Dr Prysin

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Item #: SCP-Undefined (AKA: The Prophet Parasite)
Object Class: Euclid
Lead Researcher: Dr. Clive

PLEASE NOTE: NARRATIVE AND SCP'S FUNCTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE REVISION

Special Containment Procedures

Scp-Undefined

An image of SCP-Undefined

SCP – undefined is to be contained in a climate-controlled terrarium within a windowless room. A decontamination chamber should be installed to act as a checkpoint for security to search for any instances of SCP-undefined, should any have attached to any personnel leaving the room.

All personnel entering SCP-undefined’s containment chamber are to wear specially designed headgear that acts as a way to prevent exposure to SCP-undefined’s anomalous effects. These are from a scrapped project from a different SCP development team where they were deemed a failure for that SCP.

These goggles allow researchers to conduct more thorough investigations relating to SCP-undefined, without the hazards of directly viewing the anomaly.

Due to SCP-undefined’s visual cognitohazardous1 effects, it is safe to view SCP-undefined through any non-direct media, including photographs, videos and live-feeds, but not directly or through any transparent materials such as glass.

Feeding of SCP consists of pork and derivatives of up to 1 kilogram, and should be fed once weekly. This anomaly also seems to have a lifespan that is yet to be determined, but has been in containment since 03/05/████

Regular psychological evaluations are required of staff that directly interact with SCP-undefined frequently. It should also be ascertained beforehand that staff being assigned to this SCP are not interested in astrological or extra-terrestrial media, allowing for easier identification of a breach of containment and ultimately less amber-class lockdown events.

Due to ongoing discoveries, SCP-Undefined's classification may fluctuate, however, its location (Site-██, biological sector ██) is to not change unless necessary, due to the remoteness and ease of containment in this location.

Description

SCP – Undefined is in appearance similar to the species protaetia affinis in all but colouration of the body and dietry requirements. Differing from what normally would be a metallic, emerald sheen, but instead is a silver colour. They measure around 30cm by 20cm, Otherwise it is anatomically identical to protaetia affinis aside from stronger mandibles for larvae, confirmed to be used to consume necrotic flesh during its larval stage.

SCP seems to favour environments that are urban and have a high population. This is presumably to increase the likelihood of successful reproduction and ultimately spreading its effects as vastly as possible.

The beetle’s anomalous effects are initially inconspicuous, a difference not being noticed until at least 48 hours have passed after first exposure.

The afflicted, henceforth designated SCP-undefined-1, begin developing an interest in astrology, multiverse theory and similar subjects. If -1 instances are already interested in these topics, they tend to become more intrigued and want to speak with other individuals about the aforementioned, especially those who also share this interest, whether it be via SCP undefined’s influence or just a non-anomalous interest.

After SCP-undefined-1 has spent some time studying these, such as reading or watching related media. (usually for a week or two), SCP-undefined-1 instances will begin to believe they are in some way a part of the universe at large and hold significant purpose to a larger cause. Some individuals describe having vivid and terrifying hallucinations and dreams of the end of the universe if they don't "contribute", which is in the form of bloodletting. These occur on a regular basis. In some cases, this causes individuals to become extremely fatigued due to lack of sleep.

In SCP-undefined-1’s fervour, they will attempt to seek out what all instances unanimously call “Their Redemption”, usually delving into more media when possible and believe that bloodletting will make sure that the universe ultimately isn’t destroyed. Meanwhile neglecting any responsibilities, such as attending school, work, etc and their own health, one instance even having only eaten convenience food such as pre-made sandwiches within a week, of which they stockpiled a month before, simply because “I was too busy finding my salvation and making my sacrifice to the universe”.

At this stage, an SCP-undefined instance will attempt to track down the SCP-1 instance they initially affected, usually only taking a day or two in urban environments. Once both have met, the beetle will land on the person. upon noticing SCP-undefined, SCP-1 will then become emotionally relieved that “They’ve finally found the truth” and will then return to their place of residence to rest for some time, SCP-undefined still attached to them, accidentally exposing others to it whilst they travel if they’re currently out, leading to further -1 instances.

Reproduction

Both SCP-undefined and -1 will then remain in said living area for some time, other beetles will appear and loiter around said afflicted person. After some time, the -1 instance will decide they need to bloodlet more, and have the compulsion to continue bloodletting until they pass out or perish. It is known that the urge to bloodlet larger amounts increases the more SCP-undefined instances are present.

After this, the reproductive stage begins, wherein a pair of beetles will crawl into the mouth of -1 when unconscious/deceased. These beetles will then begin to breed once they have entered the lungs, laying approximately 50-100 white, spherical eggs (5mm in diameter).

The beetles will ultimately die within -1’s lungs, why they don’t attempt escape also is currently not understood. It is also not understood how exactly these beetles are able to enter a space even twice as small than themselves, though theories exist. However, the beetles can survive for a little while, which compromised a variety of foundation personnel and civilian persons such as morticians, when they discover live instances.

At this point, this was when the foundation discovered that live instances are the only stage in the life-cycle that can affect individuals. Therefore, it is required to wait at least 5 days after initial recovery to perform any autopsies, and corpses must be unpreserved, leading to mild decay.

There are rare occurrences when instances of SCP-undefined-1 wake up during the reproduction stage. They begin to harshly cough, sometimes will either eventually cease coughing, complaining of a sore throat, or will suffocate, presumably due to the beetles becoming lodged into either the trachea or larynx. There have been no incidents observed where SCP-undefined have been successfully expelled, they will also continue the breeding process should the person suffocate or pass out again due to the amount of blood lost.

If -1 survives, resulting symptoms can be easily confused with COPD or Chronic Bronchitis. Treatment of these diseases with steroids or other drugs seemingly do little to treat the discomfort of -1, later studies showed that coughing occasionally can dislodge eggs and be coughed up, which led to an amber-class site lockdown2

The following interview logs contain discussions made before the discovery of SCP-Undefined's reproduction cycle.

Interviewer: Doctor Alexander Prysin
Interviewee: Researcher Richard Langley
Date: 03/██/15
Foreword: This interview is being conducted to ascertain what the results of accidental exposure to SCP-undefined's current effects are on Researcher Langley.
Begin Audio Log

Prysin: Good evening Richard. How are we feeling today?
Langley looks about the interview room, seemingly distracted
Prysin: Langley? I need your attention, this is going on record.
Langley suddenly returns his attention to Doctor Prysin
Langley: I'm feeling o-okay… Are we here to talk about the incident in the mortuary?
Prysin: That's correct. I need you to answer honestly, it's in both our best interests, we don't know what we're working with here.
Langley: I'll do my best, though I want to get back to reading about multiverse theory.
Prysin: Oh? I didn't think that was your sort of… thing. Anyway, I assume you've seen the information regarding what we know about this SCP and the situation surrounding it, correct?
Langley lets out an audible sigh
Langley: Apparently the mortician has been put in confinement, right? Done all the tests to confirm that he has developed an interest in astrology, astronomy and how the universe “works”? Yes, I've read them.
Prysin: That's right, psych have found tidbits about him saying things such as…
Prysin picks up a piece of paper and takes a moment to read
Prysin: "The beetle is my salvation, when you see it, you will see.", "In the beetle's starlit light you shall find redemption." And similar phrases.
There is a tense pause, the only noise being the slight rustle of clothing as both men adjust themselves in their seats
Prysin: You also saw the beetle, didn't you? You were there when they performed the autopsy and removed the beetles alive and dead, alongside the eggs.
Another sigh can be heard
Langley: Yes, and I'm bloody terrified,.
Prysin: As it stands, we have a couple of instances in containment, completely opaque boxes. We're going to begin testing once our next deployment of D-class personnel arrive, but for now I'm scheduling you for bi-daily psych evaluation with Doctor ████████. Otherwise, you're free to continue with your scheduled work under supervision. You're free to go.
The clatter of a chair being moved on metal can be heard as Langley leaves the room. Prysin remains present as a door opens and closes in the background.
Prysin: As an addendum to this recording, I would like to have any books about the aforementioned subjects removed from the on-site staff leisure room, and that special note be taken if Researcher Langley tries to access any information pertaining to such via the internet. That is all.
End audio log

Eventually the host will die due to the associated symptoms, and what happens to the eggs next depends on what happens to the corpse. For instance, if the natural cycle of decay is allowed to happen, whether that be above ground or if the corpse is buried, the eggs will eventually hatch after approximately 96 hours, usually once the cadaver’s internal organs have become liquefied (Unless preserved, in which case the eggs are preserved), allowing the larvae to easily penetrate the skin once it has fed on some of the corpse. These larvae have no cognitohazardous effects.

Once the larvae have eaten enough, they will search for nearby earth to bury into, where they will begin to pupate3, lasting for approximately 6-8 months, before becoming an adult beetle. If buried within a coffin, larvae will attempt to destroy whatever container they're entombed inside, usually focusing in one spot. Most modern coffins of sufficient quality can contain SCP-undefined, which explains their lack of proliferation in modern times, as well as the efforts of MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil") for initial retrieval of the SCP in its larval stage, though resulted in the death of ██ civilians, as well as ██ foundation personnel.

Corpses with SCP-undefined inside them when taken for postmortem will often easily be detected, MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil") embedded agents in mortuaries and hospitals are used to collect the dead beetles, as well as all egg samples that are recoverable and administer the appropriate level of amnestics to relevant staff, at the same time scrubbing any information about SCP-undefined should it be noted.

The use of amnestics on those exposed to SCP-undefined seemingly are ineffective. Whilst the afflicted do not recall anything within each amnestics range, they do however seem to retain the cognitohazardous effect caused by the anomaly.

Addendum 1: Outbreaks

MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil")'s sub-division designated "Scarabus" is to immediately investigate any signs of SCP - undefined should they be noted, especially in urban areas.

This is to pre-emptively prevent outbreaks of SCP - undefined, because if they're left alone to breed, they can very quickly turn whole towns into graveyards within the span of months, as portrayed in "Scarabus"'s first mission. Mission log can be found in "More Information".

Any individuals who are not beyond the breeding stage are to be brought in for questioning and then assigned as D-class, with note being taken about their bloodletting tendancies. Whilst subjects who are beyond the breeding stage are also to be brought in for questioning, however, they will be assigned as E-class personnel.4 Provisions may be made for field agents compromised, dependant on rank and performance.

Experimentation log:

Experiment #1: D-class 3411, originally condemned due to religion-oriented terrorist charges, with a distinct knowledge of the ████████████ faith is exposed to SCP-undefined instances briefly.
Result: SCP-undefined unable to complete life-cycle due to physically not being in contact with D-class 3411. D-class is visibly distressed and on edge. D-class requests as many versions of ████████████ and variations. Request denied.
Experiment #2: D-class 3411 is relocated to new sleeping quarters which is specially designed to release SCP-undefined instances into the room with no way of observing the inside of the room, though audio speakers and microphones are used. Food and water is provided in the form of preserved snacks and a rationing of 20 litres of water.
Experiment #3: D-3411 is escorted to an infirmary for MRI and CT scans, a few days later they undergo a bronchoscopy5 for signs of SCP-undefined.
Results: MRI And CT scans returned visual of foreign objects located in the lower torso. Bronchoscopy revealed that multiple instances of adult SCP-undefined were present inside D-class 3411's lungs, all seemingly deceased besides one. There we also notes of many tiny spherical objects attached to the internal lung tissue of D-3411, presumed to be the eggs of SCP-undefined. Doctor ███████ is currently undergoing observations due to his sighting of a live instance of SCP-undefined.
Experiment #4: Cadaver of D-3411 with SCP-undefined's eggs is left to undergo natural decay in a sterilized cell.

NOTE
It was discovered that viewing living instances through video and or/livefeed has no anomalous effects on people viewing such media at this stage. further testing allows for use of video to observe.

Addendum 2

Due to a stray egg being coughed into a low-traffic area when D-3411 was being escorted for medical examination, It took refuge inside a storage area and an egg was able to transform into its larval stage and ████████████. This elicited a site-wide Amber-class lockdown, resulting in ██ casualties. It's hypothesized that the instance was able to find food items as a substitute for human flesh. At which point it was discovered that pork seemingly was a substitute due to the lack of human flesh. Further tests are ongoing.

Footnotes