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Photo of SCP-TBD taken at recovery site.
Item #: SCP-TBD
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-TBD is to be stored in the designated greenhouse at Site-14, in a soil mixture of mulch and hummus that is to be maintained at a pH of 6.5. It is to remain at a distance from all other plant life of a minimum of 15m. Air humidity is to be kept between levels of 82-85%, and shall reach a temperature of no higher than 30°C. SCP-TBD is to be watered using an automated sprinkler system, and shall receive no more than 15 litres of water per week.
Fruit from SCP-TBD is to only be collected by Level 3 personnel and sent to ████████ for further experimentation. Any waste products from SCP-TBD are to be gathered by machine and incinerated on a twice weekly basis.
Description: SCP-TBD is an 8.35m tall tree of unknown origin, that imitates all aspects of Theobroma cacao1 plants, except for the fruits that it produces. The tree is believed to be 80 years old but attempts at dating it's age using an increment borer have been met by resistance from the tree. The fruit of SCP-TBD, hereby known as SCP-TBD-1, are smaller than the average cocoa bean, measuring only 10cm in diameter, and are a shade of bright blue. Under no circumstances is SCP-TBD-1 to be consumed.
SCP-TBD was recovered from the small fishing village of ████████, ████████ after reports of people disappearing and reappearing with different personalities after the tree first appeared. Upon arrival at ████████, MTF Theta-4 found SCP-TBD had been uprooted from its original site and brought to the centre of town, with deep holes dug into the ground surrounding it. Further investigation into the town showed that the people who had gone missing had all consumed an instance of SCP-TBD-1 before their disappearance and subsequent re-appearance.
These individuals would constantly try to feed instances of SCP-TBD-1 to other townsfolk and members of MTF Theta-4 alike, showing increased frustration when denied.
Upon denial for a third time, Agent ████████ was surrounded by the villagers and forcefully carried to the base of SCP-TBD, before being lowered into one of the holes around its roots and being buried up to his neck.
By the time the remaining members of the MTF had found Agent ████████, he was deceased with his body having begun decomposition. The roots of SCP-TBD were found embedded in his body, and were required to be cut in order to retrieve the corpse. The autopsy performed on Agent ████████ showed that the internal root network of SCP-TBD occupied 80% of his body, but only did so post-mortem, with his cause of death being due to an overdose on the drugs morphine and psilocybin2, suggesting that SCP-TBD did not wish for Agent ████████ to be in pain at his time of death.
SCP-TBD was removed from the location and brought back to Site-14, with the surviving members of the village being quarantined and subsequently terminated upon signs of infection.
SCP-TBD itself acts as the host for a hivemind network that spreads to other individuals through the consumption of SCP-TBD-1, which overtakes them and eventually forces them to share their mind with the tree. Those infected, hereby known as SCP-TBD-2, are shown to retain their memories and knowledge, but do not recognise themselves as the same person they were before the change. Their goal is currently unknown, with interviews having little to no response, but what has been gathered is that they wish for everyone to become part of SCP-TBD, "one way or another."
It has been suggested that the burying of the villagers who refused to consume SCP-TBD-1 was part of a ritual to become part of the hive mind, though considering the outcome being death, this seems unlikely.
Addendum:
Further research is being done into the properties of SCP-TBD-1, in an attempt to learn more about the origin of SCP-TBD and to see if it could reproduce. All inquiries about the subject are to be directed to Dr. ████████
