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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Apart from the instance currently in containment, all instances of SCP-XXXX are to be monitored by GPS tracking devices but allowed to roam freely inside Area-XXXX. Any instances found outside or attempting to leave Area-XXXX are to be returned immediately. Foundation agents implanted in hospitals within Area-XXXX are to be issued class W mnestics for the purposes of identifying and tagging new SCP-XXXX instances with standard GPS tracking devices as instances are created. Any civilians who demonstrate knowledge of SCP-XXXX and its abilities are to be detained and administered class A amnestics.
SCP-XXXX-1 is to be held in a 5 x 5 x 5 containment cell. A Labrodor Retriever has been provided for entertainment purposes Due to changes in SCP-XXXX-1's preferences, the dog has been replaced with a house cat. Authorization has been obtained for use of D-Class personnel to aid in SCP-XXXX-1's reproduction event. D-Class personnel must be in terminal condition, with a life expectancy of less than 2 weeks.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a subspecies of Chironex fleckeri (Box Jellyfish) found exclusively in ███████, Colorado, designated Area-XXXX. Due to SCP-XXXX's unique reproduction method, the population of SCP-XXXX remains relatively stable. Any changes in population are to be reported to [someone] immediately. SCP-XXXX instances inside Area-XXXX are to be refered to as SCP-XXXX-2 through SCP-XXXX-36, with SCP-XXXX-1 referring to the instance in Foundation custody.
SCP-XXXX instances display several differences from typical species of Box Jellyfish. These differences include:
- Instances display varying numbers of tentacles, with an average of 16.
- Instances generally avoid contact with humans (with the exception of reproduction events).
- Instances display no noticeable sleep cycle, and appear to be active regardless of the time of day.
- Instances do not require constant exposure to water to remain hydrated.
- Instances have four inflatable sacs located roughly the same distance between their four eye clusters.
- Instances are bio-luminescent (See below).
Instances have demonstrated the ability to levitate through the air. This is accomplished by inflating and deflating their four sacs with an unknown gas. Instances also deflate or inflate sacs in order to move through the air horizontally.
Further anomalous abilities manifest when any human being attempts to view SCP-XXXX directly. The bio-luminescence emitted by SCP-XXXX instances acts as an antimemetic agent, causing anyone not partaking in a W class mnestic regimen to forget any information about SCP-XXXX upon viewing an instance. However, humans that are the intended target of a reproduction event are able to observe SCP-XXXX instances briefly. Information about SCP-XXXX instances gathered in this way is not forgotten upon viewing an instance.
SCP-XXXX instances reproduce asexually, and while life cycles vary, they typically last 3-6 years from birth to death. At the end of its life cycle, an SCP-XXXX instance will attempt to visit any male member of nearby human populations currently nearing the end of their life. Most reproduction events take place inside a hospital, but instances have been observed reproducing elsewhere (See Reproduction Event and Test Log).
During a reproduction event, instances will extend an arbitrary number of tentacles towards various parts of its intended target's body, stopping just short of touching it. Instances have been observed holding this position for upwards of 48 hours. Just before the target's moment of death, the instance will retract its tentacles and a new instance of SCP-XXXX will emerge from the target's chest area. New instances are visually similar to the parent instance, and are incorporeal for a few moments after birth. After becoming corporeal, the new instance will then consume the parent instance and leave. The new instance is assigned the same designation as the parent instance.
Testing has shown that new instances of SCP-XXXX inherit certain behaviors and patterns from their human parent (See Test Log).
Event A - ██-█-2011
Subject: D-7535. Subject is a stage 4 cancer patient. Estimated one week to live at time of introduction into SCP-XXXX-1's containment cell. Subject was procured from a hospital in █████, ████, and was offered monetary compensation in exchange for his cooperation in this test.
Procedure: Subject was placed on life support inside SCP-XXXX-1's cell. After 3 days, SCP-XXXX-1 began gradually floating towards the subject. On the 5th day, SCP-XXXX-1 had reached the subject's bedside and had extended its tentacles.
Results: Reproduction event proceeded as normal. New SCP-XXXX instance designated SCP-XXXX-1 after consumption of original instance. Money deposited in D-7535's family's bank account.
Test A - ██-██-2011
Subject: SCP-XXXX-1
Procedure: Common house pets were placed in SCP-XXXX-1's containment cell to test if emotional ties carried over from the human parent. Along with a specimen of Felis catus (House Cat) and one bowl containing a specimen of Carassius auratus (Goldfish), a Labrador Retriever previously belonging to D-7535 was placed into the chamber.
Results: After a moment's hesitation, SCP-XXXX-1 levitated towards the Labrador Retriever. SCP-XXXX-1 then proceeded to pet the dog.
Analysis: While it would appear that D-7535's preference for dogs carried over to the SCP-XXXX instance, more testing is needed to confirm this.
Event B - ██-██-2015
Subject: D-8897. Subject has a brain aneurysm that cannot be operated on due to pre-existing medical conditions. Estimated 2 days to live at time of introduction into SCP-XXXX-1's containment cell. Prefers cats to dogs.
Procedure: Subject was placed on life support inside SCP-XXXX-1's cell. SCP-XXXX-1 was observed to hover close to subject following introduction. 4 hours after introduction, SCP-XXXX-1 extended its tentacles.
Results: Reproduction event proceeded as normal. New SCP-XXXX instance designated SCP-XXXX-1 after consumption of original instance.
Test B - ██-██-2015
Subject: SCP-XXXX-1
Procedure: As before, common house pets were placed in SCP-XXXX-1's containment cell. Along with the previous Labrador Retriever specimen, a house cat and goldfish were once again placed into the chamber.
Results: SCP-XXXX-1 floated towards the cat and proceeded to pick up and pet it.
Analysis: While this reinforces the original theory, additional testing is still recommended.
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