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Item #: SCP-5855

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5855 is to be maintained in a sealed cold storage room at Site-21. The room is never to reach above zero degrees Celsius. Any deviation in room temperature that would put SCP-5855 above the freezing threshold must be immediately rectified. SCP-5855 itself must be contained within a reinforced metallic box made of steel and iron roughly twenty feet by fifteen, that can only be opened remotely following a biometric scan of both the site's administrator, and a present member of the O5-Council.

SCP-5855-A¹ SCP-5855-# and any anomaly with such a designation must be contained at the discretion of the site administrator. If the site administrator is unable to provide adequate containment in a timely manner, MTF Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits") will be put in direct control of the situation until either the site administrator can fulfill their duties - or a new administrator is put into place.

Specifically, SCP-5855-15 is to be kept in a small, sealed dormitory in Site-21. The only people she is to interact with are approved foundation staff. All staff are to be personally approved by the acting Administrator. No less than six Scranton Reality Anchors are to be kept operational in proximity to the dorm room at all times.

Magnitnaya, Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Description: SCP-5855 is a group of surgical machines surrounding an operating table. Recovered from a facility in Magnitnaya, Russia. The machines themselves vary in function, but all are designed to work in tandem while a patient is strapped down. The operating table itself is old, dating back to the early 1940s, while the various surgical machines were developed sometime between 1950 and 1965. When left unattended, the machines are known to start and stop themselves automatically upon the placing of a live humanoid upon the table. Several researchers have also reported the machines starting completely unprompted, regardless of whether they were powered or not, and as such the devices are kept below freezing as to render them inoperable.

SCP-5855-# refers to those who have undergone surgery via the machines. Note that this designation is only to be used for those who survive the incident. At present, only six subjects (SCP-5855-13 through SCP-5855-18) are within the Foundation's care that meet this designation. Their description are as follows:

Designation	Description	Status	Name
SCP-5855-13	Eastern European, male, early teens	In Cryostasis	'Viktor'
SCP-5855-14	East Asian, female, young adult	In Cryostasis	'Mei'
SCP-5855-15	Eastern European, female, young adult	Under Observation	'Tatiana'
SCP-5855-16	Eastern European, male, early twenties	In Cryostasis	'Pavel'
SCP-5855-17	Central Asian, male, pre-teen	In Cryostasis	'Adham'
SCP-5855-18	Central European, male, pre-teen	In Cryostasis	'Reiher'

When interviewed, all SCP-5855-# hold almost no recollection of their lives before their encounters with SCP-5855. Whether or not this is due to the SCP itself, or extraneous circumstances surrounding their encounter is unknown. As of 12/26/21, a request has been filed with the O5-Council by Senior Researcher K. Malak, seeking permission to remove SCP-5855 from cold storage so as to test its functionality. As of 06/19/23 the request was rescinded by Dr. K. Malak himself - as such the following description is using information extrapolated from documents recovered following it's retrieval.

O4 or Higher Clearance Required.

SCP-5855 "Dukhovnoye Oko" 'Mind's Eye'
SCP-5855 is a series of complex devices developed by NKVD scientists at a research facility beneath Magnitnaya, a mountain in the southern Urals known for it's magnetic properties. The devices themselves are a series of complex robotic tools all armed with surgical implements that are designed to cut, stitch, inject, and lobotomize subjects with a sort of precision only capable by machines. The purpose of which, is to artificially create "Psionically-attuned human specimens". IE: Type-Greens of various classification. The success of the machine seemed to have varied wildly, with it having a much higher success rate when the operation was conducted upon pre-pubescents. Success would result in the aforementioned subject being able to manipulate the Hume Field. Failure would result either in the complete brain death of the subject, or in extreme cases - various degrees of molecular failure alongside other side effects (see Addendum: Revised Results).

Of the six recovered specimens (SCP-5855-13 through -18), only one has demonstrated their ability to control their Hume manipulation thus far. This subject, SCP-5855-15 'Tatiana', has followed her own containment protocols without a single incident of undue violence or unprompted power use. As such, while all other subjects recovered from the Magnitnaya facility have been put under Cryostasis in Site-21, SCP-5855-15 is allowed to interact with certain members of faculty and should be treated amicably.

Addendum: At the request of Senior Researcher Dr. K. Malak, relevant documents and files are to be displayed here. Please ensure you hold the proper clearance before proceeding.

Recovery Log: SCP-5855 [O3 Clearance]

SCP-5855 Recovery Log - 08/16/21

A Full Report of the Discovery, Recovery, and Containment of SCP-5855
Junior Researcher Dr. L. Daniels, Site-21
The Foundation first became aware of the site at Magnitnaya in the Summer of 2021. However suspicions of such a location existed well before. Concerns and fears over a supposed Soviet research base centered around the study of 'Type Greens', one which had been in operation since before the fall of the Berlin Wall, wasn't particularly unfounded. However, in our relatively open exchanges with GRU Division "P" before the collapse of the USSR, any such questions were brushed aside as impossible - and to their credit, they were very open about their operations. As open as anyone could expect, in any case.

This changed abruptly in July of this year. Initially, reports of missing children in the Urals wasn't anything to be particularly concerned over. The bridge between Russia proper and the Siberian wilderness isn't what anyone should consider safe, and the fact that many who went missing lived in the city of Magnitogorsk seemed like little more than coincidence. However, when a news report out of Kazakhstan about a kidnapping spree on the nation's western border with Russia hit the press at the same time that a Foundation agent in the Russian FSB learned of odd activity in Magnitogorsk - we knew something was up. The following week, preliminary reconnaissance through the southern Urals showed that the Hume levels there were fluctuating abnormally. And with that, MTF-Lambda 5 was called in.

It didn't take long for them to find the cause. Magnitnaya was the site of various iron mines and excavations. But MTF operatives observing the coming and going of vehicles took note of several older vehicles that would move in and out of the mines on a schedule, all while never carrying any significant loads of unrefined material, only ever people. Further reconnaissance into the mines at night revealed a series of concrete structures built into the deeper levels. Soviet era bunkers that seemed to be in use. After waiting three hours for confirmation, orders came down for the MTF team to sweep and clear the structure. Avoiding fatalities if possible.

What ensued was a clean sweep of the entire multi-layered structure, all with zero casualties on the side of the MTF team. However, the occupants weren't so lucky, nor were they willing to surrender peacefully. A quiet breach of the facility was interrupted when a patrol of guards unexpectedly opened the entrance the team was attempting to breach through, and all it took was a single yell for the alarm to be tripped. Dozens of soldiers armed with a mixture of antiquated and modern equipment attempted to repel the MTF team, but were outmatched when it came to tactics and firepower. Several researchers were almost apprehended, but all took their own lives, preferring death over going into custody. Shortly after their arrival, a loss of files and documents occured when a fire was started in the midst of the firefight.

As the team reached the lowest level of the bunker complex, they encountered SCP-5855, along with SCP-5855-K through -R. The subjects were used by the facility's administrator, one Serov Lebedev, in an attempt to dispose of the MTF team. Lebedev sealed himself in SCP-5855's chamber along with the subjects, and ordered them to use their abilities to kill the MTF operatives. What ensued was described by one MTF operative as '…sickening, one of the most horrid things I'd ever seen.' What remained of Lebedev's body was recovered alongside SCP-5855, along with the subjects.

Conclusion
SCP-5855 was recovered, along with SCP-5855-A's through -J's remains. SCP-5855-K through -R are also within Foundation custody and the facility at Magnitnaya has been placed under Foundation authority until further notice. It is the belief of the MTF team, along with the research staff assigned to this SCP, that the occupants of the bunker facility had no relation with GRU Divison "P", but were in fact NKVD remnants, who operated in secrecy even from the majority of the Soviet government, and the Russian government that followed. Documents recovered from the site date back to 1937, and it seemed as those the facility itself was established by the order of Lavrentiy Beria who ensured their work would continue even after his death. As of now, the Foundation is currently investigating whether the NKVD remnants were being funded by elements of the Russian government or not.

The Foundation is also investigating the properties of several odd materials recovered at the site, and deep within the mine complex. NKVD documents refer to it as "Element X-94", and it seems that the introduction of this odd, mercury like substance was key in the production of artificial Type Greens.

Interview with SCP-5855-15 [O3 Clearance]

Senior Researcher K. Malak sits down with Subject SCP-5855-15 'Tatiana' - 12/15/21

The following is a transcript of a video recording
A series faint thumps is heard over the recording. The clicking of things into place. The dining space of a quiet dorm in the depths of Site-21 is occupied by a single girl, roughly eighteen years of age. She's busy putting together a jigsaw puzzle, only to be interrupted by a knock at the door, followed by the noise of magnet seals unlatching.

Dr. K. Malak
Privet. I hope I'm not intruding.

SCP-5855-15
Oh, Doctor? No, come in.

By the time she says that, Senior Researcher Dr. K. Malak is already well past the door's threshold. It closes shut behind him, and the soft clicking of locks sliding back into place is only barely drowned out by him sliding a wooden chair across the floor. Without asking, he takes a seat across from the Russian girl.

Dr. K Malak
How's the puzzle going?

SCP-5855-15
Better than last time, thank you…

SCP-5855-15 pauses for a moment. Her brow noticeably furrows, but after a few seconds her lips part.

SCP-5855-15
You're not—

Dr. K. Malak
I'm not here for pleasantries, you're right. Sorry to disappoint. No. I'm afraid I need to ask you about Magnitnaya. Again.

There's a long pause in the conversation. An stillness fills an already quiet room. After nearly a minute, SCP-5855-15 speaks once more

SCP-5855-15
I'm sorry. I don't remember anything more. Nothing more than last time.

Senior Researcher Dr. K. Malak reclines in the seat. Hands meeting at his stomach, fingers intertwining.

Dr. K. Malak
Lets just start from the beginning then. Do you know…Well, what is your first memory?

SCP-5855-15
Waking up on the table. The lights. The heat. They were so hot. I was alone. Then, in the distance…

Senior Researcher Dr. K. Malak sat up in his seat.

SCP-5855-15
I'm not sure. I was being watched. I could feel them staring at me as I moved about. But I tied down. My wrists and ankles were…bound by something. Leather. I think. It, it was rough. And cold. Unlike the heat.

Dr. K. Malak
Good, that's good. See, your memory is coming back, slowly, bits and pieces. What else?

Once more, SCP-5855-15's brow furrowed. The girl tensed up, deep in thought. The physical toll this is taking upon her is plainly visible. And as she thinks, the puzzle pieces still scattered across the table begin to move. Jittering in no particular direction.

Dr. K. Malak
Tatiana—? Don't..

The jittering stopped, and the Russian girl let out a long breath. Her shoulders sinking, the tension in her body letting up.

SCP-5855-15
I'm sorry…I just…it's so blurry. Even from that point on. I remember being released. They, they undid the manacles. Someone. He was just darkness, a blur under the light. But I could feel him, the way he moved, the excitement- I just, he was happy. And then he brought me to the others. He gave me an outfit. The coveralls, with my name stitched into the collar. My name. I—…

Dr. K. Malak
Is Tatiana not really your name?

Silence dominated once more. And in time, Senior Researcher Malak's lips pursed into a slight pout. The man shifted about in his seat, discomfort visible in his body language.

Dr. K. Malak
Sorry.

SCP-5855-15
…It's okay.

Senior Researcher Malak slowly rose from the seat. Stepping aside then as he slid it back into place at the table.

Dr. K. Malak
I'll see about getting you some more puzzles. And books. You like to read, yes? I discovered a lovely novel just the other week - actually, my son did. I think you'd enjoy it. Maybe you could borrow his copy.

Subject 5855-15 slowly rose her head. Meeting Senior Researcher Malak's gaze. After a moment, she smiled.

SCP-5855-15
Thank you doctor, just…

Dr. K. Malak
Yes?

SCP-5855-15
Say hello to the other children for me.

Senior Research Malak gave a nod before leaving the room. Fifteen minutes later he reported to the infirmary, citing a terrible migraine and an unprompted nosebleed. Since, Senior Researcher Malak has been released, and deemed fit for work.

Incident Report 01/22/22 [O3 Clearance]

The Magnitnaya Incident

Location:The Magnitnaya Complex
Date:January 22nd, 2022.
Lt. C. Baker reporting.

At the time of this incident, SCP-5855 had already been moved to cold storage at Site-21. Along with all known subjects.

19:03
Patrol at the southern fence reports breach in outermost perimeter. Electrical fence had been cut without tripping off countermeasures.

19:04
Patrol at the southern fence reports sudden outburst of fire from within the outermost perimeter, from the direction of the inner security wall. At least ten assailants with automatic weaponry.

19:05
High alert is declared.

19:08
MTF Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits") departs via helicopter for the Magnitnaya Complex. Local security reinforces defensive positions.

19:10
Patrol at the southern fence goes silent. All operatives are KIA.

19:13
Interlopers penetrate the inner security wall. The interior alarm is tripped and security forces lay down heavy fire upon the advancing enemy.

19:14
At least two enemies are confirmed dead or inoperative from machine gun fire. Auxiliary security forces proceed to circle around and ensnare the rest.

19:15
A loud explosions rings out from the western security wall. Enemies who had previously infiltrated the site without our knowledge begin to rapidly exfiltrate amidst the chaos of it all.

19:16
Quarter of the security forces are split off to pursue escaping enemies. MTF Lambda-5 arrives on site and disposes of remaining hostiles.

19:17
Security force detachment sent to pursue reports odd findings at the blast site. Requests support before continuing on with their chase.

19:20
Site 21 Administrator requests a status update.

19:21
Site 21 Administrator requests a status update.

19:22
Site 21 Administrator requests a status update. MTF leader gives the all clear.

19:25
Security force detachment is called back. All security forces are ordered to set up a perimeter around the crater the assailants created.

19:32
Internal stock is taken. Missing items of note are financial documents and files pertaining to NKVD officials who worked on the site. Off-site copies were already made.

19:37
Officials from Site-21 arrive. Begin recovery duty.

Result
Four dead Foundation security officers. Eleven dead assailants of unknown origin. Initial consensus believes them to be associated with the GOC. Documents stolen were those related to the Russian officials who may have been aiding in the continuation of the Magnitnaya Complex's functions as an off the books research facility.

Discovery of mass grave on the western side of the mountain's edge.

Revised Results [O4 Clearance]

A Memorandum on SCP-5855

Revising our Understanding on "Dukhovnoye Oko"
06/19/23
Senior Researcher Dr. K. Malak

To whom it may concern,

All too often, we at the Foundation base our understanding on what is observable. What we can see around us at any given moment. What we know, or think we know, for fact. As painful as it is to admit, our job, our lives, are steeped in the area of the supernatural, the unreal and extraordinary. And all too often, what is put to print is simply subjective. Either unintentionally, or written in such a way as to allay the fears and conscious of those who who read these reports. Reports that put objectivity first, no matter how foolish such an endeavor may be.

I was assigned to SCP-5855 within a day of its discover. And in my time of studying it, and the Magnitnaya Complex, I have slowly come to realize something. For all the oddities we deal with on a day to day basis, no, because of them - our senses our dulled. We look at our fellow human as something mundane. Demure. We can trust in what we know. And that, perhaps, is one of our greatest weaknesses. For as frightening as some of the anomalies and entities we interact with our, we must never forget just what man himself is capable of.

A little over a year ago, I had the displeasure of realizing that the history of SCP-5855 goes further back than we realized. The eighteen subjects, twelve of which were dead upon discovery, were simply the tip of the iceburg. What we had thought were the pinnacle, the apex of the Magnitnaya Scientist's discovery was simply a continuation of research that goes back generations. New blood was pumped into the facility, both in the form of researchers, and subjects. The new continued on the work of the old. Innovating, discovering, but always, always, at a great cost. The last few months have seen untold chaos wreaked upon Russia. Officials killed in car bombings. Assassinated in broad daylight. Poisoned in their sleep. All those related to the research at Magnitnaya, the research the scientists would rather take to the grave than to an interrogation - they've suffered. The GOC has seen to that. And the Foundation, in it's inaction, has sat complacent.

I'm rescinding my request to allow for SCP-5855 to undergo open testing. The only fate such an anomaly deserves is to sit in that box. Nice, and cold. Where it can't harm anyone anymore. Tucked away in that cold, dark place.

The only known photo of Lili Kornilov, the first successful subject of SCP-5855, 1958.

Footnotes

1. Originally designatied SCP-5855-A through R, recent discoveries have led to the reclassification to SCP-5855-1, -2, -3, etc.

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