walkingnukes

Object Class: Euclid

Containment Procedures: 4 contained instances of SCP-# are to be kept at Biological Containment Site-103 in a standard greenhouse containment unit. Units are to be sound-proofed and should have remotely regulated air filtration systems installed for humidity and temperature. SCP-# should be watered daily and kept under direct sun-light through a frosted, reinforced glass sun-roof and trimmed daily to avoid overgrowth and a possible containment breach of SCP-#-1's anomalous effect.

Should SCP-# show signs of growing an instance of SCP-#-A, it is to be allowed 24 hours to ripen before being plucked. SCP-#-A must not be allowed to broadcast before being plucked. Any individual exposed to an SCP-#-A broadcast must report to on-site staff for immediate Class-B amnestics. After plucking, SCP-#-A instances are to be placed in a small led container fitted with a modified shortwave radio and be recorded for a period of 24 hours for any broadcasts that play. The recording is to be reviewed, documented, and the instance of SCP-#-A destroyed.

Requests for experimentation on SCP-#-A must be approved by head researcher Dr. Julius Iscariot and must be handled remotely to avoid the effects of SCP-#-A. Requests for D-Class personnel for the purpose of experiments must be approved in advance by Dr. Julius, and individuals chosen for testing must have no prior experience working in agriculture or broadcasting before interacting with any instance of SCP-#-A. SCP-#-B that shows signs of its secondary anomalous effects must be immediately terminated with no exceptions.

MTF-Theta-4 "Gardeners" is assigned to the discovery and acquisition of the remaining 9 instances of SCP-#. SCP-#-B and -C are to be detained and administered Class-B amnestics terminated following the events of incident-#-2. (See Addendum 2)

Description: SCP-# is a genetically modified species of flowering plants from the genus Mangifera. Current studies suggest SCP-# can grow to 25 to 30 meters tall. Contained instances are dated to be 2,800 years old. Each instance of SCP-# is marked with a number in Roman numerals and is designated accordingly as SCP-#-3, -5, -8, and -13.

SCP-# anomalous qualities manifest when it begins to grow SCP-#-A. The marked carvings found on its trunk will illuminate for forty days before an instance of SCP-#-A ripens. The only exception is SCP-#-13, which has yet to bloom during illumination. It's currently believed that there are only 13 instances of SCP-#.

Only one instance of SCP-#-A can grow at a time, and they resemble a Carabao mango fruit. When it ripens, the fruit sends a radio transmission using shortwave frequencies. An unknown male voice would tell short passages from a book titled The Book of Red. The host begins by asking its viewers a question relating to the lesson of today's passage before reading. The passages feature a male character attempting to free a group of entities referred to as They, imprisoned by a godlike being referred to as The Fool. The chronological order of these passages are transmitted randomly, but they all share the central theme with other fruits originating from the same tree. As of 6/02/████, forty-five percent of the passages recorded have been organized chronologically.

Subjects exposed to the broadcast, hereby designated as SCP-#-B, express a desire to replicate the narrated events. However, SCP-#-B will not replicate these events unless specific parameters are met. Subjects that have prior history in the field of agriculture or broadcasting, hereby designated as SCP-#-C, express an extreme desire to share their passage and will actively seek out individuals. SCP-#-C avoids large public spaces and prefer to talk to individuals in private and intimate settings. SCP-#-C will continue to spread the passage for 40 days or till its life expires. After 40 days, SCP-#-C will commit suicide by drowning itself in the nearest body of water.

Subjects that listen to SCP-#-C will experience the same desire to replicate the narrative just as those that heard it through the fruit's broadcast. Listening to recordings of SCP-#-A has no effects. If SCP-#-B successfully replicates the narrative, SCP-#-B will spontaneously combust. Once it dies due by burning, the body explodes. The explosion's blast yield is equivalent to 18,000 kt. Class B amnestic can be used to erase SCP-#-B mental triggers Further research on alternative containment procedures on SCP-#-B and -C are to remain ongoing.

+ Addendum 1

The following document shows the central theme of each instance.

SCP-#	CENTRAL THEME AND NARRATIVE	NUMBER OF PASSAGES READ
SCP-#-3	Passages revolves around the concept of Misotheism portrayed through the character performing some form of ritual around a pillar before cursing at the sky. The character curses The Fool and other historical figures before collapsing on the ground.	7
SCP-#-5	Passages explore the themes of fear. The character is portrayed running on earth made of flesh while an unknown beast chases him down. The passages end with the character escaping the beast through the clever use of his surrounding.	8
SCP-#-8	The central theme is guilt. The character attempts to distract itself while isolated in the dark. ███ █████ ███ appears and will attempt to comfort the character only to fail.	2
SCP-#-13	N/A	0

+ Addendum 2

On 3/21/████, a containment breach on the west side ████ ██ allowed the escape of various Euclid class SCPs. MTF Epsilon-11 ("Nine-Tailed Fox") arrived shortly after the breach to capture and contain the escaped SCPs. The aftermath of the ensuing chaos left the site heavily destroyed. Surviving staff members were evacuated from the premises with the exception of D-40.

Three months prior to the containment breach, D-40 participated in an experiment involving SCP-# with Dr. Julius Iscariot as the supervisor. The purpose of the test was to research an effective, humane way to contain SCP-#-B instances. During the test, D-40 listened to the SCP-#-A broadcast. Before being placed in an environment that is similar to the narrative's setting, D-40 was administered Class B amnestic. D-40 had little to no memory of the previous experiment and showed no desire to replicate the passage. SCP-#-B classification was removed on D-40s's file, and Dr. Julius determined the use of Class B amnestics to be an effective form of containment.

During the evacuation, D-40 was described to be acting strangely by MTF agents. D-40 danced around a large steel pillar for 30 minutes before kneeling on the base of the pillar while crying. Afterward, D-40 began to curse at the sky. Agent Victoria Giuliani reasoned that D-40 was merely suffering due to the trauma caused by the breach and approached D-40 to calm him down. D-40 suddenly burst into flame when Agent Giuliani was about to embrace him. Agent Jude Muertigue shot D-40 dead before he could make contact with Agent Giuliani.

Agent Jude received harsh punishments, but after careful reviews by Dr. Julius and site director █████ ████, it was confirmed that Agent Jude's action saved the site and its occupants. D-40's strange behavior was due to the effects of SCP-#-A, and the Class B amnestics proved to be ineffective for long term containment. After the incident, Dr. Julius and site command created the MTF Theta-4 "Gardeners" to find and contain the remaining instances of SCP-# and to terminate suspected SCP-#-B and -C.

Julius, I understand you're frustrated. But you need to accept the facts. We can't afford to save them, to save everyone. You saw what happened. We were this close to losing everything that includes you. I don't know what bullshit you heard from the ethics department, but the only effective option for containing this anomaly is to terminate any suspected SCP-#-B and -C. There could be literal walking nukes out there in the world walking in broad daylight. Sure, I can only name two places in the world where the ground is made of human flesh, but what about the pillars. There are pillars everywhere. And we don't even know what is contained in the other instances' broadcasts. They could be difficult to replicate, but they could just well be normal enough for people to blow up in the middle of the city suddenly.

Julius, as a friend, I'm worried about you. I understand you want to protect the world. But we are the foundation, not the justice league. People will die, especially if we are not quick and decisive in our actions. We must be pragmatic because if we don't end one person's life to save millions, we might not have any lives to save at all.