3962

Item #: SCP-3962 A.K.A. “The City that Breathes”

Object Class: Euclid Keter [[SEE ADDENDUM SCP-3962-A4]]

Special Containment Procedures: [A perimeter barricade is to surround SCP-3962 in a five mile buffer radius including a sea wall on coastal area. Barricade is to be strengthened on roads leading into SCP-3962 due to increased traffic of SCP-3962-1. A minimum of 25 50 Personnel are to be stationed along perimeter wall at all times. No air protection needed all traffic incoming is land or sea based. Following event SCP-3962-2A on 12/22/99 Anti-Air guns are to be stationed periodically along perimeter barricade allowing for full coverage of airspace. Following event SCP-3962-A3 seismograph tests are to be performed every five days to ensure no tunnels have been created. Following event SCP-3962-54 Personnel are to be rotated out and replaced no less than twice every month as well as all personnel assigned to SCP 3962 are to have a PRS (Psychic Resistance Score) of 3 or higher. Specialist Squad Phi-23 Nicknamed “Pathogen” are to remain on nearby Site-12 in event of overgrowth of city in critical condition and are to administer a disease previously unused on SCP-3962 at the “City Hall” of SCP-3962 to push back growth and cause SCP-3962 to enter a dormant state for 5-9 months. So far [REDACTED] and measles has been used to great affect.]

Description: [SCP-3962 was brought to foundation attention through satellites acquired from the [DATA EXPUNGED] government when images scans of the earth picked up rapid growth of a “City” that is now known to be SCP-3962 in the middle of the amazon rainforest on the border of Brazil and Colombia. On discovery a dispatch team was sent by air for reconnaissance and determined SCP-3962 to have a “City Limit” that goes out 15 miles from the known center of SCP-3962. The reason for not being picked up earlier on satellite imaging is due to the heavily forested nature of the area covering much of SCP-3962 until building heights pierced the forest canopy. This city limit has now grown to 37 miles outward as of 2018.
SCP-3962’s anomalous properties are shown with the persons who will attempt to enter SCP-3962 from a spontaneous desire to immigrate into said SCP, as far as is known there is not a pattern or correlation from who will try to enter although group behavior has been seen. These peoples are to be referred to as SCP-3962-1 and to be incapacitated for further study if possible otherwise neutralization is allowed. SCP-3962-1’s Purpose seems to be as a food source for SCP-3962 and seems to act as a cellular fuel for buildings and roads for SCP-3962. SCP-3962-1 show no anomalous properties physically or mentally It has now been observed that SCP-3962-1 can adapt to foundation containment procedures by using lessons of past groups, the current manner of information transfer is unknown. SCP-3962’s Buildings are seen to be growing in a cell like manner with no outside intervention. Mitosis of materials such as concrete and glass with roads acting as veins pumping SCP-3962-1’s material to growing areas. The current process of how SCP-3962 turns SCP-3962-1’s human material into materials seen being created is unknown, however it is to be noted that per person no matter weight or overall material allow to city to grow ½ miles outward.
SCP-3962-2 were first observed by aircraft scouting of SCP-3962 and were thought to be populace of SCP-3962 made up of SCP-3962-1 However this is not the case. When first preliminary scout teams were sent into the city there was an immediate reaction by the “Inhabitants” (SCP-3962-2) whom foundations members have nicknamed “White Blood Cells”. SCP-3962-2 are humanoid entities who possess abnormal strength for their size as well as mimic how white blood cells act within a human body when a foreign entity is present. SCP-3962-2 Seem to be an amalgamation of two or more humans into a single entity which has strength which is seemingly multiplicative of combined subjects. Although viewed instances of SCP-3962-2 are mainly human in nature there also have been cases of amalgamations between a “Human” and the local Fauna nearby who seemingly wandered into city limits. When SCP-3962-2 detects a foreign entity within SCP-3962 multiple occurrences will converge on the area where the outside body is located and proceed to kill and dismember outside entity and bring the parts to the center of SCP-3962 nicknamed the “City Hall” leaving behind nothing as well as growing the number of SCP-3962-2. Although especially hearty conventional arms fire is able to neutralize SCP-3962-2 but only after considerable effort.

Addendum(s):
[Addendum SCP-3962-A1]: 22:30 12/22/99 A helicopter is spotted on radar entering foundation airspace and is on route to SCP-3962, after repeated attempts of personnel to contact those on board to no response small arms fire of foundations agents are aimed onto the helicopter but wreckage recovery the helicopter had armor plating covering the base, it was not until foundation agents posted fired a surface to air rocket which was able to dispatch the aircraft. This has brought new containment procedures as well as the question of if SCP-3962 can adapt around foundation containment procedures.

[Addendum SCP-3962-A2]: Due to increased growth of SCP-3962 with no known persons entering city limits viewed by foundation personnel an investigation was performed in an attempt to find out what is being “fed” to SCP-3962 and through this investigation a seismic wave device was used to see the foundation of SCP-3962 which discovered a tunnel system running from outside city limits into SCP-3962 which SCP-3962-1 used to enter the city limits and be used to grow the city. These tunnels were quickly filled in and collapsed by foundation personnel and seismographs are now to be done every 5 days. This event has also brought to foundation attention that SCP-3962-1 can adapt to containment procedures and seemingly learn from past iterations of those trying to enter.

[Addendum SCP-3962-A3]: [On 5/5/15 14:27 Foundation Members totalling in 7 on different foundation sites simultaneously turned against other foundation members stationed in an apparent Coup attempt to secure an entrance into SCP-3962 even though some were on completely different continents showing that SCP-3962 does not have a maximum range it cannot go past when activating its anomalous property. These coup attempts took place at four different sites and resulted in 58 casualties and 3 Containment breaches. Containment was successful but capture of SCP-3962-1 was not possible as foundation members turned SCP-3962-1 took their own lives before capture was possible. It is unknown if this event was random or purposeful by SCP-3962.]

[Addendum SCP-3962-A4]: Due to incidents of SCP-3962-A1 A2 and A3 as well as information found in Mission Log 3962-MA SCP-3962 has been reclassified as Keter. This is not done lightly and is due to SCP-3962’s ability to continually adapt to foundation containment. SCP-3962 is to be cared for with the utmost importance and care possible due to a possible [XK-Class End of World Scenario] if mishandled.

Mission Log 3962-MA

Mission Description: [Phi-22 Mission Log into SCP-3962 designated Mission Alpha, purpose of mission was to enter SCP-3962 and enter known “City Hall” to gather information and collect samples of SCP-3962. This team was comprised of 6 Strike Units and 2 Scientists sufficiently trained in small arms usage as well as support from mission control located at site-12.]

<Begin Log, 2/16/20>

Control: [Phi-22 Do you read me?]

Phi-22-1: [Loud and clear control, we’re at the eastern entrance to SCP-3962 ready to move in. It seems like the outside area of new growth has scab like structures on the new buildings.]

[Control]: [Phi-22 You’re clear to enter.]

[Phi-22-1]: [Entering now, the city seems to be empty, no sounds at all no birds or bugs from the surrounding forrest.]
[Phi-22-4]: [Hold! I think I see someone down the street, weapons at the ready and move up slowly… Control do you have a visual ?]
[Control]: [Distance is too great to have any details from he- Phi-22 multiple heat signatures converging on your position moving in fast!
[Phi-22-2]: [What the fuck is that thing?! Open fire!] (Through control cameras mounted on all Phi personnel dispatched imaging of SCP-3962-2 was possible.)
[Gunfire erupts from communications, through video feed it it seen that there were 15 entities of SCP-3962-2 approaching Phi-22 and took an average of 22 bullets to kill unless both meads of SCP-3962 were shot. After 15 minutes all SCP-3962-2 are dispatched.]
[Control]: [Report Phi-22]
[Phi-22-2]: [Phi-22-1 and -4 are KIA, all others including myself are clean besides a few scrapes and bruises. We are still good to go.]
[Progress goes rough for 3 more hours as Phi-3 and Sci-2 are lost to the incoming SCP-3962-2 entities until finally reaching the center of SCP-3962.]
** [Phi-22-2]** [Control we are entering the center now. No hostile entities in sight currently.]
[Control notes that on camera feed the city hall of SCP-3962 had signs on it reading: De tenebris cordis] [It was unknown at the time but in fact translates from Latin to “The heart of darkness”]
[Phi-22-6]** [I can feel the floor and walls in here… beating like a heart’s rhythm. But everything still feels like stone…?]
[Audible gurgling sound is hear from behind Phi-22-6, and when Phi-22-6 turns toward the source of the sound it is seen that Phi-22-2 was impaled by the arm of an entity of SCP-3962-2, remaining squad members flee deeper inside of SCP-3962’s City hall until Phi-22-6, and Sci-22-1 are only remaining foundation members. Both enter the true center of the city hall. Phi-22-6 destroys video feed but audio persists.]
[Phi-22-6] [Finally……]
[Sci-22-1] [Wha-?]
[Gunshot is heard]
[Phi-22-6] [I’m home……home…home…home.]
<End Log, [13:29]>

Closing Statement: [Scientists on team were able to get samples from deceased SCP-3962-2 entities as well as from buildings but were unable to secure a sample of the inner city hall. Due to events that unfolded during Mission Alpha SCP-3962 is now up for revision to be reclassified as a keter SCP SCP-3962 is now reclassified as a Keter SCP. O5 Council approval is needed for testing SCP-3962, No exceptions.]

Researcher Notes From Doctor Gears: No I do not care if you think SCP-081 will neutralize this SCP, purposefully releasing 081 anywhere without letting it spread too far would be a logistical nightmare. Although it should be able to infect 3962 I don’t think we want to chance this and accidentally create an explosion the size of a metropolitan area. Containment is hard enough as is, and is our current best bet, we don’t need an explosion risking foundation discovery.
Footnotes
1. Series IV SCP
2. Keter Level SCP
3. O5-Council