SCP-9438

Item #: SCP-9438

Object Class: Keter Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-9438 is to be kept in a 6ft x 8ft x 8ft room with white walls, one twin-sized bed, an interview table with 2-3 chairs, and a red leather armchair. While SCP-9438 is allowed to roam the facility, she must do so with permission from O5 ██████.
While out of her living space, Subject is to be placed in light wrist restraints and accompanied by Dr. Harte, O5 ██████, and at least 2 armed MTF personnel.
SCP-9438 is to be given 3 meals per day in the form of foods blended into a puree and served with a straw, which can be obtained from SCP-294. If Subject has demonstrated good behavior, she is allowed a dessert meal after dinner if she requests it.
If SCP-9438 is exhibiting red flag signs of depression, anxiety, PTSD or suicidal thoughts/actions, Dr. Harte is to be contacted immediately to perform an emergency wellness check.

Note: SCP-9438 is unable to speak, but is able to hear. She can understand English and communicates through American Sign Language. All personnel who interact with SCP-9438 must know how to read Sign Language or be accompanied by an interpreter.

Description: SCP-9438 appears to be a 17- to 20-year-old woman of Eastern European descent. Subject has a human tongue but possesses the jaw, teeth, and throat similar to a Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) and has the ability to swallow large rodents whole. She is unable to do so since the rest of the Subject's digestive system is that of the average human. SCP-9438 cannot close or move her unhinged jaw, leaving it to hang approximately 6 inches further down than the average human. Since this results in xerostomia (dry mouth) and discomfort, about 6-8 temporary sutures are placed along her mouth to hold her jaw in place. Due to her jaw extending further than normal, the edge of her mouth extends to the bottoms of her cheekbones on either side of the face. These sutures are ONLY allowed to be put in by Dr. Harte.

Addendum 9438-1: SCP-9438 was discovered in a small cabin in █████, █████████, USA. A middle-aged man was found on the first floor, dead for at least 5 hours before arrival. The corpse was pale, frothing at the mouth with four puncture wounds in the right forearm. When Dr. ███████ attempted to move the corpse, thick coagulated blood began to leak from the wounds. SCP-9438 was found in the second-floor bedroom, cowering behind a bed and sobbing. Venom was leaking from her teeth.
Note: After DNA testing was performed, the man was proved to have no genetic relation to SCP-9438.
After being restrained and transported to Site 7, Subject was given the classification of Keter. Within two hours of containment, SCP-9438 was placed on suicide watch when she attempted to slit her wrists with her own teeth.
The following interview is transcribed from ASL.

Date: 8/13/1█
Interviewer: Dr. Milo Harte
Interviewee: SCP-9438

Dr. Harte: Hi there.

SCP-9438: You know Sign Language?

Dr. Harte: (opens his mouth) I can't speak either. I don't have a tongue.

SCP-9438: I've been trying to communicate with these people for weeks! I think it's been a week.

Dr. Harte: What's your name?

SCP-9438: (she signs the letters M-E-L-A)

Dr. Harte: My name is Dr. Milo Harte. We will be seeing each other often while you stay here.

SCP-9438: Where am I? When am I going home?

Dr. Harte: As of now, we don't know if you will be going back to █████████. Do you remember what you did in the cabin?

SCP-9438: (she puts her hands on her temples and sits on the floor, back against the two-way mirror)

Dr. Harte: (he stands up from the interview table and sits on the floor next to SCP-9438)

SCP-9438: (she curls up in a fetal position, one eye still looking at Dr. Harte)

Dr. Harte: Who was the man you bit?

SCP-9438: My father.

Dr. Harte: What did he do?

SCP-9438: He tried to punch me while he was feeding me. I didn't want to eat the oatmeal.

Dr. Harte: Why not?

SCP-9438: I saw him put bleach in it.

Dr. Harte: Why would he do such a thing?

SCP-9438: He blames me for ruining his life.

Dr. Harte: I'm so sorry.

(brief silence)

Dr. Harte: Do you… regret biting him?

SCP-9438: (she nods)

Dr. Harte: Is that why you did… (he gestures to the bandages on SCP-9438's wrists) …that?

SCP-9438: (she nods)

O5 ██████: (over intercom) Dr. Harte, it's time for you to go. SCP-███ needs your assistance.

Dr. Harte: (he stands up) It was nice talking with you, 9438.

SCP-9438: Why did you call me that?

Dr. Harte: That's what you'll be called from now on. Respond to it as if it were your name.

[END OF INTERVIEW]

Addendum 9438-2 (Reclassification): After 3 months of containment, SCP-9438 has been exhibiting good behavior, adopting coping skills and cooperating with researchers. SCP-9438 has been downgraded to Euclid.

Addendum 9438-3: SCP-9438 has requested to paint a mural on one of her cell walls. O5 ██████ was unable to locate the colors of paint the Subject requested. Dr. Harte suggested getting the paints from SCP-294. O5 ██████ approved the request and SCP-9438 was placed in light restraints. She was escorted by O5 ██████, Dr. Harte and 3 MTF agents armed with cattle prods.
While being escorted to the Staff Break Room where SCP-294 is located, SCP-9438 passed by the containment room of SCP-054. SCP-054, at the time of SCP-9438's walk, was sitting on the edge of its fountain, running its fingers through its hair. SCP-9438 stared at SCP-054 for about 5 seconds before an MTF agent nudged SCP-9438 to proceed down the hallway. Both Dr. Harte and O5 ██████ claimed to notice SCP-9438's cheeks flushing red.
Once SCP-9438 arrived at SCP-294, she unfolded a piece of lined paper from her pocket with a list of color hexadecimal codes.
The list is as follows:

  • #E52ADC (violet)
  • #0A78A2 (blue)
  • #18D137 (green)
  • #EAF80E (yellow)
  • #20F1ED (cyan)
  • #F0B208 (orange)
  • #F00863 (fuchsia)
  • #DBBDC9 (lavender)
  • #8119D6 (indigo)
  • #F83227 (red)
  • #000000 (perfect black)
  • #FFFFFF (perfect white)
  • Turpentine
  • Fresh Water

At about the point of cyan being dispensed, SCP-294 stopped responding to further requests. O5 ██████ told SCP-9438 why it stopped responding and offered a seat at a lunch table to her, away from Dr. Harte and the MTF personnel.

Note: O5 ██████ is speaking, while SCP-9438 is signing.

Date: 5/27/1█
Interviewer: O5 ██████
Interviewee: SCP-9438

O5 ██████: So…

SCP-9438: So… what?

[INTERVIEW REDACTED AT SCP-9438'S REQUEST]

About 90 minutes after SCP-924 stopped responding, the machine began to take requests. SCP-9438 continued inputting hexadecimal codes, as well as a cup of water and turpentine. O5 ██████ commanded one of the accompanying MTF personnel to retrieve a rolling cart to transport the cups of paint back to SCP-9438's living quarters.
After SCP-9438 was satisfied, she requested a cup of Peppermint Chamomile tea with 2% milk and one teaspoon (1tsp) of sugar. On the way back to the living quarters, SCP-9438 again passed by SCP-054's containment cell. O5 ██████ suggested that SCP-9438 say hello to SCP-054. After hesitating, SCP-9438 knocked on the window of the cell, getting the attention of SCP-054. SCP-9438 waved through the window, SCP-054 smiling and waving back. Subject requested that "we move on, please."

Addendum 9438-4: SCP-9438 has chosen to cooperate with researchers in the attempt to analyze her venom. Tests are currently underway.

Addendum 9438-5: SCP-9438 has been unresponsive to attempts to converse with Dr. Harte or O5 ██████ for the past week. With clearance, Dr. Harte obtained a bowl of SCP-348. SCP-348 arrived in the form of a bowl of █████████ Brand chicken noodle soup. The bowl's message read, "I don't know where you are, but I hope you're happy, my beautiful little girl."
As Dr. Harte was suturing SCP-9438's jaw back shut, she began to weep softly. When asked what was wrong, Subject replied that nothing was wrong and that she knew her real father was out there this whole time. SCP-9438's mood improved for the remainder of the day.

Addendum 9438-6: A containment breach of SCP-9010 occurred, resulting in the damage of multiple cell doors. SCP-9438's door was destroyed, and she instantly began running to SCP-054's containment unit. While running, SCP-9438 and SCP-9010 came face-to-face. SCP-9010's furious and panicked demeanor began to be quelled as SCP-9438 slowly and calmly approached it. SCP-9438 managed to sufficiently calm it down, to the point of SCP-9010 allowing SCP-9438 to touch its beak. MTF-Omega-██ arrived in the hallway, tranquilized SCP-9010 and subdued SCP-9438.
SCP-9438 woke up in her cell 12 hours later with a splitting headache.

Addendum 9438-7: Due to a lack of space in Site 7 and damage to her containment cell, SCP-9438 is awaiting authorization to be transferred to Site 19. Containment Procedures in Site 19 are to remain as similar to those in Site 7 as possible.

Addendum 9438-8: 1 hour and 34 minutes following SCP-9438 and Dr. Harte's arrivals at Site 19, a large-scale, sitewide containment breach occurred. The containment breach interrupted a short facility tour being lead by Researcher Green. Dr. █████ pulled Dr. Harte and Researcher Green into his office to follow standard lockdown procedures, refusing to allow SCP-9438 in the office for the safety of the other three Researchers in the office (Dr. Leone, Dr. Carvon and Researcher Maxwell).
SCP-9438, showing signs of extreme stress, attempted to backtrack to somewhere secure. A single D-Class was seen wielding a rusted pipe as a weapon in case of an attack by an escaped SCP. The D-Class, later identified as D-7255, saw SCP-9438 running down the hallway towards him. D-7255 brandished the pipe and yelled at SCP-9438 to, "back the ████ off, you creepy bitch! I'll bash your ███████ skull in!"
When SCP-9438 saw D-7255 swing the pipe at her, she quickly tackled him and sunk her teeth into his right shoulder. D-7255 began to convulse and froth at the mouth, screaming and gurgling in agonizing pain. A loose thread on D-7255's shirt caught itself of SCP-9438's top-right fang and extracted it completely as she pulled away. After D-7255 ceased screaming, SCP-9438 was seen on surveillance footage crying profusely and repeatedly signing "I'm so sorry" and "I didn't know you were there."
SCP-9438 later claimed that she couldn't see or hear D-7255 because of the poor lighting and sirens blaring.
When the lockdown was lifted, Dr. Harte found SCP-9438 in an empty containment cell. When asked if anything hurt her, SCP-9438 said she was fine. SCP-9438 was sent to the infirmary for a brief physical evaluation. Procaine hydrochloride (Novocaine) was also administered to ease the pain of the extracted tooth.
D-7255's corpse is currently undergoing autopsy.