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Item #: SCP-5768
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Containment Center-5768 has been established 6 meters from the location occupied by SCP-5768 to monitor containment. Two remote containment specialists are to be stationed here at all times, with a change in deployment every 6 months. Personnel are to monitor SCP-5768 for any changes in behavior. Direct interaction with the subject is not permitted without prior authorization from lead researcher. A full-body physical is required on a yearly basis. The previous physical was conducted on 10/10/68.
SCP-5768-A instances, which are not to be eaten by any personnel without prior approval, are to be acquired and periodically tested for deviation from base results. All other instances of SCP-5768-A disposed of by SCP-5768 are to be destroyed according to standard biohazard disposal procedures.
The necessity and value of relocating SCP-5768 to a containment site has been under debate since 05/18/69.
Description: SCP-5768 is a late-middle-aged man of Middle Eastern descent living out of a 1956 Ford F100 Explorer located on US Forest Service land near Belknap, Montana. The subject is capable of spontaneously manifesting instances of SCP-5768-A through unknown means in the tarp-covered bed of its truck. At the time of acquisition, the subject carried no forms of identification save for a small metal card bearing the words "Department of Abnormalities".
Despite its apparent age SCP-5768 has remarkably good health, and has not shown any significant change in physical or mental aptitude in the 5 years since acquisition. SCP-5768 is afflicted by Broca's Aphasia, and physically impaired by scars over 46% of its body. The scarring is primarily distributed to the subject's right arm, torso, thighs, and right temple. The exact source of these injuries is undetermined. Researchers have noted similarities to bite wounds on the subject's right arm, possibly inflicted on several separate instances, and damage consistent with treated third degree burns on the subject's torso.
Instances of SCP-5768-A are fruits visually indistinct from peaches, which contain high concentrations of vitamins and minerals essential for a healthy diet, as well as three as-of-yet unidentified compounds. In anecdotal taste tests, participants instructed to consume instances of SCP-5768-A reported feeling satisfied and energized without noticing any difference in taste from control group peaches. No negative side effects observed. Ongoing tests remain inconclusive, but data samples suggest notable increases in clonotypes of T-cells after consuming instances of SCP-5768-A.
SCP-5768 engages in a daily routine consisting of tending to its fruit stand and disposing of spoiled SCP-5768-A instances, sleeping in its truck, and spending its leisure time pacing a nearby creek, stargazing, or listening to the radio in its truck. The subject subsists entirely on a diet of SCP-5768-A and water retrieved from the nearby creek.
Listed below were the items in SCP-5768's possession at the time of acquisition:
- A small, tin cup painted with the letter "A" in white.
- 2 goose down feather pillows.
- A single wool blanket.
- A wooden fruit stand positioned near the road with the word "Peaches" painted on it in white. Duct tape was used to make repairs to the legs. No other writing present on fruit stand.
- An empty roll of duct tape.
- 35 dollars in US currency.
- A pocket version of the King James Bible. A sketch drawn in pencil of a woman adorns the inside of the back cover. No further alterations.
- A Swiss Army knife with a broken hinge. The knife tool is locked into the extended position.
- A plastic lawn chair.
- A 1956 Ford F100 Explorer. Much of the unpainted metal has rusted to the point of rending the truck immobile.
Document 5768-A-10/08/64 – Acquisition Interview Log
Interviewed: SCP-5768
Interviewer: Dr. Hays, Lead Researcher
<Begin Log>
Dr. Hays: Interview with SCP-5768 number 1: Acquisition interview. Local time is 3:34 P.M. on 10/08/64. Our location is Mobile Containment Center-5768. The purpose of this interview is to establish presence and rapport, and gather initial intelligence on SCP-5768. Good afternoon, my name is Dr. Hays. I represent the SCP Foundation and its subsidiaries, and I will be handling your processing into our records. Have you received the informational pamphlet from one of our specialists?
SCP-5768: Um, Its… (Subject struggles in thought for 23 seconds before reaching into the pocket of its jeans and producing the information pamphlet.)
Dr. Hays: Good. So I take it you are now aware of the Foundation and its purpose?
SCP-5768: Um, yes. Well it, um, it travels. And worldwide. (Subject struggles for 4 seconds.) Contains. Um, founds. Founds. Founder. Founder for me. (Subject gestures to itself.)
Dr. Hays: Excellent, then I won't have to waste time explaining protocol.
SCP-5768: I–
Dr. Hays: Question 1. At time of acquisition, 10/07/64 at 1:22 P.M. for the record, SCP-5768 carried no form of identification. Do you have a name or some other identifier?
SCP-5768: (Subject struggles for 12 seconds.) I– well, um… (Subject struggles for 27 seconds.)
Dr. Hays: It's fine. If you're unable to answer, we'll circle back to it at a later time. Question 2. What are these? (Hays holds up an instance of SCP-5768-A.)
SCP-5768: It, um… (Subject struggles for 5 seconds.) Dead fruit.
Dr. Hays: Dead fruit?
SCP-5768: (Subject shakes its head no.) Dea– Dad. Um, dad fruit. It– well it, um… (Subject struggles for 4 seconds.) Gives light. Light. Um, and health.
Dr. Hays: Interesting. SCP-5768, I'm going to deviate from the questions for a moment and ask a personal question. Should I phone for a translator to help conduct this interview, or are you impaired in some manner?
SCP-5768: Well, it– (Subject struggles for 7 seconds.) I'm speech and, um, work. (Subject indicates to its head.) Well, work. (Subject shrugs.)
Dr. Hays: I see. Thank you, SCP-5768. Anyways, Question 3. How do you acquire SCP-5768-A? (Hays holds up the instance of SCP-5768-A.)
SCP-5768: Well that, um. That– (Subject struggles for 3 seconds.) Delivers. Dad delivers.
Dr. Hays: Your father delivers them? And who would your father be?
SCP-5768: He– He– (Subject struggles for 17 seconds.) The father. He is father. Dad. (Subject smiles in an exaggerated gesture of embarrassment.)
Dr. Hays: Alright. Question 4. Why are you selling SCP-5768-A?
SCP-5768: Oh, um, well speech and work. (Subject shakes its head no.) So we– My wife, he– she– she– she helped found nice home. (Subject smiles.)
Dr. Hays: Your wife? Who might that be?
SCP-5768: Well she's smart. (Subject struggles for 5 seconds.) And enchanting. Beautiful. Travels now, but– but visits. Works. She does.
Dr. Hays: She travels?
SCP-5768: (Subject shakes its head yes.)
Dr. Hays: And when did your wife last visit?
SCP-5768: It– It was three– three zero. Days– days. Months. (Subject makes hand motions for 3 and 0 when saying them, respectively.) A– April.
Dr. Hays: She helped you set up your fruit stand?
SCP-5768: Yes. We work– worked. (Subject struggles for 12 seconds.) Very good, two of us. Visits soon. Hope for me. Me. (Subject rubs its hands together and wets its lips.) She's beautiful. Beautiful.
Dr. Hays: You mentioned such previously. Hopefully she does. Then we might contain and interview her as well. One last question for now. Question 5. Why did you choose this location? Is its location required for any purpose, or does it carry any sentimental value?
SCP-5768: (Subject appears displeased and looks out of a nearby window.) Well, thought– thought nice. (Subject struggles for 3 seconds.) It'd be nice.
Dr. Hays: (Hays pauses for 24 seconds.) Thank you, SCP-5768. I think that will do fine for a preliminary intake. You are free to go. (SCP-5768 smiles and shakes its head yes. Hays pauses for 15 seconds as SCP-5768 leaves Mobile Containment Center.) SCP-5768 does not appear to present a threat at the present time. I, Dr. Hays, recommend no deviation from standard protocol: minimal interference and interaction, and sustained observation.
<End Log>
