The Mother of the Sea.

: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:

SCP-XXXX is to be contained in an isolated cell within a facility located west of [Redacted]. The specimen is to be kept under high-intensity sunlamps at all times to keep its moisture levels to an absolute minimum. Feeding and medical examinations will be performed by specialized personnel conditioned to resist both verbal and psionic coercion.

All personnel who come into direct contact with SCP-XXXX will be issued a skintight suit that will collect any and all moisture secreted. Specialized ceramic armor, resistant to SCP-XXXX's psionic energy, must be worn at all times within the holding cell. Ventilator masks, specialized ear plugs, and goggles must also be worn at all times, and if any bare skin is exposed SCP-XXXX must be sedated as soon as possible and the personnel in question be detained for forty-eight hours.

When entering SCP-XXXX's containment cell all personnel must be accompanied by at least three veteran security staff equipped with high potency tranquilizer rounds and small-scale incendiary devices. No female staff are permitted to enter SCP-XXXX's cell or come within one hundred feet of the cell entrance. Female staff who are in any state of pregnancy must go on leave until their pregnancy has been resolved before being allowed to return to the facility. [See Ammendum #1]

Harmonic resonators will be activated to disrupt SCP-XXXX's "song". It is recommended that medical personnel be at least partially deaf if chosen to render medical care to SCP-XXXX. All harmonic resonators will be attuned to the subsonic frequencies of SCP-XXXX's "song" to nullify its psionic effects. At no point are any Foundation personnel allowed to listen to unaltered recordings of SCP-XXXX's song.

All D-class personnel used in experimentation or feeding must be screened for lineages relating to seafaring cultures native to the Pacific. Any and all Male D-class found who's ancestry can be traced back to these cultures will be placed immediately in the consideration pool for feeding. SCP-XXXX's diet will be supplemented with a single D-class personnel once a week as it encourages cooperation, but no Foundation personnel will be permitted access until the body is consumed and SCP-XXXX's moisture level drops to safe levels.

Female D-class personnel with genetic markers consistent with the ancient seafaring cultures of the Pacific will be excluded from all experiments within the [Redacted] facility. Save for use in experiments or the sanctioned creation of an Alpha form instance of SCP-XXXX-1 these D-class will not be permitted to enter the facility. All other female D-class personnel will be considered as possible subjects for SCP-XXXX's twice-yearly rejuvenation process.

If SCP-XXXX complies with instructions and allows weekly examinations it will be allowed access to a television. Acceptable behavior will result in access to a wider variety of channels save for pornographic programming. Consumption of this programming of this nature will only be allowed as preparation for its rejuvenation process.

Humidity levels within the containment cell will be monitored and logged every thirty seconds. If the levels reach over 0.5% the cell will be locked down and saturated with radiation to ionize the moisture. In the event that a high-energy radiation burst is not feasible, the cell will be fired upon by an M-class incendiary device. At no point will Foundation personnel be allowed to enter SCP-XXXX's cell while humidity levels remain above 0.5% without plated armor and a full load out of microwave-based weaponry.

SCP-XXXX must not be allowed to leave its cell or the facility proper. In the event SCP-XXXX manages to escape its cell the facility will be locked down and the entire level, as well as the levels directly above and below it, will be subjected to a massive burst of specialized radiation. All personnel on these levels will receive a warning thirty seconds before this burst is administered. Those who do not reach a designated shelter will be subjected to the radiation burst.

If SCP-XXXX breaches the defenses around it's cell and reaches the upper levels of the facility incendiary devices within the ventilation system will be activated on each compromised level. Heavy duty harmonic resonators will be activated on every level, and all containment personnel will be equipped with noise-canceling headphones. Containment teams will be equipped with high-grade tranquilizers and microwave weaponry.

Despite the need for absolute containment at no point will SCP-XXXX be dealt with using lethal force. Any attempts to hinder or incapacitate SCP-XXXX must be accompanied by a trained member of the medical staff. If SCP-XXXX's heartbeat stops it must be resuscitated within one minute. If resuscitated after the one-minute time limit SCP-XXXX is to be immediately locked back within its cell or an auxiliary cell, and personnel at the [Redacted] facility be informed.

Description:

SCP-XXXX is a bipedal humanoid approximately 2.5 meters tall with a physical build and aesthetic features consistent with a female human. SCP-XXXX's physical form is identical in structure to a human female save for several additional organs of unknown purpose and function. Despite the anomalous organs, there are no other readily apparent differences between SCP-XXXX’s physical makeup and a normal human’s save for stark white hair.

SCP-XXXX's physical features are consistent with females of pacific islander ancestry and its physical age appears to be between twenty and thirty years of age when fully hydrated. Its skin secretes a specialized enzyme that acts as both an intense aphrodisiac and a vector for SCP-XXXX's anomalous abilities. Exposure to this substance requires immediate quarantine for at least forty eight hours. If exposure lasts more than exactly two hours than the afflicted individual must be placed in an induced coma and subjected to memetic therapy.

SCP-XXXX's biology is anomalous in of itself. Its DNA contains genetic markers of several aquatic species ranging from crustacean and mollusks to seals and whales. While at it's base genetic structure SCP-XXXX appears human further examination reveals that it posses genes and traits from thousands of aquatic species. How this hyper-complex genetic structure even exists and is seemingly designed to mimic a normal human genome under casual examination, is still unknown despite [redacted] years of study.

Some of SCP-XXXX's anomalous abilities are expressed through sound as well as psionically. It is capable of producing a subsonic frequency through general speech and when it "sings" that affects the mental state of sapient organisms. Any sapient organism subjected to this frequency begins exhibiting signs of reduced intelligence and heightened libido almost immediately. Victims subjected to long-term exposure will eventually lose all higher brain function and will willingly subject themselves to SCP-XXXX's will.

It should be noted that despite SCP-XXXX's long hibernation before discovery it shows remarkable manipulation abilities. Through its ability to seemingly assimilate knowledge and memory through it’s “rejuvenation” ritual SCP-XXXX has demonstrated an almost post-human-level intellect. Despite speaking an ancient Polynesian dialect upon first discovery; SCP-XXXX's can now speak twenty different languages and shows an ever-growing intellect despite its brain structure resembling that of an ancient arthropod. [see addendum #2].

SCP-XXXX's psionic abilities are the most advanced and anomalous of the specimen’s anomalous abilities. First and foremost is SCP-XXXX's apparent Hydro-kinetic ability. It can freely manipulate any and all moisture including sweat and the moisture contained within the human eye. Despite this ability and being found in an aquatic environment SCP-XXXX does not need moisture, internal or external, to function. It is unknown at this time how its biological processes continue to function in perpetual mummification.

Additionally, SCP-XXXX's psionic abilities share the same effects of its sonic abilities but will also affect the victim on a genetic level. The victim will slowly lose higher brain functions and develop heightened libido, as a genetic change will begin to occur within the victim. In males, this manifests as muscle growth and the loss of all hair, with a marked increase in complacency. These mutations continue within the composition of soft tissues such as muscle and skin. This mutation serves no obvious purpose, but Dr. ███ speculates it affects the taste of the meat.

In females, mutations manifest first as a shrinking and rearranging of internal organs, and an expansion of the uterus. An intense hunger envelops the victim, and they will seek any and all sources of nourishment. After three days of gorging the victim loses all motor functions and their ovaries expel all of their eggs into the mutated uterus. This begins the gestation phase of SCP-XXXX-1.

Over the course of the next week, the victim's soft tissue and bones will liquefy into a nutrient gruel while the skin thickens into a pseudo amniotic sack. The instance of SCP-XXXX-1 will take one of two forms Alpha and Beta depending on the ancestry of the "Mother". Females with genetic markers matching those of certain any seafaring pacific culture will produce an Alpha form instance of SCP-XXXX-1. While females of any other genetic lineage will produce a Beta form instance of SCP-XXXX-1.

Beta form instances of SCP-XXXX-1 while containing duplicated DNA from their host possess a seemingly random infusion of genes from an aquatic species. SCP-XXXX has implied that she can control this infusion but refuses to comply with orders to demonstrate. These instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are mostly docile unless ordered by SCP-XXXX or an Alpha form instance of SCP-XXXX-1. Beta forms will perform any given task until it is completed or told to stop by an Alpha form or SCP-XXXX itself.

Alpha form instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are similar to their Beta form counterparts in their inception but are almost always infused with SCP-XXXX's base genome. This creates a clone of the host with the physical characteristics of SCP-XXXX. Alpha forms are far more intelligent than beta forms and possess physical strength similar to SCP-XXXX as well the ability to use subsonic frequencies. Though Alpha forms can control Beta forms they are subject to SCP-XXXX's will at all times as they seemingly lack psionic ability.

Every instance of both Alpha and Beta forms of SCP-XXXX-1 are female. Through interviews with SCP-XXXX itself, it can be determined that this is by design. SCP-XXXX has a fully functional set of human reproductive organs, but despite its extensive lifespan it still has an intact hymen. Despite its body being capable of producing milk and carrying a child to term, SCP-XXXX has seemingly never attempted to conceive offspring. Observation suggests that SCP-XXXX is waiting for a mate of a similar makeup, and may find it within SCP-████

Twice annually SCP-XXXX undergoes a self-described "rejuvenation process". This process is necessary to keep SCP-XXXX complacent and offers no direct dangers. Two female D-class between the ages of nineteen and thirty-two years of age will be escorted nude into SCP-XXXX's holding cell. Upon verbal and psionic contact with SCP-XXXX, the D-class will immediately enter a state of arousal and submit themselves to SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's will then inflict deep incisions at vital areas to induce bleeding. Using a mixture of the victim's blood and its own saliva, SCP-XXXX forms a cocoon around the subject.

Additional enzymes in the saliva and sweat will begin breaking down the D-class personnel into a thick liquid that can then be consumed by SCP-XXXX. It is believed that this process not only rejuvenates SCP-XXXX but transfers the victim's memory to SCP-XXXX. This would explain how it has accumulated knowledge and languages it has never been directly exposed to. Current facility protocol reflects the need to screen out candidates with an extensive weapons training or a history of escape in their background. Female D-class personnel who possess the correct genetic markers needed to produce an Alpha form instance of SCP-XXXX-1 are excluded from candidacy until the effect of their inclusion on SCP-XXXX's biology is better known.

Though SCP-XXXX possesses an extremely durable body it must be noted that it can be killed. SCP-XXXX's heartbeat must not be interrupted for longer than one minute. If SCP-XXXX's heartbeat stops a massive seismic event will occur on the African plate. The earthquake's epicenter will be located at [redacted], several hundred miles from any active fault line. This is believed to be the location of SCP-████ in its dormant state.

+ Ammendum #1 - Telephone communication between Dr.█████ and a foundation emergency team [Dr.█████: Listen to me you fucking idiots you have to get here now! Foundation agent: What's wrong, Dr.█████? Dr.█████: I just gave birth to a fucking squid. You need to hit this entire hospital with memetic weapons and wipe this from the records Foundation agent: a team has already been dispatched. How are you feeling, Doctor? Dr.█████: How the fuck do you think I feel, you fuck wit? I knew I shouldn't have agreed to work so close to SCP-xxxx's level [inaudible sound] Dr.█████: Shush baby! Mommy's talking. Foundation agent: Dr.█████, what was that? Dr.█████: That was my daughter, Layla. She has such a beautiful voice, doesn't she? you know what? I withdraw my call she's perfect. [Dr.█████ ends the call]]