Very Veri Veritas

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-XXXX’s anomalous nature, the region surrounding the entity was converted into a biological research area designated Area-37, any non-foundation personnel that end up within the boundaries of Area-37 are to be induced a dose of 75mg of Class B amnestics and redirected to a safer location.

After careful observation, it has been noted that SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-2 instances have no need for water nor sunlight and requires no special care by foundation staff. Maintenance and cleaning of SCP-XXXX's vicinity is to be monitored by cameras and realised by at least three foundation staff, which must rotate between themselves as to not activate SCP-XXXX's anomalous effect, no such care is required for maintenance of SCP-XXXX-2's main groove.

Testing of SCP-XXXX requires the presence of at least one Foundation member with Level-2 Clearance or higher and is to be monitored from a distance of at least 6 meters. SCP-XXXX-1 intances are free to roam the facility, but staff are encouraged to not engage in philosophical or religious discourse with any entities. Any personnel that enter SCP-XXXX’s influence are to be dragged from its area of influence and forcefully awakened by any means possible. If the individual has been in a meditative state for more than 2 hours they are to be considered lost and treated as any other instance of SCP-XXXX-1.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a living tree of unknown origin, age and species that resembles a male human skeleton sitting with its legs crossed, measuring 2.1 meters in height with roots of unknown length. SCP-XXXX is located in a small clearing in the mountainous region of [REDACTED] in Central Asia.

SCP-XXXX’s anomalous effects become active when a living organism stays within 2 meters of SCP-XXXX for at least 3 minutes. The affected individuals will then become relaxed and enter a deep meditative state for a period of up to 4 hours. After such, the individual becomes an instance of SCP XXXX-1.

SCP XXXX-1 instances are extremely docile to any other living beings and, thus far, have never been observed to show signs of stress, anger or sadness, independent of previous personality, mood or behavior. When interacted with, instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will interact and speak in whatever language the other party is speaking, when prompted about their change in mood, the specimens will speak about different types of “illumination” about the existence of the universe and their own, the most common being that they had reached “Nirvana”. When asked about SCP-XXXX, they demonstrate extreme reverence, but are unable to tell anything about SCP-XXXX’s origins.

At least 3 days after the meditative trance, the SCP XXXX-1 instance will seek an open space with soil, where it will then [DATA EXPUNGED] and slowly become an instance of SCP-XXXX-2. SCP-XXXX-2 instances appear identical to a normal Great Basin Pinecone specimen. The trees’ singular notable property thus far has been their capacity to generate an edible sap, with taste and consistency similar to that of maple syrup. SCP-XXXX-2’s sap has been tested and is considered extremely rich and nutritious, and is capable of replacing a full meal.

D-Class that have been ordered to consume SCP-XXXX-2’s sap became more amicable and cooperative, reporting that they felt “lighter” and generally happier. However, there have been no change in personality traits associated with those of SCP-XXXX-1 instances.

+ Level 2 Clearence required for further information

Addendum XXXX.01: The following document is a recording between Dr. Alexander Veritas and an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 that recently awakened from its trance.

[Begin Log]

Dr. Veritas: Where to begin… Can you understand me?

SCP-XXXX-1: Yes. In what may I help?

Dr. Veritas: I would like to ask you about what happened to you when you approached SCP-XXXX. I need you to detail everything you felt.

SCP-XXXX-1 nodded, but suddenly reared back into his chair, his eyes closed as if he was trying to remember something, suddenly, he started humming an unknown chant.

Dr. Veritas: Are you all right?

SCP-XXXX-1: Oh. Yes. Forgive me. About your question. I remember feeling heavy after approaching “it”, I started to feel tired and needed to sit down. After a few minutes, I remember being in a pitch-black space. “SCP-XXXX” was right in front of me. I do not remember exactly for how long I was in there, it felt like [DATA EXPUNGED] had passed inside that place…

Dr. Veritas: Forgive my interruption, but are you certain it was not a dream or an illusion?

SCP-XXXX-1: Yes. I remember it clearly and I was in full control of myself, I was most certainly there, at least, my mind was. At first, I felt panicked, there was no end to that infinite darkness, there was only the tree, the chanting and I. I thought I was going mad but then… I do not know after how much time but, something “clicked”, and then, everything made sense.

Dr. Veritas: Could you elaborate? What is this “chanting” and what exactly “made sense”?

SCP-XXXX-1: Everything: Me, you, that tree, it all made sense. “It” and the chanting in that dark infinity helped me find the answers I was looking for, that and much more. The world never seemed so clear before. If I had to pick something to describe what I feel. The closest thing would be “illumination”. However, the word does not give it enough justice.

Dr. Veritas: Are you implying that SCP-XXXX was capable of imparting some sort of wisdom to you in that pitch-black space? Are you aware that SCP-XXXX likely tampered with your conciousness?

SCP-XXXX-1: Oh no. You misunderstand me. SCP-XXXX’s enlightenment does not come from knowledge, one does not “learn” its way into “illumination”, it comes from the soul, from the very core principle that composes the universe around us. Additionally SCP-XXXX did no more than lock me into that alternate space, it only provided me with the ideal place to reach "Enlightenment", other than that, all that I have come to think and all that I am right now has been a product of all the pondering that I did in that place.

Dr. Veritas: I assume that means there is no way to impart or in some way demonstrate the content of your "revelation"?

SCP-XXXX-1: As I just stated, one cannot “learn” the universal truth. If you are so eager to attain it, the only way is through the Tree and it's chant, I know no other way.

[End Log]

Interviewer’s Note: SCP-XXXX-1 demonstrated extreme understanding and patience during the whole of the interview. Whenever it spoke, there was a sense of serenity and detachment in it's voice and bodily gestures.

Additionally, SCP-XXXX-1 alluded that SCP-XXXX is capable of creating a separate space from our reality along with an unknown chant that seems to come from no apparent direction and serves an unknown purpose. The people under SCP-XXXX’s trance stay in that alternate space until they reach “Enlightenment”, something that, according to the interviewed SCP-XXXX-1 instance, can take as much as [DATA EXPUNGED] years. Interviews with people whose trance were interrupted before [Redacted] hours have no memory of the alternate space.

Conclusion: This interview has come to raise questions about SCP-XXXX's actual anomalous capacities. Until we attain further evidence as to the veracity of the entity's capacities mentioned by SCP-XXXX-1, no changes to it's description are to be made.