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Item#: SCP-4043
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: POI-4043 is to be watched over in a house that is up to protocol for humans. Additional essentials are to be provided for her companion (NAE1-4043). SCP-4043-1 through -4 are to be kept in separate storage units when not being experimented with. Granting POI-4043 access to them is to only be allowed under controlled experiments. Personnel assigned are to be advised for whether or not POI-4043 is in the appropriate mood for taking interviews or experiments.
Description: POI-4043 is a human female around 19 years of age2, standing around 1.6 meters tall and scales showed 55 kilograms. She goes by a single name, “Samantha” (no last name given), and appears to be non-anomalous by herself. However, She was discovered with several anomalous items which have been collectively designated SCP-4043, as listed below.
SCP-4043-1 is a medium-sized burlap sack with two different styles on its sides; one side is made of a yellow-orange fabric with the word “treats” (sic) made out on it in fabric, while the other is made with of a violet fabric with the word “TRICKS” (sic) made out on it in fabric. The bag has shown to be extremely resilient to damage and testing of its make-up is, as of this writing, inconclusive. It has a much greater volume than its dimensions would allow, acquisition revealing more than 81 different items found in it. POI-4043 admits she mainly puts presents in it for treating people, and pranks for punishing many kinds of “ne’er-do-wells” (sic), although extra clothes, actual food, and hygiene products were in it as well.
SCP-4043-2 is an orange ghost-sheet costume with eyes and a mouth cut out for the face. It is also made of a resilient and inconclusive fabric. Its anomalous properties manifest whenever a human subject fits it on themselves. They will then immediately take on the appearance an entity in the general area that most people, if not all, would be avoidant or distressed to encounter. This ability to change appearance is considerably static, as the subject will stay in said form until SCP-2-B is taken off, even if they have entered a location where the appearance they took on is unfamiliar or even non-threatening.
SCP-4043-3 is a broom-like appliance with a seat (complete with a seat-belt) set upon it. Its anomalous properties manifest when a human fixes themselves onto the seat; at this point, SCP-4043-3 will begin levitating and will be able to fly through the air, with the subject changing directions by leaning in the right direction or forcing its nose up or down. Testing has found it to be especially tough, resisting multiple attempts to remove a piece of it for a sample.
SCP-4043-4 is a miniature cauldron, made of a lightweight and durable metal of inconclusive make-up, that was discovered in SCP-4043-1. It is dark-green in color, and filled with a solid silver-blue metal with mirror-like qualities. Whenever someone looks into it long enough, they will see variable glimpses of present events happening within a 1.6-Kilometer radius. These events mainly show people who POI-4043 would be interested in, such as people guilty of abuse. POI-4043 says this is how she finds her next “assignments”. However, SCP-4043-4 is also how she managed to found out about MTF-Pi-1 and prepared her encounter with them (see Discovery below).
Discovery: POI-4043 was discovered in October of 2018 when Foundation front agents picked up calls of a "real live witch" appearing around the city of New York, NY. MTF-Pi-1 (City Slickers) was then instructed to investigate and then take action there. Approximately 3.5 hours into the investigation, Pi-1 made contact with POI-4043, who was reported to turn herself in when she found out about the Task-Force.
Addendum-1: Below is an interview with POI-4043:
[Begin Log: 10/31/2018, 6:00 pm]
Doctor Smith: Good day, POI-4043.
POI-4043: (shows signs of depression) …please, call me Samantha.
Doctor Smith: Of course, I am sorry that you are not feeling well, Samantha.
POI-4043: I’m just… scared. What’s going to happen to me?
Doctor Smith: I am not 100% certain, but you’re not in trouble, I promise.
POI-4043: (sighs) Alright, then… what did you want to talk about?
Doctor Smith: Well, We’ve heard reports of abnormal activity in your area; and we just want to make sure it was not anything serious.
POI-4043: I certainly wasn’t trying anything truly criminal. I just wanted to help out around my city.
Doctor Smith: Help out? How?
POI-4043: I would use my cauldron to look around my area to see if there were people who didn’t get treated like they should. The week before you guys took me in, I was dealing with some punk who just took someone else’s bagged lunch.
Doctor Smith: How did you handle that?
POI-4043: I flew by the jerk and snatched the food out of his hand. Heh, it was pretty cool, too. I did it with enough force to knock him to the ground. While he was down, I just walked away the stolen goods, and left them by for the victim to notice on his way home.
Doctor Smith: Interesting… Now, I would like to ask about the "costume" that was in your possession?
POI-4043: That’s when I need to get out of tight squeezes, if you know what I mean. I did not have anything to make me invisible, but something to make me look like someone not to be messed with worked just as well.
Doctor Smith: I see now. When was the last time you needed to look like the right face to get out of trouble?
POI-4043: When I got chased by a couple of thugs whom I have tricked in the past before. They were pretty angry when they saw me, so I went to hide in an alley. I decided that putting on a costume was a safer way to deal with them than trying to fly out the way I came in.
Doctor Smith: I see; and how did it go?
POI-4043: Well, as soon I put it on, I ended looking like a cop; I was grateful to have a toy gun on me at the time; because as soon they caught up me, they didn’t see me, they saw a cop yelling at them to leave the area pointing a gun at them. (At this point, POI began snickering for a couple seconds) I’m sorry; I know it seems pretty dark to laugh at the “danger” they faced, but it was just so good! I swear, as soon as I got them, they started wetting themselves and ran away! (laughs for a second) I am just glad that they had no fire to return.
Doctor Smith: My, My. Well, then It seems like you can take care of yourself.
POI-4043: Oh, yeah… At least, until you guys showed up.
Doctor Smith: Initial recovery talks about how you just turned yourself in. What it said about you then contradicts how you spoke of yourself just now. Why did you yield so easily?
POI-4043: (tone becomes more anxious) I-I… This was different. I just wanted to bring justice to some bullies or jerks, n-nothing too serious. But when my cauldron showed me a vision depicting your men coming over and talking about m-me… (At this point, POI-4043’s voice is soft and broken) …I saw they had guns…
Doctor Smith: …I know, Samantha; and when I heard, I was outraged, but then they explained to me that they were only tranquilizers, nothing lethal. Still, I understand, and apologize, if that traumatized you, but I swear, they did not mean any ill will towards you. They just… over-prepare for the worst-case scenario.
POI-4043: (takes a minute to recover and sighs) I just wanted to make my home a safer place, more fun, even, but then a special branch of the law shows up, and now the time for games is definitely over…
Doctor Smith: I went to talk with the others who went to see you; it seems like you have more in common with us than I thought.
POI-4043: I do? …How?
Doctor Smith: We both want the same thing: to protect our homes; and while we both do it in… different ways, we know that it gets the job done.
POI-4043: Oh. That’s a good point you make, there.
Doctor Smith: Indeed. Now, I suppose that is all you are willing to share for now?
POI-4043: Well, I was hoping to talk about one more thing…
Doctor Smith: Oh?
POI-4043: I heard about being assigned a place to live, and I was hoping… if you would let me have a pet? I’ve just been so lonely for so long, long before you guys took me in; and I don’t start a new alive alone once more…
Doctor Smith: Oh. Well, I suppose that with your complacency, and the low threat you pose, that can be well arranged.
POI-4043: Oh, thank you, Doctor Smith. I would really appreciate it.
Doctor Smith: Anytime, Samantha.
[End Log: 10/31/2018, 6:05 pm]
Addendum-2: Comments regarding above interview:
[C: Doctor Blast: “I do not like where Smith was going with this. I considered his leniency with the subject to be excessive to the point of disgusting. Is he just going to bend over backwards for every one of those damn things as soon as they give the puppy dog eyes? I hereby request that he can no longer be assigned from any duty regarding humanoids for the foreseeable future.”]
[R: Doctor Smith: “How dare you!? ‘Damn THINGS’? This is another human that we are talking about; a young lady, even! Good God, Man! Are you that paranoid as to completely disregard her natural rights? This attitude towards the people in our containment is exactly why dealing with SCP-███ was such a disaster! Listen, we never even found anything about the girl, herself, being an anomaly; why can’t we just have her start over with a new life?”]
[R: Doctor Cimmerian: “I wish to make things clear for the both of you: while she is, in fact, just another human, we still have no idea how she acquired such assets. We can’t just let her go without learning more about their nature. Also, we could make use of her personal skills, perhaps as a novice agent. In the meantime, I suppose a pet will keep her both company and busy, on the conditions that 1) we can all be reasonable about what kind she gets; and 2) she can promise to cooperate with us. Also, Dr. Blast, I recommend you relook at the updated protocol for dealing with people in our containment.”]
Addendum-3: POI-4043 was presented with a non-anomalous black cat (designated NAE-4043), at which point her mood had immediately improved for the better. Not only has she become more cooperative with daily instructions, but she has also become less afraid to open up to other operatives. Requests towards her for continued interviews and controlled experiments involving SCP-4043 were met with positive, almost-enthusiastic responses. The scheduling for such shall be noted in the following supplement Document-4043-A.
Item#: PCS-682
Threat Level: Severe
Protocol Concerning Subject: PCS-682 is to be kept in a 5M3 chamber that is air-locked, designed to be mobile and/or transportable, (see below) and made solid of a chemical-resistant metal alloy. If subject shows any increase in activity or aggression, the chamber is to be flooded with any/all of the following: Sulfuric Acid, Arsenic Vapor, and/or Magnesium Fire. Such measures should only be taken when necessity of quelling its resistance is confirmed, for fear of it developing immunity and/or entering a rage state.
To protect staff from becoming targets of said rage states:
- Surviving staff assigned to PCS-682 duty must rotate in and out weekly, at least.
- PCS-682’s containment chamber must be made so that it can be transferred to another facility monthly, without delay. Any facility it is transferred to must always be at least 80.5 km away from any human settlement.
Description: PCS-682 is a seemingly mechanical entity of unknown origin. Its size is, on average, nine (9) meters long and weighs nine (9) metric-tons, although it’s known to vary through the shedding or absorbing of material and/or damage done to it. Although its skin is apparently made up of a metallic substance akin to copper-alloy, opportunistic study of its anatomy revealed that its inner tissue is of similar appearance to organic muscle and bone. Its physiology takes on several traits of various genera; this includes bovid horns, a beak not unlike that of a parrot, and a general body design similar to that of a crocodilian. It is found to have an evenly spread nervous system, rather than central.
PCS-682 shows to be highly intelligent, capable of communication through phonetic concentration of vocalization. However, in all such communication, PCS-682 has been known to express a hatred for all life. Its attitude towards life forms has ranged from passive, yet spiteful, hoping that “they die soon”, to being driven to blind rage, trying to kill them itself. It has given no further explanation to these feelings other than “they’re all wrong”.
PCS-682 shows extremely high resilience to any physical damage done toward its being, as it’s able to instantly regenerate damage done by various forms of firearms, incendiary explosives, and temperature extremes, among other things. It also shows the impressive ability to adapt to, and/or develop immunity to several other PCS objects used in experimenting to see if PCS-682 could be terminated; objects that are known to have easily taken down much larger entities, lose any effect on PCS-682 once it has completed what is known as its “Survival-Event”.
If large enough parts of it are removed, those parts begin to turn into their own entities (referred to as instances PCS-682-Beta) that appear as off-appearance instances of the original they spawned from (which at this point will be designated PCS-682-Alpha). However, while Beta instances still retain high resilience, it’s not as successful as the Alpha instance’s. Enough heavy damage can terminate these instances, even objects The Alpha previously adapted to. After a beta's death, the Alpha consumes it, and such action temporarily results in more efficient regeneration for PCS-682.
As of this writing, no method has been found to fully destroy PCS-682.
Addendum: Experiment-Log/PCS-682
Item#: PCS-1048
Threat Level: Moderate
Protocol Concerning Subject: PCS-1048-0 is to be kept within a standard holding cell 6M3 in volume constructed from stainless steel; under no circumstance should anything else be present in the holding cell with the subject. Personnel working with PCS-1048-0 should include at least one (1) person that the subject still trusts, in case it needs to be kept under control for maintenance of its holding cell, and prevented from running away until its holding cell is deemed safe to return to. Any secondary instances of PCS-1048 are to be terminated, and their creation is only allowed under controlled experiments.
Description: PCS-1048-0 is an anomalous teddy bear standing 30 centimeters in height. The subject is animate and capable of moving on its own. PCS-1048-0 displays sentience and intelligence, making friendly gestures to personnel it has met frequently, and went into hidingat the sound of gunfire. Subject has also, on occasion, presented personnel drawings it made itself. Subject even displays a modicum of literacy, writing “Bill D. Bear” on drawings it made of itself. The animate object possesses no physical qualities that would differentiate it from an ordinary teddy bear.
PCS-1048-0 is capable of creating more animate toy bears, referred to in general as secondary PCS-1048 instances. PCS-1048-0 begins this process by molding materials, such clay or cloth, into the standard shape of teddy bear. Then, the subject will remove one of its eyes to place onto the face of the new bear. Within an hour after this part, the new instance will become animate and PCS-1048-0 will regenerate its lost eye. Subjects are also capable of recreating more animate bears like PCS-1048-0, but only out of the same material that they were constructed from. Unlike PCS-1048-0, secondary PCS-1048 instances do not display friendly behavior, instead being considerably aggressive towards any other entities, and driven to make more of them until all available materials are depleted.
Extensive analysis of secondary instances revealed that as soon as their eye is inserted into a sufficient casting, anomalous threads will begin to grow from the eye and spread throughout the body. These threads will end the process by returning to the head to create a duplicate eye, making it able to repeat the process over as long as the required materials are available.
On 12/13/14, PCS-1048-0 was vivisected to reveal any abnormalities within its being. So far, nothing was found within it aside from stuffing that tested negative for any abnormalities. The eyes only seemed to reveal threads when it was placed onto an acceptable form. Following this experimentation, PCS-1048-0 became extremely reclusive, as well as fearful to come out of its holding cell for anyone, save a few personnel it still trusted.
Even though PCS-1048-0 displays affection towards the secondary instances, it has not yet been found reacting negatively to witnessing their destruction.
Test Log: Experiments where PCS-1048-0 was presented with several different sculpting materials to gain further understanding of its replicating ability.
Secondary instance: PCS-1048-C
Material used: Processed Cotton
Details: Upon animation, subject immediately jumped the nearest personnel, tearing at their cloths to make instances. Subject was restrained by security and subsequently terminated.
Secondary instance: PCS-1048-D
Material used: Play-Doh Brand Sculpting Clay
Details: Only one could be made with the available amount. Upon animation, subject focused on PCS-1048-0, keeping it company as they rested by the walls of the testing chamber. Upon introduction of personnel to secure PCS-1048-0, PCS-1048-D became hostile, moving in to protect its creator. Personnel responded by blasting the subject with hot water through a hose, which immediately lead to its form becoming unstable and neutralized.
Secondary instance: PCS-1048-M
Material used: Chicken Meat
Details: PCS-1048-0 was presented with 5 pounds of ground chicken meat and immediately went to work on creating 7 instances of PCS-1048-M over the course of 3 hours. As soon as all of the material was used up, all instances of PCS-1048-M ceased motion. 10 minutes in, a live chicken was presented into the testing chamber. Upon its introduction, the group mobbed the chicken, giving no regard to its vocalizations as they tore it apart. Afterwards, they began reducing the torn flesh to a pulp to make more of PCS-1048-M; 5 additional instances were created with the meat of the introduced chicken. Following protocol, all secondary instances were destroyed.
Secondary instance: PCS-1048-P
Material used: Paper Mache
Details: Subject became animate while the material was still wet and loose, and kept PCS-1048-0 Company while they rested on one side of the testing chamber. Subjects displayed no motion until the next day, when personnel went in to retrieve PCS-1048-0. At this time, PCS-1048-P’s body had dried up and hardened, and subject displayed an extreme reduction in mobility. Unable to change its sitting position, it resorted to shuffling furiously towards the personnel taking PCS-1048-0 away. Subject was incinerated without incident.
Secondary instance: PCS-1048-G
Material used: Colorless Gelatin
Details: Subject was given gelatin that was already in the molding of a teddy bear. At this, all the subject did was remove one of its eyes and dug it into the moldings left eye. A camera had been present, recording the production of anomalous threads within the body and ending with the threads packing together to form a second eye. Upon animation, no further progress had been seen within its body. PCS-1048-G had been cut up and is being kept for further studying.
Addendum: The following text reads a note from Doctor Carver:
Throughout my research with PCS-1048, I had seen many reactions from fellow personnel that I found dismissive. I have seen some personnel explicitly regard the bear as “cute”, which is one thing, but I have seen others express sympathy for PCS-1048-0 because it is being contained without anything else to keep it busy. Now, I am seeking to put a stop these public displays of affection and remind those involved to not let the fact that this is a teddy bear get the better of them.
This is not a joke, nor is it a game. Just because this anomaly is whimsical in nature, that doesn’t mean it is not especially dangerous. I cannot stress this enough. PCS-1048-0 may not be as threatening as most of the other creatures we look after, but it certainly has the potential to do as much damage, if not more.
Consider its anomalous nature; it is able to make more of itself out of various materials; and such materials have included animal flesh. Now, imagine if its holding cell was compromised during a containment breach. Imagine if it came across a few dead bodies, and decided to make more of those damn things out of their flesh. In no time at all, this one bear could lead to dozens, and those dozens of secondary instances would be driven to make more of themselves with the available resources.
Think about what it would be like to deal with that, and I’m sure you’ll understand why I’m so hell-bent on not having you forget why this thing needs to be locked up in the first place. I have put the following staff through this lecture personally. I do not wish to see you guys disregard the potential dangers of this anomaly any further.
PS. That being said, no, destruction of PCS-1048-0 will not be warranted. It does not seem to desire hurting anyone, and is easy to keep under lock and key. As long as we aren’t careless, it won’t pose an active threat, and termination is deemed unnecessary, for now, at least.
Item#: PCS-049
Threat Level: Low
Protocol Concerning Subject: PCS-049 is to be kept within humanoid chamber 49-A; and they are to be let out only in controlled environments. PCS-049 is to be fed a diet of 3 Kilograms of compost with 2 liters of water every day at Solar Noon. Instances of PCS-049-1 are to be kept within cell 49-B; given that they still require food and water, meals are to be provided thrice a day, followed by orders given to them to eat. Personnel must have extensive background checks before any interactions with PCS-049.
Description: PCS-049 is a humanoid entity approximately 1.8 meters in height. Subject dons an attire similar to stereotypical ideas of “Witch Doctors”, with a covering of teal moss worn like a robe and a golden-yellow mask with bright red protrusions. Each sleeve from the robe has a hand with 5 fingers ending in sharp nails.
While PCS-049 has a stance similar to that of a human, it is, in fact, a completely unrelated creature; the “robe” of moss was grown from its body, and its mask is really an inherent face plate composed of chitin. Underneath its moss covering is a series of additional limbs that share a similar design with multiple known surgical appliances. Its two main hands possess specialized sweat glands that produce a chemical that has not been documented before; this chemical serves as a “feel-good” in small doses and a barbiturate in larger doses.
PCS-049 is normally docile, normally acting only to sustain itself upon water, sunlight, and decomposing matter. However, in the presence of certain people, the subject will become extremely aggressive, trying to reach the target outside of serious harm. Upon contact with said target(who at this point shall be referred to as “the patient”), PCS-049 will proceed to claw at the patient and break their skin, followed by saturating the wound with its specialized sweat. PCS-049 has demonstrated intelligence in the amount of sweat used for each organism, taking size into consideration for the amount needed to keep the patient alive, but comatose. This is supported by the fact that, as of this writing, no one directly poisoned by PCS-049 has perished from chemical over dose. PCS-049 will then proceed to seclude itself with the patient to a location with little to no disturbances.
Afterwards, PCS-049 will begin to utilize its additional limbs to perform “surgery”, mainly working around the heart, spinal column, and cranium of the patient. These operations will often take around five (5) hours, finally ending with all incisions being plastered with strips of PCS-049’s moss. Given around 60 seconds of completing this part, the patient (at this point shall be designated PCS-049-1) will reawaken.
PCS-049-1 will appear to have all previous body functions restored. However, PCS-049-1 will only display a modicum of previous cognitions, focusing mainly on the care/well-being of others around them. Additionally, PCS-049-1 instances are capable of understanding and acting upon orders given by humans, regardless of the language used. Such instances are also extremely docile, showing no sense of self-preservation and only acting against being ordered to murder another organism, even when said killing is for feeding another.
To this day, no one PCS-049 attacked has been anyone who did not commit the first-degree murder of an innocent. How PCS-049 is able to sense this in others is currently unknown.
Addendum: PCS-049 was discovered in the woodlands located in the Vermillion Bay of Louisiana on 02/17/1990. Reports of several inmates escaping into the woodlands shortly after a breakout of the St. Mary Prison were made, but they were then contradicted the next day when multiple searches were deemed unsuccessful. One inmate was discovered hiding, but instead of showing resistance, he had surrendered himself almost immediately to the authorities, begging for them to save him. They were given accounts of “something” (sic) picking off the other inmates. PCS bugs picked up these irregular accounts and went into the area to investigate. PCS-049 was discovered by field agents in a dense part the woodlands, along with a crudely constructed “hut” that did not hold anything except for 6 instances of PCS-049-1. Analysis had confirmed that 4 of the 6 instances were the rest of the prison-break party. The origin of the other 2 is currently unknown.
