Item #: SCP-2223
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2223 is to be kept on Site 08 within the confines of Security Box ███. With the exception of research purposes, SCP-2223 is to be sheathed within a sixteen (16) by sixteen (16) centimeter pincushion. The pincushion's integrity should be inspected on a bi-annual basis. Personnel who wish to handle SCP-2223 require the written permission of Lead Researcher Dr. ████████.
Addendum: Due to recent misconduct among the Foundation's leadership staff, Dr. ████████ will no longer be participating in the research of SCP-2223. The Lead Researcher role has been transferred to Dr. Vos effective immediately. Refer to 2223-I2
- Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama
Researchers are encouraged to limit physical handling of SCP-2223 directly. Tasks of direct contact should be relegated to remote-operated robots or D-Class personnel. If direct interaction is required when handling SCP-2223, researchers are required to wear three (3) centimeter thick insulated protective glove-wear that meet no less than Grade 5 Safety Standards.
Description: SCP-2223 appears to be an unremarkable seven and a half (7.5) centimeter long bone needle. The tip tapers into an exceedingly sharp point that measures ██ micrometers in diameter. The bone material that the item is comprised of has been analyzed, and has been determined to have originated from ████████████ ███████. This by itself is worthy of note due to the creature being extinct for at least ███ million years. Decommissioned files have been reopened for analysis, and past and current findings are to be referred to file SCP-████-01 [ACCESS DENIED. FILE RESTRICTED. SECURITY LEVEL 3-2223 OR HIGHER IS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS].
The point of SCP-2223 is capable of piercing most surface materials including, but not limited to: Rubber, Flesh, Bone, Wood, Stone, Iron, Steel, Platinum, and Diamond.
The anomalous properties of SCP-2223 appear when the point pierces living tissue. After contact with the tip is made past the epidermis, the cells of the tissue begin to transform around the affected area. Through a process not fully understood by researchers, the affected tissue begin to change into various colourful sewing thread fibers. The fibers match the thickness and density of the replaced tissue, replacing all living matter in the area within a matter of hours. This includes skin, muscles, ligaments, bone, circulatory and nervous systems, and even bodily fluids. All are converted into thread fibers matching its replaced matter in location and function. It is not fully understood how [DATA REDACTED] given that the properties of the replacement fibers do not (or at least should not) offer the same organic value of the tissue and fluids it has replaced. The colours of the fibers do not seem to hold any specific meaning or attribute.
This process spreads from the area at a rate that varies depending on the size and weight of the subject. Conversion continues until the entirety of the subject is comprised of the new materials. Refer to the Experiment Logs for details on organic conversion rates.
SCP-2223 was first discovered inside of a box containing similar bone needles in an abandoned ██████ retailer in ██████, ██. Analysis of the others indicated they originated from Bos taurus, and held no anomalous properties. The abandoned building was housing other anomalous items that have since been contained and cataloged. For a full list of the collected items, refer to [ACCESS DENIED. FILE RESTRICTED. SECURITY LEVEL 4-2223 OR HIGHER IS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS]. City records indicated that the property had been approved for construction in 19██, but no name had been signed with the land's lease. One elderly resident claimed to have seen a freighter truck parked in the building's front parking lot for an extended period of time sometime in 19██. The resident recalled the name on the side of the truck was marked 'The Factory - Life's Little Surprises'. It was assumed that the truck was moving items in or out of the building, though no individuals were ever seen in or around the vehicle or inside of the building. Class-A amnesiacs were administered where appropriate. The property was seized and the building has been torn down and replaced with a Foundation front operation.
The anomalous properties of SCP-2223 were discovered by Agent J████ during a routine urban investigation. Agent J████ was distracted by other artifacts while she was handling SCP-2223, during which time the point of the needle penetrated her right index finger. J████ complained of numbness in her right hand to the responding containment team, but attributed it to the effects of one or more artifacts that were improperly handled. Agent J████ followed quarantine protocol and was transferred to Site ██ for physical evaluation. About one hour into her transit, Agent J████ was alarmed and notified the medical team that green stitching had appeared around her right index finger. The path of the stitching seemed to follow along the path of affected blood vessels. Agent J████ claimed that these thread fibers had not been present mere moments before. Blood, skin, and hair samples were taken before arrival and were passed on to quarantine staff for analysis. By the time Agent J████ was handed off to quarantine staff, the entirety of her right index finger had been completely engulfed in multicoloured thread fibers. No flesh was visible above the first knuckle.
Onsite medical personnel began an immediate evaluation on Agent J████, but were unable to verify the cause of the anomaly. By this time, she had been infected for almost three hours. The spread of infection had nearly reached the agent’s wrist, and showed no signs of slowing its encroachment. Out of desperation, Agent J████ suggested the removal of her arm halfway to the elbow. After some consultation with Dr. ████████, the medical staff agreed.
[Data Expunged]
After all life signs had become unreadable, the medical staff was ordered to transfer Agent J████ over to research teams. The agent has since been reclassified as SCP-2223-A.
EXPERIMENT LOG-01
██/12/19██
[A recording from a mounted camera overlooking an autopsy table surrounded by researchers in medical scrubs. SCP-2223-A is lying on its back on the table. The conversion is complete on the subject.]
Dr. ████████: Now… For all intents and purposes SCP-2223-A is legally and medically dead. There is no pulse, no breathing, no heartbeat, and no brain activity. It is a corpse. What we do to it now let’s us understand what has happened here.
Off-Camera Voice, Male: I’m not doing this!
Dr. ████████: Let him go. Report his behavior to the security officer and let’s get to work.
[The autopsy begins, starting with the initial incisions. The vivisection occurs within in a timely order. The ‘flesh’ and ‘bone’ are far easier to remove than their organic counterparts. A bundle of thin multicoloured strands was present throughout the body in the shape of a circulatory system. This was determined to be the blood vessels, inside of which contained ‘blood’. All expected organs are present and accounted for. Samples are taken and stored for later study.]
[After the examination is complete, Assistant Researcher Miles is near the head of SCP-2223-A and petting the ‘hair’ of the subject. The camera has left its tripod and is examining the empty body cavity of SCP-2223-A. Dr. ████████ is the voice behind the camera.]
Dr. ████████: As one would expect, the converted tissue samples do not react in the same way that human tissue does. Nutrients cannot be digested and absorbed. Liquid is absorbed into the fibers, but does not travel or provide nourishment to the host. This includes all of the hormones and electrical output from the ‘brain’. From what we can observe, there is no possible method of interaction between the body and its organs.
[The camera pans up to the face of SCP-2223-A. Assistant Researcher Miles' hand is in the frame. Thin, translucent lengths of threads pour down its cheeks from emptied eye sockets. The mouth of the silent subject is agape, mimicking a long-winded scream. The mouth closes, and reopens again. The recording ends.]
Request filed by Dr. ████████ to obtain a pool of test subjects in order expand on the Foundation's understanding of SCP-2223's properties.
Request granted.
- Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama
Request filed by Dr. ████████ to oversee subject selection personally.
Granted. But I want a full report on the nature of your selection by the end of the process.
- Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama
[DATA EXPUNGED]
EXPERIMENT LOG-05
██/2/19██
A similar effect to SCP-2223-A’s case was found to be had with plant matter. Multiple species of fauna and trees were exposed to SCP-2223 which resulted in a gradual conversion to thin threads being formed inside and around the plant. Older, larger trees took an exceptionally longer to time to convert, the longest lasting for two (2) days.
Request filed by Dr. ████████ to transfer SCP-2223-E, SCP-2223-F, and SCP-2223-H into the Site's courtyard
Approval granted. - Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama
EXPERIMENT LOG-06
██/2/19██
Multiple conventional surface penetration tests. All proved to be susceptible to the piercing effects of SCP-2223. No change in inorganic materials.
After testing was concluded, Assistant Researcher Dr. Âio used SCP-2223 with the intention to pierce her jade jewelry. It was discovered that SCP-2223's piercing properties do not effect jade, but rather render the anomalous traits inert. SCP-2223 does no more damage to this specific material than any other bone needle. Further research into this phenomenon is pending.
Request filed by Dr. ████████ on cross-SCP tests involving SCP-2223.
Granted. Each SCP chosen for testing must be approved by myself and at least one 05 member
- Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama
**Addendum: Authorization withdrawn. See Incident 2223-I2.
- Site Director Beatrice Rwamirama**
[DATA EXPUNGED]
A containment breach occurred when SCP-2223 was taken, with a collection of other items, from Foundation care. MTF units were deployed to the University of ███████ and the items were recovered. The perpetrator, Junior Researcher ████ █████, and his accomplices were all terminated at the scene. Blackout Protocol ensured media silence and amnesiacs were given to eyewitnesses of the incident.
The effects that SCP-2223 had on the plant life around the area was attributed to Art Program students, which had been chemically incepted into those who were witness to the event. The plants were gradually removed through the efforts of Field Agents embedded in the university's landscaping staff. Ensuing protests were successfully ignored.
Aftermath of Incident 2223-I1. Two (2) days after exposure to SCP-2223. Designated SCP-2223-I-09. Removed and neutralized on █/█/19██
It had come to the Foundation's attention that Lead Researcher Dr. ████████ was using the effects of SCP-2223 on the group of D-Class personnel for unauthorized purposes. Male test subjects were experimented on and recorded without incident. Female subjects, personally selected, reviewed, and approved by Dr. ████████, were spared from authorized research purposes.
Dr. ████████'s misconduct was discovered when Assistant Researcher Dr. Âio was reviewing experiment logs she taken from his office. The videos featuring female test subjects primarily involved [DATA EXPUNGED]. Dr. ████████ was caught on camera recording the various results, indicating an agenda to the method.
Dr. ████████ was confronted and detained following a full investigation on the SCP-2223 experiments.
- Security Director Bernard Richards
Audio Recording: Dr. ████████ Interrogation - █/█/2███ - File #2223-IO6
Interviewer: Dr. ████████, did you have any intention of performing any useful or worthwhile experiments on them?
Dr. ████████: Well of course. I recorded every reaction. I tried to understand how they worked… How do they work?
Interviewer: So what was the point? Where do you get your sick jollies from [DATA EXPUNGED]
Dr. ████████: The point? The point was simple. I was curious. I wanted to know how far separated they were from Human. No… Not just Human, but from all forms of life. This discovery broke the very foundation by which we base our laws and definitions. I wanted to know what exactly was that made us, us. And them, them. My very own enigma to crack. They make you a Site Director for those kinds of breakthroughs!
[Six seconds of silence]
Dr. ████████: I lied during the preliminary evaluation of SCP-2223-A. For all intents and purposes she was a manufactured doll, unable to show vital signs. But she was very much alive. When I fielded the first draft of SCP-2223's entry, I had reported that all of her life signs were gone. What I did not report, however, was that she exhibited alternative signs. She had lungs that expanded. She had a heart that pumped blood… Although I still do not understand how strands of sowing thread act as a sufficient transport for nutrients and oxygen. Most importantly, she had a brain that could think. That was aware. A brain that could comprehend. That did not want to die. How did that work?
[Eight seconds of silence]
Dr. ████████: Do they feel fear? Do they know pain? Does a collection of sewing thread and twisting wire overcome unbreakable laws and feel the omnipresent tug of self-preservation? How do they work? You rip them apart, and they live. You sow up what's left, and you get [DATA EXPUNGED]. HOW DOES THAT WORK?!
Interviewer: What are you talking about? Dr. ████████, if you don't stow that, I'm going to call in a couple of big guys who love putting the squeeze to little guys like you.
Dr. ████████: I don't see what the big deal is. We're making a fuss over a bunch of D-Class.
Interviewer: D-Class or no, those were still people that you… You've-.
Dr. ████████: How do they work?
[Recording abruptly ends at the sound of a chair scraping against the floor]
Dr. ████████ has been reclassified as D-Class personnel and is to be transferred to Site ███. A full inquiry into the data review process performed by the Site Director will be put into effect. Auditing of Site 08's files will be necessary in the ensuing review.
Signed and approved by,
Security Director Bernard Richards and O5-11
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