Fameliar

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Foundation personnel are to be deployed to the river bed below the █████ ███████ bridge, i the mediterranian island of █████ during the summer solstice in order to capture any new instance of SCP-XXXX that were to appear.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-β are to be assigned to a "master" whose task it will be to keep the anomaly busy with any task the master sees fit. Masters will be provided with a large amount of low price, low quality food in order to gain time and prevent a containment breach in the event that SCP-XXXX-β were to run out of tasks. No kitchen managers are not allowed to approach any instance of SCP-XXXX-β within a 10 meter radius.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a small specimen of Salvia Rosmarinus with dark orange flowers. A single instance of it appears every year on the bed of the █████ ███████ river, in the Mediterranean island of █████, during the summer solstice. SCP-XXXX does not display any anomalous traits aside from an extremely accelerated decomposition rate, with the longest recorded decomposition being barely an hour long

If an instance of SCP-XXXX is plucked from the ground and placed in a sealed and completely opaque container, after between 15 minutes and 24 hours the container burst open and an SCP-XXXX-β will appear amidst a cloud of foul smelling gases (Upon being analyzed, these have been discovered to be identical to the ones released in the decomposition of regular Salvia Rosmarinus specimens).

Instances of SCP-XXXX-β have been observed to vary wildly in both size and appearance depending on the dimensions and contents of the container from which they emerge. As of the writing of this document, all have been humanoid, cognisant, capable of speech and unanimously described as repulsive, with a powerful stench, a hunched back and, according to Dr. Samael, "faces not even a mother could love" (see Addendum-1: β-Experiments) .

After exiting their container, instances of SCP-XXXX-β will approach the nearest sapient lifeform (from now on referred to as their "master") and ask them for "Food or work". They will repeat this request a total of three times before vanishing and teleporting themselves to any source of nutrients their master owns. They are omnivorous and will consume pretty much anything. They are also impervious to any poison their food is laced with. Once the master's food has ran out, they will go on to seek a new master, starting the cicle anew.

If given work, they will dilligently carry it out as best they can. However, SCP-XXXX-β can refuse an order if said order would cause it or any other living being to come into harm (e.g: "β-96, jump out that window", "β-78, kill that rabbit"). Commands can also be declined if SCP-XXXX-β believes them to be impossible or beyond their abilities (e.g: "β-02, build me a car"). Though overwhelmingly successful in their endeavors, some masters have observed that SCP-XXXX-β actively tried to sabotage their work by taking advantage of ambiguous wording. These attempts have consistantly failed, instead producing even better results (see Addendum-2: Masters' reports). Once their work is done, they will again to request "Food or work".

SCP-XXXX-β subjects are considered as harmless by the Foundation, so they are free to move around the Site's facilities while carrying out their duties. Should any Level 2 or higher personnel require the services of SCP-XXXX-β, they need only write their name, ID and orders (which will, of course, have to be approved by Dr. Ginet and the Ethics Committee) on the waiting list.

+ Addendum-1:β-Experiments

Test β-21/7/1977:

-Summary: SCP-XXXX was placed in a 1L plastic water bottle that had been painted black (Note: The official container had been accidentally dropped and it broke, so the field team had to improvise). No other "ingredients" were placed in it.

-Result: Subject β-77.
It is considered by Foundation staff as an example of the standard form of SCP-XXXX-β. It is roughly 0.9 meters tall, hairless, with dark green skin and eyes. Its looks, body odor and voice are considered generally unpleasant by most personnel. Subject β-77 is generally friendly and it has shown a preference for gardening-related work. During its long life it has not visibly aged and it has proven to be a valuable asset for the foundation, aiding in the construction of many Sites with the help of other instances of SCP-XXXX-β. An IQ test determined that β-77's intelligence was on par with that of a 15 year old human.

—-Test β-21/7/1978:

-Summary: SCP-XXXX was placed in a 2L plastic water bottle that had been painted black.
(Note: The official container had been accidentally dropped once more. God dammit Hoffman)

-Result: Subject β-78.
1.35m tall. With the exception of its height, it is phisically and mentally identical to Subject β-77. It is much weaker than an average human of the same size.

—-Tests: 1979-1985

-Summary: Various experiments on the effects of container size on SCP-XXXX-β.

-Results: Subjects β-79, β-81 (Terminated), β-82, β-84 and β-85 (Terminated).
1980 and 1983's instances of SCP-XXXX had decomposed before they could be collected
It was found that the subjects' size was proportional to the size of the container. The shape of said container, however, did not seem to have any effect. (Note: DO NOT PLACE SCP-XXXX IN A CONTAINER THAT CAN HOLD MORE THAN 16L, THEY WILL EXPLODE. SITE-██ HAD TO BE ABANDONED DUE TO THE SMELL OF THAT WHOLE MESS)

—-Test β-7/22/1986:

-Summary: A 500g beef steak was placed alongside SCP-XXXX in a 4L container (Note: The steak was not part of the experiment. Hoffman had once again dropped the container, so we had to improvise using our portable fridge.)

-Results: Subject β-86. It is 2.7m tall and has a much greater muscle mass compared to subject β-79, with which it shares its height. It also displays some cow-like features, mainly small horns on its forehead and a tendency to occasionally moo.

—-Test β-7/22/1987:

-Summary: SCP-XXXX was placed in a 1L plastic soda bottle (Note: Ten years. It has been ten [Content expunged] years, Hoffman, how do you keep dropping them!?) alongside a vial of type B human blood.

-Results: Subject β-87 (Terminated). Subject β-87 appeared to be an underdeveloped fetus sharing both human and SCP-XXXX-β features. It was the same size as other instances of SCP-XXXX-β, but it lacked a proper dermic layer and most of its organs were exposed. Despite this, the subject was alive and sentient. It proceeded to beg Dr. Ginet and the two field researchers accompanying him to put it out of its misery while crawling on the floor using its only functioning arm. It was at that moment when incident BoR-42 occurred.

Incident BoR-42 Video Footage Transcript:

(Dr. Levi Samael and Field researchers Alexander Hoffman and Laura Prieto quietly observe β-87's container)

(Subject β-87 emerges from the container. Personnel are visibly disturbed)

-β-87: (Subject struggles to breathe)Ple…have mer… make it stop…

-Dr. Samael: Sweet baby Jesus, what is that?!

-Prieto: Another defective one, it seems. Heh, at least this one didn't burst like a flesh piñata.

-Dr. Samael: Laura, don't laugh, you monster, that poor boy is suffering. Just get me the gun, I want to make it quick and painless.

-β-87:He.. help me… Father… I am…s… (Two bullets pierce the skull and chest of Subject β-87)

(Field researcher Hoffman enters the camera's field of view. He holds a flaming handgun. Hoffman fires one more round into the body of β-87, this time setting it ablaze. He remains motionless until the subject has completely burned to ash.)

-Dr. Samael: Thank you, Hoffman, but it wasn't necessary to use incendiary rounds, now this place is going to smell like the Site's crematory. (He notices the pistol is on flames.) Fuck, it has malfunctioned! Laura, get the first aid kit! Hoffman, let go of it! Hoffman? Come on, Hoff, snap out of it, please!

(The handgun decomposes into black embers, leaving Hoffman's hand severely burned. Hoffman collapses to the floor)

End of transcript.

After recovering, Hoffman claimed to he had no memory of the event out the phrase "We shall become masters once more". Upon uttering it, his burned hand began to cause him great pain. Medical staff were unable to treat it, so he chose to have it amputated.

—-Test β-7/22/1988:

-Summary: SCP-XXXX was placed in a 3L water bottle (Note: Wow, these containers really are slippery, I guess I owe Hoffman an apology.) alongside a sample of Dr. Samael's frozen sperm.

-Result: Dr. Hiram Samael (Subject β-88). Subject β-88 is completely different from all other instances of SCP-XXXX-β. He emerged from his container as a newborn baby and was adopted by Dr. Levi Samael. The anomaly's DNA, despite being distinctly human, is unlike that of any other ethnicity found on earth. He has pale grey skin which becomes remarkably darker upon repeated exposure to UV light. His hair is and his eye color varies depending on light exposure (From dark gold in low-light environments to bright green in well illuminated ones). The color of his eyes was also observed to change into a shining silver hue during Incident DoUA-505, when he █████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ ██████. After the incident, it was decided that he ought to be kept away from those sorts of objects and anomalies for his own safety and for that of others. Currently, he has taken over her father's research with SCP-XXXX. He has often been reported to smell faintly of burnt flesh. (Note from Dr Samael: I am well aware that I smell like an out of control barbacue, so there is no need to constantly point it out. The Foundation's guard dogs already do a good enough job reminding me that every time I have to run from them when I go get some coffee in the morning. At least it keeps me in good physical shape. Also, though I appreciate the thoughtfulness, please stop sending me bottles of soap. Trust me, if there was a type of soap that worked for me I would have already found it by now. For now, I guess I have to cope with the fact that most of my paycheck will go towards buying perfume, so I hope you like Chanel Nº5.)

—-Test β-7/22/1989:
(//Note: The original written record of this experiment and of the subsequent incident appear to have been tampered with, in all likelyhood by the same entity that caused said incident. The papers displayed small burn marks which obscured certain relevant information. The Foundation has done its best to put together some of this lost data from untampered evidence. Any attempt to write down a full report on the β-1989 test is immediately censored by the entity. However, it seems to be incapable of altering digital documents. //

-Summary: SCP-XXXX was placed in a 3L Foundation-issued container (It was just a water bottle with a sticker. R&D probably think they're so funny.) alongside a sample of Dr. Samael's frozen sperm and /Illegible due to burn marks/ (It is believed that a vial of holy water was also placed in the container, as several of them were found in Dr. Samael's laboratory.)

-Result: Subject β-89. /This section is entirely illegible due to burn marks/
Transcript of the surveillance footage recovered:

(Dr. Samael, Field Researchers Hoffman and Prieto observe the container. It bursts open in a flash of light which knocks out them and severely damages the camera. )

//(Subject β-89 emerges. In spite of the damages to the camera, the subject can clearly be seen. It is, in appearance a human-like creature. Its only features that can be accurately discerned are its dark skin and a light blue aura that surrounds it. It displays neither female nor male sexual organs.)

(Dr. Samael rises. White, ornate body armor has manifested itself on his chest. A small kitchen knife can be seen in his hand. The heat scan places the temperature it temperature at absolute zero. )

β-89: (In an ancient sumerian) Brother! Oh, how I missed you so! Has father finally had mercy and forgiven my sins? He truly is benevol…

(Dr. Samael proceeds to stab β-89 in the chest. The subject's body temperature begins to rapidly decrease.)

Dr. Samael:(In the same dialect) There shall be no mercy for the likes of you. Your betrayal will never be forgiven.

(β-89 is frozen solid. Dr. Samael pushes it to the floor, shattering it. He then collapses to the floor. The fragments of β-89 melt away, leaving no trace behind)

Transcript End

Due to his exposure to extremely low termperatures, Dr. Samael lost his left arm to frostbite and eventually passed away a month later due to extreme hypothermia.
After regaining conciousness, none of the witnesses recalled any details about the β-1989 test or about the incident. Dr. Samael showed signs of severe Post-traumatic stress disorder and he was incapable of discussing the event without becoming extremely distressed and attempting to harm himself.