KawaiiSpinster --> "Placenta Lignum Vitae"
Sketch taken from account of instance SCP-####-E1's experience within [CENSORED BY ORDER OF THE O5 COUNCIL]
Item #: ####
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-#### is currently being held in a black lead container in Cell Block 63 located in Sector 9 of the main SCP Foundation building. The metal plate SCP-#### is placed on drains any and all bodily fluids, both arterial and amniotic, that continuously seep from its orifices into a second hidden container underneath for testing purposes. To ensure the integrity of samples taken from SCP-#### a small shower head affixed right above SCP-#### regularly sprays filtered mineral water every 30 minutes in order to keep SCP-####’s conditions moist.
In the case of a containment breach SCP Upper Level Administration has authorized the use of armed guards to keep those who have achieved eye contact from reaching SCP-####’s location and consuming it by any means necessary. If the consumption of SCP-#### were to be achieved, the individual must be captured at all costs and taken into Foundation custody immediately for retrieval.
Description:
SCP-#### is a human placenta 22 cm in diameter and weighing about 475 grams. Due to being more than 2 cm thick, it can be assumed that the fetus that SCP-#### originally housed did not suffer from intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), but concrete evidence on whether or not the fetus which SCP-#### originally produced managed to exist for any length of time after its birth continues to elude Foundation scientists. The humans involved in the creation of SCP-#### [DATA EXPUNGED].
Although SCP-#### looks like an average human placenta would when not connected to a host, any human life form that achieves visual contact with SCP-#### will be overcome with what has been described by survivors of SCP-#### as a “near irresistible urge” to orally consume its flesh. Once consumption of SCP-#### has been accomplished, the individual will fall into a coma and undergo what SCP scientists have dubbed an SCP-#### Eva Duplicare “(re)birth-event.”
During an SCP-#### Eva Duplicare “(re)birth-event” the individual will go through a series of stages that are similar in nature to the stages of birth normal human beings experience when pregnant. However, Eva Duplicare is distinctive in that SCP-#### will first transform into a functioning uterus and accompanying female reproductive system within its host, regardless of whether or not the individual had one before consuming SCP-####.
Foundation scientists see this as a replacement for the normal first stage of labor, as the actual birthing process initiated by SCP-#### is on average much faster than a regular birth/gestation period. In fact, the individual hosting SCP-#### in its uterine state will gestate a human fetus over the span of a couple of hours, after which they will give birth to a human child. Said human child, labeled from this point on by Foundation Personnel as an instance of SCP-####-E, will be an exact physical and genetic copy of SCP-####'s host.
Stage 2 of Eva Duplicare does not begin until SCP-####-E leaves the birth canal, wherein SCP-####-E's development will accelerate, gaining the exact age of the original individual by the seventh day out of utero. SCP-####-E will remain completely comatose during this time and connected to SCP-#### via SCP-####’s umbilical cord. In contrast, the original individual will undergo an extreme deterioration in health and physical appearance. During the Third Stage of Eva Duplicare SCP-#### will leave the body as normal in it's original state, with the exception that the host will continue to deteriorate until they expire.
Upon separation from SCP-####, SCP-####-E will immediately begin to gain consciousness. SCP-####-E will not only retain all of the memories of the original upon awakening, but will also be able to recall even the minutest of details of every single moment of the original’s life, including the nine months they spent within the womb. The only exception is SCP-####-E's memories after the original host activated SCP-####'s anomalous properties.
Instead of simply recalling themselves consuming SCP-#### as multiple testimonies have stated takes place, instances of SCP-####-E only remember being coerced by a disembodied voice into eating of the fruit of a large tree (please see Addendum 1 for more information regarding scientific speculation behind said “fruit tree.”) It has also come to the attention of the Foundation’s scientists that SCP-####-E, although birthed from SCP-####, continues to think that it is in fact the original individual. This is due in part because of this memory as well as their recollections of being conceived by the original individual’s biological parents.
Although Foundation scientists explored the idea that SCP-####’s abilities could include a memetic component, after much testing it seems that "the voice" instances of SCP-####-E claim to hear is another entity entirely and that SCP-#### is able to allow the human consciousness to astral project rather than plant knew information. What this entity is exactly, Foundation scientists may never know as experimentation has yielded few results and many of the interrogations of instances of SCP-####-E about "the voice" have proven faulty. To the Foundation's surprise, application of amnesiacs of varying intensities have no effect on the minds of surviving instances of SCP-####-E.
The fact that SCP-#### is capable of the Eva Duplicare process at all is both notable and perplexing, since SCP-#### is non-sentient and its anomalous properties keep itself from naturally decaying. The Eva Duplicare process without interference by "the voice" simply causes human beings to successfully astral project, although most instances of SCP-####-E who have managed to speak to SCP Personnel before expiring immediately after Eva Duplicare fail to hear "the voice" or experience visions of [DATA EXPUNGED]. Foundation scientists have deduced that SCP-####'s purpose is to act as a functioning link between humanity and "the voice" through its effects on available human hosts.
Only a few instances of SCP-####-E have withstood the severe mental breaks usually felt upon gaining consciousness. It is important to note that many of said survivors have been female, 99.9% of which immediately lose interest in having children themselves. Those who are able to obtain a semblance of a normal life after their interaction with SCP-#### and [DATA EXPUNGED] often choose to undergo radical hysterectomies.
Discovery:
SCP-####’s anomalous properties were activated upon its discovery, wherein lead archeologist Dr. Martin █████ and his team first came into visual contact with SCP-#### on a dig site located in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa days after new human fossils were discovered in Morocco (please see Addendum 2 for a more in-depth discussion on the anthropological origins of SCP-####). The group quickly degenerated after succumbing to SCP-####’s abilities and began to fight amongst themselves in their attempts to reach SCP-####’s location. After one of the individuals was eventually able to properly consume SCP-####, all activity ceased and the rest of the team minus the one individual regained normal brain functionality for a short time before succumbing once more to SCP-####’s anomalous properties.
Once the SCP Foundation finally heard word of the missing team after several months and agents were secretly dispatched to the dig site, only one member of the original group was found alive. To date said member is the first known existence of a surviving example of SCP-####-E in Foundation custody. Her written account of her experience as well as her artwork of her visions of SCP-#### in the early stages of Eva Duplicare remain the most intelligible of all known SCP-####-E instances currently in containment (please see Addendums 3A-C for notable interview logs).
As of the writing of this article, neither the many examples of SCP-####-E nor Foundation scientists have been able to deduce the species of the fruit tree that SCP-####-E instances claim to have eaten from. Due to the nature of SCP-#### as a link to [DATA EXPUNGED] there is considerable merit in exploring possible connections between the gate [BLOCKED BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR | UPPER LEVEL PERSONNEL ONLY CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION]
While SCP-####'s age has been difficult to calculate due to the anomalous properties that have kept SCP-#### from decaying, Drs. █████, ███, and ██████ have made an educated guess after extensive research that SCP-#### most likely came into being around half a million years ago. SCP-####’s extraordinarily unique DNA sequence has been the cause of much controversy among the Foundation’s scientists, as the history of SCP-#### can allegedly be traced back through over 190 countries, 200 formal and informal empires/dynasties, and every single human being in existence.
Whether or not SCP-#### could be considered one of the oldest living human “fossils” ever discovered along with other predecessors discovered in East Africa cannot be verified at this point in time due to the fact that the humanity of SCP-#### has been called into question more than once. Award-winning anthropologist Dr. ████ would like to point out that the species homo sapiens did not gain many of their defining evolutionary traits until as early as 100,000 years ago. However, this statement could be countered by the fact that SCP-####’s chromosome count is distinctly human.
If so, SCP-#### could also be the missing link to the creation of the human race as well as to [DATA EXPUNGED] of the biblical story. Despite differing viewpoints, there's been a collective understanding amongst the scientific SCP community that further DNA testing is required for a more accurate assessment.
[ATTENTION: THE FOLLOWING INTERVIEW LOGS ARE RESTRICTED TO UPPER LEVEL PERSONNEL ONLY BY ORDER OF THE O5 COUNCIL]
Interview Log ██/ ██/ ███
Interviewed: [Subject – SCP-####-E10] (SUBJECT NAME: Edith C. ███, DOB: ██/██/███)
Interviewer: Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]
FOREWORD: Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] attempts to interview SCP-####-E10 after a Class 3 Incident involving SCP-####-E21.
<BEGIN LOG>
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: How are you feeling today, Edith?
[Subject SCP-####-E10 makes a nearly inaudible sound before continuing to rock back and forth in chair.]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: I'm sorry to hear that. I was hoping today you could tell me about what happened to Jonas. What made you do what you did to Jonas, Edith? Can you tell me?
[Subject SCP-####-E10 stops rocking completely and appears lost in thought for several moments]
Subject SCP-####-E10: I scratched out his eyes because he wanted to see again. To see everything. He even said he saw…me.
[Subject SCP-####-E10 seems reluctant to say something. Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] gestures for her to continue]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Everything's fine Edith. You can tell me, this will stay just between the two of us if you want.
[Subject SCP-####-E10 turns and makes eye-contact with Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] for the first time upon entering the room.]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: …Edith?
[Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] looks at Subject SCP-####-E10 who continues to stare silently.]
Subject SCP-####-E10: Everything's not fine. He knows what I did.
[Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] appears worried.]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Edith…what did you do?
Subject SCP-####-E10: I turned back. I didn't want to do it so I turned back, but [DATA EXPUNGED] was there and they were so angry and the voice was yelling at me and [DATA EXPUNGED] wouldn't let me forget, wouldn't let me go back through [DATA EXPUNGED]. And the voice…Jonah knew. That's what all of you want. All of us.
[Subject SCP-####-E10 begins to shake head furiously]
Subject SCP-####-E10: All of us want to eat it so I ate it even though I didn't want to anymore and it was so terrible…that's why it has to end here. I don't want anyone to see anymore I —
[Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] gasps as blood begins to trickle from Subject SCP-####-E10's left nostril.]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Guards!
[Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] fumbles to help Subject SCP-####-E10 who has begun to tremble violently across the table. Three armed guards make their way to interrogation room door when Subject SCP-####-E10 reaches forward and attempts to choke Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]]
Subject SCP-####-E10: None of us should see! Why would you ever want to SEE?!
[Subject SCP-####-E10 devolves into incoherent screaming as she is dragged out of interrogation room and administered Class A sedatives.]
<END LOG>
CLOSING STATEMENT: As of this interview, only SCP Foundation Personnel with a minimum clearance level of 4 are authorized to interrogate SCP-####-E10. SCP-####-E10 is no longer allowed out of her straightjacket when in the hands of unequipped Personnel without at least 3 armed guards present at all times.
Interview Log ██/ ██/ ███
Interviewed: [Subject – SCP-####-E16] (SUBJECT NAME: Luke ███, DOB: ██/██/███)
Interviewer: Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]
FOREWORD: Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] attempts to interview SCP-####-E16 after a re-occurrence of psychologically harmful behavior.
<BEGIN LOG>
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: So…Luke. I’ve heard you’ve stopped sleeping again?
[SCP-####-E16 shrugs shoulders. Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] quickly flips through notes.]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: And I understand that this is because of… your dreams? Or, I'm sorry, were they nightmares?
[SCP-####-E16 seems to become frustrated and leans back in chair]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Did I say something that offended you? If I did, I apologize.
[SCP-####-E16 sets the front legs of chair down loudly]
SCP-####-E16: Nope.
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Then why aren’t you talking to me Luke?
SCP-####-E16: Because you know I don’t like talking about it and you still make me do it. A whole [censored] lot.
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Look, we all know that what happened to you was…well, for you, it must have been particularly weird. To be frank. Especially for a self-identifying cis man.
[SCP-####-E16 begins laughing in a maniacal manner. Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] attempts to speak over SCP-####-E16 but fails until SCP-####-E16 abruptly stops]
SCP-####-E16: You think I'm so clueless because I'm [censored] crazy but I'm not. I know exactly what's going on and the truth is is that I haven’t slept for 24 days and I don’t plan on doing so anytime soon. I ain’t telling any of you [censored]. NONE of you can know. None of you can even see the darkness tucked up against the sides of your brains…inside of your thick [censored] skulls! It's inside of us all and more is always trying to get in but I won't let it in. Not. Any. More.
[SCP-####-E16 begins to tap incessantly at his temples. Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] signals for armed guards making their way to interrogation room door to wait]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: I'm sorry you feel that way Luke and I apologize for my behavior. I was out of line.
[SCP-####-E16 leans in close to face of Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]
SCP-####-E16: You're even stupider than I thought. What are you? Level 2? Level 3? Don't even know what [DATA EXPUNGED] has hidden up there under all these walls. [DATA EXPUNGED] written them down for you already and you don't even know how generous us Chosen Ones have been. You can't know, because you'll go like the rest of them. The ones who couldn't take it.
[Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] openly gawks at SCP-####-E16]
Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]: Luke, tell me right now how you managed to gain access to that kind of information. That is extremely confidential and the repercussions of the spread of that-
[SCP-####-E16 interrupts [Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED]]
SCP-####-E16: So you can't even listen when someone tries to clue you in on the truth? When they tell you there are things out there you just aren't supposed to know? What's the "P" in "SCP" supposed to stand for then? Pile-of-[censored]? Well [censored] you and [censored] your funny farm "foundation".
[SCP-####-E16 proceeds to spit in the face of Researcher [DATA EXPUNGED] who immediately calls for the termination of session.]
<END LOG>
CLOSING STATEMENT: While it seemed that SCP-####-E16 had stopped his erratic behavior shortly after the interview above by inserting himself as moral leader of several groups of SCP-####-E instances in confinement, SCP-####-E16 has currently taken up his insomniac tendencies for the third time while in custody. Since the takeover of the interrogation of instances of SCP-####-E by Upper Level Administration, subject SCP-####-E16 has not slept for an astonishing 27 days. "And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself," was all SCP-####-E16 stated when questioned further.
Interview Log ██/ ██/ ███
Interviewed: [Subject – SCP-####-E1] (SUBJECT NAME: M.D. Lily ███████, DOB: █/██/███)
Interviewer: Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED]
FOREWORD: Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] attempts to interview SCP-####-E1 about her initial reaction to her experience with SCP-#### after containment procedures in Morocco, Africa.
<BEGIN LOG>
[Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] sits quietly as SCP-####-E1 furiously writes in a large notebook provided to her by SCP staff]
Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] Lily…I know you’re eager to show us something, but after what happened you don't need to prove anything to us.
[SCP-####-E1 abruptly drops pen and lifts notebook up to her face in what appears to be awe.]
Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED]: This is the first time you’ve been allowed out of the medical ward and you don’t have to push yourself too hard, ok? All I want to talk to you about right now is what you did to your tongue, can you do that for me? You can use the notebook, but I’m fluent in ASL and I know you’ve been studying very hard—
[SCP-####-E1 suddenly turns notebook around and pushes it towards Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] who accepts it.]
Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED]: What—oh my lord! Why this, this is, er…quite the sketch you've done here. Particularly the wings [DATA EXPUNGED]. And the writing…”the eternities I spent within the primordial ether… before birthlifeeternityreality, submerged within the womb of the universe! ███████ entwined between the conscious and subconscious, the tangible and the spiritual, tirelessly learning of the galaxies I traveled and the forbidden knowledge I was forced to obtain…,” it’s absolutely fascinating.
[Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] looks up from notebook when she hears SCP-####-E1 pounding on interrogation room door. SCP-####-E1 quickly signs for armed SCP Personnel to allow her to exit room. Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] terminates interview before ensuring the safety of notebook detailing SCP-####-E1’s account with Upper Level Administration.]
<END LOG>
CLOSING STATEMENT: Since the above interview, SCP-####-E1 has never attempted to communicate her experience to SCP Personnel again. Regular requests for a tubal ligation procedure be performed on her asap have been repeatedly denied by Upper Level Administration.
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