An unidentified instance of SCP-XXXX, photographed near the Pepacton Reservoir, New York, on ██/██/2019.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: There are presently nineteen (19) individual instances of SCP-XXXX in containment, labelled SCP-XXXX-a-s, of which ten (10) are currently alive and nine (9) deceased. Each instance is to be housed separately in a padded cell of standard size. SCP-XXXX instances are not to maintain auditory or visual contact with one another. Cells are to maintain a humidity of 65% and be heated at 29°C (84°F) during daylight hours and 25.5°C (78°F) after nightfall. A high protein diet of Deinacrida heteracantha should be maintained. Due to an ongoing hunger strike, SCP-XXXX-a,b,c, and h must be force fed via feeding tube. All instances of SCP-XXXX should be kept under suicide watch, and instances should be searched for cyanide capsules immediately upon capture.
The municipal sewer, water treatment, and water supply systems of New York City, New York; Dallas, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Chicago, Illinois are to be continuously monitored by Foundation field agents via a camera and motion sensor network. Similar monitoring systems should be installed in other American cities if two (2) or more disappearances of sanitation workers are reported in a one (1) month time-span, under cover story XXXX-β (anti-vandalism initiative).
SCP-XXXX-2 may be stored in a standard 4.0 ml vial kept at -80°C (-112°F). Testing with SCP-XXXX-2 has been suspended until/unless higher quantities of the substance can be obtained or produced.
Addendum-XXXX-01: Following Incident XXXX-01, instances of SCP-XXXX should be restrained and placed under medical supervision for twenty-four (24) hours subsequent to its being interviewed.
Description: SCP-XXXX are a group of amphibian humanoids, the product of mutation following the injection of SCP-XXXX-2 into a human. SCP-XXXX possess disproportionately large yellow eyes with horizontal, oval pupils; green, absorbent skin; and modified musculature, especially in the limbs. The vocal chords, lungs, teeth, and mouth and jaw muscles of SCP-XXXX are largely identical to that of humans. SCP-XXXX appear particularly vulnerable to toxins, both environmental and ingested. In addition, SCP-XXXX lack primary and secondary sex characteristics. SCP-XXXX DNA exhibits variable consistency with human DNA, and anomalous additions to their genetic structure most closely match that of Lithobates catesbeiana.
SCP-XXXX express the shared delusion that they are agents in service of the Soviet Union. However, Foundation agents within the Russian government have found no evidence of any Soviet program capable of creating SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a liquid substance that, when injected into or ingested by a human, triggers metamorphosis into an instance of SCP-XXXX. Subjects complete metamorphosis within twelve (12) to fourteen (14) hours after contact. The aforementioned behavioral and cognitive changes appear to be associated directly with the introduction of SCP-XXXX-2, which triggers a physical alteration of the amygdala and appears to damage the prefrontal cortex of those exposed.
History: The Foundation was first alerted to the presence of SCP-XXXX on ██/██/2018 after a sighting reported in detail by a sanitation worker, which was suppressed by Foundation personnel embedded within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Initial attempts at investigation by Foundation field agents yielded no results, and efforts were redoubled following the disappearance of two sanitation workers, J███ R████ and A████ M█████, on ██/█/2018. Retroactive examination revealed four (4) other sanitation workers had vanished on the job within the month. Cameras and motion sensors were installed and routine maintenance work was halted, under cover story XXXX-α (toxic gas leak). On ██/██/2018, four (4) individuals were abducted from their residence on ███ ██████ ███. In total, ten (10) disappearances linked to SCP-XXXX occurred before containment, nine (9) of which are currently accounted for.
On █/█/2019, at 0:██:██, positive identification of SCP-XXXX was made, and MTF Pi-1 ("City Slickers") were dispatched to their approximate location. After ██ minutes of exploration, MTF Pi-1 successfully discovered an apparent den, with seventeen (17) SCP-XXXX present. Eight (8) individuals successfully self-terminated before they could be disarmed. No other resistance occurred. A wooden chair with leather restraints, ten (10) ml of SCP-XXXX-2 contained in a discarded milk jug, and a large syringe loaded with SCP-XXXX-2 were recovered at the scene. All specimens of SCP-XXXX procured suffered from various skin and respiratory diseases due to extended exposure to wastewater.
Addendum-XXXX-02: Supplementary Documentation
SCP-XXXX-a-s Containment Manifest
| # |
Status |
% Homo sapiens DNA |
Prior Identity |
| SCP-XXXX-a |
Alive |
41% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-b |
Alive |
42% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-c |
Alive |
42% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-d |
Alive |
54% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-e |
Alive |
59% |
F███ W█████ |
| SCP-XXXX-f |
Alive |
62% |
N█████ E█████ |
| SCP-XXXX-g |
Alive |
63% |
C████ E█████ |
| SCP-XXXX-h |
Alive |
57% |
J██ S████████ |
| SCP-XXXX-i |
Deceased |
56% |
A██████ C██████ |
| SCP-XXXX-j |
Deceased |
40% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-k |
Deceased |
41% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-l |
Deceased |
39% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-m |
Deceased |
45% |
Unknown |
| SCP-XXXX-n |
Deceased |
56% |
A████ M█████ |
| SCP-XXXX-o |
Deceased |
54% |
J███ R████ |
| SCP-XXXX-p |
Deceased |
59% |
B██ L█████████ |
| SCP-XXXX-q |
Deceased |
62% |
T████ E█████ |
| SCP-XXXX-r |
Alive |
63% |
D-5161 |
| SCP-XXXX-s |
Alive |
63% |
D-9782 |
SCP-XXXX-2 Composition Analysis
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Note: Much of the organic material in SCP-XXXX-2 is heavily degraded. I would hazard a guess that this stuff has been stored improperly for several months at least. Which is, I suppose, to be expected when you live in a literal sewer… Anyway, this makes it tough to tell what exactly I'm looking at, let alone when and how it was manufactured. —Dr. Meyer
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-a
Interviewer: Dr. Reed
Interview conducted eight (8) days following acquisition of SCP-XXXX-a-q. All instances of SCP-XXXX had been entirely unresponsive until fully isolated from one another.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Reed: Good morning, SCP-XXXX-a.
SCP-XXXX-a: I have nothing to say to you.
Dr. Reed: Well, I'm glad to see that your infection's been clearing up. Maybe we can start by talking about your needs. Are the grasshoppers we've been giving you sufficient? We've been forced to make assumptions about your dietary requirements.
SCP-XXXX-a: You talk about what I need. About food. It reminds me of something. It reminds me of how you talk about what some other countries need. Like how this or that country needs food. "Congo needs food." "Cuba needs food." "Ukraine starved." You say places need food and you send guns. America sees hungry places and says, "eat bullets."
Dr. Reed: Please go on.
SCP-XXXX-a: No.
Note: Interview concluded when subject refused to respond to additional questioning.
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-f
Interviewer: Dr. Baxter
It was decided that more progress may be made if interviewers played into delusions shared by instances of SCP-XXXX. As such, Dr. Baxter was instructed to imitate archetypal behavior of a 'hard boiled detective' and dressed in generic mid-20th century attire..
<Begin Log>
Dr. Baxter: Good morning, SCP-XXXX-f.
SCP-XXXX-f:
Note: Divergence between SCP-XXXX belief system and that of the Soviet Union, which they claim to be aligned with, was noted.
Interviewee: SCP-XXXX-i
Interviewer: Dr. Reed
To date, SCP-XXXX-i has been the only cooperative instance of SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Reed: Good morning, SCP-XXXX-i.
SCP-XXXX-i: Yeah.
Dr. Reed: Let's talk about what happened to you. Where did you first encounter SCP-XXXX? The people like what you are now.
SCP-XXXX-i: I can't tell you anything. I'm not allowed to.
Dr. Reed: There's nothing to be afraid of, XXXX-i. If there's something you want to tell me, you should.
SCP-XXXX-i: I can't let myself betray them. Doc, it's like I'm being torn apart. I feel these things so strongly. I want justice. The new society. I'm one of the new socialist men. It's such a glorious thing, and this piece of my brain is asking me to destroy it. I don't understand what's happening to me. Hopper Eleven helped me stop it and now I don't understand what's going on. You want to stop the new society. You're the enemy. I need you to help me.
Dr. Reed: Everything's okay. I can help you tell me what you need me to know. Does this part of your brain have a name? Is that the part of you that you used to be, before they injected you?
SCP-XXXX-i: Yes! That's it. My name is Ribbit Nineteen. No, my name used to start with an A. It starts with an A.
Dr. Reed: Was your name A████ M█████? Or A██████ C██████?
SCP-XXXX-i: It's A██████. It was. It is. It was…
Dr. Reed: Do you know the names of the others? If I gave you a list of the missing people, could you attach each name to a person we have?
SCP-XXXX-i: Not everyone you have- some of them are originals. I can give you every name. I can't let myself sell out the revolution, but I can do it. I can give you the names but I need you to help me do it.
Dr. Reed: Don't worry A██████, I will.
<Dr. Reed produces a list of missing persons.>
[DATA EXPUNGED FOR BREVITY, SEE BELOW]
Dr. Reed: Thank you A██████. I hope our future sessions can continue to be so productive.
SCP-XXXX-i: Wait. They'll kill me for what I've told you, but there's more. I can tell you.
Dr. Reed: I can assure you you're not in any danger. We can protect you.
SCP-XXXX-i: They're going to kill the president. They have men in the plumbing. They want to get him this year if he returns to Chicago. That's our preferred location, because it might stoke the color problem, you know? If that doesn't pan out they have men in the sewer system beneath his parade route in Dallas this November. If all else fails they'll get him in the capital.
Dr. Reed: What's their specific plan?
SCP-XXXX-i: It's the same in every case. Gunshots from the storm drains, from beneath manhole covers. Nobody will look there. The KGB has already set up the scapegoats, and then more scapegoats to kill the scapegoats. Cover up the motive. Once the president is dead we'll spread ourselves more and more. They always talked… the originals, like Croaker Ninety, always said there'd be millions of us, and we'd explode up out of the pipes and declare the new republic.
Dr. Reed: Thank you, A██████. Again, this information has been most useful. We can continue this conversation tomorrow. And don't worry, I can personally assure your safety.
Note: Over the course of eleven (11) minutes, SCP-XXXX-i matched SCP-XXXX-e, h, n, o, and p to a missing person, accounting for all missing sanitation workers. The E█████ children's identities had been deduced to their small statures, and SCP-XXXX-f was later identified as N█████ E█████. SCP-XXXX-i expired shortly after this interview (see Incident XXXX-02).
On █/██/2019, four (4) hours following Interview 16, SCP-XXXX-i entered cardiac arrest in its cell. Efforts by on-site personnel to resuscitate SCP-XXXX-i were briefly successful, but the incident ultimately resulted in the subject's death. Autopsy revealed no major health issues, and the subject had had no interaction with staff following its interview and no contact with other instances of SCP-XXXX since █/█/2019. In light of these events, the Special Containment Procedures have been revised.
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