SCP-1563

Addendum-1563-2

A group of seven SCP-1563 specimens with orange coloration were recovered near Area-██. Upon immediate examination, each displayed text on the ventral side of the body stating "orange : restrict." All specimen were actively hostile toward personnel not assigned to Area-██. This resulted in severe injuries to Researcher █████. It is currently unknown why these specimens were discovered in such close proximity to a high priority Foundation base.

It's been months since we've had any new developments with this SCP, but here it is. I conjecture that this also confirms my previous suspicions that 1563 can anomalously 'sense' things it should not otherwise have any way of knowing. For instance, how would the orange specimens have known what personnel are assigned to Area-██ and what personnel aren't? They don't even have a nervous system in which to store such information. - Researcher Hubei

In the months following the discovery of orange colored SCP-1563 specimens, a group of four blue specimens were recovered near █████ ██████, California, an area known to be particularly dry. Text was discovered on the dorsal side displaying "blue : drench". During examination, no extraordinary features were discovered aside from the color and text. Four days after examination of the specimen, a small non-destructive fire occurred on-site. Approximately 5.4 seconds later, the area containing the fire was instantly extinguished, and a large amount of water was subsequently found around the area of the fire. No personnel were in this part of the site at the time to extinguish the fire. It is now assumed that specimens of blue coloration serve the purpose of preventing fires or to assist in situations with a high lack of moisture. Further testing is planned.

It should be noted that both of these specimens have the same anatomy of the pink specimen, aside from the color and the effects accompanied by them.

Following multiple caving-related deaths in a cave near █████, ███████, and subsequent reports of 'plastic black ribbons' closely associated with the deaths, Researcher Hubei suspected that this was involved with a new instance of SCP-1563. The following is the video log transcript of the subsequent investigation.

Recovery Log 1563-2
Date: ██/██/████
Team: Foundation Recovery Team Phi-5
Subject: SCP-1563
Team Members: P5-1, P5-2
Team Lead: P5-9

[BEGIN LOG]

P5-9: Comms activated. Team, confirm.

P5-1: Confirm.

P5-2: Confirm.

P5-9: Communication confirmed. Right ladies and gentlemen, this one's a safe but we may be stepping into unknown ground here. Stay frosty.

SiteCommand: Phi-5 9, you are clear to deploy.

P5-9: Heard loud and clear. Let's go.

The team enters the cave with P5-9 taking the lead. P5-2's video feed shows a large amount of a yellowish-brown substance around the top of the entrance of the cave.

P5-2: Look up. We know these things are expelling waste. That's gotta be what that is.

P5-9: You're right. Keep an eye on the roof of the cave but don't get too distracted. Skips can be clever bastards.

The team continues further into the cave, which has maintained a mostly horizontal orientation until now - they have reached a steep vertical drop.

P5-1: That's a deep drop. We going in there?

P5-9: We'll have to. It would be poor taste to leave empty handed. We've seen evidence of 1563 but no actual specimen yet. We have to at least leave knowing that something's in here, or not, then they can bring in a larger team for recovery. Two, I want you to stay up here to secure myself and One's descent. We'll need help getting back up, too. You should be fine - we haven't found anything in the cave up to this point, so if anything's in here, it's down there. Understood, team?

P5-1: Understood.

P5-2: Understood.

P5-9: Alright, One. Let's do it.

P5-9 and P5-1 begin securing rappel equipment into the cave floor. Once the safety of this is checked, they begin.

P5-1: Been a while since I've done this.

P5-9: You'll be fine. Just remember your training.

Approximately 5 minutes after descent began, P5-1 and P5-9's video feeds were disconnected from SiteCommand's communications, but their audio remained connected to P5-2's local feed. The video feed shown here was recovered later.

P5-1: Jesus, how deep is this? It's a cave. Shouldn't go this far.

P5-9: Relax, we're almost there.

//Two more minutes pass, and the floor of the drop is visible on both P5-9 and P5-1's video feed.

P5-9: Steady, One - we're about to hit the bottom. Two, please make sure the ropes are secure for our ascent later. Let me know if our feed begins to drop.

P5-2: Will do. Be careful down there.

Almost immediately following this, P5-2's video feed cut out and SiteCommand lost contact with -1 and -9 as a result.

P5-1: Whoa. You hear that?

P5-9: Yeah. Two, do you copy?

A loud thud can be heard from behind P5-1, who turned around to see P5-2 laying on the ground, presumably expired. Two black SCP-1563 specimens are visible around -2's neck, but this is apparently unnoticed by P5-1 and P5-9. Following this, -1's feed showed a long coil of rope fall down beside -2's body.

P5-1: Oh shit! How? What happened?

P5-9: Fuck. That leaves one rope for ascent. This is why they tell you not to get attached, One. SiteComm will send someone back in here eventually, but for now, we press on. We're not done in here yet. Keep steady and follow me.

As they continue, an increasing amount of the yellow-brown substance is seen along the walls, but still no sign of SCP-1563.

P5-9: We're getting close. Stay close to me, One. Let me know if you see anything.

They come upon an opening in the cave, inside of which there is clearly a large amount of SCP-1563 of many different colorations, including colors that have been previously undiscovered.

P5-1: Oh shit. It's like they're just collectively writhing around - Jesus. I've never seen anything like it.

P5-9: One, I want you to help me examine these things. There's text on their undersides. Just try to a close shot of both sides of every color specimen. The boys at the lab can look at this footage while they send a proper recovery team to get these things out.

They both do this for specimens of the following colors: green, red, black, blue, pink, yellow, and purple. Note that the video feed shows a much higher concentration of black specimens than any other color. During this examination, P5-1 picks up what appears to be a notebook. He opens it to the first page and briefly examines it before putting the journal back and continuing the task at hand. P5-1 does not notify P5-9 of this.

P5-9: Alright, that should be good. From what I can tell, that covers all the colors. Let's go.

On the trip back to the vertical drop, multiple orange specimens are seen around the cave. They begin to move towards P5-1 and P5-9.

P5-9: Shit. Run.

They easily outrun the specimens of SCP-1563 and quickly thereafter reach the ascension rope. P5-1 turns around to see a few orange specimens still pursuing them.

P5-9: This thing's only gonna support one of us. Sorry, kid.

P5-1: No -

P5-9: That's an order from your team lead. You're to stay here to secure my ascent, then you can follow me once I give you the okay.

P5-1 doesn't respond. P5-9 mounts the rope and begins his ascent while P5-1 watches, frequently glancing at the approaching orange SCP-1563 specimens. Seconds pass and P5-1 looks at P5-2's body to see the black specimens of SCP-1563 detaching from P5-2's neck. P5-1 backs away from his body, but stops when he sees that the black specimens have begun to rapidly ascend the rope. At this time, the orange specimens of SCP-1563 stop moving towards P5-1 and begin to move back into deeper part of the cave from which they came.

P5-1: Oh -

P5-9: Something you wanna say, One?

P5-1: No.

A minute passes, and P5-1 observes P5-9 climbing down the rope. There is a black SCP-1563 specimen around his neck.

P5-9: Go on. You earned it.

P5-9 motions towards the rope.

P5-1: What -

P5-9 That's an order. From your team lead. Leave.

P5-9's speech seems strained at this point. P5-1 obliges and begins to ascend. P5-1's video feed shows him glancing back down upon P5-9 occasionally, only to see him sitting next to P5-2's body. The last clear view of the floor of the drop that P5-1's video feed obtained showed multiple red specimens approaching P5-9. P5-1 finished his ascent 15 minutes later and regained contact with SiteComm shortly thereafter. The video footage in this log was recovered from P5-1's feed storage upon his return to Site-█.

The following is the only text visible in the journal opened by P5-1 in the recovery log.

The world's got no moral character. These'll fix that.

Considering these events, I am requesting that the object class of SCP-1563 be upgraded to Euclid. We don't know if this is the only source of these things. - Researcher Hubei

Approved. Object class is now Euclid. I am currently personally reviewing the containment procedures. - Site-█ Administrator Harding

Upon further examination of the specimens later recovered from the cave near █████, ███████, each specimen of SCP-1563 had different microscopic text written on the dorsal side. These are the findings: