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Special Containment Procedures:
R E V I S I O N █
Due to SCP-5145 instances having 100% accurate similarities in cellular composition with its non-anomalous counterparts and difficulty of determining which specimen is an anomalous instance, containment of all SCP-5145 instances is currently impossible and the procedures stated below can only be applied to identified cases of SCP-5145 instances. Identified SCP-5145 instances should not be neutralized by any man-made means under any circumstances, in order for its secondary anomalous effect to not manifest (See Experiment Logs-5145-A). Furthermore, personnels who are exposed to the effect should be detained at a standard humanoid containment cell at their assigned site, and should be treated by an on-site psychologists at a daily basis. Personnels who still exhibit symptoms of this effect after 2 months, should be terminated.
Further experimentations or explorations on SCP-5145 instances, shall be managed and done by Level 3 researchers only; with permission from senior researchers of Level 4 clearance and above, assigned in SCP-5145's overall research and containment department.
Fig 1.1: SCP-5145-███ during its inactive state, one of the identified instances contained at L████ province.
SCP-5145 instances are physically self-containing, due to their immobile nature; Though it still requires constant monitoring and censorship to secure normalcy. Identified SCP-5145 instances should be monitored and guarded by at least three-to-four (3-4) armed undercover operatives from MTF Sigma-8 ("Urban-Legends"), embedded on local communities near to their assigned instances, under the front of either:
Personnels are required to have a settlement of close proximity to their assignment, this may include setting up a camp, renting, buying, or even constructing their own living spaces. The assigned group is also required to set-up at least one-to-three (1-3) hidden surveillance cameras place at strategic positions3 that could see the instance and its surroundings clearly in a minimum range of 10 meters, and are also installed with a night-vision and thermal detection option to its setting. The area of containment should be approximately in a 5 to 10 kilometer radius near to the instance, and should be monitored by at least 1 indoor personnel assigned to monitor the cameras and alert the other members of the group for any unusual activity, and the remaining personnels assigned to guard duty outdoors while hidden in plain sight.
Public access to SCP-5145 instances located in parks, public gardens, nature preserves, and in wildernesses should be cut-off from 12:00 a.m. to 04:00 a.m. Local Time, under the reasoning of security purposes, if possible. If not,4 personnel should initiate any appropriate action from the Basyang Protocol. Houses near SCP-5145 instances within a 15 kilometer radius, will be bought by the Foundation and should be inhabited by the assigned group and some decoy personnels, to maintain the facade of a normal neighbourhood.
Any SCP-5145-B entities seen exiting SCP-5145 instances should be met with Procedure 7224-TABI2PO, and should not be responded with violence, unless it attacked first or forcibly tried and succesfully escaped outside the assigned containment area. Humans who entered SCP-5145 instances between 12:00 a.m. to 04:00 a.m. Local Time, and hasn't returned during this time limit should be deemed KIA, and no recovery attempts should be made under any circumstances. A cover story should be made for civillian disappearances. Civilians who did manage to exit in time should be detained, debriefed, and to be administered to Class-B amnestic prior to their release.
All civilian reports regarding SCP-5145 instances should be immediately investigated, and cases confirmed to be true, should be contained. Any civillians who witnessed or became aware of the anomalous effects of SCP-5145 instances and the Foundation's activity surrounding it should immediately be administered with either Class-A/B/C amnestics depending again to the situation. Any photographs, video, and audio recordings taken by civillians regarding the anomalous nature of SCP-5145 instances and its entities should be confiscated or destroyed.
Personnels who failed to do so should resort again to the Basyang Protocol instead, to minimize the chances of a potentional information breach and a possible "Lifted-Veil" scenario.
Description:
SCP-5145 refers to the endemic anomalous specimens of the tree genus Ficus5 located in the Southeast Asian country of the Philippines. SCP-5145 instances appears to be no different from a non-anomalous Ficus tree specimen, with a 100% accurate similiraties in appearance and cellular composition. Though there are certain characteristics commonly seen in SCP-5145 instances, which is the presence of a hollow trunk and abundant numbers of roots and vines that almost cover the entirety of the trunk. Which then forms slight opening/s that any human could fit right in to and see through the inside and/or other side of the tree.
The primary anomalous effect of SCP-5145 instances wouldn't manifest until every 12:00 a.m. and would end exactly at 4:00 a.m. Local Time. Its primary effect is the anomalous generation of vast unknown rainforest and mangrove terrains within its hollow trunk, that extends far from measurements SCP-5145 instances should be able to contain. This terrains is hereafter designated as SCP-5145-A. Specimen samples taken from the flora of this terrains reveals that it consists of plants species typically seen in Southeast Asian rainforests. The most common of this plant species appears to originate from the Philippines.
Full-scale topographical illustrations of said terrains is currently impossible, due to the difficulty of traversing it and the time limit of its effect. There also no rainforest regions here in our dimension that possibly match the landscape of this terrains. So it is widely speculated that this rainforest areas are indeed extradimensional. Possible explanations on how SCP-5145 instances manage to transfer individuals onto this terrains are still being devised.
Humans who entered SCP-5145 instances reported being anomalously transported to an area filled with thick fog after entry,during its time of effect. Said area is not visible when seen or recorded from outside the trunk, and only appears to be hollow as usual. Subjects then reported having difficulty seeing in this area and traversing it for approximately 5 minutes until entering another terrain, which is designated as SCP-5145-A. The SCP-5145 instance and the fog entered and traversed by subject is now completely gone when looked from behind. Terrain appears to have its own day-night cycle, it appears to vary depending on individuals.
Time cycle appears to be anomalous as well, since it doesn't correspond with our dimension's own time cycle. With reports saying it does sometime correspond, other saying it's more advanced, while some saying it's much late than ours.
It is also observed that various semi and incorporeal entities of varying forms, appearances, and sizes, inhabit this terrains, which are henceforth designated as SCP-5145-B6. Some are considered peaceful unless provoked, while some are deemed downright aggresive or malevolent. Either violently attacking or playing "tricks" on subjects. The peaceful types however, are reported to be helpful, willingly guiding subjects to an alternative exit and in some rare cases, even providing them with an artifact deemed as a 'good-luck charm', as long as they treated the entity back with respect. Alternative exits shown by this entities can anomalously transfer the subject back to the exact outside location of their point of entry7 in our dimension, no matter how far the exits seem to be in those terrains.
Fig 1.2: A SCP-5145-B entity. A still frame taken during Exploration Log-5145-3, from Agent NA-02's body-cam feed.
(Agent reports not seeing said entity during initial recording).
Though there are also cases where subjects were transfered to a different location in our dimension or even in those terrains again. The reasoning for it could be either because the entity is actually one of the 'malevolent-trickster' types or it deemed the subject to be disrespectful.
Some SCP-5145-B entities are shown to have the ability to distort wireless electronic signals below -50 to -79 dBm, and any electronic devices for that matter. In contrast, all of this entities have the capability to exit this terrains to "visit" or to permanently stay in our dimension, through the SCP-5145 instances in their dimension. Though, some of the entities seem to despise the idea of exiting, and instead chose to stay in those terrains.
There are currently no known ways to differentiate the peaceful SCP-5145-B entities with the malevolent ones. Meanwhile, It is also speculated that SCP-5201 specimens originated from this terrains, but further evidence is needed to prove this claims.
The secondary anomalously effect of SCP-5145 instances will manifest once it was destroyed by any man-made means. This includes either first-hand or second-hand control of the following:
- Manual Cutting
- Machinery
- Incendiary
- Cryogenic
- Chemical or Radiation Poisoning
- Sustenance Deprivation or Overdose8
- [REDACTED]
Due to its anomalous nature, SCP-5145 instances can only be safely neutralized through natural or anomalous causes, like:9
- Flooding
- Thunderstorms
- Landslides
- Earthquakes
- Soil Erosion
- Naturally-caused Wildfires
- Volcanic Eruptions
- Natural Withering
- [REDACTED]
- [REDACTED]
Its secondary anomalous effect is the ability to inflict mild to serious symptoms of schizoprenia and delirium, on subjects that successfully or attempted to tamper or destroy SCP-5145 instances. The duration of this psychotic episodes may vary from individuals, with cases that can only last for 1 month, to some that don't actually recovery at all. Victims who are exposed to this effects have reported seeing SCP-5145-B entities tampering with their daily lives, and even causing serious physical harm to subjects. Victims who are exposed long enough to this effects have fallen to a state of insanity, and eventually, suicide. There are currently █,███ reported victims of SCP-5145's secondary effect, and with no known ways to alter this effects, cases are expected to be consistent as before.
This effect is also reported to be contagious, with cases where victims were able to transfer the symptoms to their relatives and friends, enabling them to also see the SCP-5145-B entities manifestation.
Extensive researchs show that only mature specimen of SCP-5145 instances between the ages of ██ to ██ years old have this anomalous effects, and wouldn't manifest in younger specimens until it reaches said matured stage. Its anomalous effects can also be transferred to non-anomalous matured specimens of it species when within a SCP-5145 instances' close proximity. It is also currently unknown how it manages to transfer from species-to-species. This is now known as SCP-5145's third anomalous effect.
Attempts on experimenting on SCP-5145 instances and its abilities overseas resulted in failure, due to the fact that SCP-5145 appears to self-neutralize upon leaving its national territory (See Experiment Log-5145-B). There are also cases of SCP-5145 instances self-neutralizing upon reaching a random number of age, specifically ranging from ██ to ███ years of age, even when still within its national territory.
By the time of writing, there are only █,███ identified and contained instances of SCP-5145, designated as SCP-5145-1 up to SCP-5145-█,███. Further additions will be included if we ever find one.
Initial Discovery:
Fig. 1.3: A destroyed SCP-5145 instance.
Circa. 190█
Though records pertaining possible instances of SCP-5145 dates earlier back to the 15th century, it hasn't come to the Foundation's full attention until the early 19th century. Where embedded agents received reports of increasing unsolved cases of missing individuals, that can be evidently traced back through the rumors regarding SCP-5145 instances. Due to the growing risk of mass panic among the national populace and a possible "Lifed-Veil" Scenario; Project "FOLKTAILS", the predecessor of the Basyang Protocol, was established. The project involves the nationwide mass administration of airborne Class-E Enui amnestics, and making sure that the general public believes that SCP-5145 and it's entities, is just a product of a long-lost urban-legend and folklore. The project also includes the discouragement of destroying, and entering suspected SCP-5145 instances during its time of effect, under the same cover story.
Also, a mass creation of cover stories were made for reports of missing individuals.
The project approximately took █ years to accomplish after its launch on 19██, and was subsequently disbanded after the project was deemed to be 99.9% successful. With only a few minor setbacks of not being able to amnesticized few isolated groups of indigenous people within the country, and citizens who are outside the country during this time period. Though this setbacks were initially deemed as a low level threat, since a huge portion of the population was already amnesticized, and would surely disbelieved and make fun of the few minority, even if said minority finds the truth regarding the nature of SCP-5145, and Project "FOLKTAILS". Though personnels are still ordered to administer appropriate amnestics to unauthorized individuals who had informations regarding the true anomalous nature of SCP-5145.
After the events of Project "FOLKTAILS", the first rendition of SCP-5145's containment procedures was written and so its other renditions, until it reaches its current rendition as of now. So far, there are over █ updates to SCP-5145's file and containment procedures, and its due to the extreme difficulty of identifying SCP-5145 instances, and further understanding its complete nature.
The Foundation is still unsure on what cause the increased cases of missing individual reports during that time period. But, it was hypothesized that its due to an attempted SK-Class Dominance Shift Scenario planned by a minority group of SCP-5145-B entities. Possible explanations on why and how these entities do it is still unknown.
ADDENDUM 5145-A: Exploration Logs
Note: The following files were carefully picked and trimmed to highlight only the necessary informations regarding SCP-5145, for future research. therefore, failed/unsuccessful exploration attempts and extraneous dialogues were expunged to this addendum.
