A Repeat Killer
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained within a Standard Secure Humanoid Containment Cell at Humanoid Containment Site-06-3. While no extraneous security measures must be taken, SCP-XXXX is to be monitored for escape attempts, and any foundation personnel that is suspected to feel sympathetic towards SCP-XXXX is to be psychologically screened.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an unremarkable Irish male calling himself Brennan ███████ (which DNA tests have confirmed), possessing red hair and hazel eyes. Various tissue and blood tests have shown no anomalous effects pertaining to SCP-XXXX itself.
SCP-XXXX turned himself in to authorities for the accidental death of a twenty-five-year-old woman named Julia Macdonald in Dublin, Ireland, but was held for submitting a false report when it was discovered by authorities that she was in fact, alive and well. Local authorities passed this off as some elaborate prank, but an undercover foundation agent within the police force had verified the corpse of SCP-XXXX's alleged victim to be real and contacted foundation personnel immediately. SCP-XXXX was handed over to the foundation soon after. SCP-XXXX has made no attempts to deny its crimes, fully admitting to the death and expressing great amounts of guilt and distress when the police claimed that he was lying.
Various tests were conducted involving SCP-XXXX, beginning with requesting it kill a rat with a provided knife. SCP-XXXX eventually complied, and the rat was seen emerging from a small shelter in its cage an hour later. SCP-XXXX was then instructed to kill D-9783, which it refused to do until threatened with [REDACTED]. To the foundation’s surprise, D-9783 was found in his cell two hours later, with no knowledge of his death. When shown his own corpse, D-9783 expressed great amounts of distress but continued to claim no knowledge that he was even scheduled for a test that day. Upon being informed of what had happened, SCP-XXXX expressed similar amounts of distress to D-9783, but appeared relieved that D-9783 was alive.
The corpses of those killed by SCP-XXXX also show no anomalous properties beyond still existing after their still-living counterparts, referred to as instances of SCP-XXXX-1, appear.
Addendum XXXX-1: Test Logs Various tests have been performed to determine how and when SCP-XXXX-1 appears after the original subject’s death. The following is a collection of attempts to gain further information on these instances.
Condition A surveillance camera was installed in the cell of D-9040, who was then killed by SCP-XXXX.
Result: Three hours later, D-9040 was witnessed returning to her cell. She claimed to have been performing a test on SCP-████, though no tests were performed on SCP-████ that day. She had been involved in a test with SCP-████ the day prior, however.
Condition: D-8938 was confined to his cell for one week prior to forcing SCP-XXXX to kill him.
Result: D-8938 emerged from the staff restrooms near his cell, claiming to have been given permission to be in there by Dr. █████. Dr. █████ denied ever having met D-8938.
Condition In order to see if the method or range of the killing had any effects on the appearance of SCP-XXXX-1. Instead of the knife, SCP-XXXX was given a standard-issue handgun from a security guard, containing only a single bullet to reduce the risk of escape attempts. After this, D-9349 was brought to its cell and SCP-XXXX was ordered to kill him, to which the entity reluctantly complied after missing three times, the bullet being reloaded between each attempt.
Result: D-9349 reappeared as an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 two hours later, displaying no effects differing from other instances.
Condition: D-9533 was killed by SCP-XXXX and her corpse was put in her cell.
Result: D-9533 returned to her room and experienced great distress at the sight of her own corpse, but nothing anomalous occurred.
Condition: D-8938 was sent in to be killed by SCP-XXXX a second time.
Result: SCP-XXXX refused to make a second attempt at killing D-8930, but was eventually persuaded to do so when threatened. Once killed, D-8930 once again reappeared in his cell. SCP-XXXX reacted with tears when it was informed of this, demanding that all testing cease.
Following these tests, further human tests were refused due to ethical concerns of forcing SCP-XXXX to continue committing these murders. Animal testing has yielded similar results before being refused for similar concerns. SCP-XXXX expressed gratitude at this.
Addendum XXXX-2: Interrogation Log The following is a transcript of the interrogation performed by the police upon SCP-XXXX's arrest.
Interrogator: Det. Sean █████
Suspect: SCP-XXXX
[BEGIN LOG]
Detective: Mister ███████, I'd like to begin by thanking you for your cooperation with investigators so far.
SCP-XXXX: Of course, yes… I just… I couldn't live with it anymore.
Detective: If that's so, I'd like to talk to you about the case. (opens case file) Brennan ███████, age thirty-five. Turned yourself in for the manslaughter of Julia Macdonald. We found DNA evidence linking you to the victim's body and you turned over the murder weapon and gave a full confession.
SCP-XXXX: That's right… I'm sorry, why are we still talking about this? I confessed, just like you said…
Detective: Julia Macdonald just came in to report a robbery, and she claims that they've never even heard of you.
SCP-XXXX: (seemingly shocked) What? Is this some kind of… of sick joke? She should be dead, I… You checked her body!
Detective: It looks like someone has been playing some kind of prank, Mr. ███████. I hope you would just come forward and admit it.
SCP-XXXX: A prank? She was dead! What kind of prank is that? I stabbed her, I… (starting to cry) I saw her die!
Detective: I'm not sure what you're trying to pull, but I don't appreciate you wasting our time like this.
[END LOG]
Following this, SCP-XXXX was released from police custody, but Agent Lowman, stationed within the police force at the time, noticed its apparent confusion as to its sudden release and brought him to foundation attention.
A follow-up interview was conducted on Detective Sean █████ by Agent Lowman following SCP-XXXX's interrogation.
Interviewer: Agent Lowman
Interviewee: Det. Sean █████
[BEGIN LOG]
Agent Lowman: Thank you for your time, Detective. This shouldn't take long.
Detective: Yeah, sure thing. You're taking over the case, after all. Anything to get this crazy shit off my back.
Agent Lowman: Is something wrong?
Detective: Naw, not really. I just wasn't expecting a homicide to turn into some elaborate prank investigation.
Agent Lowman: Fair enough. Are there any leads so far?
Detective: Nothing. Like we found during the original investigation, there were no connections between the victim— well, alleged victim I guess, and the suspect. The mortician must be on something crazy, 'cause he still insists that that body belongs to Julia Macdonald. But we've done DNA tests on her living self, and she really is herself.
Agent Lowman: (taking a note) The mortician hasn't been any help, I see. I'll talk to him about it later. For now, though, I'd like to focus on the victim. You said that you've already talked to her about this?
Detective: Aye. She seems upset, especially since her family thought she was dead, too. I swear when I find out how he slagged us all-
Agent Lowman: When I find out how, you mean.
Detective: Right, sorry. It's just been working me up a bit, is all.
Agent Lowman: Well, you'll be happy to know that you won't have to think about this case anymore after this.
Detective: I hope you're right, but it's bugging me. Could you at least let me know when you find out?
Agent Lowman: Of course, detective. Could you let me know what the victim told you?
Detective: Macdonald was out of town visiting Jack Bellridge, an old friend, but Jack gave us a timeline that doesn't quite match up, saying that she showed up the day after the murder. Both of them seem to be telling the truth, so we suspect some kind of drug use was involved in the visit.
Agent Lowman: I see. And you're sure she's being completely honest?
Detective: The timelines are off, but I believe she believes she's telling the truth. None of this makes sense. Mr. ███████ doesn't have any motive, he seems absolutely devasted with this stuff and the body is so convincing that I can't imagine anyone has the kind of resources they'd need to pull one of them off.
Agent Lowman: Does Mr. ███████ have any ideas?
Detective: He seems more surprised than we do. If I hadn't seen her alive and well, I'd be sure he really did kill her. He seems furious that we're not charging him with manslaughter, keeps shouting that she was dead and that someone's trying to torture him. I haven't a baldy notion what to make of this whole thing.
Agent Lowman: Well, it looks like I have my work cut out for me. Thank you very much, detective. There are a few people outside that just want to ask you a couple more questions, and then you can just forget this whole thing.
[END LOG]
The detective and Mortician were administered Class-C amnestics following the interview, and the Foundation released a cover story claiming this all to be an elaborate wild goose chase perpetrated by SCP-XXXX in order to hide a smuggling business. SCP-XXXX was transferred into Foundation custody shortly after.
Haphephobiflora
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept outdoors, in a 20 m x 20 m x 20 m enclosure of steel fences with a roof made of tempered glass and no floor. The fences extend an additional 10 m below the ground, meeting with a horizontal steel mesh to complete the enclosure’s box. Once a month, biodegradable waste (collected from the dining hall) is to be spread around the enclosure to promote the anomalous plant growth within.
All site personnel are permitted to converse with SCP-XXXX from outside of its cell, but entry to the cell requires authorization from level 2 or above level 4 personnel, and direct contact with SCP-XXXX while it is conscious is to be avoided at all costs.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a humanoid entity with the appearance of a male human of indeterminate age, standing approximately 2 m tall, with a tangled mess of brown hair, yellow eyes, and green skin.
Due to the temperament of SCP-XXXX, gaining physical samples requires the entity to be rendered unconscious with powerful tranquilizers— a treatment which the entity has repeatedly requested foundation staff stop, citing powerful headaches when it awakens, regardless of the tranquilizer used. The samples collected appear nearly identical to humans, except that every cell appears to be that of a plant.
Further testing has revealed SCP-XXXX shows further traits of plants, despite being nearly physically identical to humans. (See Addendum XXXX-2).
SCP-XXXX is noted to be friendly when not distressed or enraged and will return to this state within minutes of whatever caused its anger or distress no longer negatively affecting it. It is more than happy to hold conversations with anyone who speaks to it and becomes animated whenever the conversation moves to the subject of forests and trees.
Any physical contact with SCP-XXXX is met with hostility, regardless of how light the touch or intention from the one initiating the contact. This reaction does not occur if the entity initiates the contact, however, reciprocating the contact still enrages it. Most occurrences of this consist of the entity lashing out with an incredible strength only displayed in this state, aiming for the neck or spine of whoever initiated the contact, with enough force to cleanly snap through the bone and, on several occasions, bisecting the target entirely. On rare occasions, a touch will be met with a nonlethal strike to whatever part of the target that connected with the entity, breaking the bone but clearly showing restraint. This reaction is most commonly shown when SCP-XXXX develops a personal connection with the target beforehand, but this restraint has never been shown a second time if the person touches SCP-XXXX again.
When asked to explain this reaction, SCP-XXXX will only respond with a reminder that it does not enjoy being touched, and that it is simply enforcing a rule. Further pressing will distress it to the point it will demand it is returned to its containment area. Refusal of this request will further upset SCP-XXXX, causing it to launch into an angry rant, shouting that the researchers, like the rest of humanity, truly have no true regard for the world at large, calling them hypocrites and even going so far as to accuse them of supporting genocides until its earlier request to return to its cell is granted. At which point, the entity will quietly return to its cell and refuse to speak to any researchers involved in the interview again.
At SCP-XXXX’s request, small trees and other plant life have been introduced to its containment unit, with the condition that they cannot be permitted to grow beyond the confines of the cell. This has yet to be an issue, as the plants seem to avoid the fences during their growth, likely due to some influence by SCP-XXXX. In addition, another anomalous ability of SCP-XXXX has been observed, as all plant life within a 100 m radius of SCP-XXXX grows to an impressive size in a matter of weeks. In addition, all biodegradable waste decomposes completely within only a few days within this radius.
Addendum XXXX-1: Acquisition SCP-XXXX was brought to the foundations’ attention when multiple reports of missing persons were made in and around Canada’s ███████ National Park, along with the disappearance of many park rangers that went in looking for them. Direct action was taken when a ranger returned to base with a shattered forearm, ranting about a strange humanoid that had decapitated his partner and broken his arm with two swift strikes of its bare hands.
The area was closed off by park rangers, the injured ranger was administered Class-C amnestics and a Containment Team began combing the forest for the creature. Within the first 10 minutes, the personnel were called to one of the more popular walking trails and arrived to see SCP-XXXX standing over the body of Containment Specialist Rogers. Despite the corpse at its feet, the entity was described as nonhostile, and even friendly, by personnel. The entity did not resist when apprehended by the Containment Team but killed any member of the team that initiated physical contact with it.
The only request the entity made during capture was that it be allowed to stay in a forest wherever it was being taken, which was denied due to the multiple deaths caused by SCP-XXXX. It reacted to this calmly, appearing saddened but seeming to understand the decision.
Addendum XXXX-2: Plant-like Traits SCP-XXXX possesses the physical structure of a human, down to the appearance of many organs. However, all evidence states that SCP-XXXX is actually a plant, as shown by several observed traits. Some of these traits include:
- The absence of redundant organs, most notably the entire digestive system. SCP-XXXX instead absorbs nutrients through its skin using similar methods to the roots of a plant.
- The inhalation of CO2 and exhalation of oxygen. Oxygen has proven to be poisonous to the entity, but existing in an airtight room with a D-Class subject has created a stable breathing environment for both parties.
- The requirement of nutrient-rich soil and water for continued survival. SCP-XXXX has never been observed to eat or drink conventionally but was observed to begin growing weaker for several days before collapsing when it was introduced to its original, standard containment cell at Site-██. The introduction of several small potted trees in an effort to stimulate the creature, or at least bring the entity some sense of familiarity as it died, some personnel admitted, resulted in SCP-XXXX inserting its hand into the soil of one of the pots, slowly regaining its strength. This incident prompted the relocation of SCP-XXXX to Site-16.
Addendum XXXX-3: Experiment XXXX-860-1 In an effort to understand more about SCP-XXXX, Dr. Henry Scarf submitted several formal requests to cross-test the entity with various other anomalies. To date, only [REDACTED] requests have been approved, and besides the incident with [DATA EXPUNGED], the only approved test with unusual results was the test with SCP-860.
SCP-XXXX was invited to explore what was described to it as a ‘very special forest.’ This seemed to intrigue the entity, which agreed to bring video and audio transmitting devices with it into SCP-860-1. The subject reacted with confusion when given SCP-860 and instructed to use it on an ordinary door, but complied, entering SCP-860-1.
SCP-XXXX immediately reacted negatively upon stepping through the door, asking personnel why it had been unable to ‘hear the trees’ until being introduced to SCP-860-1. The subject was unwilling or unable to explain further, and seemed to accept the given explanation of SCP-860’s anomalous nature and begin down the path. SCP-860-1 displayed the same anomalous effects it had after Incident 860-██-12 as SCP-XXXX made its way through the path.
SCP-XXXX had to be reminded several times not to stray from the path before it suddenly stopped at a split in the path, touching one of the trees edging the path. The sounds of [REDACTED] that had permeated the audio suddenly fell silent as the tree SCP-XXXX touched seemed to swell and grow taller for a moment, to which SCP-XXXX gave a small nod and confidently walked down the left trail, arriving at the exit door within a few seconds and stepping through it.
When questioned, SCP-XXXX told researchers that the forest was apparently helpful, if angry and rude. SCP-XXXX expressed displeasure towards the researchers involved in SCP-860-1 Exploration III, and requested that it does not return to SCP-860-1 until they had “calmed it down.”
Addendum XXXX-4: Interview Logs SCP-XXXX has proven to be more than willing to participate in interviews, seeming to answer most questions to the best of its ability. The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by Dr. Henry Scarf soon after SCP-XXXX was moved to Site-16.
Interviewer: Dr. Henry Scarf, Site-16
Interviewee: SCP-XXXX
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Scarf: How are you adjusting to your new cell, XXXX?
SCP-XXXX: Quite well, actually! It’s a little empty, but at least I can see the trees now.
Dr. Scarf: Did you miss the trees in your last cell?
SCP-XXXX: It was almost unbearable! I don’t know how you humans do it, but not being around them for so long was almost as bad as my starvation. Mentally, anyway.
Dr. Scarf: Well, let’s hope that isn’t a problem now, then.
SCP-XXXX: I’m still sitting in a box, doctor. I’m not sure if they told you, but my only request so far has been to let me actually stay in a forest. I’d love it if you could reconsider their answer. I have been on my best behaviour, after all.
Dr. Scarf: (after a pause) XXXX, you killed five members of the containment team sent to collect you in the first place, in addition to the three SCP personnel you’ve killed during your stay at Site-██ and your relocation here.
SCP-XXXX: I understand your concern, really, but you’re being a little unfair here.
Dr. Scarf: Could you elaborate on that?
SCP-XXXX: Of course. You define bad behaviour as breaking the rules, right?
Dr. Scarf: I wouldn’t use those words exactly, but that is essentially correct, yes.
SCP-XXXX: And bad behaviour is responded to with a punishment determined by those same rules, yes?
Dr. Scarf: That’s right.
SCP-XXXX: Then I’ve broken no more rules than anyone who dishes out those punishments! People broke the rules, and they got the appropriate punishment. If anything, you should be rewarding me.
Dr. Scarf: What rules did they break? The reports I’d been given stated that none of the researchers you killed were acting in any way that could be considered hostile towards you or anyone else.
SCP-XXXX: I told them the rule after I was brought in. They kept asking why I did what I did to the containment team, so I told them. They really had no excuse.
Dr. Scarf: And what rule was that?
SCP-XXXX: (pauses, appearing somewhat distressed) The same rule humans keep telling everyone that goes into these so-called ‘protected forests.’ Don’t touch the local flora and fauna.
Dr. Scarf: To be clear, you killed these people because they touched the protected wildlife?
SCP-XXXX: Well, no. That was somewhat vague of me, I’m sorry. They touched me. And while I am not necessarily classified as a protected species in the forest, the rule still applied.
Dr. Scarf: That rule was not in effect at Site-██, though.
SCP-XXXX: No, no, not by humans! It is certainly not a human rule, but a rule about me.
Dr. Scarf: I beg your pardon?
SCP-XXXX: I don’t like being touched, doctor.
Dr. Scarf: I see. Could I ask that you bring the breaking of rules to me in the future, before punishing the rulebreakers yourself?
SCP-XXXX: Well… No offense, doctor, but no. I can’t trust you to take my side in this. This has nothing to do with your character or honesty, but I am aware of my position in this place. I am not a coworker of yours, I am a prisoner and research subject. I’d be surprised if you didn’t value the lives of your coworkers over the unfamiliar rules of some test subject.
Dr. Scarf: I am in charge here, XXXX. It is my place to punish the rulebreakers, not yours.
SCP-XXXX: (sighs) Doctor, I’m getting tired of this debate. I think we’ll just have to agree to disagree. So long as no one breaks the rules, there should be no further issues. (stands up) I would like to go back and look at the trees, now.
[END LOG]
Interviewer’s note: Subject requested once again to be allowed some time in the nearby forest after returning to its cell. A compromise was eventually made, where we would provide it with whatever plants it wanted, so long as they would not grow beyond the confines of its cell. Subject agreed to this condition without complaint.
The following transcript is of the last interview SCP-XXXX allowed Dr. Scarf to conduct with it, taking place nearly █ months after the initial interview, and immediately following the second death of non-D-class personnel.
Interviewer: Dr. Henry Scarf, Site-16
Interviewee: SCP-XXXX
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Scarf: For god’s sake, XXXX. She brushed up against you, did that really break your rule?
SCP-XXXX: I don’t appreciate your tone, doctor. Also, if I were to sneeze right now, and accidentally filled your lungs with deadly poison, would I be allowed to wait here for your replacement to continue the interview? Or would I be brought back to my cell and reprimanded?
Dr. Scarf: (Somewhat nervously) C… can you do that?
SCP-XXXX: Not in my experience. My point is that an accidental break of the rules does not mean they do not apply. She did not need to be in my cell.
Dr. Scarf: She was doing her job and collecting samples from the ground!
SCP-XXXX: You really don’t get it, doct-
Dr. Scarf: What don’t I get, XXXX? No matter how many times I ask you about this, you’re the one who doesn’t give me a straight answer. We can’t understand your reasoning if you don’t even try to explain.
SCP-XXXX: You don’t need to know why a rule exists to follow it. The reasoning should be obvious, anyway. You’re a smart man, it’s no secret. Use that brain I know you humans have.
Dr. Scarf: I would prefer it if you would just tell me. For the record, if nothing else.
SCP-XXXX: (grips the rim of the table tightly) Record or not, I should be allowed to make a single, simple rule without needing to explain myself.
Dr. Scarf: You have expressed acceptance of your place as a research subject, which makes any rules you set important for us to know.
SCP-XXXX: I don’t like being touched. Do not touch me. Cause and effect. If you have any further questions, just play this part back.
Dr. Scarf: I’m afraid I must insist-
SCP-XXXX: I’m afraid I must return to my cell. There’s a poor flower that’s struggling. I'm really rooting for it if you’ll pardon the wordplay, but I’d hate to miss it grow.
Dr. Scarf: You may return to your cell as soon as you answer my question. Why do you set such an overly strict rule and such a heavy punishment?
SCP-XXXX: (clenches its jaw) Because they’re not supposed to touch me. Why is that so hard to understand?
Dr. Scarf: Because you refuse to cooperate. Tell me, XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: (growing increasingly distressed) I really want to go back to my cell. Please, doctor.
Dr. Scarf: Just answer my question and you’re free to go back.
SCP-XXXX: No, now. I’ve answered your question many times, you just refuse to listen.
Dr. Scarf: I’m listening, but-
SCP-XXXX: (slamming hands down on the table, startling the onlookers) No, you’re not! You never do, any of you!
Dr. Scarf: Now… now hold on-
SCP-XXXX: (grabs Dr. Scarf by the collar, pulling him forward onto the table) You humans are all the same! I give you a simple rule, just like everything else that allows you to tear it apart for your precious progress, and just like with all of them, you blatantly ignore it! You say your job is to protect the world? Then why in god’s name does every single one of you seem hellbent on destroying it? Hypocrites, every single one of you! We watched on as you slaughtered each other, as you burned us to fuel your engines, and even now you eagerly commit genocide while telling us that you care!
Dr. Scarf: Please, just calm-
SCP-XXXX: Calm down? I’d love to, but I’m not allowed to! I can’t live in my home, I can’t go into the forest, and I can’t even watch a little flower bloom without you insisting that I’m hiding something malicious within a simple request that you do not put your filthy hands on me when all I see when I look at you is a lying hypocrite who would slaughter entire species if you felt like it would help you brush your teeth in the morning!
Dr. Scarf: (being pulled away by the guards) Return to your cell at once! Guards, escort it there!
SCP-XXXX: (silently allows the guards to escort it out of the room)
[END LOG]
After this incident, required security clearance to access SCP-XXXX’s cell was increased to level 4. Further interviews performed by Dr. Scarf were refused by SCP-XXXX, and if forced to go, the entity would not speak to Dr. Scarf in response to any question.
Dr. Scarf was removed from the project, being replaced with Dr. Aubrey Bayton. SCP-XXXX displayed no negative behaviour when speaking with her, appearing friendly as usual.
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