zyn> wanna call it a night, and reconvene later?
<LVDoomien> yeah fuck it I need to verify the crazy bullshit I'm reading
<LVDoomien> unless saving the draft hitches and I lose the paragraph I wrote
<Zyn> you can always just save in the middle of writing
<Zyn> I do that if I'm drafting more than 5 minutes as a time
<LVDoomien> I should start doing that
<Zyn> honestly I also use a word doc, so… d:
<LVDoomien> alright yeah maybe Egypt Birdman attorney at law rolls up and starts throwing birds at security staff
<LVDoomien> that's some big brain tech right there
<LVDoomien> but no seriously scroll down to Conqueror of Set and read this fuckin weird fanfic shit that these people are passing off or trying to pass off as authentic
<LVDoomien> http://www.egyptiangods.co.uk/horus.htm
<LVDoomien> I went from a wikipedia article to This and I actually don't remember how
<Zyn> lmaooooo
<Zyn> yeah this… doesn't look credible at all
<Zyn> but damn if it isn't the most off the wall mythology I've seen
<LVDoomien> I fucking caaaaaaan't with this
<LVDoomien> the sex thing has multiple sources
<Zyn> what a find
<Zyn> brb again
<LVDoomien> ohmygodohmygod it might be real real ohmygod
<Zyn> I mean
<Zyn> it looks like the site is owned by a company that sells Egyptian merch
<Zyn> not a historical society or academia
<LVDoomien> yeah and I'm looking at other sites and a book from 97
<LVDoomien> and its on the main wikipedia page too
<LVDoomien> I'm trying so hard to verify this without buying a $14 book from Amazon
<LVDoomien> do you know how to steal books from like piratebay or whatever the fuck
<LVDoomien> no this is a book from 97 why would a pdf exist AGGGH
<Zyn> lmao just find another source that doesn't require book purchase or pirating
<LVDoomien> people in chat are telling me its real
<LVDoomien> but ANYWAY weird fanfiction aside
<LVDoomien> you think we're doing alright so far with our progress or whatre you thinking?
<Zyn> I think we're solid, but ultimately it's up to the reviewers to decide
<LVDoomien> yeah that's fair, I'll start working on Horus reclaiming his father's honor this weekend? as opposed to Isis going for it?
<Zyn> sounds good
<Zyn> I should be around in chat more often in the weekend, but you can always poke me via wikidot PM if you're in chat and wanna check in
<Zyn> do you mind porting these logs to the sandbox or shall I?
<LVDoomien> I definitely, my semester's back on right now so that's taken up some time but I've taken most of the day off so we vibing
<LVDoomien> yeah pls idk how to do that outside of copypaste everything
<LVDoomien> unless that's waht you're doing
<Zyn> pretty much lol
<Zyn> just stick it in a collapsible
<LVDoomien> I gotchu hold up
<Zyn> yo
<Zyn> okay so
<Zyn> how do we want to move forward with the draft?
<LVDoomien> yeah like I said when I messaged you we can start peeling things back so lemme just remember what I had in mind
<LVDoomien> I think I wanna bop off the crosslink I don't feel like I can integrate it naturally without just reusing the former crosslink
<LVDoomien> in terms of the rest of the SCP tho mmmmm
<LVDoomien> should've written what I had down fuck
<LVDoomien> did you have something in mind while I check what we already have?
<Zyn> I mean
<Zyn> the main thing to address is still making sure that the phallus doesn't just seem random and unrelated
<Zyn> so there needs to be a way to introduce the Osiris penis mythology earlier on in the article
<LVDoomien> RIGHT yes
<LVDoomien> phallic imagery
<Zyn> it doesn't have to be sexually explicit
<LVDoomien> right it can just be the fish gives everyone big dick energy
<Zyn> just like… basically the equivalent of some middle school kid drawing a dick on a whiteboard
<Zyn> yeah
<Zyn> if we introduce that in the bullet point list of transformations
<Zyn> that'll grab the audience's attention
<LVDoomien> I know I originally was trying to tap into all of Osiris' spheres of influence but fuck it we can narrow in on 'fertility'
<Zyn> and then set up for the "aha!" moment at the end
<LVDoomien> yeah what do you think
<LVDoomien> we can add an emphasis to big dick energy or we can focus solely on big dick energy
<LVDoomien> brb
<Zyn> okies
<Zyn> if we're going to trim out the crosslink, I think we need a more solid finishing note than just "the fish has the Osiris penis"
<Zyn> maybe when the Foundation tries to remove it, something happens that's related to Osiris's other powers
<Zyn> maybe the fish coughs up reanimated corpses of other fishes that start biting the staff involved
<Zyn> hmm… can consult Egyptian Book of the Dead/wizard curses for ideas
<LVDoomien> or we can just salvage the old test logs
<LVDoomien> fuckin palm tree shoots out of some guy's stomach cus he had some dates
<Zyn> and then the article can basically end with something like "testing has been temporarily halted"
<Zyn> how is a palm tree and dates related to osiris?
<LVDoomien> cus one of his spheres of influence is agriculture
<LVDoomien> but like I said emphasize BDE or focus solely on BDE
<Zyn> don't we already have that in the transformations/spontaneous food?
<LVDoomien> true
<Zyn> I say emphasize, but not sole focus
<Zyn> since you don't want this to be a lol dicks article
<Zyn> you want the audience to finish the read
<LVDoomien> you're thinking something the fish levels up and gains a new skill from its skill tree
<LVDoomien> awesome
<LVDoomien> I do want to leave in Isis trying to grab the fish though cus I still adore crocodiles falling on people but if it doesn't fit then it doesn't fit
<Zyn> we can have Isis show up
<Zyn> like the Foundation tries to remove the phallus
<Zyn> fish goes berserk and starts using THE UNHOLY OSIRIS POWER
<LVDoomien> lmao
<Zyn> and then Isis does the ! thing from Metal Gear Solid
<LVDoomien> yaaaaas
<Zyn> and busts in slings crocodiles, Foundation security fight her off
<Zyn> and then the end note is the Foundation basically going "WTF, that happened. Do we wanna poke the fish again?"
<LVDoomien> yes okay definitely
<Zyn> cool
<Zyn> Do you wanna write up the Isis bit?
<LVDoomien> so in description we want to emphasize that BDE
<Zyn> and I'll revamp the description to add dick energy and phallus mythology?
<LVDoomien> yes I gotchu
<Zyn> yeah
<LVDoomien> I just ate like 1000 calories earlier so I got all my energy back
<Zyn> lmao nice
<LVDoomien> *10,000
<Zyn> oh there we go
<LVDoomien> yeah basically
<Zyn> I was thinking haha
<Zyn> I have a craving for Hawaiian barbecue ;(
<Zyn> as in, make dinner plans for hawaiian bbq with buds tomorrow kind of craving
<LVDoomien> bruh I got all my food from Wingstop and I think that's an option I never choose
<LVDoomien> that sounds nice though I rarely eat hawaiian
<Zyn> it's a sometimes food
<Zyn> they pile on the carbs lol
<LVDoomien> oh yeah a lot of old school cultures do from what I can tell
<Zyn> yepppp
<Zyn> okay so
<Zyn> I'll brush up the description
<Zyn> You'll take care of the addenda/incident?
<LVDoomien> so you go ahead and mess with your part right now I'm gonna get that Isis bit now on a doc and I'll pop it over when you're done
<LVDoomien> yes
<LVDoomien> you think discovery is good to go?
<Zyn> well
<Zyn> but apart from that tweak, yeah, good to go
<Zyn> …wow okay the chat window ate my line of text
<LVDoomien> yeah I was about to say I thought my astigmatism ate a line of text
<Zyn> the change is that I'm going to note that the perfume cones are dick-shaped
<LVDoomien> s p i c y
<Zyn> but that's all
<Zyn> yeeeepppp
<Zyn> I'll make some edits now then
<LVDoomien> yeah I'm feeling better about this
<Zyn> and you can add your stuff in whenever
<LVDoomien> yeah you go ahead I'm gonna work on mine on a doc
<Zyn> yeet yeet
<LVDoomien> yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas girl
<LVDoomien> we doin this
<Zyn> https://img.ifunny.co/images/0c54dbd2e71ede98b1c69cf0a282acd887b9bdcc502c6dd3f2240da65e75d5da_1.jpg
<Zyn> heads up though, I'm meeting friends in an MMO in like 40 min
<Zyn> do we want to set up another meetup this week when we go get critique?
<LVDoomien> lmao
<LVDoomien> yes lemme actually calendar that
<LVDoomien> Wednesday-thursday I have classes that end around our usual 8 and I don't expect them to end that late on the first week But let's play safe with a friday evening at 8?
<Zyn> sounds good
<Zyn> in the meantime, do you mind if I poke a few people in chat on the side?
<LVDoomien> yes please poke whoever you need
<Zyn> Cool. I won't make any major changes until you've okayed them.
<Zyn> also I found this
<Zyn> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phallus_(hieroglyph)
<Zyn> this… exists.
<LVDoomien> ahahahahahahahaha
<LVDoomien> that's fake no way
<LVDoomien> omg
<Zyn> we are going to get
<Zyn> so many upvotes
<LVDoomien> that looks like now
<LVDoomien> I love it
<Zyn> for informing the masses
<Zyn> of this very important archaeological discovery
<LVDoomien> this is fucking wild
<LVDoomien> okay yeah we're getting somewhere
<Zyn> the best SCP is one that makes people more interested in the rest of the world
<LVDoomien> if this fish is so fuckin weird what's the rest of the pantheon like
<Zyn> Isis has all the crocs
<Zyn> not the shoes
<LVDoomien> lmao
<Zyn> hmm.
<Zyn> You know.
<LVDoomien> que pasa
<Zyn> Since these hieroglyphs are creative commons compliant
<LVDoomien> we can just slap them all over the place like stickers
<Zyn> do we want to put a picture of dick hieroglyph.
<Zyn> I haven't had much luck finding a fish picture
<Zyn> also we'd have to add a hat
<LVDoomien> one sec
<LVDoomien> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjed_(fish)
<LVDoomien> this was my physical source
<Zyn> I just see the sculpture fish?
<Zyn> Are there real fish pictures?
<LVDoomien> https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114196#page/479/mode/1up
<LVDoomien> oh you mean photographs
<LVDoomien> I saw them once idk if they're compliant
<LVDoomien> https://www.aqualog.de/en/lexikon/mormyrus-kannume-2/
<Zyn> hmm
<Zyn> the aqualog website has a copyright at the bottom left
<Zyn> also I feel like we might get more immediate interest if there's something like this
<Zyn> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phallus_(hieroglyph)#/media/File:Abydos_KL_02-02_n10.jpg
<Zyn> and have it be noted "example of hiroglypgppshs from item altered by SCP-XXXX"
<Zyn> someone looks at it, squints, maybe has a laugh, continues reading
<LVDoomien> fack damn
<LVDoomien> I like that photo though I'm down with that
<Zyn> we can put a link to the photo in the author notes
<Zyn> it really is quite a distinctive looking fish
<Zyn> okay, so
<Zyn> regarding the draft
<LVDoomien> heyyy yeah what're your thoughts
<Zyn> the new edit with the "jewelry and Egyptian Pound coins with a total value of $150."
<LVDoomien> I need to come up with a good crosslink
<Zyn> how does that relate to the narrative?
<LVDoomien> idk I just tacked that on for gigglies, I was thinking of how a lot of the fountains in the casinos are full of coins but that might just be an american thing
<Zyn> yeah, and like
<Zyn> you don't want to put coins in a fishtank
<Zyn> it's really bad for the fish
<LVDoomien> yeah I've never owned a fish
<LVDoomien> good to know tho
<LVDoomien> I mean it makes sense thinking about it now but yeah
<Zyn> lol
<Zyn> I have two fishes
<Zyn> so I am.. a stickler for aquarium accuracy
<Zyn> working on description now
<LVDoomien> lol that's alright
<Zyn> I'll trim out the part with the coins?
<LVDoomien> yeah go for it
<LVDoomien> what else do we need to do anyway just you're rounding out the description I need to add to the addendum than what's up?
<Zyn> I think we'd be good to go after that
<Zyn> there's not a ton of reworking that this needed
<LVDoomien> okay cool if you think it's good to go then that's rad
<LVDoomien> I feel like it needs more??? idk
<LVDoomien> I'm gonna trust your judgement
<Zyn> I mean, I'll go through it to see what could use more beefing up
<Zyn> quick question "The phallus has a green-grey skin tone and shows no signs of decay or damage other than severance at the base."
<Zyn> would an x-ray show that?
<LVDoomien> no but a camera tube would
<LVDoomien> I can slip that in when you're done editing unless you wanna take that out
<Zyn> idk if camera tubes work well on fish
<LVDoomien> a smol one would idk
<Zyn> hmm
<LVDoomien> lemme look it up some more uh
<Zyn> okay
<Zyn> I've taken it out for now
<LVDoomien> wait yeah I'm using the wrong name
<Zyn> also, question, since I agree that the article needs more kick
<LVDoomien> it's that thing they stick into orifices to see the cancer or the blockage or whatever
<LVDoomien> go for it
<Zyn> what are your thoughts on the fish being used to throw more like… X-rated parties
<Zyn> then we can tie the phallic imagery in more straightforwardly
<Zyn> maybe the fish generates wall paintings of people with large genitals
<Zyn> obligatory dildos
<Zyn> that sort of thing
<Zyn> then there's more leeway to introduce the Osiris myth earlier on
<Zyn> since I'm guessing the majority of the audience does not know the myth
<LVDoomien> hmm I feel like that'ss a sharp turn from the original idea but it's possible
<LVDoomien> I feel like that would be Too on the nose? idk
<Zyn> hmm
<Zyn> I feel like currently, that's the big plot hole here
<LVDoomien> why pepis
<Zyn> yeah. Someone who knows the myth with probably get it
<Zyn> but most people will just be lost
<Zyn> *will probably
<LVDoomien> you're thinking we need more than a lil tack on at the end about it
<Zyn> yeah
<Zyn> otherwise it kinda comes out of nowhere
<Zyn> and the audience is just confused
<LVDoomien> God am I drawing such a blank on what else we could do with it
<Zyn> same
<LVDoomien> doing the big lewd might be the choice then if we can't think of a secondary
<Zyn> mhm
<Zyn> I mean, refuge in audacity
<Zyn> ironically, I've co-authored an SCP about a dildo before
<Zyn> it's sitting at over +100
<LVDoomien> that slaps
<Zyn> we're probably fine
<Zyn> worse comes worse we try this track, and if reviewers thing it works, it works
<LVDoomien> yeah I trust you on that regard I'm just deciding if I would like it
<Zyn> ah
<Zyn> well, why don't you like it?
<Zyn> is it too far away from your original vision?
<LVDoomien> because I'm super super conservative about sex and nothing else so it's like a weird thing to me to be doing something like that myself as opposed to just seeing that it exists and accepting it
<LVDoomien> it's hard to describe myself
<LVDoomien> if we go for that could I sleep on it?
<Zyn> of course
<LVDoomien> yeah ima sleep on it for right now and maybe we can get back together on this tomorrow or so unles you have something else on your mind
<Zyn> I'll do some thinking of my own on this
<LVDoomien> rad
<Zyn> maybe just phallic imagery?
<Zyn> I mean, there's a severed dick involved
<Zyn> doesn't necessarily mean it has to be super lewd
<LVDoomien> okay yeah that does sound a lil better
<Zyn> could just be odd appearance of dick, but the family was too poor to get other decorations os they rolled with it
<Zyn> alternatively… I do think it's pretty funny to imagine having to go down to the local goldsmith to get some solid gold dicks melted down.
<LVDoomien> yeah lol
<LVDoomien> yeah that would be goofy
<Zyn> "you keep half the gold if you don't ask questions"
<Zyn> cool
<Zyn> I'll think about it and see if we can keep it from getting trashy
<Zyn> I agree that there should be mostly seriousness here
<Zyn> since like… these are gods of antiquity and all
<LVDoomien> yeah I'll think about it too
<Zyn> goofy though some of it may be
<LVDoomien> yeah for sure
<Zyn> I think that's all that's left—getting the last bit of the addendum down
<Zyn> and introducing the phallus mythology in the description somehow
<Zyn> then we're ready for draft review
<LVDoomien> yeah I can work with the addendum in a moment
<Zyn> cool no rush
<LVDoomien> yeah and I gave too less information apparently
<LVDoomien> SCP-4483 is a fish with a cute hat and Osiris' pepis in his tummy. The fish has lived in the Nile for a century fucking with people sometimes because it has some godly powers leeched from its stomach. Isis wants it back
<LVDoomien> yeah like I drew the powers directly from Osiris' spheres of influence. He's a god of fertility alcohol and agriculture so I just went one to one on that
<LVDoomien> The limiters are a lil artificial I was just leaning on them cus I was going for something more scientific than supernatural
<Zyn> I personally feel like you could have leaned more to the fantasy side
<Zyn> my thoughts on this was, the fish has Osiris's dick, but doesn't mess with people
<Zyn> it's used to conjure up all the trimmings for a hecking awesome Ancient Egypt party
<Zyn> so lots of beer and wine, fresh flowers for crushing in your hands
<Zyn> perfume cones for your wigs, all that sort of stuff
<Zyn> thing is, everything is Osiris-based
<Zyn> so you don't need to be all "oh btw this document here says Osiris"
<Zyn> you can just have the jugs of beer being stamped with the Osiris heigrogpwaspgglpyh however you spell
<Zyn> the perfume cone has a carving of the double crown and an underworld thing
<Zyn> anyway, the fish does these things so long as it's fed and cared for
<Zyn> basically a rags-to-riches story for some poor linen weaver or whatever
<LVDoomien> powers and imagery would reflect him pre-resurrection cus of the nature of the penis
<Zyn> eventually when Isis comes looking, obviously they have to hide the fish
<LVDoomien> okay someone adopts it and uses its powers for profit
<Zyn> Sure, but like
<Zyn> moreso for the social standing
<Zyn> since laws were pretty strict on theft
<Zyn> and of course the dude uses the new standing to do things like make more donations to the local temple
<Zyn> put up shrines for Osiris, etc.
<Zyn> and yeah, eventually Isis finds out and knocks and the guy's all "noooo I have no connection with your husband"
<Zyn> "you can search my house"
<Zyn> meanwhile, fish is who knows where
<Zyn> and eventually the Foundation finds it, contains it
<Zyn> occasionally has to deal with the fish coughing up a perfume cone or turning the researcher's water canteen into a clay jug of wine
<Zyn> what does the Seth crosslink contribute to the article?
<LVDoomien> nothing but a lead-in to the last incident log and some mythological tie-in
<LVDoomien> cus of course Seth would know about it he threw the thing in the water in the first place
<LVDoomien> but that's not obvious so
<Zyn> my usual approach is containment that has some sort of unusual aspect, succinct description, punchy addenda. Maybe logs.
<Zyn> I like using bullet point lists to distinguish information and be more visually varied so a reader can easily separate sections and follow information
<Zyn> My vision for the setup would be
<Zyn> > containment, noting the odd location and that researchers should only bring disposable things
<Zyn> (because partyfish transmogrification)
<Zyn> > description noting that the fish is old and stuff, and can do lots of random party things
<Zyn> maaaaaaybe it has a tag clamped to it. Will need to research ancient egyptian ownership labels.
<Zyn> addendum can note that the Foundation tracked the fish's ID to a small village
<Zyn> and they asked around, and the locals were all like "oh yeah, funny story we tell our grandkids. Dude who lived in the big house threw some rager parties"
<Zyn> "had a big thing for Osiris though, but no one asked."
<Zyn> "and then some lady knocked on his door and demanded her husband's property back, and he stopped throwing parties"
<Zyn> final note can be something about the Foundation doing a scan or something
<Zyn> and behold, there's the god dick.
<Zyn> issues to address still are how people who aren't familiar with the legend can be clued into what happened.
<Zyn> did the reviewers you asked previously pick up on that?
<Zyn> the setup is a lot more fun if someone knows about the myth backstory
<LVDoomien> I feel like if the PoI was a huge Osiris stan they would just hand the thing over b/c they'd assume Isis would bring the fish back to Osiris. So maybe he's a huge Seth fan
<Zyn> he's not an Osiris stan
<LVDoomien> no the whole he lost his penis thing is a less noted part of the whole myth
<Zyn> the fish just makes Osiris merch because he's got Osiris powers on loan
<Zyn> Hmm.
<LVDoomien> right but the guy himself is jsut a dudebro
<LVDoomien> okay
<Zyn> Seth could potentially be involved
<Zyn> which article is Seth again?
<LVDoomien> .s hombre
<LVDoomien> oh wait
<LVDoomien> http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3807
<LVDoomien> but yeah people know that Osiris was resurrected basically that's what I understood from the people I talked to directly
<Zyn> hmm
<Zyn> yeah, there could be an addendum where the Foundation mentions that 3807 advised the Foundation not to return the fish
<Zyn> and the ending is the Foundation stating that debates are ongoing about how to move forward
<Zyn> the draws will be the meme quality of RAGERFISH
<Zyn> and also "now the Foundation is in custody of a literal god penis, what do"
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained within an offshoot of the Nile River located in the Minya Governorate of Egypt and centered on coordinates 28°20'14.3"N 30°45'27.5"E. Dams connecting the mainland and a nearby island (now known as Provisional Site-254) have been placed at the northern and southern ends of the containment zone to control water flow and to prevent the entry or exit of any additional fauna. Prey populations are to be monitored and new fauna are to be reintroduced when these levels fall below a threshold determined by Dr. Hlad.
Provisional Site-254 has been established under the cover story of an ecological preserve to maintain containment. The mainland shoreline of the containment zone is to have a 3m fence installed and is to be patrolled by two four security personnel hourly to prevent civilian interaction with the containment zone or SCP-XXXX. No personnel with a genetic background that has descended from northern Africa or the Middle East within the past three generations are to be stationed at Provisional Site-254.
Under no circumstances is SCP-XXXX to be removed from the Nile River (see Addendum XXXX-1). SCP-XXXX is to have a non-invasive tracking device attached to its dorsal fin with waterproof adhesive. This tracking device is to be inspected bi-weekly by janitorial staff for signs of wear and replaced when necessary. Any individuals within 3m of the shoreline of SCP-XXXX's containment zone are to refrain from verbalizing any negative thoughts of SCP-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a male elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus kannume), currently equipped with a bronze headpiece affixed to its skull and contains a severed human phallus lodged within its stomach. The specimen measures 60cm in length and is in perfect health despite the gastric blockage. The headpiece is shaped like a disk sitting between two horns and has been affixed to the specimen's skull through unknown means. The phallus has a green-grey skin tone and shows no signs of decay or damage other than severance at the base. All attempts to mechanically or surgically remove the phallus from the specimen have failed, and no further attempts are to be made.
SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties activate when a living creature that has descended from northern Africa or the Middle East within the last three generations comes into contact with an electric pulse emitted by the specimen8. Upon contact, the victim's physiology and/or body chemistry will be altered in a manner fitting one of three categories:
- Fluids within any part of the victim's body, especially water, are chemically altered into ethanol of varying concentrations.
- Undigested or partially digested flora within the victim's digestive system go through random phases of their life cycle, such as budding or sprouting.
- Organs within the victim's reproductive system are triggered by tampering with the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland.
The effects range in severity and no pattern has been established.
Discovery: Foundation assets placed within Egypt had received sparse reports of incidents that fit SCP-XXXX's modus operandi starting in the late 1880's. Due to inconsistency in these reports, no attempts to establish containment were made until 1993. During a raid against a GoI-013 ("Serpent's Hand) facility, Foundation agents discovered documents referencing an organism GoI-013 referred to as "The Sacred Fish of Pr-Medjed" residing in the Nile River. Information within these documents led to the discovery of SCP-XXXX's feeding grounds and its eventual containment.
Addendum XXXX-1:Date: 1993-09-17
Overview: A team composed of Head Researcher Hlad, Researcher Maruss, Junior Researcher Butler, and three members of MTF Gamma-6 ('Deep Feeders') set out to contain SCP-XXXX via a skiff affixed with a 1mx1mx1m lidded aquarium. Several hours later, the skiff made contact with the specimen and members of MTF Gamma-6 removed the specimen from the river with a scoop net. 0.3 seconds after the specimen was removed from the water, a loud 'pop' registering at 150 dB was heard in a 2km radius from SCP-XXXX's location. No anomalous effects were felt or reported by any attending members of the team and the specimen was transported to Provisional Site-254.
Notes: Everyone heard that pop but we haven't been able to figure out what it actually did. The sparse reports we have of XXXX don't mention anything like this so we're gonna have to figure this one out later. For now, I'm authorizing testing with SCP-XXXX to determine exactly what its doing, how, and to whom. - Head Researcher Hlad
Test XXXX-1
Date: 1993-9-27
Subject: D-9815325
Procedure: D-9815325 was instructed to enter SCP-XXXX's containment zone until waist deep in the river and wait for further instruction.
Results: Five seconds after entering the water, D-9815325 collapsed and had to be removed from the water by Security Personnel. A medical evaluation revealed that the subject had a blood-alcohol level of 0.407% despite the fact that she had not imbibed any alcoholic beverages within the past 24 hours.
Analysis: These results match up with our old reports, so we can definitively assume that SCP-XXXX has evaded containment for the last century. Let's keep going with these parameters. - Head Researcher Hlad
Test XXXX-17
Date: 1993-10-28
Subject: D-1548984
Procedure: D-1548984 was instructed to enter SCP-XXXX's containment zone until waist deep in the river and wait for further instruction.
Results: Three seconds after entering the water D-1548984 was struck with what he claims to be intense stomach pain and was having trouble breathing. Security Personnel then entered the containment zone and removed D-1548984. A medical evaluation revealed that a seed of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) had sprouted within D-1548984's stomach and had grown a stem that extended 12cm up his esophagus.
Analysis: We have yet to pin down why XXXX's abilities are so inconsistent. We're going to have to start changing variables in testing. - Head Researcher Hlad
Incident Log XXXX-2
Date: 1993-10-28
Incident: While removing debris from the northern dam, Janitorial Staff Edwards fell into the containment zone. Upon opening her eyes, Edwards came face-to-face with SCP-XXXX. Edwards was able to remove herself from the containment zone and thorough medical examination revealed that she were unaffected by SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects. Edwards was then reprimanded for the incident and placed on unpaid leave.
Notes: I'm not entirely sure why Janitorial Staff Edwards survived their encounter with XXXX unharmed, but the only biological distinction between them and previous D-Class subjects is that Edwards is a fifth-generation Irish-American and all previous D-Class subjects were pulled from the local prison populations of Egypt. We might be on to something. - Head Researcher Hlad
Test XXXX-21
Date: 1993-11-2
Subject: D-769252
Procedure: D-769252 was chosen from HM Prison Manchester, England and transferred to Provisional Site-254 for testing due to their genetic background sourcing from England as far back as six generations. D-769252 was instructed to enter SCP-XXXX's containment zone until waist deep in the river and wait for further instruction.
Results: D-769252 waded into the containment zone until they were waist deep in the water. SCP-XXXX was seen watching D-769252 for the entire time that the subject spent standing in the water. After three minutes, D-769252 was instructed to exit the containment zone and did so unimpeded.
Analysis: Just as I thought, SCP-XXXX can only affect living creatures that are directly descended from the geographical region itself is from. Effective immediately I'm transferring out all staff who fit the parameters for XXXX's effects and replacing them with individuals who do not. We may never find a scientific explanation for the variation in its effects, but this discoery should reduce the danger to staff. - Head Researcher Hlad
Test XXXX-24
Date: 1993-11-5
Subject: D-5325518
Procedure: D-5325518 was chosen from Johannesburg Prison, South Africa and transferred to Provisional Site-254 for testing due to their genetic background sourcing from South Africa and England as far back as four generations. D-5325518 was instructed to enter SCP-XXXX's containment zone until waist deep in the river and wait for further instruction.
Results: D-5325518 waded into the containment zone until they were waist deep in the water. Upon viewing SCP-XXXX, D-5325518 exclaimed "what the [EXPLITIVE] is that a fish wearing a [EXPLITIVE] lil' tiara?". 0.3 seconds after this remark, D-5325518 screamed and collapsed into the containment zone before he was removed by Security Personnel. A medical evaluation revealed that the victim's testes ruptured after a sudden increase of blood flow.
Analysis: Testing to determine how SCP-XXXX was able to break previously determined parameters is to be undertaken immediately. - Head Researcher Hlad
Test XXXX-29
Date: 1993-11-13
Subject: D-8685100
Procedure: D-8685100 was informed of SCP-XXXX's nature and appearance prior to testing. Afterwards, D-8685100 was instructed to enter SCP-XXXX's containment zone while complimenting or praising the specimen until waist deep in the river and wait for further instruction.
Results: D-8685100 waded into the containment zone as they exclaimed "hey there, fish, you have a very, uh… handsome… nose today?" 0.3 seconds after this exclamation, D-8685100 expressed a tingling sensation in their hands. Through further testing it was discovered that all liquid D-8685100 touched directly with their hands would convert into pure ethanol at a rate of 50ppm per second. This effect lasted for 24 hours after initial testing.
Analysis: After the results of this test, we've determined that XXXX's negative anomalous effects can be nullified through praise and replaced with 'beneficial' after-effects. I'm updating containment procedures to include restrictions on audibly referring to XXXX in any way and hopefully the number of jokes surrounding the specimen's stomach blockage will subside. - Head Researcher Hlad
Addendum to SCP-XXXX Containment Event
Date: 1993-11-23
From: Dr. Mason Hlad, Head of Research at Provisional Site-254
To: All Provisional Site-254 Staff
Subject: Good evening everyone,
With the help of Agent Zapeta I've been able to determine exactly what happened when SCP-XXXX was removed from the Nile River. This addendum is almost meant to address the sudden spike of maternity leave requests here at 254. Honestly, the connection here would've been missed if it wasn't for Researcher Maruss and Junior Researcher Butler's relationship and their consent to provide this information. Both Maruss and Butler are currently nearing the ends of their first trimesters, which appear to have both started at the same time. DNA testing has shown that the fetuses of both Maruss and Butler are in perfect health despite the fact that they have been share each other's DNA. Of course, this should be impossible since both Maruss and Butler are biologically female.
After discovering this anomaly Agent Zapeta was sent to the original site of contact with SCP-XXXX. After a week of ground work, Zapeta discovered both a spike in pregnancies and 24 cases of 'miracle pregnancies' among the local population. Further inquiries discovered that one member of the Deep Feeders has also inexplicably become pregnant since XXXX's containment. Due to previous parameters established about SCP-XXXX's range of effects, it can therefore be confirmed that any living individual within 2km of that pop became pregnant as long as they had a functioning uterus and had had any form of sexual intercourse within 24 hours before or after the incident.
Therefore, effective immediately I am cancelling current plans to transfer SCP-XXXX to Site-19 and containment procedures will be updated to ensure that this incident does not repeat. There is no telling what would happen if we removed XXXX from the Nile River again and frankly, I don't want to imagine. Agent Zapeta's findings about 'miracle pregnancies' at Provisional Site-254 and within the local population have been forwarded to the Ethics Committee for further deliberation.
On 30th of December, 1993, a letter addressed to Dr. Mason Hlad was delivered to Provisional Site-254 via an instance of SCP-3807-1. The letter is contained below:
Dr. Hlad
First off I want you to know that I've been meaning to write you ever since your people pulled ██████'s little buddy out of the water but I've had quite the case load recently. I'm sure you understand. I also want you to know that that lil' fit the thing threw when you fished it out was much louder than you thought it was, if you catch my drift. Anyway I want to offer my services as 'legal counsel' for your Site in case something comes up. I have a certain baby-crazy [EXPLETIVE] of a sister that is kinda 'out of the loop' when it comes to how the world works nowadays. Do write back soon pal, the clock's ticking.
Cheers,
Seth Hasani, Defense Attorney, Partially Retired
Date: 1993-12-31
Incident: Security Personnel Selwood was seen patrolling the mainland shoreline of SCP-XXXX's containment zone. During their patrol route Selwood was approached by a woman (designated PoI-1512), who appeared to be from the local population. PoI-1512 exclaiming to Selwood "Bring me to this so-called Sacred Fish, mortal. The Librarians9 told me you have it here and my husband ██████ requires it." Acting under the cover story of maintaining an ecological preservation, Selwood feigned ignorance to PoI-1512 while attempting to detain her.
PoI-1512 then flicked their hand towards Selwood and began to flee on foot. As Selwood began pursuit, a male Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) that was residing within the containment zone was propelled upwards 3 meters, clearing the containment zone's perimeter fence, and landing upon Selwood before mauling him. At this point Security Personnel Rimbert became aware of the disturbance and began their pursuit of PoI-1512. PoI-1512 made eye contact with Rimbert and within 0.3 seconds polymorphed into a kite (Milvus migrans) before flying away. Selwood was declared dead on scene by attending medical personnel and the crocodile was captured and tested for possible anomalous effects. No anomalous after-effects were found and the crocodile was euthanized.Notes: The individual witnessed by Security Personnel Rimbert has been registered as PoI-1512 and security has been increased to deter further encroachments by them and any other individuals. Furthermore, I've placed a request with Command to investigate further dissemination of info regarding SCP-XXXX by GoI-13. Maybe if we're lucky they'll send the Bibliographers. - Head Researcher Hlad







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