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Item #: SCP-4906

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4906 is to be sealed in a tank filled with standard Foundation anomalous lifeform embalming fluid in order to prevent decomposition. Under no circumstances should SCP-4906 be directly observed for longer than three minutes. As of Incident 4906-Epsilon, there must be a minimum of four Level 3 researchers present when entering SCP-4906's containment chamber, and two guards are to be stationed outside the containment chamber whenever researchers are present.

Description: SCP-4906 is the mummified carcass of an unknown quadrupedal Anuran¹ creature that bears notable resemblance to Unidentified Anomalous Entity (UAE) #0518.² UAE-0518 was reported to have been neutralized by the Global Occult Coalition. SCP-4906 is speculated to be the corpse of UAE-0518, however no substantial evidence has been uncovered to confirm or deny this theory.

Subjects who have directly observed SCP-4906 for a duration of five minutes or longer without interruption are known to develop intense feelings of extreme anxiety and apprehension towards SCP-4906. All subjects have described this sensation as a feeling of overwhelming "primal fear."

In █ semi-rare cases, exposed individuals have claimed that SCP-4906 is not deceased, insisting in an increasingly agitated manner that SCP-4906 must be incinerated immediately. The methods of incineration suggested by subjects are typically overly excessive and redundant processes which would constitute an unnecessary waste of both time and resources. Requests have included a high-altitude drop into a volcano, simulated atmospheric re-entry, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. This effect has not been observed to occur through indirectly observing SCP-XXXX. (e.g. observing a reflection or a photograph)

Discovery: SCP-4906 was discovered by Foundation agents in [REDACTED], MO³ while performing a standard clean-up operation. At the time, SCP-4906 was demonstrated to possess a rapid-paced decomposition process. Consequently, Researcher Whipple⁴ recommended that SCP-4906 should be treated with preservative fluids in order to study the entity in a condition of near-complete integrity.

Addendum 4906-1: On 07/05/1999, Researcher Whipple was affected by SCP-4904. After being cleared to return to duty, Researcher Whipple agreed to be interviewed by Dr. Glade about the experience.

Interviewed: Researcher Whipple

Interviewer: Dr. Glade

Note: While most of the information gleaned from Researcher Whipple's recollection of his experience amounted to little more than confirmation to what had already been hypothesized regarding SCP-4906, the end of the interview provided some significant psychological insight in regards to the emotional state of the individuals who had been affected the most by SCP-4906.

BEGIN RELEVANT LOG SECTION

Dr. Glade: How would you describe how you felt about SCP-4906?

Researcher Whipple: …

Dr. Glade: Researcher Whipple, please answer the question.

Researcher Whipple: …

Dr. Glade: Researcher Whipple, if you do not respond I will have no choice but to-

Researcher Whipple: [Interrupts] Primal fear.

Dr. Glade: … Pardon?

Researcher Whipple: It was some kind of primal fear.

Dr. Glade: I see… [Takes notes]

Researcher Whipple: [Suddenly, with a tone of great urgency] Wait, no, that's not really what it was.

Dr. Glade: Please elaborate.

Researcher Whipple: Well… Describing it as a primal fear isn't fully accurate. It was more of… something else.

Dr. Glade: You're going to have to be more specific.

Researcher Whipple: It was almost as though… Somehow, somehow I knew that, whatever the hell SCP-4906 was when it was still alive, that it wants us all to die. And that it had no intention of letting the fact that its dead stop it from getting what it wants.

Dr. Glade: Interesting.

Researcher Whipple: One more thing.

Dr. Glade: Yes?

Researcher Whipple: It doesn't just want us to die, it wants us to die in fear of it…

Dr. Glade: …

Researcher Whipple: Because it wants to be able to relish our terror.

END OF LOG

Closing Statement: Researcher Whipple was unable to continue to answer further questioning about his experience while under the influence of SCP-4906's effect, and has submitted a formal request for reassignment. Currently, his request is still pending approval. Fortunately, Researcher Whipple has agreed to continue to research SCP-4906 while his request is still being processed.

Request Access to Incident Report 4906-Epsilon

Incident 4906-Epsilon: On 07/09/1999, Researcher Whipple and Researcher Upshur left SCP-4906's containment chamber in order to provide their input on a seminar about the Decomposition of Anomalous Creatures and [DATA EXPUNGED] for Junior Researchers, while Researcher Hamilton and Researcher Flagg continued to study SCP-4906.

When Researchers Whipple and Upshur returned to SCP-4906's containment chamber, they discovered Researcher Hamilton to be wielding a firearm⁵ and in an irrational state, as well as the remains of Researcher Flagg.

According to the post-Incident testimonies provided by site personnel, Researcher Hamilton admitted to being responsible for Researcher Flagg's death, and insisted that SCP-4906 needed to be terminated at once. Immediately after his statement was promptly refused, Researcher Hamilton made an attempt to shoot Researcher Whipple and Researcher Upshur, forcing guards to terminate Researcher Hamilton.

Both assigned guards have reported to have been unable to hear Researcher Hamilton assaulting Researcher Flagg due to head-set radio interference. Technicians later confirmed the equipment malfunction.

According to Researcher Whipple's post-incident report, Researcher Upshur then looked at SCP-4906 and entered a hysterical state, claiming that SCP-4906 was "looking right at [him]!" and had to be removed by on-site guards. Researcher Upshur was later reassigned to studying [REDACTED] following amnestic therapy.

Addendum: The following notes regarding SCP-4906 was discovered on Researcher Hamilton's person during the autopsy:

…should'veletitrotawayshould'veletitrotawayshould'veletitrotawayshould'veletitrotaway…

Researcher Whipple has requested a leave of absence, and I don't blame him. At one point, I swear I thought I saw SCP-4906 looking right at me too. -Dr. Glade

Addendum 4906-2: On 07/11/1999, Researcher Whipple's request for reassignment was approved.

Update 07/12/1999: Dr. Glade has been appointed as an interim replacement for Researcher Whipple by Site Director Eric Shepard.

Addendum 4906-3: On 08/01/1999, Dr. Glade was granted permission to attach a copy UAE-0518's file to to SCP-4906's documentation.

ACCESS UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS ENTITY FILE #0518

Entity Designation: UAE-0518

Anomaly Rank: A-Rank⁶

Current Status: Neutralized

Recommended Countermeasures: In order to locate and contain UAE-0518, all North American forest fires, erupting volcanoes, nuclear power plants, steel mills, and other locations that produce a large amount of immense heat. In the event of a confirmed sighting of UAE-0518, all Mobile Task Forces available for deployment are to be equipped with experimental cryogenic weaponry.

Description: UAE-0518 is a large, four-legged organism that is visually reminiscent of Anaxyrus americanus (American toad). While UAE-0518 has never been sighted outside of the North American continent, its origin is currently unknown. Based on civilian testimonies given prior to amnestic-treatment, UAE-0518 is apparently drawn to sources of immense heat. Based on interviews with the employees of [REDACTED] Steel Mill, UAE-0518 seems to have the ability to restore itself to perfect health by exposing itself to such immense temperatures, now matter how grievous the injury and/or illness.

Discovery: The Foundation became aware of UAE-0518 on 06/13/1912 after a volcanic eruption in Alaska. UAE-0518 successfully evaded Foundation agents by unknown means.⁷ In the aftermath, Foundation agents discovered what appeared to be a destroyed nest of eggs belonging to an unknown entity.

Note: While UAE-0518 originally demonstrated no overt hostile behavior toward humans during its first appearance on record, every subsequent sighting of UAE-0518 has involved much greater human casualties that have been attributed to UAE-0518.

Addendum 0518-A: On 10/08/1998, UAE-0518 was confirmed to be present in the town of [REDACTED], MO. Upon the arrival of Foundation agents, Global Occult Coalition operatives were found vacating the area. According to the post-incident reports made by on-scene Foundation agents, the only thing that was said to them by the GOC operatives was that they "have already liquidated the parathreat entity."

Addendum 0518-B: While UAE-0518 has been neutralized, standard Foundation post-Extranormal Event clean-up operations have discovered the remains of a near-identical entity among the debris.

Footnotes

1. A tailless amphibian of the order Anura; a frog or toad.

2. Note: An Unidentified Anomalous Entity, or UAE, is a designation for reported anomalous creatures or humanoids that the Foundation has not yet been able to contain as a result of various reasons, including being liquidated by an outside factor.

3. Where UAE-0518 was when it had been positively confirmed to have been neutralized.

4. An expert analyst of anomalous corpses.

5. Note: Investigations regarding how Researcher Hamilton acquired a weapon are still on-going.

6. For Reference: C-Rank UAEs are low-level threats to normalcy, B-Rank UAEs are equivalent to Safe-class objects, A-Rank UAEs are equivalent to Euclid-class objects, and S-Rank UAEs are equivalent to Keter-class objects.

7. Note: It is currently still unknown as to how UAE-0518 is able to traverse great distances and can only be detected after it has reached its destination. All Mobile Task Forces and other Foundation personnel are to be notified of UAE-0518's possible ability to teleport itself.