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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 14:59
Seeking Greenlights: Yes
Page Type: SCP Article
Elevator Pitch:
- A flaming red flower. Size of a rose.
- It's roots can reaches the core of the earth. Well, not exactly. It's roots are just keep growing untill they hit a very hot source. And it's roots are hard to destroy (nearly imposibble).
- It can drain up everything in the air. Like oxygen, carbon dioxide, azote etc. I even like the idea that there is no gravity. Because of this, in it's room there is nothing. Like the space. But the flower is still burning.
Central Narrative: I want this flower to be dangerous. Not because it's aggressive, more like "Hey, my roots are all around of the Earth's core. So do not mess with me. Otherwise there will have consequences.". I think it's a really scary thing.
Hook/Attention-Grabber: I think it's would be a really scary if you think carefully. Think about it.
A little flower's roots are reaches' the Earth's core. It would be so bad if it's gets triggered or mad at something.
Additional Notes: Well this is my first scp so i want you guys to help me improve it. And i hope you guys find it interesting. English is not my first language so sorry for grammar things. And if you guys want to i wrote it's abilites, special containment procedures and discovery ideas. So i want you guys to help me with them.
Abilities:
- It can have something like gravity manipulation. But i'm not sure how it works.
- It has something like a "cooldown". When time comes it'll become more cold. Like in perfect form for testing.
- If it's triggered, it may throw it's leaves at high speed like a bullet or something. But not always. It's protective not aggrasive.
- There is a frequency it emits. I want it to sense every radiating frequency. Even waves. Like brainwaves. I want it to have a response to electronic devices that emit frequencies and waves. Like they become buzzy. And after a while it can understand thoughts from brainwaves and learn how to talk with morse.
Special Containment Procedures:
- In it's room there is a another chamber for safety and watching. It can be heat heat resistant glass or something that can resist heat and convenient to watch through.
- In it's room there is no air and gravity. So all personel who enters in it's chamber needs to wear something like a heat resistant space suit. But it's room have to be heat resistant too. What materials should they use. Like tantalum carbide and hafnium carbide?
Discovery
- Found around a volcano. The reason is frequency. People who lives in that island had a problem with electronic devices everytime. This caught the foundation's attention and they send a team for research. And They found this strange flamle flower. But it's roots weren't that hard, so they got it, put it in a box and then went back to the foundation.
Researches: I have just one research idea. I really need some advice.
- Once they bring a normal rose and put it right next to it. And after a while rose started to looks like the flaming flower. And researcher thought that would be a really bad idea to keep the other one alive. When it's on the "cooldown" phase they destroyed the other flower. This event made the flower more aggressive then it should be. But it did nothing but just staying more longer then before to going in it's "cooldown" phase.
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 14:29
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Special Containment Procedures:
All copies of SCP-6000 are to be destroyed, one copy of SCP-6000 is to be kept in a small containment chamber with a TV and a closet, the TV is to be used for testing with SCP-6000
Foundation webcrawlers are to track anyone selling copies of SCP-6000. Those who are found selling SCP-6000 copies are to be detained and amnesctizised.
Any reviews on SCP-6000 are to be taken down and the reviewers are to be tracked, detained and amnesticized.
Description:
SCP-6000 Is a collection of DVD's which contain a series entitled Nature Found Strange, a documentary series about non-normal occurrences in nature produced and distributed by Vikander-Kneed Technical Media (GOI-5889). SCP-6000 has a total of 6 episodes, each episode is about 730.001 hours in duration. Each episode holds a different "Chapter" related to nature. The DVD's are not anomalous themselves, no digital manipulation is present in any of the footage, which has been verified to be authentic.
The anomalous effect occurs when any viewer boots up a DVD, after 12 hours of viewing one of the anomalous phenomena or entities will show up or occur at the viewer's current location. The exact anomaly or phenomena which will appear is seemingly random. (See Addenum 6000.1)
Contents of SCP-6000:
SCP-6000-1 focuses on anomalous phenomena and entities in the wild, below is an excerpt of a forest-anomaly, time: 200 hours, 20 minutes, 47 seconds.
Frame of a male anomalous Rhesus Macaque (macaca mulatta) In it's natural habitat.
Frame of a male anomalous Rhesus Macaque (macaca mulatta) In it's natural habitat.
Narrator: Here we can see an evolved Rhesus macaque, the reason for this evolution is unknown. The "Abnormal" Rhesus Macaque has 6 red glowing eyes, 4 fangs and regular teeth. While "Normal" Rhesus macaque can be found in: Thailand, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia and China. The "Abnormal" ones have only been currently spotted in: Xishuangbanna Tropical Forest in the Yunnan Province of China. Unlike "Normal" Rhesus macaque, "Abnormal" Rhesus macaque are omnivores, hence the regular teeth and fangs which can help them crush bones and tear through skin with ease.
[The frame changes, showing several instances of the anomaly attacking a wild boar, the frame cuts to the instances eating the boar. The boar is finished after 10 minutes.]
Narrator:Anomalous Rhesus Macaque hunt in groups, they can finish a wild boar within 10 minutes which can feed a whole group, if you ever travel to south china and visit any forest, remember to stay far away and stay safe! Since these guys are very aggressive about territory!
SCP-6000-2 focuses on anomalies which can be found underground, below is an excerpt of a cave-anomaly, time: 543 hours, 57 minutes, 24 seconds.
Frame of the anomalous cave closing in
Frame of the anomalous cave closing in
Narrator: Here, we can see a cave closing in on it's own. This cave nicknamed "The Claustrophobic Tomb" is located in the city of Zermatt, Switzerland. This cave can change it's surroundings. In 2009 two men went missing inside said cave, only one got out. He described the walls of the cave closing in on him and blocking paths. His friend was crushed to death.
[The frame changes, showing the walls of the cave slowly closing, a watermelon was placed inside the cave it was crushed as the walls closed in.]
Narrator: The cave walls close in randomly, no matter who's inside or not. If you ever visit Zermatt do not go into "The Claustrophobic Tomb" while death isn't sertain it is a high possibility!
Wow! You flipped a card and got: Grey-Ariadne!!! You ca reload the page or go to the next.
DATE: 28 Apr 2021 12:55
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 12:45
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 12:24
SCP-XXXX in it's testing room
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX can be safely kept in any container that prevents its emitted light from escaping. Staff are highly discouraged from interacting with SCP-XXXX by themselves, and not for more than 30 minutes every 24 hours. In the case that the bulb has been removed, extract the victims one by one, without looking at the lamp, then search for the bulb and replace it carefully. Do not look at the lamp until after you have successfully located the socket and screwed in the bulb. In the case that there are too many victims to reasonably extract, the room is to be locked for 2 weeks, then proceed with the replacing of the bulb.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard floor lamp measuring 1.58 meters in height with an aluminum body and a 40W fluorescent bulb with a conical type shade. The bulb emits light at 5000K at a brightness of 600 lumens. The bulb cannot be turned off, and the lamp seems to be powered indefinitely, regardless of it being plugged in or not. The bulb is not to be removed, as everyone who sees SCP-XXXX without its bulb will instantly receive its full effects. The bulb is not to be replaced with a different one, as it will start to lure anyone within a 5km radius towards itself, regardless of them being previously exposed or not.
Those directly in the light of SCP-XXXX will start to find themselves under its effect. After around 20 minutes, the subject will be noticeably lightheaded. As time goes on, the subject will become drawn to SCP-XXXX and its light, often wandering back into the room where it is located in without realizing. After 1 hour, the subject will start to feel sudden sharp pains in their temples, akin to "ice pick" headaches, and will no longer willfully leave the room. Leading up to the 2nd hour, the subject will gradually become slower in reaction speed and in movement, becoming almost fully paralyzed after 2 hours of exposure. At this point, the victim will remain paralyzed until they starve to death. Subjects under the influence of SCP-XXXX will also complain that the bulb is getting dimmer, although supervisors claim that the bulb retains its brightness throughout the test.
After full exposure, the subject seems to be unresponsive to any stimuli, but will show aggression if anything blocks their view of the anomaly. Any attempt to blindfold or drag the subject away from SCP-XXXX will be responded to with violence. If someone has been exposed to SCP-XXXX for more than 2 hours, they will need to be forcibly removed from the room and taken at least 500 meters away to be kept under strict supervision for 24 hours to allow recovery. Victims will have no memory of the exposure, and may experience more "ice pick" headaches for up to a week. Some victims that have been exposed for over 24 hours have had long term effects, including auditory hallucinations, paranoia and degraded vision.
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Wow! You flipped a card and got: Three Girls From The Serpent's Garden!!! You ca reload the page or go to the next.
DATE: 28 Apr 2021 10:39
Penelope: Can travel back in time for a limited number of times
Anastasia: Daughter of a Greek god; can give orders to animals
Charlotte: Can read and control mind
They want to free SCP-5376 from Site-19 to raise the awareness of the public to the anomalous. Each of them tries their own way, but they all get captured. However, it turns out this was their plan all along. They escape together with SCP-5376.
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 08:16
[No content yet] (when I finish my draft which is in my notepad I will post it here).
Please do not edit or add anything here (only to correct spealing mistakes or grammar errors).
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 07:41
Draft V 2.0
Item #: XXX1
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX1 must be stored in a soundproof lockbox in any size containment chamber placed at least 500m away from all sentient entities. the most convenient current option is a chamber directly under a facility accessible by elevator and emergency staircase, however in the case the object is to be moved, aerial transport is preferred and storing the object near entities without access to classified information is acceptable. under no circumstances are personnel with any form of classified information, at any level, allowed within 500m of SCP-XXX1.
Description: SCP-XXX1 is a blank elliptical cutout of pink construction paper, which can be observed to emit a yellow fog through it's edges utilizing a MIMIR-class thaumic distortion filter. the object has also been observed to have telepathic properties, able to forcibly read, replicate, and transmit information stored in the memories of sentient beings. the origin of this object is as of yet unknown, as well as the destination of transmission.
SCP-XXX1 is an elliptical cutout covered in 18 individual thaumic runes. chemical analysis of the ink reveals it's composition to contain 1.2% gold, and 0.8% human blood. the origin of the blood is unknown. The object's telepathic properties are highly intrusive, and cause permanent brain damage after 48 hours of exposure within 10m it's effects decrease exponentially with distance from the object, becoming ineffective past 500m. symptoms of exposure are as follows (normalised to 10m):
15 minutes: reports of fatigue, rare dull headaches.
30 minutes: rare reports of tactile hallucinations, dull headaches are more common in about 25% of reports.
1 hour: increased fatigue, dull headache noticeable in all subjects.
4 hours: most subjects fall asleep at this point, more noticeable tactile hallucinations, accompanied by mild dysmetropsia.
8 hours: subjects who are not asleep report migraines at this point. sleeping subjects show severe discomfort and occasionally awake to experience onset dysmetropsia.
12 hours: most subjects awake between 12 and 14 hours, headaches reported to have subsided but subjects report discomfort in sleeping.
20 hours: subjects report daytime symptoms of dysmetropsia.
28 hours: headaches begin to return at this time period, subjects report inability to sleep due to dysmetropsia symptoms
36 hours: subjects report sleeping very poorly when waking up (between 36-38 hours), severe night and daytime symptoms of dysmetropsia is apparent, subjects all awake with migraines.
48 hours: all subjects incoherent, no experiments conducted beyond this point.
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DATE: 28 Apr 2021 05:08
Item #: SCP-6000
Object Class: Safe Pandora
General Containment Procedures:
Instances of SCP-6000 are to be kept in individual habitats and provided with care appropriate to their species and individual intelligence levels. At the discretion of the project supervisor (currently Dr. Sara T. Kothari), compatible SCP-6000 instances may be allowed to share enclosures temporarily or indefinitely. All instances are to receive at least two hours of social interaction, either with other instances or Foundation personnel, each day. See individual entries for special containment procedures unique to specific instances. Special containment procedures for individual instances override the general containment procedures here if contradictory.
As of current regulations on "Amazing Alliterative Animals", SCP-6000 are to be contained in Hall ██ of Site-66. To prevent [DATA EXPUNGED], all 25 instances are never to be contained in the same facility.
All contained SCP-6000 instances (with the exception of SCP-6000-W) are to be released from Foundation custody. Dr. Kothari has been entrusted with the task of redistributing SCP-6000 to the custody of appropriate groups and individuals.
Description: SCP-6000 is the collective designation for a set of 25 anomalous animals which appear to have been designed as pets for children. Each instance is of a different species and displays different anomalous qualities, but all possess the following traits in common:
- Negligible senescence. Though adults, SCP-6000 do not appear to age or grow.
- Cellular Regeneration. SCP-6000 rapidly regenerate from physical injuries.
- Perfect health. SCP-6000 have never contracted any illnesses, pathogenic or otherwise.
- Anomalous diet. SCP-6000 do not appear to require either or food or water to survive, but become increasingly uncomfortable after long periods without either. Instances will consume food appropriate to their species or any form of commercially available pet food, typically preferring the former. Regardless of diet, no waste is produced; food and water vanish upon reaching the instance's stomach. Carnivorous and omnivorous species refuse to consume other vertebrate animals; those capable of speech universally claim that doing so would be "gross."
- Enhanced intelligence. Many instances display intelligence roughly on par with a human. Said instances are also fluent in English, though most are illiterate.
- Domestication. SCP-6000 are universally docile and friendly toward humans.
- Branding. All instances bear markings somewhere on their bodies which spell "[instance's name], by Dr. Wondertainment". Additionally, each instance was recovered alongside, or able to produce when asked, a variation of the same document. Reproduced below is the version that accompanied SCP-6000-S, the first instance contained.
Wow! You've just found yourself your very own Amazing Alliterative Animal, a brand new series of fun and educational pets brought to you by Dr. Wondertainment!
Find them all and complete the Zany Zoo!
01. Antonio the Artistic Aye-Aye
02. Bubba the Big ol' Bullfrog
03. Carlos the Cool Capybara ✔
04. Dennis the Dirigible Dugong
05. Einstein the Enlightened Echidna
06. Ferdinand the Fancy Fish ✔
07. Gwenda the Glamorous Gibbon
08. Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa ✔
09. Ignacio the Incredible Iguana ✔
10. Jerome the Jolly Jellyfish ✔
11. Kristen the Kindly Kinkajou ✔
12. Liv the Literate Loris
13. Mel the Manly Moose
14. Napoleon the Neat Newt ✔
15. Octavian the Outstanding Owl ✔
16. Percival the Preposterous Pangolin ✔
17. Quincy the Quite Quaint Quagga ✔
18. robert the rich rodent
19. Sammy the Superfluous Serpent ✔
20. Tyrone the Totally Tubular Tamandua ✔
21. Ursula the Understanding Uguisu
22. Vivian the Violett Viper (discontinued) ✔
23. Wilhelm the Wise Whelk ✔
24. Xavier the Xyloid Xeme
25. Yancy the Yeatsian Yak ✔
Check marks were added by Dr. Kothari as additional instances were contained. The lack of capitalization for #18 and misspelling for #22 are present on all versions of the document.
Special containment procedures and descriptions for specific instances are detailed below:
| Sub-Designation |
Species |
Special Containment Procedures |
Anomalous Properties |
Additional Notes |
| A |
Daubentonia madagascariensis (aye-aye) |
n/a |
unknown |
Object has recently been depicted in several works of harmless anart created by known members of We Are Cool Now!, and is consequently believed to be in that group's possession. |
| B |
presumably Lithobates catesbeianus (American bullfrog) |
none |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| C |
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara) |
none |
The air within a 2.4-meter radius of the object remains at a constant 21.1 degrees Celsius regardless of other conditions. |
none |
| D |
presumably Dugong dugon (dugong) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| E |
presumably one of four extant species in family Tachyglossidae (echidnas) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| F |
Puntius semifasciolatus (gold barb fish) |
none |
The object possesses a human face. A miniature top hat is permanently affixed over its dorsal fin. |
Human face has similar skin tone to SCP-527's human body. |
| G |
presumably one of 18 extant species in family Hylobatidae (gibbons) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| H |
Rhinecanthus rectangulus (reef triggerfish) |
When conveying information about Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapaua'a, personnel are encouraged to avoid referring to the humuhumunukunukuapaua'a directly, for the sake of convenience. |
Infohazard. Cannot be referred to with pronouns, nicknames, abbreviations, or other terms that do not contain the word "humuhumunukunukuapaua'a". References to groups of which Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapaua'a is a member (such as "SCP-6000") are not affected by this property. |
Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapaua'a is not anomalously funny. Personnel report that the humuhumunukunukuapaua'a's effect is only funny the first few times, after which it becomes increasingly annoying. |
| I |
Amblyrhynchus cristatus (marine iguana) |
none |
Intelligence and speech. The object can perform a variety of "tricks," including various feats of acrobatics, dancing, and singing. |
Reluctant to perform before large groups, citing "stage fright". |
| J |
Aurelia aurita (moon jellyfish) |
none |
Lacks stinging cells. Patches of dark pigmentation form a "smiley face" on the object's bell. |
none |
| K |
Potos flavus (kinkajou) |
none |
Intelligence and speech. Very polite. When it observes an individual engaging in "rude" behavior, the object recommends a more polite alternative. |
Personnel are not to provide the object with additional honey outside its approved diet, no matter how politely it asks. |
| L |
presumably a species in subfamily Lorinae (lorises) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| M |
presumably Alces alces (moose) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| N |
Neurergus kaiseri (Kaiser's mountain newt) |
none |
When held by a human and instructed to "Clean my room!" the object telekinetically moves nearby waste and dirty laundry to the appropriate receptacles. |
none |
| O |
Micrathene whitneyi (elf owl) |
none |
Intelligence, speech. When asked for assistance with a homework assignment, it gains the knowledge necessary to complete the assignment and attempts to help complete it. Gained knowledge is lost when assignment is completed. |
Can intuitively sense whether a given task is actually a homework assignment or not, and will not assist with other tasks. |
| P |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Object is believed not to exist, as everyone knows there is no such thing as a pangolin. |
| Q |
Equus quagga quagga (quagga) |
none |
None, aside from the base properties of all SCP-6000 instances. |
Quaggas were declared extinct in 1883. |
| R |
presumably a species of order Rodentia |
n/a |
unknown |
Lack of capitalization is believed to be a typo. Investigations ongoing. Currently uncontained. |
| S |
Lampropeltis elapsoides (scarlet kingsnake) |
shares enclosure with SCP-6000-V |
Intelligence, speech. Vocabulary consists almost entirely of words beginning with the English "s" sound. Cognitohazardous effect limits speech directed at the object to such words. |
Shares a close emotional bond with SCP-6000-V. |
| T |
Tamandua tetradactyla (southern tamandua) |
Habitat includes a sizeable pool of fresh water. |
Intelligence, speech. Exaggerated Southern California accent. Can telekinetically manipulate bodies of water and its surfboard to perform assorted tricks. |
Recovered alongside a purple miniature surfboard bearing the Dr. Wondertainment logo, which it has been allowed to keep. |
| U |
presumably Horornis diphone (Japanese bush warbler) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| V |
resembles Micruroides euryxanthus (Sonoran coral snake), but with dark purple bands instead of red |
Only personnel approved by the project supervisor may interact with SCP-6000-V. Antivenom is to be kept in Hall ██'s main office. |
Similar to SCP-6000-S, with effects pertaining to the letter "V" instead of "S". |
Unlike other instances, -V is hostile toward humans, though Dr. Kothari has succeeded in gaining its trust. |
| W |
object is the shell of an unknown species of sea snail |
All conversations with object must be logged. |
When the shell is asked a question, the voice of an elderly male speaks from within and provides general advice in response. Object remembers content of previous conversations. |
none |
| X |
presumably Xema sabini (Sabine's gull) |
n/a |
unknown |
currently uncontained |
| Y |
Bos grunniens (domestic yak) |
Chamber includes an e-reader modified to accommodate its nonhumanoid anatomy. |
Intelligence, speech. Literate. Has perfectly memorized all written works of W. B. Yeats and all biographies of Yeats published before the year 2000. |
Knowledge includes unpublished works, written correspondence, notes to self, grocery lists, and other minutiae. |
Addendum 6000-1:
SCP-6000-A, -B, -D, -E, -G, -L, -M, -R, -U, and -X are not in Foundation custody, and their whereabouts are unknown. As these objects are presumably no more dangerous than the instances that are in containment, and would therefore qualify for the anomaly release program were they contained, efforts to locate them have been abandoned.
Attached is an email exchange relevant to this decision.
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Subject: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Director Martin:
10 instances of SCP-6000, over one third of them, remain uncontained. We know -A is in the hands of WACN!, but the others are complete unknowns. I therefore recommend that these instances be located, contained, and documented before those currently in containment are released.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Dr. Kothari:
Unfortunately, I cannot second this recommendation. While it is true that these instances are unknowns, we can safely assume based on the ones we do have that they are not dangerous, and would therefore qualify for release even if we did track them down and contain them. I shouldn't have to explain to you what a waste of resources it would be to track down ten Safe-class objects only to immediately release them again.
Louis Martin
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Subject: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Director Martin:
While the remaining instances of SCP-6000 may not be a threat to human life or the nonexistent Veil, they may themselves be in danger. Although these animals are immortal, they are nonetheless capable of suffering. If the uncontained instances are in the possession of groups who are mistreating or exploiting them, it is our obligation to protect these creatures by removing them from such situations, even if it is just to redistribute them to better homes.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Dr. Kothari:
While I understand your concern, and do not wish to see animals suffer any more than you do, this problem is unfortunately beyond the scope of the Foundation's mission. We cannot busy ourselves with wild goose chases on the off chance that these animals are in danger, not while there are much more severe and salient problems to deal with.
Louis Martin
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Subject: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Director Martin:
Consider, then, the psychological well-being of the instances that are in containment. Several instances have expressed a desire to reunite with the rest of their "family," and claim to miss their "siblings". They will all be negatively affected by the redistribution of instances to different locations, but I believe that allowing them all to briefly reunite beforehand (while ensuring that all 25 are never in the same facility at once, of course) would mitigate this effect somewhat by providing some sense of closure to them.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: Uncontained SCP-6000 Instances
Dr. Kothari:
I find this justification to be tenuous at best. Perhaps bringing them together would mitigate their distress, but it might also make parting that much more unpleasant for them all. In any case, we certainly cannot expend the resources necessary to locate the remaining nine instances on the vague chance that it might temporarily improve the "psychological well-being" of the ones we already have.
Louis Martin
Addendum 6000-2:
SCP-6000-C sleeping in its habitat
Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapua'a in Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapua'a's aquarium
SCP-6000-N being held by Dr. Carlson's nephew
Due to their animal-level intelligence and relatively mundane properties without significant practical applications, SCP-6000-C, -H, -J, and -N were entrusted to GoI-466 ("Wilson's Wildlife Solutions") for appropriate care and potential future adoption. For the sake of simplicity, Drs. Kothari and Carlson delivered these instances to WWS personally.
<begin log>
[Drs. Kothari and Carlson's van arrives in the parking lot of Wilson's Wildlife Solutions's main facility. Dr. Kothari gets out of the vehicle to wait. Jacob Burke, who is standing near the front door of the facility, waves to her and hurries across the parking lot to the van.]
Burke: Kothari?
Dr. Kothari: That's me. Who are you?
Burke: Jacob Burke. Nice to meet ya.
[Burke and Kothari shake hands.]
Dr. Kothari: I thought I would be meeting with Ms. Wilson.
Burke: So did she, but then we got a call about some giant purple platypus thing rooting through people's trash and she had to go respond to that instead.
Dr. Kothari: She's still working in the field?
Burke: Not normally, no, but we've been so busy since the Veil dropped that we need all hands on deck.
Dr. Kothari: I see.
Burke: [scowls] Well, we are a bit short on people and funds these days.
Dr. Kothari: I'm sorry. I know that decision wasn't fair.
[Burke removes his hat and wipes his brow.]
Burke: [sigh] Yeah, and I know it's not your fault either. Sorry.
Dr. Kothari: That's okay. You're under a lot of stress, I imagine.
Burke: You have no idea. Now that everybody knows about us, we're getting calls about everything from pyrokinetic wallabies to croissants that some knucklehead mistook for an animal. The paperwork alone is…well, you probably don't wanna hear about it.
Dr. Kothari: If it's any consolation, things are hectic on our end, too.
Burke: [chuckles] Yeah, I bet. So, what'cha got?
Dr. Kothari: Elroy!
[Dr. Carlson gets out and opens the back of the van. SCP-6000-C, -H, -J, and -N are in their respective containers within. Burke and Dr. Kothari approach it.]
Dr. Carlson: Ta-da!
Dr. Kothari: Meet Carlos, Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, Jerome, and Napoleon.
Burke: What do they do, again? Other 'n bein' immortal, I mean. I didn't get a chance to look at the documents you sent us.
Dr. Kothari: Uh, sure. Carlos keeps the area around him at 70 degrees, Napoleon telekinetically cleans your room if you ask him to, and Hubert the Hilarious Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - well, you can figure it out.
Burke: What about Jerome?
Dr. Kothari: Absolutely nothing.
Burke: Oh.
Dr. Kothari: We think there may have been budget cuts over at Wondertainment or something.
Burke: [shrugs] Hey, if it makes 'im easier to deal with. [bends over to look at SCP-6000-C] Y'know we actually have another capybara?
Dr. Kothari: Really?
Burke: Yeah. I bet she'll be glad to have the company.
Dr. Kothari: That's great! Anything else you need to know?
Burke: [stands up] Ah, don't think so. I'll go over the docs again and we'll get these fellas into some habitats as soon as we can. I'm sure they'll be adopted in no time. What kid wouldn't want an immortal pet, right?
Dr. Kothari: …right.
[Several seconds of awkward silence pass, until Dr. Carlson clears his throat.]
Burke: Welp, I got no time to lollygag. Y'all wanna help me with these? Just help me get 'em over to the door and we'll take it from there.
Dr. Kothari: Sure thing.
[Burke picks up SCP-6000-C's cage, Carlson lifts -H's, and Kothari takes -J and -N's tanks. They carry the instances to the door of the shelter and set them on the ground nearby.]
Burke: Thanks.
Dr. Kothari: Don't mention it.
[Dr. Kothari squats down to the level of the SCP-6000 instances.]
Dr. Kothari: Bye, guys. I'm gonna miss you all.
Burke: [quietly, to Dr. Carlson] Wait, these 'uns can't talk, can they?
[Dr. Carlson shakes his head. Burke nods. Dr. Kothari stands.]
Dr. Kothari: Alright, let's go.
Burke: Best of luck, y'all.
Dr. Carlson: And the same to you.
[Drs. Kothari and Carlson return to the vehicle.]
<end log>
Addendum 6000-3:
Due to their obvious similarities, SCP-6000-F was entrusted to the former SCP-527, now designated PoI 527/01 in accordance with anomaly release policy. Drs. Kothari and Carlson delivered SCP-6000-F to PoI 527/01 shortly before his departure from Site-19.
<begin log>
[Music is faintly audible through the walls of the former SCP-527's containment chamber.]
PoI 527/01: …a lot to drag me away from you…
[Dr. Kothari knocks on the the door. Singing abruptly ceases.]
[Music ceases.]
PoI 527/01: Hello?
Dr. Kothari: SC- uh, Mister Fish?
PoI 527/01: Yes?
Dr. Kothari: I have something for you. May I come in?
PoI 527/01: Uh. I can't stop you, can I?
Dr. Kothari: Um.
Dr. Carlson: You don't work with humanoids much, do you Sara?
Dr. Kothari: Well, uh, we're coming in.
[Dr. Kothari enters the containment chamber. PoI 527/01 is standing in front of his desk, on which a portable CD player and an empty CD case rest next to a small potted cactus. A half-full suitcase is open on the floor next to PoI 527/01's bed which is covered with partially folded clothes.]
PoI 527/01: What is it?
Dr. Kothari: Carlson?
[Dr. Carlson enters the chamber, carrying SCP-6000-F's fishbowl.]
PoI 527/01: [crosses his arms] Is this some kind of a joke?
Dr. Kothari: Just take a look.
[Dr. Carlson places the fishbowl on the desk and steps back. PoI 527/01 leans over to examine it. SCP-6000-F swims up to the glass.]
Dr. Kothari: We're not sure, but based on the skin tone, we think-
PoI 527/01: [quietly] That's my face. [PoI 527/01 lowers his arms.]
Dr. Kothari: …yeah.
[PoI 527/01 places both hands on the desk and leans in closer to SCP-6000-S, until his face is almost touching the glass. He remains like this for several seconds.]
Dr. Kothari: You can keep him, if you want.
PoI 527/01: [stands] What?
Dr. Kothari: He's part of the anomaly release program, like you.
[PoI 527/01 stares at Dr. Kothari for several seconds.]
Dr. Kothari: Um, you don't have to keep him if you-
[PoI 527/01 removes his hat.]
PoI 527/01: [choking up slightly] Thank you, Dr…
Dr. Kothari: Kothari.
PoI 527/01: Thank you, Dr. Kothari.
[PoI 527/01 offers Dr. Kothari a handshake, which she accepts.]
Dr. Kothari: You're welcome, Mister Fish.
PoI 527/01: You have no idea how much this means to me.
Dr. Kothari: [smiles] Consider it a going away gift.
PoI 527/01: The best I ever got.
[PoI 527/01 replaces his hat.]
Dr. Kothari: Where are you going, by the way?
PoI 527/01: Back to Boston. Gonna see if I can track down Doctor Dubs, give him a piece of my mind. [turns to look at SCP-6000-F] Heck, maybe he can switch us back! He did it once, right?
Dr. Kothari: Anything's possible. I hope you find what you're looking for.
PoI 527/01: I hope that you do too.
[Dr. Kothari appears confused.]
PoI 527/01: Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to finish packing.
[PoI 527/01 turns his music back on.]
Dr. Kothari: What?
[PoI 527/01 resumes packing. He seems not to have heard Dr. Kothari.]
Dr. Carlson: Let's go.
PoI 527/01: I bless the rains down in Africa…
Dr. Kothari: …yeah. Let's go.
[Drs. Kothari and Carlson exit the chamber.]
<end log>
Addendum 6000-4:
SCP-6000-I. Object was juggling small rocks, but ceased upon seeing the camera, claiming to be camera shy.
SCP-6000-T. Surfboard not pictured.
Due to their human-level intelligence and desire and ability to perform "tricks," SCP-6000-I and -T were entrusted to Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting. Drs. Kothari and Carlson delivered the instances in question directly to the Circus, which was located near Site-19 at the time.
<begin log>
[The truck arrives at the fairground where the Circus is located. It is still daytime, and the Circus has not opened yet. PoIs-4657 ("Icky the Magic Clown"), -4658 ("The Man With The Upside Down Face"), and -4659 ("Li'l Lollipop") are standing nearby. Calliope music is audible on the recording.]
[Dr. Kothari steps out of the vehicle and approaches the three figures.]
Icky the Magic Clown: Well, the tables sure do turn, don't they Lolly?
Li'l Lollipop: They sure do, Icky!
Icky: One day Essie's trying to take your friends, the next day they're bringing you more!
Lollipop: These are strange times, aren't they?
Icky: They certainly are, Lolly! They certainly are.
Dr. Kothari: Ringmaster.
Icky: Essie.
[Icky extends a hand to Dr. Kothari. Dr. Kothari moves to shake it.]
The Man With The Upside Down Face: Icky…
[Dr. Kothari hesitates.]
Icky: What?
[Li'l Lollipop giggles, then covers her mouth. The Man squints at Icky.]
Icky: Ah, fine. [Icky raises both hands, revealing the joy buzzer on her right palm.]
[Dr. Kothari lowers her hand and takes several steps back.]
Icky: Relax! It wasn't gonna kill ya! We're legit now, remember?
Dr. Kothari: …yeah. [pause] Looks like the Lifted Veil's been good for business.
Icky: It's amazing what you can accomplish when you're not constantly being hunted by genocidal maniacs and kleptos who wanna imprison you against your will!
[The Man With The Upside Down Face clears his throat.]
Dr. Kothari: Hurry up with those cages, Elroy!
Dr. Carlson: [grumbling] I'd be faster if I had help.
[Dr. Carlson carries the cages of SCP-6000-I and -T from behind the truck and places them in front of The Man.]
SCP-6000-T: Whoa! Your face is like, upside-down, brah! Gnarly!
The Man: Does he always talk like that?
SCP-6000-T: Totally.
Dr. Kothari: You get used to it.
[Icky bends down to look at SCP-6000-I.]
Icky: What's Ignacio here do, again?
Dr. Kothari: Dancing, singing, acrobatics. I saw him breakdance once.
The Man: Looks like a regular iguana.
Dr. Kothari: He's shy.
Li'l Lollipop: Aw! [kneels beside Icky to see SCP-6000-I] You don't have to be scared! We're all your friends here!
[Icky straightens.]
Icky: Well, they're not exactly disquieting…but they'll fit right in at the petting zoo!
SCP-6000-T: Right on.
Dr. Kothari: Take care of them, okay?
Icky: We will! It's not like we kidnap people and stick them in rooms by themselves forever!
Dr. Kothari: We don't do that anymore.
Icky: That doesn't make up for when you used to!
Dr. Kothari: [sighs] Are we done?
Icky: Yep! So get lost!
[Dr. Kothari places a hand on SCP-6000-T's cage.]
Dr. Kothari: Goodbye, Tyrone.
SCP-6000-T: [sadly] Later, dude.
[Dr. Kothari crouches down to SCP-6000-I.]
Dr. Kothari: Goodbye, Ignacio.
[SCP-6000-I waves.]
Lollipop: Aw!
[Dr. Kothari stands, nods at Icky, then returns to the truck.]
Dr. Carlson: Uh, pleasure doing business?
Icky: Nope!
Dr. Carlson: Right.
[Dr. Carlson returns to the vehicle and starts the engine. As they drive away, The Man picks up the cages and carries them away. Icky waves cheerfully at Drs. Kothari and Carlson. Lollipop blows a raspberry at them.]
[Drs. Kothari and Carlson sit in silence until the calliope music is no longer audible.]
Dr. Kothari: I need some normal music.
[static]
Dr. Carlson: Yeah, the radio doesn't work.
Dr. Kothari: Damn.
Dr. Carslon: There's some CDs in the door.
[rattling]
Dr. Kothari: Broken Deus?
Dr. Carlson: Rise and Fall of Mekhane is my favorite, but Brass Rites and Silicon Rituals is pretty good too.
Dr. Kothari: Wait, are you a Mekhanite now?!
Dr. Carlson: Maxwellist, yeah.
Dr. Kothari: Since when?!
Dr. Carlson: Uh, since WAN returned and saved us all from the fleshgod apocalypse? If that's not a good reason to convert I don't know what is.
Dr. Kothari: Do you have any idea how many Foundation personnel have been killed by the Church of the Broken God?
Dr. Carlson: Do you have any idea how many Church members have been killed by the Foundation?
Dr. Kothari: That's not the same thing.
Dr. Carlson: How is it different?
Dr. Kothari: They were trying to-
Dr. Carlson: Trying to what, fix God and save the world? You tellin' me they shouldn't have done that, that we shoulda just kept all Her fragments in containment and let the FLESH win?
Dr. Kothari: No, of course not.
Dr. Carlson: Then what are you saying?
Dr. Kothari: [silence]
Dr. Carlson: That's what I thought.
[several minutes of silence pass]
Dr. Carlson: Hey, I think you left the recorder on.
Dr. Kothari: Huh? Oh, dammit.
<end log>
Addendum 6000-5:
SCP-6000-K politely requesting more honey
Due to its human-level intelligence and negligible entertainment or educational value, SCP-6000-K was not suitable for adoption by the organizations to which previous instances had been entrusted. Dr. Kothari proposed that the object be used as intended, as a child's pet, and adopted by a family familiar with anomalous phenomena. The adoption took place at Site-66, as the chosen family were retired Foundation personnel with sufficient clearance to know of its existence and lived reasonably close by.
<begin log>
[Dr. Kothari is in her office reviewing paperwork. SCP-6000-K sits in a cage next to her desk, licking the last remaining honey from a mostly empty jar.]
[Draven Kondraki knocks quietly on the open door of Dr. Kothari's office.]
Dr. Kothari: Hmm? Hey! Come on in.
Draven Kondraki: Thanks.
SCP-6000-K: Hello, Mr. Kondraki!
Kondraki: Hi! You must be Kristen.
SCP-6000-K: That's me!
Kondraki: You sure are adorable.
SCP-6000-K: Aw, thank you!
Kondraki: You're welcome!
[Kondraki sits down]
Dr. Kothari: So, what do you think?
Kondraki: I think she'll be great. I was up all night last night reading about kinkajous, and I'm sure we can take care of her. And I already showed Ben a picture, so it's too late to turn back anyway.
[Kothari and Kondraki laugh]
Dr. Kothari: That's good to hear. I took the liberty of putting together these care and feeding instructions, but Kristen can probably tell you everything you need to know. Can't you, girl?
SCP-6000-K: I sure can! Don't worry, I'm easy to take care of. You'll never have to take me to the vet, and I'm already potty trained. I like fruits and honey better than dog food, though.
Kondraki: Don't worry, we'll get you plenty of fruit.
SCP-6000-K: And honey?
Kondraki: And honey.
SCP-6000-K: Yay!
Dr. Kothari: Alright. If you'll just sign these papers…
[Dr. Kothari slides several forms and a pen across the table to Kondraki.]
Kondraki: Sure thing.
[Kondraki begins filling out the forms.]
Dr. Kothari: How's retirement treating you?
Kondraki: Pretty good so far. My pension's not much, but James gets enough for ten people.
Dr. Kothari: He deserves enough for a hundred.
Kondraki: [smiles] Yeah, but I'm not complaining.
Dr. Kothari: So, uh…
Kondraki: Hmm?
Dr. Kothari: If you don't mind me asking-
Kondraki: About James?
Dr. Kothari: Uh, yeah. How, uh, how is he?
Kondraki: He's okay. Nothing will ever be normal again, of course, but I don't guess it ever really was to begin with.
Dr. Kothari: [nods] Give him my regards. [pauses] And my thanks.
Kondraki: I will.
[Kondraki finishes the paperwork and slides it back to Dr. Kothari.]
Kondraki: Here you go. Anything else I need to know?
Dr. Kothari: Just that I really appreciate this. It's hard, finding homes for these guys.
[Dr. Kothari places a hand on SCP-6000-K's cage.]
Kondraki: Hey, I should be thanking you. Ben's gonna have the coolest pet in school, isn't he, Kristen?
SCP-6000-K: You bet!
Kondraki: And the nicest one, too.
[Kondraki extends a finger through SCP-6000-K's cage. She grasps his finger with one hand.]
Kondraki: I think she'll be good for me and James, too.
Dr. Kothari: I'm sure of it.
[Dr. Kothari and Kondraki stand and shake hands.]
Dr. Kothari: Fair warning, though, I might be coming to check up on her now and then.
Kondraki: [laughs] I look forward to it.
SCP-6000-K: Me too!
Kondraki: Ready to go, Kristen?
SCP-6000-K: Yep!
[Kondraki carefully picks up SCP-6000-K's cage.]
Dr. Kothari: Goodbye, Kristen. I'll see you soon.
SCP-6000-K: Goodbye, Sara. Good luck!
Dr. Kothari: Thanks.
SCP-6000-K: You're welcome!
Kondraki: Bye, Sara.
Dr. Kothari: Bye.
<end log>
Addendum 6000-6:
SCP-6000-O emerging from its nest upon hearing that Dr. Carlson's nephew needed help with a research paper
Due to its educational value, SCP-6000-O has been relocated to the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumatology in Three Portlands, where it will be part of that institution's tutoring program.
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Subject: SCP-6000-O
Director Martin:
When the release of SCP-6000 instances was planned, it was my understanding that I would be placed in charge of the redistribution process. It seems, however, that this is not the case, as SCP-6000-O was removed from containment by a Global Occult Coalition representative this morning, before I arrived. I did not have a chance to assist in this transfer of custody, brief the GOC rep about the object, or inspect the conditions in which it would be transported and kept to ensure the object's safety. I do not object to SCP-6000-O's transfer to ICSUT, but I do object to this apparent override of my authority on this object, and I sincerely hope that this is the last time such a thing will occur.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: SCP-6000-O
Dr. Kothari:
I do not see the problem here. You approved the transfer, ICSUT and the GOC filed all the necessary paperwork, and I can assure you that the object will be safe in transit and at the university. The transfer proceeded without you because your presence was not required.
Louis Martin
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Re: SCP-6000-O
Director Martin:
While I did approve the transfer, I did so under the impression that I would be able to personally supervise it. It is my job to ensure that SCP-6000-O is kept secure and protected both during the transport and at his new home, but I have been denied this opportunity. I fear that SCP-6000-O will come to harm in my absence.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: SCP-6000-O
Dr. Kothari:
As I said, your presence was not required to ensure -O's safety. ICSUT and the GOC know what they're doing, as you attested when you first approved this transfer. If you are still concerned about the object, feel free to contact ICSUT and see it for yourself.
Louis Martin
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Re: SCP-6000-O
Louis,
I just wanted the chance to say goodbye. Don't take that away from me too.
Sara
Addendum 6000-7:
Unable to determine context or content of above photograph.
SCP-6000-P is not believed to exist, as everyone knows there is no such thing as a pangolin. The purpose of its inclusion in the document that accompanies other SCP-6000 instances is unknown. It is likewise unclear why a habitat for a small mammal was constructed between those of SCP-6000-O and SCP-6000-Q, when this occurred, or who was responsible. When this chamber was first noticed by Dr. Carlson, it contained the following items:
- vegetation normally native to tropical areas
- traces of a mixture of powdered ant remains, various vitamins and minerals, and agar
- the following note:
Did you know pangolins were once the most trafficked mammal in the world? Well, you used to. They were killed by the thousands and smuggled off to Southeast Asia, where people ground up their scales and ate them as medicine. Isn't that horrible? It is, but you didn't do a thing about it. You had in your hands something that could save the whole pangolin family, but all you did was keep him as a pet. Even after the Veil lifted, that's all you had in mind for him. You were going to give Percival to Wilson's Wildlife Solutions and let the rest of them die.
Lucky for the pangolins, I decided to intervene. It wasn't easy to strengthen his effect and spread it to all pangolins, but it was worth it. Now, instead of being the most trafficked mammal on the planet, they're probably its safest. That includes Percival - he's safe with me, and you needn't worry about him anymore, even if you do somehow manage to remember that he exists.
- L.S.
P.S. - Don't think that that we're gone just because the Veil is. We're glad that you've released your prisoners, but you'd better stay on your best behavior. We're still watching.
As everyone knows there is no such thing as a pangolin, it is believed that this note constitutes some form of subterfuge or attempted deception by "L.S."
Addendum 6000-8:
As SCP-6000-Q is potentially immortal and the sole surviving member of its species, it has considerable conservation value. After experimentation with a female zebra determined that the object's offspring do not inherit its anomalous properties, it was entrusted to the Quagga Project for use in quagga re-breeding efforts.
Logs relating to the transfer of SCP-6000-Q's custody have been omitted, as they did not involve notable interactions with sentient anomalies or Groups of Interest.
Addendum 6000-9:
SCP-6000-S posing for the camera in its habitat
Much like SCP-6000-K, SCP-6000-S was slated for adoption by retired Foundation personnel. SCP-6000-V was deemed unacceptable for adoption, however, due to its venomous nature and hostility towards most humans, and was to be entrusted to Wilson's Wildlife Solutions for permanent care instead. It was therefore necessary to separate the two instances.
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Subject: SCP-6000-S and -V
Director Martin:
While SCP-6000-V is initially hostile to most humans, I have been working with her for years and have gained her trust and cooperation over that time. Additionally, SCP-6000-V is consistently less aggressive when in the presence of SCP-6000-S, the instance with whom I have the most experience. I therefore propose that these instances simply be kept in containment. Although this would be an exception to the anomaly release protocol, I feel that it is a justifiable one, given the unique relationship between these two instances.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: SCP-6000-S and -V
Dr. Kothari:
I cannot allow exceptions to the release program for reasons as trivial as this. While the presence of -S would indeed make -V less aggressive, as would your presence, even at its most hostile it's still not appreciably more dangerous or difficult to care for than a non-anomalous member of its species. As such, I doubt that I could justify the additional expenditures of resources and personnel - including, most prominently, yourself - that would be necessary to keep them in containment instead of releasing them like every other sentient Safe-class anomaly.
Louis Martin
From: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
To: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
Re: SCP-6000-S and -V
Director Martin:
In that case, I propose that they still be released from containment but entrusted to my custody instead. For reasons previously stated, I believe that I am the ideal caretaker for both instances.
Sara Kothari
From: Site-66 Director Louis Martin
To: SCP-6000 Project Supervisor Sara Kothari
Re: SCP-6000-S and -V
Dr. Kothari:
Unfortunately, I cannot grant your request. These objects are to be released from Foundation custody, which still includes the personal custody of active Foundation personnel. I can't let you take -S and -V home any more than someone could take home SCP-348, however much we all might want to. No matter how much sense it might make, it's still an abuse of power, and that's how the Central Council and, if they found out, the media would see it. I let it slide with the Kondrakis because they're retired, and because of what James did, but I can't do the same for you. I'm sorry.
Louis Martin
Logged below is Dr. Kothari's initial attempt to separate SCP-6000-S from SCP-6000-V.
<begin log>
[Dr. Kothari enters the shared enclosure of SCP-6000-S and -V, which are curled in the corner under a sunlamp.]
Dr. Kothari: Salutations, Sammy.
SCP-6000-S: 'Sup, Sara!
[Dr. Kothari sits down on a large rock. SCP-6000-S slithers up to her.]
Dr. Kothari: So, uh, did Sammy see the surrounding situation?
SCP-6000-S: Sadly. Will Sammy soon be sent somewhere?
Dr. Kothari: Sorry.
SCP-6000-S: Somewhere scary?
Dr. Kothari: [shakes her head] Simply somewhere 'cides Site-66. Somewhere safe.
SCP-6000-S: [sighs] So Sammy and Sara will soon separate?
Dr. Kothari: Sadly.
SCP-6000-S: Seriously sad. [SCP-6000-S coils around Dr. Kothari's arm, "hugging" her.]
Dr. Kothari: [swallows] So, uh, Sammy.
SCP-6000-S: Si?
Dr. Kothari: Soon, serpents shall separate. [Dr. Kothari points at SCP-6000-S, then SCP-6000-V.]
SCP-6000-S: Say second?
Dr. Kothari: She'll be sent somewhere separate.
SCP-6000-S: Shock! [SCP-6000-S slithers back onto floor.] Slander!
Dr. Kothari: [shakes her head] Serious.
[SCP-6000-S slithers over to SCP-6000-V.]
SCP-6000-S: Sara shan't separate Sammy and sweetheart!
Dr. Kothari: Sorry, Sammy, but superior says-
SCP-6000-S: Screw superior! Sammy stays!
SCP-6000-V: Verily!
[Dr. Kothari takes on a pleading tone.]
Dr. Kothari: Sammy, she's sinister! Not safe!
SCP-6000-S: She's safe for Sammy!
Dr. Kothari: Sorry, Sammy. Say sayonara.
SCP-6000-S: Shan't!
Dr. Kothari: [sighs] Seriously, stop starting struggle.
SCP-6000-V: Vanish, villain!
Dr. Kothari: Vivian…
SCP-6000-V: Vanish or violence!
[SCP-6000-V hisses loudly and bares her fangs.]
Dr. Kothari: [to SCP-6000-S] Sammy?
SCP-6000-S: Scram, Sara!
Dr. Kothari: S-Sammy?
SCP-6000-S: Scoot!
[Dr. Kothari seems to be fighting tears as she hurries from the room.]
<end log>
Following this incident, Dr. Kothari requested more time to locate an appropriate post-containment home for SCP-6000-S. Director Martin granted this request, on the condition of no further delays in the redistribution of SCP-6000 instances.
Addendum 6000-10:
Due to its general usefulness, and to prevent the future assembly of all 25 instances in the same location, SCP-6000-W will remain in Foundation custody. Reassignment to other personnel or permanent storage is pending, but it remains in Dr. Kothari's possession for the time being.
Below is a transcript of the last recorded conversation between Dr. Kothari and SCP-6000-W.
<begin log>
Dr. Kothari: Wilhelm, are you there?
SCP-6000-W: I'm always here for you, Sara.
Dr. Kothari: I'm confused.
SCP-6000-W: What about?
Dr. Kothari: The other animals. Your siblings.
SCP-6000-W: Because you don't know where to send them?
Dr. Kothari: No, well, yeah, I…I don't know.
SCP-6000-W: Because you don't want to send them there.
Dr. Kothari: [sighs] Yeah, I guess that's it. I don't want to send you all away. You're like family to me.
SCP-6000-W: Loss is an inevitable part of life, Sara. Terrible, but inevitable.
Dr. Kothari: I know, but…it shouldn't have to be, at least not for you. You all live forever. You should able to spend forever together, shouldn't you?
SCP-6000-W: Perhaps, but that isn't really what you want, is it?
[pause]
Dr. Kothari: No.
SCP-6000-W: Then what do you want?
Dr. Kothari: I want you all to spend forever with me.
SCP-6000-W: Because we are like family, right?
Dr. Kothari: Right. I've spent what, twelve years with you all? Almost the whole time I've worked here.
SCP-6000-W: It's been a long time.
Dr. Kothari: And so, losing you like this…I can't take it.
SCP-6000-W: Now, Sara, isn't that kind of selfish?
Dr. Kothari: What?
SCP-6000-W: When Dr. Wondertainment made us, we were intended to bring happiness to many people. Not just you, and not just each other. Isn't being separated the best way to do that?
Dr. Kothari: …fine, yeah, I guess it is selfish. But that doesn't change the way I feel.
SCP-6000-W: Of course not. And how, exactly, do you feel?
Dr. Kothari: Um. Sad? Lonely?
SCP-6000-W: Afraid, perhaps?
Dr. Kothari: Yes, afraid.
SCP-6000-W: Of what?
Dr. Kothari: Of losing people I care about.
SCP-6000-W: Has this happened to you before?
Dr. Kothari: [scoffs] Of course it has. You said it was inevitable, remember?
SCP-6000-W: Let me rephrase, then. Of the times that this has happened, which one does this feel like the most?
Dr. Kothari: Well, that's easy. [deep breath] When I was a little girl, I had a pet beagle. Her name was Maria, like the Santana song. She was the cutest darn thing I ever saw. And I loved her, I think, the same way I love you guys.
SCP-6000-W: As a pet?
Dr. Kothari: As a friend. But…ah, but I didn't appreciate her. I don't know how many days Maria was out there in the yard, but I was inside playing video games or watching TV. I should've been out there with her, playing with my friend instead of wasting our time together, but I was stupid and - well, selfish, I guess. So when Maria got sick, I felt sad, yeah, but the main thing I felt was regret. Regret that I didn't spend more time playing with her when she was around. Regret that she died scared and alone in a vet's office, instead of old and content and surrounded by her family, even though there wasn't really anything I could've done about that. I didn't even get to see her afterwards. They just burned her and stuck her in a box. It was just…so…horrible. No closure or anything. I didn't even get to say goodbye. She was just…gone. And now it's happening again. I'm having to give you away, but I'm not ready to lose any of you, because I want more time.
Dr. Kothari: Don't you have something to say?
Dr. Kothari: Anything at all?
Dr. Kothari: I thought you were supposed to be wise.
SCP-6000-W: Sara…
Dr. Kothari: What?
SCP-6000-W: There are no easy answers to questions like this. Parting is always difficult. No amount of goodbyes, and no amount time spent together, will change that. If anything, that will just make it harder.
Dr. Kothari: But it doesn't have to be goodbye, does it? It shouldn't be.
SCP-6000-W: I'm afraid that it does, Sara. If what you've told me is true, then there's not much you can do about this.
Dr. Kothari: [tearfully] Well, you're a lot of help.
SCP-6000-W: I'm sorry, Sara. But if it's any consolation, I don't think this time was wasted. And I don't think my siblings do, either.
Dr. Kothari: Oh yeah?
SCP-6000-W: It's been twelve years, you said? Since you found Sammy at that pet store?
Dr. Kothari: Almost.
SCP-6000-W: Now consider this: We weren't created much longer ago than that. Many of us never had any owner besides you. You've been here almost our entire lives, and you've been taking care of us this whole time. Sure, some of the others weren't here until later - like Vivian, she was the last, wasn't she?
Dr. Kothari: Yes.
SCP-6000-W: Think of Vivian. You know she didn't have a good life before you brought her here. But she likes you, doesn't she? Do you understand the significance of that?
Dr. Kothari: What do you mean?
SCP-6000-W: There are only two beings in this whole world that Vivian likes. Sammy, and you. She likes Sammy because they were made that way, but her love for you was earned. And do you know how that happened?
Dr. Kothari: How?
SCP-6000-W: Because you were the best owner that she ever had. That any of us ever had. You care for us better than any zoo, pet shop, or aquarium could, or any other person ever has. And it's not just a matter of feeding and cleaning us. You care for us, but you also care about us. We're your friends. And you are ours. The years we've spent with you have been the best of our lives.
Dr. Kothari: [sniffs] Mine too. But I want more years.
SCP-6000-W: So do we, Sara. But we're needed elsewhere.
Dr. Kothari: [sighs] I know.
SCP-6000-W: For what it's worth, I'm sorry.
Dr. Kothari: I'm sorry too.
<end log>
Addendum 6000-11:
SCP-6000-Y reciting "Sailing to Byzantium" in its outdoor enclosure
As it is effectively the world's leading expert on W. B. Yeats, custody of SCP-6000-Y was offered to several museums and historical and artistic societies associated with Yeats. Based on the accommodations for the object offered by those organizations that were interested, Dr. Kothari selected the Yeats Society of Sligo to receive the instance. Logged below is the final conversation between Dr. Kothari and SCP-6000-Y.
<begin log>
Dr. Kothari: Yancy?
SCP-6000-Y: Top of the morning to you!
Dr. Kothari: Uh, hi.
SCP-6000-Y: What brings you in here?
Dr. Kothari: Well, I've got some good news and some bad news.
SCP-6000-Y: Let's have the good news first, then.
Dr. Kothari: I've found you a new home. You'll like this: the Yeats Society, in Sligo. Apparently you're pretty much the world's leading expert on Yeats, so they'll be happy to have you.
SCP-6000-Y: Aye, that sounds like the place for me. What's the bad news?
Dr. Kothari: Well, I…I guess that's the bad news too.
SCP-6000-Y: What's the matter, lassie?
Dr. Kothari: I'm just gonna miss you, is all. All of you.
SCP-6000-Y: And I'll miss you too, lass. But that's the nature of things, ain't it?
Dr. Kothari: What do you mean?
SCP-6000-Y: Well, like the man said:
[SCP-6000-Y clears its throat, then speaks in the voice of W.B. Yeats.]
SCP-6000-Y: Things fall apart. The center cannot hold.
[Dr. Kothari hangs her head.]
Dr. Kothari: Yep. They sure [chokes up] do.
SCP-6000-Y: Lassie?
[Dr. Kothari bursts into tears and sits heavily on a nearby rock.]
SCP-6000-Y: Oh dear. [SCP-6000-Y approaches Dr. Kothari and nuzzles her with its snout. Dr. Kothari rubs SCP-6000-Y's neck.] That's alright. Just let it out.
Dr. Kothari: It's just - I'm - it's not fair!
SCP-6000-Y: I know, I know.
Dr. Kothari: They're taking you all away from me, and I'm never gonna see any of you again!
SCP-6000-Y: It's alright, Sara. We're moving on to where we're needed.
Dr. Kothari: But I need you, Yancy! Your family is my life. And now I have to give it all away.
SCP-6000-Y: Aw, that's sweet of you to say, but we're not that-
Dr. Kothari: Twelve years, Yancy. Twelve years. That's how much of my life I've dedicated to taking care of you all. You're my world. But now they're taking you away, and I don't even recognize the world anymore.
SCP-6000-Y: What do you mean?
Dr. Kothari: Everything's so…different. We're working with our enemies now. The Circus is out in the open, and people love it. There are Maxwellist churches on the streets. Hell, they fixed the Broken God, and everything was fine! I feel like…I know we were wrong. All this containment shit, it was never necessary. What am I supposed to do now? Everything I thought was wrong. The world feels like it's moving on without me. It's like you said, "things fall apart."
SCP-6000-Y: Well…
Dr. Kothari: What?
SCP-6000-Y: That quotation is sometimes taken out of context.
Dr. Kothari: Of The Second Coming? I've read that, I know-
SCP-6000-Y: No, not that. The context of Yeats's philosophy, the whole "gyre" thing.
Dr. Kothari: What about it? Everything starts at a point, then spirals outwards into ruin. "The center cannot hold."
[SCP-6000-Y shakes its head]
SCP-6000-Y: No, no, that's not how it works. Well, not completely. See, look.
[SCP-6000-Y uses its hoof to draw a two-dimensional representation of a widening spiral, as viewed from the side.]
SCP-6000-Y: This is a gyre.
Dr. Kothari: Right.
SCP-6000-Y: But so is this.
[SCP-6000-Y draws another spiral, beginning at the end of the previous one but opening in the opposite direction so the two of them overlap.]
Dr. Kothari: Okay?
SCP-6000-Y: Alright, so - [SCP-6000-Y taps its hoof at the edge of the gyre.] - we're here. Right at the end of this one gyre. But we're also at the beginning of the other one.
Dr. Kothari: What do you mean?
SCP-6000-Y: I mean, the spinning, the widening, it goes both ways. One gyre spins out into nothing, but another takes shape within it. And this one tightens while the other widens. So it's not just an endless spiral into ruin and despair. It's more of a-
Dr. Kothari: A cycle.
SCP-6000-Y: Yeah! Or a pendulum, or something. So yeah, this might be the end of the world. But it's also the beginning of one.
Dr. Kothari: [sighs] I know that, Yancy. The problem is that the new world is different. I'm not sure I want to live in it.
SCP-6000-Y: Well, you don't exactly have a choice.
[Dr. Kothari stands]
Dr. Kothari: God, you're even less helpful than Wilhelm.
SCP-6000-Y: Wait, don't go! That's not what I meant. Just, just hold on.
Dr. Kothari: [crosses her arms] What?
SCP-6000-Y: Look, all I'm trying to say is, the world's not ending. it's just changing. Cuz that's the nature of things - to fall apart, yeah, but also to come back together. And, well, if everything else is changing, so can you.
Dr. Kothari: Yeah? And how am I supposed to do that? Quit the Foundation? Join the Circus? Hop over to the nearest church of Maxwell and get a freakin' computer implanted in my head? I don't even know what my job is for anymore! How can I protect normalcy when there is no normal?
SCP-6000-Y: Ah, that's not true. There's still a normal. Just a new one. One that, if what you've said to me is true, doesn't really need protecting.
[Dr. Kothari appears confused.]
Dr. Kothari: What are you saying?
SCP-6000-Y: What are you hearing? [SCP-6000-Y winks]
[Dr. Kothari's eyes widen. Then she smiles.]
Dr. Kothari: Of course! Why didn't I think of that? Thank you!
[Dr. Kothari hugs SCP-6000-Y's neck, careful to avoid his horns.]
SCP-6000-Y: Hey, anything for me best friend.
[Dr. Kothari releases SCP-6000-Y and steps back.]
Dr. Kothari: So I guess this is still goodbye, then.
SCP-6000-Y: I suppose so.
Dr. Kothari: [nods] Thank you, Yancy. I'm gonna miss you.
SCP-6000-Y: You too, Sara. Tell Sam and Viv I said hi.
Dr. Kothari: I will. Goodbye, Yancy.
SCP-6000-Y: Bye, Sara.
<end log>
Addendum 6000-12:
Following Dr. Kothari's retirement, Dr. Lee Roy Carlson has been promoted to project head. As Dr. Kothari is the only known human toward whom SCP-6000-V is not hostile, Dr. Carlson has chosen to entrust it to her. SCP-6000-S has likewise been adopted by Dr. Kothari, due to her previous experience with it and its calming effect on SCP-6000-V.
KREATOR KOMMENT
This article is sort of an alternate-universe interpretation/informal sequel to my first SCP, SCP-4225.
To
Ihp and
Agent MacLeod: thank you for creating the fascinating setting in which this article takes place.
To the Tagging Team: I apologize for the pain in the tushie that this will probably be to tag.
To my critters: just kidding, this is a coldpost.
I also want to thank everyone who provided feedback on my draft of SCP-4225 in this thread, everyone who suggested other animals or otherwise helped me improve it in PMs or the discussion thread over the years, and everyone who upvoted it. Special thanks to
CTapbIu_XyJIuraH and
Chen XX, who somehow managed to translate 4225. The love that you've all shown for Sammy is part of what convinced me to make him and his family my entry for this contest.
Secondary slot picks, in descending order:
This fits the "nature" theme by being a bunch of rare animals, many of which are endangered but will now never go completely extinct. Dr. Wondertainment selected some of the species for exactly that reason. There's also that bit about the metaphysical "nature" of things in Yancy's addendum.
I invented the Pandora class. The name indicates that these objects have been intentionally let out of the metaphorical box.
"Sara T. Kothari" is an anagram of my username, minus an embarassing leftover x. It's pronounced "koh-TAR-i", it's a real surname, and Sara is of Indian descent as it suggests. I wasn't originally going to create a new author avatar for this, but Carlson is too much of a puppy-murdering maniac to feel that much empathy for these animals. Elroy is derived from "L. Roy".
We Are Cool Now! is a splinter of AWCY? that is allowed to operate publicly (with permits from the Triumvirate) so long as their art isn't actually dangerous. AWCY? still exists, and the snobbier members see WACN! as sellouts.
Mel is the "bipedal female bull moose" that's reportedly a member of the Serpent's Nest. I would've put a crosslink but I couldn't figure out how to drop an anchor in the Personnel Dossier without messing it up.
It's not 400 feet tall, but it is a purple platypus bear. It may or may not have pink horns and/or silver wings.
Originally, Mr. Fish was listening to Constellation Starfish, but I'm not sure if their music is anomalous or not, and after what happens in the series I don't think the Foundation would let people listen to it anyway. Mr. Fish's epic quest for revenge on his creator coming soon.
I don't know where Victor Chan is.
Kristen is the cutest one. Fight me. Dr. Kothari will indeed be visiting the Kondrakis to check up on her. In case it wasn't clear, Ben is Draven and James's son, named after Draven's dad, the late Dr. Benjamin Kondraki.
Octavian is fine. Dr. Kothari did call ICSUT to make sure.
It's a complete coincidence that "Addendum 6(000-)9" is the one with *ahem* "experimentation" in it.
At one point, -V was "Vidal the Violent Vaquita", a vaquita with robot arms that punches sharks in the Gulf of California. Vivian is much better.
Author's saving throw: if I've misrepresented W.B. Yeats's works or philosphy, it's because Yancy lied for Sara's benefit.
The Russian version of SCP-4225 is canon, as Dr. Wondertainment made different series for different languages. I wanted to involve some of the Russian animals but wasn't able to due to time constraints. If this article survives, I may return and add that in.
If this article survives, I will earn the "Canon Crossover Central" Cool Achievement for crossing Tales of Mr. Collector and Cack with Dread & Circuses (and maybe Those Twisted Pines, what with WWS and 3ports).
Regardless of whether this article survives, there are now enough of them set in the Lifted Veil canon of 2217 for it to be a proper Canon.
Wow! You flipped a card and got: Enenomios!!! You ca reload the page or go to the next.
DATE: 28 Apr 2021 02:08
Item: Scp-6007
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Because Scp-6007 has no effect or any possible threat towards any persons, there currently are no containment procedures toward Scp-6007. However, because of the nature of Scp-6007-A, There may be possible efforts to contain Scp-6007 in the near future. Scp-6007-A currently can roam free throughout Site-19.
Description: Scp-6007 is a typewriter, 9.3 kg, which has the ability to reality shift, into a different reality upon typing on it. Scp-6007 is held inside of a briefcase, being held by Scp-6007-A, which is a tall male human, approximately 195 cm, and 54kg, who bears the appearance of a 1920s musician, who wears a slim suit, with a top hat and a mask, entirely blank