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SCP-XXXX before entering D-8259
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-XXXX are to be kept in a 30cm x 20cm x 20cm plexiglass storage container. The top of the container should have a small opening covered by a nylon mesh. On the side there should be a small door fitted with a standard lock, allowing access to SCP-XXXX with permission from site director Dr. August and the matching key. Extraction of a single instance of SCP-XXXX for testing should be done with forceps. No more than roughly fifty instances of SCP-XXXX are to be contained within, excess instances are to be terminated.
Three times a week, SCP-XXXX should be administered 18ml of a potassium-sodium solution by simply dripping the solution onto the instances of SCP-XXXX via the mesh opening.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a worm-like creature measuring around 8cm in length and 0.2cm in diameter.1 SCP-XXXX's exterior is made up of a weak, segmented exoskeleton that covers a soft interior. The segmentation of the exoskeleton allows SCP-XXXX to deform its body as needed. The head of SCP-XXXX splits in a manner reminiscent of a mouth, however this appears to simply be cosmetic as no practical use has been noted.
When in contact with a human, SCP-XXXX will seek out the nearest opening that would allow it to enter the victim's body.2 After successfully entering the victim's body, SCP-XXXX will begin moving towards the brain. Once it arrives, SCP-XXXX will move onto the top of the brain, hooking itself onto it.
Over the course of ten to fourteen months, SCP-XXXX will slowly grow while feeding on the nutrients of the victim's brain. Growth is shown in an increasing length that snakes around the victims inner brain structure; moving from the top to the bottom of the brain. Once the brain stem is reached, SCP-XXXX will sever it, killing the victim. SCP-XXXX will then dislodge itself and exit the now deceased victim, finding a place it deems safe and becoming dormant for roughly two hours. During this period, SCP-XXXX will begin to divide into (on average) two-hundred and fifty copies of itself. Any leftover mass after this process has ceased will be fully inanimate and safe to handle without risking infection.
During the period of time where SCP-XXXX has infected a victim, it's primary effect will begin to manifest. Until time of death, the luck and general fortune of the victim will noticeably increase. The power of this effect scales depending on the importance or consequences of the situation. The greater the importance/consequence, the less effective SCP-XXXX is and vice versa.
SCP-XXXX came to the Foundation's attention after a field agent in [REDACTED], Georgia reported an individual who claimed to be "infected with a worm that makes him lucky." Additional Foundation agents were deployed in the area to detain the individual under the guise of being clinical social workers. The infected individual was proclaimed to be a loose mental patient after Class C amnestics were administered as necessary.
Ensuing questioning and search of the victim's home revealed where he had acquired SCP-XXXX.
See supplemental documents: "James ███████' Journal."
Addendum-XXXX-4: As of 2018-04-19, all testing of SCP-XXXX is suspended indefinitely. See relevant documents and test logs below.
NOTICE TO SITE 95 STAFF
2017-06-14
In Regards to SCP-XXXX: Due to the low risk that SCP-XXXX presents in infecting a properly prepared individual, I will be assigning a lower level researcher to head the research and tests on SCP-XXXX, Dr. ███████ █████. This will allow our more experienced researchers to remain focused on more pressing issues and urgent incidents should they arrive.
Should Dr. █████ require any resources for testing, they are to be provided (within reason).
If you have any questions or concerns, talk to me in my office.
— Dr. August / Site Director / Bio Site 95
Interviewed: Dr. █████
Interviewer: Psych. Eval., Dr. Frances Callaway
Foreword: Standard prerequisite interview with Doctor █████ prior to his taking on the testing of SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log, [2017-06-13 : 07:00]>
Dr. Callaway: Good morning Dr. █████, are you ready to begin the interview?
Dr. █████: Why not?
Dr. Callaway: Okay. Do you feel healthy and well today?
Dr. █████: Yes ma'am.
Dr. Callaway: Do you feel mentally clear and acute?
Dr. █████: Yes ma'am.
Dr. Callaway: Good, good. The records show that this is your first significant assignment while under the Foundation, are you feeling anxious in any way about participation with this assignment?
Dr. █████: Of course, this is a big deal. Not anxious enough to impede my work, just a sort of anxious-excitement.
Dr. Callaway: How familiar are you with SCP-XXXX?
Dr. █████: Only what I've been briefed on. I know that SCP-XXXX is, essentially, a parasite that attaches itself to a brain. It will slowly spread itself throughout said brain until it kills the victim. During the time of incubation, the anomalous property of SCP-XXXX surfaces. Until death, the luck of the victim will significantly increase. After death, SCP-XXXX leaves it's host and divides into many copies of itself similar to the original.
Dr. Callaway: How would you describe your emotions when you were selected to work with SCP-XXXX?
Dr. █████: Elated! Ever since I joined the team of research assistants here, I've aspired to be a head researcher.
Dr. Callaway: What is it about being a head researcher that is so alluring to you?
Dr. █████: I suppose it's the power of it. No, well, that's putting it poorly. What I mean is, I want to be able to prove myself to the people around me. I want to show them that I'm a competent individual that can handle tasks like these. If I can show them that, I'll keep moving myself up the rungs. The further up the rungs I go, the greater the difference I can make for the better.
Dr. Callaway: That's very ambitious of you. So you want the position so you can prove yourself and make positive differences. But what about the prestige of growing rapidly within the Foundation? Is that not a factor?
Dr. █████: Well, who can say that they never wanted to stand amongst giants?
<End of Interview>
Final Notes from Dr. Callaway: Dr. █████ shows great ambition in his desire to show the others around him his worth. Normally, this would be a red flag for someone who is unsure of themselves, however, Dr. █████ seems very confident and simply wishes to show others what he sees in himself. In terms of the rise in "power" mentioned, I have no fear that Dr. █████ is unhealthily obsessed with gaining notoriety and influence, Dr. █████ just holds himself to a higher standard that success in this position would satisfy. I believe that Dr. █████ is fully capable of performing his duties with full impunity.
<End Log>
| Test-XXXX-Alpha-1 | |
| Goal | Determine when infection with SCP-XXXX becomes fatal. |
| Protocol | James ███████ is brought to a Foundation surgeon. SCP-XXXX has been attached to him for approximately eight months. The surgeon will attempt to remove SCP-XXXX without casualty. |
| Results | James ███████ was put under the effects of a general anesthetic and a Foundation surgeon began the operation. SCP-XXXX was found resting on the top of James ███████' brain. It was quickly realized that SCP-XXXX had grown to a considerable size and had wrapped around James ███████' brain's both inner and outer structure. Operation was soon abandoned by a unanimous vote; all present felt that it was impossible to safely remove SCP-XXXX. |
Addendum-XXXX-1: A request was made by Dr. █████ to euthanize him "as an act of mercy" following the test. Request was denied. James ███████ remains in detainment. James ███████ passed in detainment through expected means via SCP-XXXX's usual process.
| Test-XXXX-Alpha-2 | |
| Goal | Determine when infection with SCP-XXXX becomes fatal. |
| Protocol | D-6833 will be administered a general anesthetic and then exposed to SCP-XXXX. Three minutes will be allowed to pass, then a Foundation surgeon will attempt to remove SCP-XXXX from D-6833's brain. |
| Results | D-6833 was successfully administered the general anesthetic and SCP-XXXX was placed on D-6833's face. After a brief pause, SCP-XXXX entered D-6833 via the eye socket by going between the eye and eyelid. Three minutes passed and the operation began. Upon gaining visual of D-6833's brain, SCP-XXXX was found to have already positioned itself on top of it. SCP-XXXX was removed from D-6833's brain with forceps (minimal resistance). Removal of SCP-XXXX revealed that parts of it had already hooked into D-6833's internal brain structure, causing damage to the motor and sensory quadrants of the cortex. D-6833 was able to regain consciousness, however he had lost all fine motor skills and spoke in slurred speech. Approximately thirteen hours later, D-6833 succumbed to internal hemorrhaging. |
| Test-XXXX-Alpha-3 | |
| Goal | Determine when infection with SCP-XXXX becomes fatal. |
| Protocol | D-7904 will be administered a general anesthetic. Following this, a tourniquet will be applied to D-7904's left bicep. SCP-XXXX will be introduced and theoretically blocked by the tourniquet, allowing surgical removal. |
| Results | D-7904 was successfully administered the general anesthetic and a tourniquet was applied to the left bicep. Following this, a small cut was made on D-7904's forearm. SCP-XXXX was placed on D-7904's forearm and, as expected, entered through the previously made wound. An MRI scan revealed that SCP-XXXX had indeed become stuck in D-7904's arm as it was unable to pass the tourniquet. SCP-XXXX was surgically removed from D-7904 and placed back into containment. D-7904 regained consciousness and was medically evaluated. D-7904 showed no signs of abnormality and remains in a healthy condition as of the writing of this report (two days after test). |
Addendum-XXXX-2: These tests have shown that SCP-XXXX remains harmless once entering the body until it has reached the brain. If an individual is infiltrated by SCP-XXXX, it is theoretically possible to prevent full infection as long as SCP-XXXX is removed before reaching the victim's brain. However, the odds of doing this successfully in a real-world scenario is highly unlikely.
Test Log Alpha-4 [DATA CORRUPTED]
Test Log Alpha-5 [DATA CORRUPTED]
If a researcher is expendable, then surely some of their data is too.
| Test-XXXX-Beta-1 | |
| Goal | Determine the bias of SCP-XXXX when choosing to infect a victim. |
| Protocol | SCP-XXXX will be exposed to a canine in a closed environment. |
| Results |
A canine of the canis lupus familiaris family was placed in a secure room alone. SCP-XXXX was released into the room and allowed to interact with the canine. Over the course of three hours, SCP-XXXX and the canine held minimal interaction. SCP-XXXX never directly interacted with the canine of its own volition. The canine approached SCP-XXXX four times over the course of the first hour, each time briefly inspecting SCP-XXXX through smelling. Each instance of inspection by the canine lasted around eight seconds, the canine quickly giving up and occupying itself with another task. For the remainder of the test, the canine kept its distance, holding a form of apprehension to continue interacting with SCP-XXXX. After three hours had passed, it was unanimously decided to cease the test. |
Note: I was advised by one of my assistants to try working backwards in an effort to possibly save myself time, and the Foundation money. It ended up being a very wise move.
-Dr. █████
| Test-XXXX-Beta-2 | |
| Goal | Determine the bias of SCP-XXXX when choosing to infect a victim. |
| Protocol | SCP-XXXX will be exposed to a primate of the pan troglodyte family (chosen for its close position to humans genetically). |
| Results |
The primate was exposed to SCP-XXXX alone in a secure room. Over the course of one hour, SCP-XXXX and the primate had minimal interaction. Once an hour had passed the primate appeared to grow bored with self occupying tasks such as grooming, and approached SCP-XXXX. The primate picked up SCP-XXXX between its fingers and observed it briefly. During this, SCP-XXXX struggled in an attempt to escape. After observing SCP-XXXX, the primate placed the head of SCP-XXXX in its mouth and bit it off, terminating the instance. Following inspection of the primate revealed no adverse effects from the consumption of SCP-XXXX. |
Addendum-XXXX-3: SCP-XXXX is presumed, with the results of these tests, to hold an extreme bias in victims. Humans appear to be the exclusive subjects of these infections. The reason for this is currently unknown.
Test Log Gamma-1 [DATA CORRUPTED]
Test Log Gamma-2 [DATA CORRUPTED]
Test Log Gamma-3 [DATA CORRUPTED]
These were pretty telling experiments weren't they? Shame.
| Test-XXXX-Delta-1 | |
| Goal | Gain a more exact understanding of how SCP-XXXX's primary effect influences the victim. |
| Protocol | SCP-XXXX will be introduced to D-8259. Once infected, SCP-XXXX will be allowed to fully infect D-8259. D-8259 will be subjected to various tests involving luck in some way. |
| Results |
D-8259 was restrained and exposed to SCP-XXXX in a secure room. SCP-XXXX climbed up D-8259 and stopped in his hand. Roughly ten seconds later, SCP-XXXX entered D-8259 through the cuticle of D-8259's left thumb. D-8259 described infection as a "tingling, borderline unpleasant sensation under his skin that went from his hand, to his arm, to his neck, and then stopped." Following this, he described a "pinprick of pain somewhere between his neck and head." Roughly five seconds later D-8259 made an exclamation and grasped his head with both of his hands for a brief moment before coming to rest once more. As a baseline test, D-8259 was sat down in a chair with a small trash can sitting behind him. D-8259 was given three rubber balls and instructed to attempt to get them into the trash can by throwing them behind him (in a different way for each ball). D-5289 lobbed the first rubber ball directly behind him and easily landed it in the trash can. D-5289 lobbed the second rubber ball at an angle behind him. After striking the left wall, the ball rebounded off the floor to the back wall. From there, it bounced into the trash can. D-5289 paused momentarily before lobbing the third ball at the wall in front of him. The ball rebounded over his shoulder, striking the trash can and knocking it over before hitting the back wall. The ball landed on the ground and through small bounces and rolling, made its way into the tipped over trash can. |
| Test-XXXX-Delta-2 | |
| Goal | Gain a more exact understanding of how SCP-XXXX's primary effect influences the victim. |
| Protocol | D-8259 will be presented with six lottery tickets and instructed to attempt to win as much money as possible. |
| Results |
D-8259 was presented with six different lottery tickets: "Petey's Hidden Treasure," "The Nickel 'N' Dime," "Scrooge's Vault," "Of Mice and Money," "There Be Gold," and "Monee Monee Monee![sic]" Along with these, D-8259 was provided a quarter to aid in the revealing of icons. "Petey's Hidden Treasure:" D-8259 scratched off six coverings as instructed by the card and revealed four "X Marks The Spot!" icons. "The Nickel 'N' Dime:" D-8259 scratched off four coverings as instructed by the card and revealed two "George Washington" icons. "Scrooge's Vault:" D-8259 scratched off six coverings as instructed by the card and revealed three "Jacob Marley's Ghost" icons. "Of Mice and Money:" D-8259 scratched off eight coverings as instructed by the card and revealed four "Bunny" icons, a "Lennie" icon, and a "George" icon. "There Be Gold:" D-8259 scratched off four coverings as instructed by the card and revealed two "Prospectin' for Gold" icons. "Monee Monee Monee![sic]:" D-8259 scratched off five coverings as instructed by the card and revealed five ":)" icons. |
| Test-XXXX-Delta-3 | |
| Goal | Gain a more exact understanding of how SCP-XXXX's primary effect influences the victim. |
| Protocol | D-8259 will be given a slingshot, forty marbles, presented with four standard shooting range targets of varying distance and size, and blindfolded. D-8259 will be instructed to fire ten marbles at each target and told that the more accurate he is, the sooner he will be pardoned of his crimes and be dismissed from Foundation custody back into a civilian life. However, this is not true; we simply look to raise the stakes of the experiment for D-8259. |
| Results |
D-8259 was prepared appropriately and placed in front of the targets. Target One was positioned five meters away and was 80cm x 80cm; T1:D-8259 was able to place all ten marbles into the target, six of which placed within the circle. |
THE FOLLOWING LOGS ARE LEVEL THREE CLASSIFIED!
INCIDENT-XXXX-A
Security Camera Video Log Transcript
Date & Time: 2018-02-05, 1400
Catalogue Identification: Incident-XXXX-A Video Log
Subject: Attempted escape of D-Class personnel, designated "8259"
[BEGIN LOG]
— Dr. Verne and assistant researchers (4) and D-Class personnel 8259 enter test area 357.
— Dr. Verne and assistant researchers (4) leave D-Class personnel 8259 alone in test area 357 and enter next-door room.
— D-Class personnel 8259 (here on: 8259) opens the door of test area 357.
— 8259 exits test area 357 cautiously, then begins to sprint down a hallway in Sector C. (Security was notified at this time)
— 8259 continues sprinting, attempting to find an exit.
— 8259 turns a corner to face Guard 1. 8259 double-takes and returns to the previous hallway with Guard 1 now in pursuit.
— Guard 1 takes stance and fires three shots at 8259. Two shots miss and one strikes 8259 in the shoulder as 8259 trips at the perfect moment.
— 8259 regains composure and quickly turns a corner, slipping into a janitorial closet. Guard 1 fails to notice.
— 8259 exits and runs the opposite direction. (Information issued to security as to 8259's new path at this time.)
— 8259 runs down two more hallways before being spotted by Guard 2 and Guard 3 who are at the other end of the hallway.
— Guard 2 and Guard 3 attempt to fire on 8259 before he can vacate. Guard 2's gun jams and Guard 3 strikes the crook of 8259's left leg. 8259 evades them.
— 8259 continues to flee, running down two more hallways at random while limping.
— 8259 is seen fleeing by Guard 4. Guard 4 begins to give chase.
— Guard 4 takes stance and fires two shots at 8259. One misses and the second strikes 8259 in the back of his neck, terminating him.
[END LOG]
[EXPUNGED DATA RESTORED BY AN UNKNOWN USER]
Additional Note from Dr. Verne: If you ask me, this was an amazing result. While unintentional, it certainly made good data. This incident is just further proof of the hypothesis that SCP-XXXX's primary effect has a scale. The more important (like not being shot) the less it will work, but the less important (scratching lottery tickets) the more often it will work in favor of the victim.
Meeting Audio Log
Present Individuals: Dr. Jackson Verne, Site Director Dr. August
Catalogue Identification: Post Incident-XXXX-A Meeting Audio Log
Date & Time: 2018-04-19, 0830
<BEGIN LOG>
Dr. August: The time is currently 8:30 a.m. I am here with Dr. Jackson Verne, head researcher for SCP-XXXX. Two months ago, there was an incident involving SCP-XXXX and D-Class personnel number 8-2-5-9. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the future of both Dr. Verne and the testing of SCP-XXXX.
Dr. August: Now, Dr. Verne, what occurred on February 5th, 2018 according to you?
Dr. Verne: Of course.
Dr. Verne clears his throat
Dr. Verne: On February 5th, at around 2:00 p.m., D-8259 apparently attempted to flee Bio Site 95. The best guess of both my colleagues and I is that D-8259 became inadvertently aware of the primary effect of SCP-XXXX and decided to abuse it. We had sat him in a secure room to begin Test-XXXX-Delta-4, and left the room for another one nearby. One of my assistant researchers had failed to lock the door behind them -a very unusual happenstance- and D-8259 was able to open the door and flee while we discussed procedure in the other room. D-8259 attempted to escape by fleeing the room and finding the exit, however he was shot and killed by a guard before he could find an exit.
Dr. August: Dr. Verne, which of your assistants were typically the one to lock the door? And why did they fail to do so then?
Dr. Verne: I won't be answering that, sir. I am of the belief that the assistant was unknowingly the victim of the workings of SCP-XXXX. D-8259 had it set in his mind that he would attempt to utilize the effects of SCP-XXXX to escape the facility and SCP-XXXX simply provided as normal. The door remaining unlocked was just one of the benefits D-8259 gained from SCP-XXXX.
Dr. August: You do realize, Dr. Verne, that you must reveal the identity of the assistant. You are an employee of the Foundation and my subordinate.
Silence
Dr. Verne: Let's just say I was in charge of doing it and move on.
Dr. August grunts
Dr. August: I also feel the need to bring up your official notes on the incident log. Surely you realize that labeling an escape attempt by a D-Class on a Foundation document as, essentially, a good thing to happen was an absolutely idiotic thing to do? Our goal here to to contain Dr. Verne, and when you make statements like that it reflects poorly on Site 95.
Dr. Verne: I guess that explains the removal of what I'd label as a perfectly sound observation.
Dr. August: We'll handle this later, we have more pressing issues. The next thing I want to discuss is further testing of SCP-XXXX.
Dr. Verne: I'm sure you're well aware how I feel about testing SCP-XXXX. It's been two months Dr. August. Two months. The only thing standing in my way is your refusal to provide me with adequate personnel.
Dr. August: Dr. Verne, do you really think I'll just hand over more D-Class subjects to you? Even after the incident with 8259?
Dr. Verne: I'm sorry, but I still fail to see the issue here. D-Class are meant to be subjects, that's why we bring them in. They are meant to be disposable, it's in the name-!
Dr. August: That is just a crude rumor! The "D" in D-Class does not stand for "disposable!" It is simply just the next letter in descending order-!
Dr. Verne: And yet my point still stands! All I need is more fodde- personnel!
Dr. August: The Foundation doesn't just hand out D-Class personnel to any researcher that has even the smallest need for them. And you must remember, they are human beings! We can't just treat them as pests that happen to be under our thumb. And the fact that you referred to them as "fodder" and tried to hide it says a lot about your morals!
Dr. Verne: Oh! So now the Foundation suddenly cares about them? They're death row! It isn't like they were long for this world anyways!
Dr. August: On top of the moral weight of tossing human life away like tissues, it is simply uneconomic! Death row inmates are a finite resources! Sure, there are a lot in total, but if we didn't have regulations we would burn through massive numbers of them than would be sustainable! Not many people are enacting death row level crimes constantly in the grand scheme of things.
Dr. Verne: Okay, so no D-Class. Got it. But the discussion doesn't end there, doc. Surely you've gotten my emails with ideas for possible D-Class-less testing I could do? What about those?
Dr. August laughs
Dr. August: Do you mean ideas like your "brain in suspension?" Dr. Verne, I'm afraid that we don't live in a ten cent sci-fi novel. On top of that, how would an isolated brain help you in any way to test SCP-XXXX? You have no body to work with or drive the wants of the brain.
Dr. Verne: If you would just give me the time to-
Dr. August: Jackson! I'm afraid that at this point, that testing of SCP-XXXX is too costly. We've gotten minimal positive results and the resources it would take to continue testing SCP-XXXX to the extremes does not outweigh the expected benefits we could possibly discover! I'm shutting down all testing of SCP-XXXX indefinitely.
Dr. Verne: Ending all testing? Your tone sure has changed, hasn't it? You came to me and put me in charge of finding a way to exploit SCP-XXXX for the Foundation's benefit. You told me that the potential of SCP-XXXX was great and that if I could find a way to utilize SCP-XXXX without the fatal side effect, I could change the Foundation for the better!-
Dr. August: I never once told you that you would pose as a large figure if you solved the issue. I simply stated the Foundation's goals with SCP-XXXX and your grandiose views of yourself and your work clouded your vision!
Dr. Verne: You're just lying because you know this is on tape! Don't look so shocked, do you think I'm that dumb? It'll be a cold day in Hell before the Foundation doesn't record every damn thing anyone says around here! Everything is data and it's all about data! I'm sick of it, frankly!
Silence
Dr. August: Well, the good news is that you wont need to be worrying about that for much longer.
Dr. Verne: Hey hey hey! You aren't gonna say what I think you're gonna say? I'll have you know that-!
Dr. August: I'm afraid that this meeting hasn't gone as I hoped it would. As of this moment, I'm terminating your employment under the Foundation.
Dr. Verne: Termi- Dr. August, you have to be kidding me!
Dr. August: I'm afraid not. You have shown yourself to be an egocentric individual with a tendency for hype fixation on all the wrong things. It is my belief that you are more of a liability to this containment site than you are a benefit to it.
Sound of a chair being pushed on the ground quickly
Dr. August: Dr. Verne, please sit down.
Dr. Verne: Why should I? Wasn't I just fired?
Dr. August: There's still just one more thing I want to ask you.
Dr. Verne: You can ask me from here. Ain't like I've left yet.
Dr. August sighs
Dr. August: Jackson, what happened? Where did this rampant obsession come from?
Silence
Silence
Dr. Verne: Who can say that they never wanted to stand amongst giants?
<END LOG>
Additional Note from Site Director Dr. August: While Dr. Jackson Verne left peacefully following this meeting, I would still advise that the Foundation keep an eye on him. This event could lead to him collaborating with a group that holds anti-Foundation ideals.
BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL
The following files are Level 3/XXXX classified. Unauthorized access is forbidden.
XXXX
Interviewed: Andrew Higgins, James
Important Notes: Interview conducted with James Higgins three days after his detainment by the Foundation following reports from a field agent about him.
<Begin Log, [2016-12-09 - 1430]>
Sounds of tapping
Interviewer: Hello Mr. Higgins, I'm Jeremy Freid (alias), how are you?
James Higgins: Where am I? Who- who are you people? Why'd you take me here?
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins, I work for the government as a social worker. We received many reports of your behavior around [REDACTED]. Many were concerned about your physical and mental wellbeing.
James Higgins: I… am perfectly fine. I don't need any social worker to pat me down and tear into my psyche.
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins, we have no intention of bringing any harm to you. Now, I'm here to conduct a formal interview with you so we can get a better grasp on what exactly is causing you to feel and act this way.
Tapping continues
James Higgins: I already told ya, there's nothing wrong with me!
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins, you are showing symptoms of schizophrenia and paranoia. We just want to help you resolve these issues.
Silence
James Higgins: Fine.
Interviewer: Thank you very much, let me just get my papers in order and we will begin.
Tapping continues
Sounds of papers shuffling
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins? Would it be possible for you to stop tapping the table, our interview is about to start?
James Higgins: Y- yes… yes. I can.
Tapping continues
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins.
James Higgins: Right right right! I'm sorry.
Interviewer: Thank you. Now, some of the reports have you quoted as saying, "I have an alien in me, it slid through my ass and hooked itself onto my brain." Do you truly believe that an alien entity has infected you?
James Higgins: Of course I do! What reasons would I have for- for lying about something like that? It went in and stayed there!
Interviewer: How would you describe this alien creature?
James Higgins: I dunno man, it was kinda like an earthworm but it was more plastic-y. It had ridges and stuff.
Interviewer: It had an exoskeleton-?
James Higgins: Yeah! That thing! An-an- and it was more of a clay red than a brown. Oh! It also had a mouth! Mouth like a crocodile!
Interviewer: Hmm. When did you first encounter this "worm?"
James Higgins: Wait wait wait… what are you black ties up to? You tryin' to take it from me? Like hell I'll tell you where I got it!
Interviewer: Can you tell me why we'd want it? From our perspective, it seems like you simply imagined up a creature that infected you.
James Higgins: You really don't know? It's crazy man, crazy crazy crazy.
Laughter
James Higgins: The worm thing? It may- makes me real lucky. I mean, REAL lucky.
Interviewer: And when did you first discover this?
James Higgins: The luck part? I didn't discover it. It was part of the product description, baby.
Interviewer: So you did not find the creature by yourself, you purchased it?
James Higgins: I thought I already told you that I wasn't spilling the beans on where I got it! You g-men need to learn how to listen.
Interviewer: I suppose you truly won't budge on the topic so let's move on.3 Would you care to elaborate just how you became infected with the creature?
James Higgins: Well, when I got the package, I- I was pretty elated. I opened it up and sittin' in it was the worm and a note that just said "let it in." I didn't know what that meant so I went to set the box on my kitchen counter then message the seller about it. Just so happens that- that the box slipped from my hands and the worm got out. Thing started flopping about, going after me and in my panic I tripped. It took advantage of that, slipped up my pant leg, and, heh, well you know!
Laughter
Interviewer: I do believe that's all we have for you right now, Mr. Higgins. Do you have any final remarks or questions for us?
James Higgins: Right on up! Schwoop!
Laughter continues
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins.
Laughter continues
Interviewer: Mr. Higgins!
Laughter calms
Interviewer: Do you have anything else you'd like to ask or say?
James Higgins: (Giggling) Yeah yeah, how long till I get outta here?
Interviewer: Unfortunately, I don't have the answer to that. I apologize. Now, I believe that concludes our session here. Once I've left the room, two guards will come in and escort you to your holding area so please do not panic. Thank you for your time, Mr. Higgins.
James Higgins: Hold- hold the phone! Holding cell? You can't be serious? I ain't no prisoner! You can't keep me here! I am an American and I've committed no crime! Hey! Stop packing up your stupid papers and listen to me!
Interviewer: I'm sorry Mr. Higgins, but our interview has concluded. Please take care.
Door opens, then closes
James Higgins: Not like you- you could keep me locked up anyways! I'll just get out! I ain't goin' insane! I got the worm and I'm lucky! Just you wait and see!
<End Log>
Additional Notes: It seems that Mr. Higgins was true to his word as he performed many attempts at escaping his holding cell. Some were nearly successful. I highly suggest that we refrain from keeping anymore than one individual infected with SCP-XXXX locked up at any time.
- Derek Lands, Head of Security
POST INVESTIGATION REPORT
LOCATION: Home of James Higgins
After James Higgins had been successfully detained, Foundation agents investigated his home for evidence of where Higgins had acquired SCP-XXXX and use of SCP-XXXX by Higgins.
The house's interior was in surprisingly good condition.
Every room in the house (excluding Higgins' bedroom) were clean, tidy, and absent of any abnormalities.
The only place where any abnormal items were found was in Higgins' bedroom. After a full search had been conducted, the following items of interest were found:
- Various receipts for cashed-in lottery tickets of varying worth
- Gambling paraphernalia (e.g. a card deck, dice)
- Receipts from various NFL and NCAA bookies
- A small wooden box containing a handwritten note reading "let it in."
- A journal containing sketches of SCP-XXXX
- A locked drawer containing a photo of a woman and a wedding ring
- A letter from a "Ms. Higgins" where she rejects an unknown proposition
Alongside these, a desktop computer was also recovered from the house. Foundation technical workers were able to quickly gain access to the desktop and the contents were investigated.
The only item of note on the computer was the "Tor" web browsing application. Encrypted data uncovered by Foundation technicians revealed a previously visited website. This site was an online store claiming to sell a "Fortune Worm" for the price of 12,000 USD. This discovery allowed Foundation technicians to uncover the location of the seller.
See Investigation-XXXX-B
POST INVESTIGATION REPORT
LOCATION: Home of Jamie Yellow
During the investigation of James Higgins' home, the location of the original seller of SCP-XXXX was uncovered. The name of the seller was discovered to be "Jamie Yellow," and her address was [DATA REDACTED] in [DATA REDACTED], Michigan.
Three Foundation agents were dispatched to the home. Cameras secured to their persons captured the investigation.
Investigation Video Transcript
Agents Present: Quinn, Ross, Fowley
Subject: Home of Jamie Yellow, seller of SCP-XXXX
[BEGIN LOG]
Agents approach the house
Agent Ross walks up to the front door and knocks
Silence
Agent Ross knocks again
Silence
Agent Quinn: Doesn't seem like anyone's home.
Agent Fowley: I'm not so sure, a car's still here. Surely someone is home.
Agent Quinn: Bah, cars in driveways mean nothing. There are tons of other ways someone could leave their car here and scamper off somewhere else.
Agent Fowley: Good point. Should I call in a team to get us in?
Agent Ross: Let's try to keep this from the neighbors for as long as possible. Less work for us then.
Agent Quinn: What do you suggest we do then? No one inside's gonna open for us, if there even is anyone in there.
Agent Ross: Let's check around the house, look for some sort of emergency key. Plenty of people leave them around in case they need to get in and don't have their key on them.
Twelve minutes pass as the agents search around the outside of the home. Agent Ross then calls them back after he finds a key underneath a potted plant in the backyard
Agent Ross approaches the door once again and unlocks it with the found key
The door is opened and all three agents walk inside
The interior of the house is in disarray, furniture is turned over and trash is littered all around
Agent Fowley: (Gags) Ugh! What in the world is that smell?!
Agent Quinn: Call it a hunch, but I think if anyone was living here, they aren't living anymore.
Agent Ross: Let's start downstairs and move up.
Directions are given and the agents search the downstairs. Forty minutes pass before they reconvene at the stairs
Agent Ross: Well, did anyone find anything significant?
Agent Quinn: The garage was mostly just filled with trash, but there was something like sixty empty bottles of really expensive liquor and wine. Kitchen was just filled with moldy food and the dining room table had some legal papers on it. Seemed like they were about some movement of a large sum of money.
Agent Fowley: The office was also fairly useless. The computer didn't have anything I could find, all of the books were bog-standard, and no secret compartments in any of the books or behind a panel in the bookshelf. The only thing worth noting is that the trashcan had a lot of papers related to a normal fluorescent lights-cubical-office job, but they were all dated for over two years ago. There was also one of those fireproof metal safes.
Agent Ross: A whole lot better than what I found. All there was was a bunch of garbage that seemed to suggest a life filled to the brim with material pleasures. Junk food, magazines, bills, you name it.
Agent Fowley: I suppose that means we're headed upstairs?
Brief silence
Agent Ross: It seems so.
Agent Fowley sighs
The group walk up stairs and search a bathroom, supply closet, and a guest room with no significant findings
The group arrives at the last door
Agent Fowley: (Gags) I think it's safe to say we found where that horrid smell is coming from.
Agent Ross: (Struggles to compose himself) I'd say so… I feel like I could cut this miasma with a knife.
Agent Quinn: Let's just get this over with.
Agent Quinn opens the door to reveal the master bedroom
Agent Quinn and Ross gag as the door is opened and the smell escapes, Agent Fowley vomits off to the side
Inside the master bedroom a corpse sits on a king-sized bed, a shotgun resting nearby. The corpse is slouched forward, revealing that a large portion of the back of it's head is missing. Decomposition has begun. Behind it on the wall is a large, dark stain accompanied by a section presumably damaged by the follow-through of the shotgun pellets
Agent Fowley: Having regained his composure Ha! Just, you know- what a great first "in-the-field" experience! I get to deal with the chick who kills herself and just rots away!
Agent Ross: John, I need you to pull yourself together. I know that this isn't the most ideal experience, and I want to be here just as much as you do, but we need to search the room. Then, we get out of here as fast as possible.
All three agents enter the room
After fifteen minutes, they exit with a large locked box, a laptop, and hard drive
[END LOG]
RECOVERED ITEMS:
- A large, locked box
- A laptop
- A hard drive
- Bank documents
- Various forms of ID
- A small fireproof safe
Following the investigation, a much larger team of agents were dispatched to the home to perform a secondary investigation and clean-up under the guise of a company hired by Miss Jamie to help her clean her house in preparation of her moving out.
No other additional items of interest were recovered. As of now, the house still remains for sale due to the neighbors scaring off potential buyers with rumors of a murder. There is no evidence that could prove this, gossip was simply spread about Miss Jamie's long absence and sudden move away. There is no cause for Foundation interference with this situation as all outside the street regard it as petty revenge due to jealousy over Miss Jamie's apparent wealth.
Inspection of the items acquired from the home of Jamie Yellow following Investigation-XXXX-B.
ITEM #1: A set of official bank documents for a foreign bank in [DATA REDACTED]. Documents detail the depositing and withdrawing of money to the total sum of ~4,590,332 USD.
ITEM #2: A set of various forms of ID, all attributed to a "Jamie Yellow," nothing out of the ordinary.
ITEM #3: A black, fireproof safe. Contents revealed to be more bank statements and falsified IDs.
ITEM #4: An HP laptop. Contents were inspected and nothing unexpected was found.
ITEM #5: A hard drive; when discovered it was not connected to any computer and was stowed away under Ms. Yellow's bed. The hard drive was connected to a computer and contents were inspected. Inside were various receipts for customers from an online black market run by Ms. Yellow. Receipts contained the associated payment form, IP addresses, and home addresses/P.O. boxes for the purchasers.
ITEM #6: A large, locked box. Lock was broken and the contents of the box were revealed to be a journal titled "Travel Journal" and a small terrarium containing ~110 deceased instances of SCP-XXXX and ~20 live instances.
Inside of a lock box recovered from Jamie Yellow's home were instances of SCP-XXXX and a journal labeled "Travel Journal." Said journal details a backpacking trip taken by Jamie Yellow and two associates (Charlie Fracher, Terrance Gonney) through the wilderness of [DATA REDACTED].4
During their trip5 the group stops at an unknown location described by Jamie Yellow as an "unsuspecting village. Log walls, thatch roofs, and everything."






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