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Item#:XXXX
Clearance Level 2: Clearance
Containment Class: euclid
Secondary Class: {$secondary-class}
| Assigned Site |
Site Director |
Research Head |
Assigned Task Force |
| Site-74 |
P. Sulyvahn |
E. Kachouba |
Sigma-16 |
Special Containment Procedures:
Currently, the only contained instance of SCP-XXXX is located in a large standard marine-humanoid containment aquarium in the Euclid sector of Site-74. It is to be fed two large pre-killed salmon once per week; and is to be provided with live prey on request.
The native populations of uncontained SCP-XXXX are to be monitored so that they do not stray too far from their allotted territories. When a Peisinoe event occurs, then a foundation linguist fluent in the language of SCP-XXXX is to be tasked with communicating with the chief of the relevant SCP-XXXX pod and ensuring that the migration occurs smoothly and without violating the guidelines of the Brurenn-Scott agreement.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is the collective designation for a species of aquatic semi-humanoids, with their lower bodies mimicking various types of other aquatic fauna. Typically, members of SCP-XXXX are visually distinct from humans in a few minor ways- most notably, of course, their tails, but additionally, they may have internal or external gills located on their neck or below their arms, and may have 'hair' approximately mimicking various species of seaweed or anemone. While superficially resembling the flora and fauna they mimic, genetic testing has concluded that this resemblance is indicative of aesthetic differentiation as opposed to actual genetic relation. Instances of SCP-XXXX are capable of limited speech, in a variety of languages co-opted from the relevant areas they inhabit; but all instances have shown at least partial fluency in Myconaean Greek.
In more colloquial terms, SCP-XXXX refers to mermaids.
Currently, the vast majority of SCP-XXXX remain uncontained under the Brurenn-Scott agreement, and are sequestered in isolated pods across the globe. Attached below is a non-exhaustive list of most of the major pods that the foundation has knowledge of:
| Pod Location |
Mimicked Species |
Current Chief |
Pod Name |
Additional Notes |
| Cape Cod, USA |
Atlantic Mackerel |
Kenzie Albrook |
East Coast Macks |
Currently the largest concentrated populace of SCP-XXXX, at approx. ~1200 individuals. |
| Madeira, Portugal |
Black Scabbardfish |
João Correa |
Meribelle Pod |
As Madeira is a popular tourist location for SCUBA diving, the Meribelle Pod has had several close encounters with civilians that could violate the Brurenn-Scott agreement. As such, their allotted territory has been adjusted to include significantly more uninhabited, mountainous coastline. This decision was not well-received amongst instances of SCP-XXXX within the pod. |
| Portland, UK |
Basking Shark |
Ewan Gilligan |
Behemoths |
Due to this pod's mimicked species being an unusually large fish, the resultant SCP-XXXX instances are, themselves, quite large. Despite this, this is the smallest pod of SCP-XXXX, numbering less than thirty members, acclaimedly due to a spread of a 'swimbladder disease' amongst the older generations of the pod. Investigation into this disease is ongoing. Of additional note is that the only currently contained instance of SCP-XXXX is from this pod. |
| Gibraltar, Spain |
Red Porgy |
Finlay Cascoigne |
Gatekeeper Cell |
This is the only pod of SCP-XXXX that resides in or near the Mediterranean, despite this area serving as an ideal territory for their species. When queried about this, Finlay Cascoigne's only comment was that the territory was 'off-limits' due to a 'very old pact'. |
| Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland |
Trout |
Agnes Goldby |
Lagoonatics |
N/A |
| Red Sea, Egypt |
Lionfish |
Sameh Al-Hady |
Skitterfish Cell |
Currently, this pod is seen as the de-facto 'leaders' of the SCP-XXXX as a species, as well as serving as the meeting location in the event of a Peisinoe event. |
| Ivory Coast, West Africa |
Tuna |
Maxwell Aubrich |
Ivory Fins |
N/A |
Once every three years, all pods of SCP-XXXX will leave their designated territories and convene on the home territories of the Skitterfish cell. This is known as a Peisinoe event, and usually takes place over the course of approximately one month as the various pods of SCP-XXXX interact with one another. Typical activities include sharing of stories, tactics, and recipes, as well as exchanging news on what has occurred in the 3-year gap since the previous Peisinoe event. There is typically celebration, various games, and other such happenings befitting of a sort of festival. When a Peisinoe event ends, all SCP-XXXX pods depart separately and return to their relevant locales.
Since the discovery of SCP-XXXX in 1968, a Peisinoe event has occurred consistently at the expected time each three years, regardless of current events above-water.
Addendum 1.0: SCP-XXXX-1
SCP-XXXX-1 refers to the singular instance of SCP-XXXX currently contained by the foundation. While this is technically in violation of the Brurenn-Scott agreement, which states that no single member of SCP-XXXX may ever be 'willingly or otherwise imprisoned by [the foundation]', SCP-XXXX-1 is a unique case. SCP-XXXX-1 is a juvenile instance of SCP-XXXX, recovered some distance outside of the territory of the Behemoths in a state of severe injury on 3.12.2004. It claimed to have been 'forcibly expulsed' from the pod due to a 'severe crime', but refused to elaborate on what exactly had occurred. When an attempted return of SCP-XXXX-1 to the Behemoths was made, it was met with hostility, and the foundation was informed by the chief of the pod that SCP-XXXX-1's presence was unwanted.
SCP-XXXX-1 was later transferred to site-74 under the orders of Site Director Sulyvahn, who is the current leading marine zoologist in the foundation's european sector; and remains contained there as of 9.17.2016. It is fluent in British English, Irish, and limitedly, Myconaean Greek, although it is reluctant to talk on most occasions.
Addendum 1.5: Interview Log
Foreword: As extended interaction between foundation researchers and instances of SCP-XXXX were priorly rare, regular interviews were approved with SCP-XXXX-1 to determine more information about the species' culture, customs, and biology.
Interviewer: Dr. J. Sapsford
Interviewee: SCP-XXXX-1
BEGIN LOG
Dr. Sapsford enters SCP-XXXX-1's containment chamber, and sits on a chair by the top of the aquarium. SCP-XXXX-1 surfaces, and looks at Dr. Sapsford curiously.
Dr. Sapsford: Hello, SCP-XXXX-1. I'm glad to see that you've adjusted to life in an aquarium well. If you wouldn't mind, I have a few questions to ask you about your pod.
SCP-XXXX-1 pauses, and then nods.
Dr. Sapsford: Excellent. Firstly, on the matter of your exile-
SCP-XXXX-1 shakes its head rapidly, and submerges for several minutes. It only resurfaces when offered a salmon by Dr. Sapsford.
Dr. Sapsford: I'm sorry if it causes you distress, but I'm afraid your case is an unusual one. We've never seen a member of your species be exiled from a pod. We would really like to know why you're no longer welcome there.
SCP-XXXX-1 emits a noise reminiscent of a sigh, and shakes its head, before speaking.
SCP-XXXX-1: I'd really prefer not to talk about it. I can tell you other things! I know a lot of stuff about our history- I was going to be the pod's archivist before they got rid of me. Just not that. I don't want to.
SCP-XXXX-1: Not yet.
Dr. Sapsford: I think that sounds… uhm, acceptable. Well… in which case, do you have a name? That was supposed to be the first question, my apologies for missing it.
SCP-XXXX-1: Gael. I- I was supposed to get a last name too, but, I never ended up attending the ceremony. Because… you know.
Dr. Sapsford: Intriguing. A ceremony?
SCP-XXXX-1: Oh, you don't… have the Ceremony? It's, uh, it's when we get our jobs formally assigned to us by the chief. I, uhm, I was the archivist's apprentice, so I was going to replace them. We take the former job-doer's last name. Mine was going to be Kilton.
Dr. Sapsford: What exactly did the job of Archivist entail?
SCP-XXXX-1: We memorise the stories of our ancestors, and we also teach the pups how to handle themselves. We behemoths are the oldest pod, you know! We've been around since the first Grand Migration, when our old, old ancestors were chased out of Greece by- well, you people. Landwalking… things. You don't actually have a name in our language. I always thought that was weird.
Dr. Sapsford: And why is that?
SCP-XXXX-1: Well, most other swim-things have specific names. And the land-walkers, too. But not you. I don't know why.
Dr. Sapsford: Hm. Noted. You said you were… chased out of Greece? By humans?
SCP-XXXX-1: Oh. You're called Humans? Huh. Well- yes, we're from Greece, originally. That's why we all get taught Greek, 'cuz that's what the Skitterfish speak and we have to be able to speak with them when we meet every couple years.
Dr. Sapsford: We've noticed that no pods of SCP-XXXX reside in the Mediterranean sea. Is this a result of your exile from Greece? What caused this?
SCP-XXXX-1 appears visibly uncomfortable.
SCP-XXXX-1: Yeah, that's… why we don't live in that bit of sea anymore.
Dr. Sapsford: But what caused this exile?
SCP-XXXX-1 pauses, and then sinks underwater indefinitely. The interview was terminated early, as it refused to surface, even when prompted with food.
Addendum 2.0: Population Concerns
As of 8.14.2017, after the prior Peisinoe event; several pods of SCP-XXXX reported concerns about the general health of their populace to relevant foundation correspondents. Investigation revealed that the 'swimbladder disease', now renamed to AP-XXXX, has spread to most of the pods that had attended the event. While not particularly deadly, AP-XXXX has severe effects on particularly young or otherwise poorly immunised instances of SCP-XXXX, causing difficulty in swimming, nausea, lack of spatial awareness, and, critically, infertility. As of 10.16.2020, populations of SCP-XXXX have sharply declined across the globe, resulting in the premature deaths of approximately ████ instances of SCP-XXXX. As SCP-XXXX have a lifespan approaching quadruple that of a human, and given that they only reach sexual maturity at an age of around 90, AP-XXXX's affect on their ability to reproduce has been devastating.
SCP-XXXX-1 has been confirmed to be uninfected by AP-XXXX.
Reclassification of SCP-XXXX with the supplementary class of -Serva has been approved.
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Item#:XXXX
Clearance Level 2: Clearance
Containment Class: euclid
| Assigned Site |
Site Director |
Research Head |
Assigned Task Force |
| Site-74 |
P. Sulyvahn |
E. Kachouba |
Sigma-16 |
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX-1's containment chamber has been doubled in size due to the nature of its growth. While a standard marine-humanoid aquarium was originally sufficient, as SCP-XXXX-1 was recovered at a size approximating that of an average adult human, it has since grown closer in size to that of a juvenile Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) as relevant to its original pod. Feeding has been broadened to occur twice per week, and live prey is still to be provided on request.
The last remaining pod of uncontained SCP-XXXX is to retain a degree of independence from foundation authority under the Wellington-Scott agreement of 2029, but is otherwise to be monitored at all times for signs of AP-XXXX.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is the collective designation for a species of aquatic semi-humanoids, with their lower bodies mimicking various types of other aquatic fauna. Typically, members of SCP-XXXX are visually distinct from humans in a few minor ways- most notably, of course, their tails, but additionally, they may have internal or external gills located on their neck or below their arms, and may have 'hair' approximately mimicking various species of seaweed or anemone. While superficially resembling the flora and fauna they mimic, genetic testing has concluded that this resemblance is indicative of aesthetic differentiation as opposed to actual genetic relation. Instances of SCP-XXXX are capable of limited speech, in a variety of languages co-opted from the relevant areas they inhabit; but all instances have shown at least partial fluency in Myconaean Greek.
In more colloquial terms, SCP-XXXX refers to mermaids.
Currently, the vast majority of SCP-XXXX remain uncontained under the Brurenn-Scott agreement, and are sequestered in isolated pods across the globe.
Due to the damage caused to the species' reproduction via AP-XXXX, as well as increasing sea temperatures and overindustrialisation of massive amounts of previously unoccupied coastal land, the very vast majority of SCP-XXXX pods have either ceased contact with the Foundation and are presumed neutralised or have been confirmed extinct by foundation dive teams.
Attached below is an exhaustive list of the major pods that the foundation has knowledge of:
| Pod Location |
Mimicked Species |
Last Known Chief |
Pod Name |
Current Status |
| Cape Cod, USA |
Atlantic Mackerel |
Kenzie Albrook |
East Coast Macks |
Currently non-responsive; presumed extinct. |
| Madeira, Portugal |
Black Scabbardfish |
João Correa |
Meribelle Pod |
Currently non-responsive; presumed extinct. |
| Portland, UK |
Basking Shark |
Ewan Gilligan |
Behemoths |
Currently the only living pod of SCP-XXXX on the planet. |
| Gibraltar, Spain |
Red Porgy |
Finlay Cascoigne |
Gatekeeper Cell |
Confirmed extinct. |
| Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland |
Trout |
Agnes Goldby |
Lagoonatics |
Confirmed extinct. |
| Red Sea, Egypt |
Lionfish |
Sameh Al-Hady |
Skitterfish Cell |
Confirmed extinct. |
| Ivory Coast, West Africa |
Tuna |
Maxwell Aubrich |
Ivory Fins |
Currently non-responsive; presumed extinct. |
Once every three years, all pods of SCP-XXXX would leave their designated territories and convene on the home territories of the Skitterfish cell. This was known as a Peisinoe event, and usually took place over the course of approximately one month as the various pods of SCP-XXXX interacted with one another. Typical activities included sharing of stories, tactics, and recipes, as well as exchanging news on what has occurred in the 3-year gap since the previous Peisinoe event.
Since the discovery of SCP-XXXX in 1968, a Peisinoe event has occurred consistently at the expected time each three years, regardless of current events above-water.
As of 1.1.2030, there has not been a recorded Peisinoe event since last contact from the Skitterfish cell on 9.16.2029.
Item #: SCP-XXXX-EX
Object Class: Euclid Explained
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-EX is currently held at Site-74 in a standard humanoid containment cell. It is to be provided with ███████-brand sets of model railway track on request. Requests for additional model locomotives are to be checked by Logistics Officer Elias Kachouba before approval.
As of ██.██.202█, the above containment procedures are no longer necessary. See Addendum 3.0 for more information.
Description: SCP-XXXX-EX is a humanoid robot styled in the manner of late-1800s steam/coal locomotives. It stands approximately 3m tall, and is composed mainly of a central chest cavity containing a coal scuttle, an internal boiler, several exhaust pipes which regularly emit steam, four limbs composed of pneumatic pistons, pulleys, belts, and wheels, and a head with a lamp attached. SCP-XXXX-EX's chest cavity also contains a primitive punch-printer which the object uses in tandem with ticket-paper in order to communicate. Communication is sparse, and of limited verbosity, lacking regular usage of punctuation or connectives.
SCP-XXXX-EX is powered by a single anomalous piece of coal, which is able to burn for either an indefinite or atypically long period of time. SCP-XXXX-EX claims that it used to possess more of these coals, but that they were doused in water, and subsequently lost their anomalous properties. It also claimed that normal coals would not work if placed within its engine, however, this was found to be incorrect.
Recovery: SCP-XXXX-EX was recovered from a series of disused railway tunnels beneath the city of Blackpool, England. The tunnels were being investigated as they had been acquired by the foundation in order to clandestinely link the external railway network of the United Kingdom to that of the internal monorail that was at the time under construction at Site-74, so as to enable easier transportation of large quantities of material into Site-74 without drawing unnecessary public attention. The foundation was alerted to the possibility of anomalous activity within the tunnels when reports of loud, rythmic clanging noises began to appear in the ranks of foundation excavation workers, along with the actual geography of the subterranean tunnels being inconsistent with previous mapping acquired along with the deeds to the railway. SCP-XXXX-EX was found by Jon Gabriel, a contracted civilian construction worker who was unaware of the true nature of their job. After reporting the anomaly to a senior member of the construction team, they were amnesticised and posted to a different section of the tunnels. SCP-XXXX-EX was swiftly apprehended by an on-site task force and escorted to a standard humanoid containment cell.
SCP-XXXX-EX appeared to have been extending the defunct railway line in the tunnels using spare rails left in a supply depot that had not been cleared out when the business that had originally owned the tunnels went bankrupt.
Addendum 1.0: Interview Logs ██.██.201█ - ██.██.202█
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Junior Researcher S████ Ruttan
Foreword: Interview was conducted 40 minutes after SCP-XXXX-EX's initial incarceration. SCP-XXXX 'spoke' using its punch-printer. Researcher Ruttan replied verbally.
<Begin Log, 16:22>
Researcher Ruttan: Hello, SCP-XXXX. Before we begin, I'd like to ask if you have a name?
SCP-XXXX: Subject takes several moments before its printer begins functioning. After approximately eight seconds, it prints a ticket from its chest cavity, and offers it to Researcher Ruttan. The ticket reads 'QUERY NOT RECOGNISED.'
Researcher Ruttan: …Alright then. Have you an, uh- A designation?
SCP-XXXX: Note reads 'DESIGNATION - TRACKLAYER-VII.'
SCP-XXXX: Three seconds later, a second ticket is printed, this one reading 'YOUR DESIGNATION?'
Researcher Ruttan: I'm afraid I don't think I'm allowed to tell you that.
SCP-XXXX: SCP-XXXX is silent for eighteen seconds. At sixteen seconds, it emits a cloud of steam from one of its boiler vents. It then prints another message, reading 'QUERY - RETURN TO WORK NOW?'
Researcher Ruttan: You can- later. Would you mind answering some questions? So, you want to go back to your work. What exactly does your work entail?
SCP-XXXX: Note printed after three seconds. Note reads 'EXTENSION OF NORTH-BOUND TUNNEL TRACK TO PRESTON. CURRENT PROGRESS - BELOW NOMINAL.'
Researcher Ruttan: And who gave you this work?
SCP-XXXX: SCP-XXXX pauses for a further ten seconds, and tilts its head to the side. It prints, the note reading 'DO NOT RECALL. UNIMPORTANT. TASK TO PERFORM REGARDLESS.'
Researcher Ruttan: I… see. Duly noted. Moving on, do you know what year it is? And, while we're on the topic- how long has it been since your manufacture?
SCP-XXXX: Object pauses for two seconds. Note printed reads 'UNSURE. CHRONOMETER NONFUNCTIONAL.'
SCP-XXXX: Second note printed; reading 'REPAIRS REQUESTED.'
Researcher Ruttan: Ruttan pauses. I think that can be arranged. One last question.
Researcher Ruttan: You have a power source- it’s a bit of coal, right? How are you able to operate on such a low amount of fuel? Disregarding its reluctance to burn out, of course.
SCP-XXXX: Subject prints ‘UNSURE ALSO. WOULD HAVE TO ASK ███████.
Ruttan signals to the guards that they are ready to leave.//
Researcher Ruttan: In fact, I can go and sort that out now. That should be everything. Thank you for your time, SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: SCP-XXXX extends its left arm across the interview table, apparently in an offer to shake Researcher Ruttan's hand. It also prints a note reading 'GOOD DAY.'
Researcher Ruttan: Researcher Ruttan shakes SCP-XXXX’s hand. Good day to you too.
Researcher Ruttan: Oh, and, seeing as I’ve just violated a rule, I may as well violate another- My… designation? It’s Shayne. Nice to meet you, Tracklayer.
<End Log, 16:33>
Closing Statement: I think that went well. I’ve put in a request for the engineers to come take a look at it for the repairs it requested. -S. Ruttan
Noted. I’ll get on that ASAP. It may take a while, though- monorail’s on the fritz again. -E. Kachouba
Don’t worry about it, mr. ‘Tracklayer’ seems patient enough. Take all the time that you need. -S. Ruttan
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid Neutralised
Special Containment Procedures: The location formerly housing SCP-XXXX is to be tentatively reopened to the public, but is to remain monitored for signs of anomalous activity.
The area of land that SCP-XXXX is located in has been purchased and cordoned off from the public.
Local fauna are to be prevented from accidentally passing through SCP-XXXX-A by the covering of SCP-XXXX-A with a tarpaulin sheet.
SCP-XXXX-B is to be constantly monitored in case of abnormal activity.
Description: SCP-XXXX referred to a number of related anomalies located within a small area of the ██████ woods. SCP-XXXX-A was an old, overgrown arena, composed of roughly-cut slate blocks. While these blocks appeared unremarkable at first glance, they are unable to be damaged or moved from their position in any way. Additionally, the arena could not be entered from any way other than the archway located at its northern point- the walls had proven impossible to penetrate, and an invisible thaumaturgic barrier shaped approximately like a dome seamlessly covers the top. Attempts to tunnel under the walls had also been met with failure, as the barrier appeared to extend around the entire structure, including underground.
The entirety of the actual doorway of SCP-XXXX-A was covered by a thick grey fog, which radiated from the doorway for approximately one meter before fading; Chemical analysis of this fog had proven that it was normal water vapour, and that its only anomalous property was that it was completely opaque.
The doorway acted as a one-way entrance into SCP-XXXX-A. Any subject that passed at least half of their body through the fog was unable to back out of it. Upon passing through, the fog ceased to allow any other matter through, until the given subject had expired, via the sudden solidification of the fog into an apparently unbreakable, opaque, glass-like sheet.
SCP-XXXX-B refers to a grossly overweight, anomalously large humanoid, located directly in the center of SCP-XXXX-A. SCP-XXXX-B appears to be wearing a warped set of knight's armour, approximately corresponding to styles common in the High middle ages. SCP-XXXX-B also wields a large poleaxe, which it uses to violently dismember any animal mammal that enters SCP-XXXX-A.
Test logs:
| Subject |
Description |
Notes |
| Junior researcher ██████ Watts |
During the initial containment of SCP-XXXX, Jr. Researcher Watts accidentally passed through SCP-XXXX-A's gate while attempting to obtain a sample of the fog. The subject tripped on an exposed root and fell through the gate, loudly swearing as they got up, alerting SCP-XXXX-B to their presence. SCP-XXXX-B proceeded to charge at the subject, leaping into the air, and performing a perfect pirouette with its weapon outstretched, cleanly decapitating the subject in one strike. |
SCP-XXXX-B had never shown any sign of movement before this event, and so it was wrongly presumed to be a statue by the initial containment team. |
| Domestic rat (Rattus Rattus) |
Subject was coerced into passing through SCP-XXXX-A. Subject maneuvered towards SCP-XXXX-B, which slammed its foot down on the subject, causing it to immediately expire. |
This was the first test carried out on SCP-XXXX, and was originally |
Addendum: On 5th November, 20██, fireworks were set off by a group of civilians in the woods nearby to SCP-XXXX-A, to which SCP-XXXX-B appeared to react to. Upon sighting the bright colours and loud sounds, SCP-XXXX-B collapsed and began violently convulsing. After maintaining this unusual behaviour for approximately 28 seconds, SCP-XXXX-B ceased all movement.
Several minutes later, all anomalous activity in SCP-XXXX-A stopped. The fog gate dissipated, and the thaumaturgic barrier collapsed, causing several of the pillars which it had supported within the arena to cave in. Additionally, a fire manifested directly behind the corpse of SCP-XXXX-B, with a cast-iron sword embedded into it. This sword had the minor anomalous property of being able to light any campfire or bonfire it was forcibly driven into, but it was not deemed necessary to keep within the now-neutralised SCP-XXXX-A arena. It has subsequently been reclassified as a generic anomalous object, and is currently stored in a low-security storage locker in site-19.
The cause of death of SCP-XXXX-B was determined via a post-mortem autopsy to be sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), more commonly known as an epileptic fit.
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