Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
An image of 2 instances of SCP-XXXX-1 on ███████ beach.
Special Containment Procedures:
A 5 km exclusion zone must be maintained around the area in which SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX lives. Civilians are to be prevented from entering the area of the beach that SCP-XXXX-1 occupies. If any instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are spotted outside of the exclusion zone, they should be returned back safely to the water. To increase security and discourage trespassing, a net has been established along the border of the exclusion region as well as a steel fence along the coastline. If any civilians encounter an instance of SCP-XXXX-1, or SCP-XXXX, they must receive class-A amnestics and be delivered away from the exclusion area. As of event SCP-XXXX-0001, a mix of seaweed and garbage is to be delivered to the beach where SCP-XXXX-1 instances return on a regular basis, so they can maintain the state of their nest, themselves, and feed SCP-XXXX.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is a 2 m long plush whale that lives at the bottom of the ocean, 1 km off the coast of a beach in ███████, Siberia. Instances show high levels of intelligence, but their ability to speak is limited to basic words such as "Follow", "Friend", and "Retreat". Whether SCP-XXXX-1 instances are sentient or not is currently unknown. SCP-XXXX gives birth to approximately 60-100 smaller instances of itself a month, hereby known as SCP-XXXX-1. Through close up photos and scans, SCP-XXXX's body is shown to be made out of cotton. For unknown reasons, SCP-XXXX requires sustenance in the form of aquatic plants consisting of, but not limited to; sea grass, algae, coral, seaweed, or any foods containing high amounts of cellulose.
SCP-XXXX-1 instances range from 10-20 cm in size and share similar properties with SCP-XXXX. Their body shapes and patterns vary, however all instances recorded have been perceived as various shades of blue, having facial features and fins. SCP-XXXX-1 instances live for approximately 1 year before they expire and degrade. They decompose in the same way and at the same rate at which cotton does.
SCP-XXXX-1 instances will appear in a small group of 8-12 on the beach at which they are located around twice a week. The days at which they appear are seemingly erratic, however, they may be effected based on the moon phase or the tide. Upon arriving at the beach, they will proceed to collect foreign and organic objects, such as toys, shells, seaweed, and other garbage using their oral orifices to carry back to their nest. When on land, SCP-XXXX-1 instances will manoeuvre their surroundings by hopping using their fins as a method of self-transportation. They will then re-enter the water at night, or whenever they have collected as much garbage as they can hold. They will proceed to take their findings back to the nest to either sustain SCP-XXXX, or expand upon it.
Upon being threatened, SCP-XXXX-1 instances will retreat back to the water. If SCP-XXXX is threatened, SCP-XXXX-1 instances will try to defend SCP-XXXX by forming a shield with their bodies around the nest, or through attempts at distracting the threat. SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1 instances can be injured, however, they can also heal through the consumption of aquatic plants. The healing process takes around 1 week to 3 months, depending on the severity of the damage.
The nest of SCP-XXXX is currently measured to be approximately 10 x 20 x 20 m. The nest is made of hardened, calcified sand mixed with plastic scraps and other assorted pieces of garbage. The structure is brittle, and can be easily disturbed by human interference. The interior of the nest is entirely hollow, and the walls of the structure generally range around 30 cm in width. The nest has multiple large cavities that allow shelter and free movement for instances of SCP-XXXX-1 to safely deliver food to SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX-1 instances are constantly expanding the nest, and the rate at which they do so is around a 5.6% increase in volume per year.
SCP-XXXX was originally discovered in ██/██/████ when a group of fisherman reported seeing SCP-XXXX-1 instances swimming past their boat.
Exploration log: SCP-XXXX-A
The following is a log of communications between Dr Riven Mercer and D-20579 during the exploration of the SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1's nest. D-20579 is a male, 181 cm in height, Caucasian, and of moderate build. During the exploration, D-20579 was equipped with basic diving equipment, and a tank with the usage time of 30 minutes.
[BEGIN LOG]
** Mercer:** D-20579, can you hear me?
D-20579: Loud and clear, Dr.
Mercer: I'm going to need you to now exit the boat, and enter the water. There's probably-
D-20579: OK. Entering the water now.
Mercer: Alright. Now continue to swim downward. It will probably help if you activate your
flashlight.
D-20579: Swimming down now, just activated my flashlight.
Mercer: D-20579, do you see anything yet?
D-20579: I can see the ocean floor, but nothing else.
Mercer: Alright.
D-20579: Hold on… I can see something. Its a giant… nest?
Mercer: Swim towards it. I need more information.
D-20579: Holy crap! Its surrounded by plush whales! there's gotta be thousands! and the
nest, It's made of sand, and other garbage you would find along the beach!
Mercer: D-20579, could you take a sample of the nest?
D-20579: Approaching now to take a sample.
An instance of SCP-XXXX-1 approaches D-20579, and proceeds to rub up against him.
D-20579: W…Whoa!
Mercer: What is it?
D-20579: One of the whales has come up to me! What do I do? Should I pat it?
Mercer: Continue on your way to the nest.
D-20579: Alright. On my way.
The same instance of SCP-XXXX-1 continues to rub up against D-20579.
D-20579: Doctor! it won't leave me alone!
Mercer: Try patting it like you suggested earlier.
D-20579: OK. Ill try that.
D-20579 proceeds to pat the instance of SCP-XXXX-1. It looks at him pleased, and swims away.
D-20579 reaches the nest, and attempts to take a sample to bring back to the surface. He is stopped by multiple instances of SCP-XXXX-1.
D-20579: Um… Dr? I'm having issues with taking a sample.
Mercer: More information.
D-20579: They're trying to push me away from the nest. It's becoming difficult to swim further.
Mercer: Try and push them out of the way and continue onward.
D-20579 proceeds to push the whales out of his way. They swim after him, overtake him, and reach their nest and attempt to form a meat shield in order to protect it.
D-20579: The whales… they've formed a meat shield around the nest. They won't let me through!
Mercer: Try to force your way through. They shouldn't try and attack you.
D-20579: Alright. Are you sure about this?
Mercer: Yes. Force your way through.
D-20579: Augh! they'll barely budge! give me some more time, this might take a while.
Mercer: Alright. Try not to take too long, you only have around 15 minutes of oxygen left.
D-20579 proceeds to struggle for the next five minutes, before reaching the nest. He breaks a
chunk off of it, and discovers another much larger plush whale, SCP-XXXX inside.
D-20579: Dr! you won't believe what I've just found in the nest!
Mercer: What is it?
D-20579: Its a giant plush whale! it must be the leader of the smaller ones or something… It's
about half my size. Its huge!
Mercer: It must've been why you were struggling so much to get through to the nest. The
smaller whales were protecting their queen.
D-20579: I've got the sample in my bag. Do you want me to surface?
Mercer: Proceed.
D-20579: Surfacing now.
[END LOG]
Event log: SCP-XXXX-0001 04/06/2020:
The following log is a list of events that occurred 2 months after the discovery of SCP-XXXX. The events listed in the log occurred over a period of 3 weeks.
<BEGIN LOG>
<04/06/2020 09:43>: On site personnel noticed that only 5 instances of SCP-XXXX-1 appeared on the beach today, rather than the normal amount of 8-12.
<06/06/2020 09:47>: On site personnel noticed that only 3 whales had appeared on the beach today, even less than 2 days ago. The 2 instances appeared skinnier than normal.
<18/06/2020 09:45>: No recorded sightings of SCP-XXXX-1 had appeared on the beach in the past 12 days.
<18/06/2020 10:14>: A diving team was sent out to investigate the nest in which SCP-XXXX-1 are created by SCP-XXXX.
<18/06/2020 10:26> Diving team reaches the nest. Diving team notes a lack of instances of SCP-XXXX-1. All remaining instances appear to be skinnier than normal.
<18/06/2020 10:29>: Diving team reaches SCP-XXXX without incident through an opening in the nest. SCP-XXXX looked visibly distressed, and much skinnier than normal. SCP-XXXX said a singular word to the diving team, "food".
<18/06/2020 10:45>: Diving team surfaced, and returned to boat.
<END LOG>
Addendum:
As of event SCP-XXXX-0001, 50 kg of garbage, consisting of at least 50% aquatic plants is to be left out for instances of SCP-XXXX-1 to collect in order to avoid a repetition of the event, and to avoid the neutralisation of the anomaly.
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