At time 14:48, AEXD-1348 experienced emergency system shutdown due to overheating detected in its flight motors. Subsequent attempts to remotely restore communications with the drone have failed.

At time 14:45, AEXD-1348's third rotor was struck by a falling, moderately dense object later determined to have been a small watermelon. The drone subsequently flew into the lowermost branches of a maple section of SCP-3082-1. Immediately following this, there occurred rapid, targeted ivy growth in the vicinity of the drone's crash site. It is believed that this ivy became entangled in the rotors of the AEXD unit, preventing its escape.

At time 14:44, SCP-3082-2 displayed signs of distress at the drone's apparent retreat. It began pounding its hands against the interior of the tree hollow and making soft vocalizations which were indistinct to the AEXD unit's microphone.

The drone operator was ordered not to engage with the subject as the Project Galileo team awaited the arrival of its supervisor. With AEXD-1348 at 11% battery, the operator attempted to have the drone withdraw to the nearest branch of SCP-3082-1 from which it could maintain view of the tree hollow while conserving power.

Due to close proximity, AEXD-1348 soon became noticed by the subject. SCP-3082-2's immediate reaction to the sight of the drone has been described as that of astonishment. After recovering from its initial surprise, SCP-3082-2 began waving and calling out to the AEXD unit.

SCP-3082-2 appeared physically healthy and uninjured. Its attire at the time of the encounter was composed of a white T-shirt, short denim overalls, and white sneakers, all matching the description of the clothing it was last seen wearing before being labeled a missing person. The subject also seemed to be in possession of a red knapsack within its temporary base in the tree hollow.

Upon approach, movement was observed within the hollow's interior. Continued observation led to visual contact with and positive identification of subject SCP-3082-2, Aria Morrison, at time 14:42.

This tree hollow was the second such discovered example of physiological damage to the megaflorum. Closer investigation was deemed pertinent to research operations, and so the drone operator piloted AEXD-1348 nearer to the location of interest.

Incident Report #3082-2-A: At 14:23 local time on 14/07/2017, the operator of AEXD-1348 piloted the drone into a previously undocumented section of SCP-3082-1 during standard exploration procedures. Exploration continued normally until 14:35, when the drone encountered a tree hollow in an oak section of SCP-3082-1.

This project's operational team has been allocated the use of 4 AEXD drones (ID# AEXD-1346 through AEXD-1349) to accomplish these goals to the best of its ability.

Project Galileo Mission Statement: Documentation of SCP-3082-1 on a larger scale must be performed for two reasons:

Closing Statement: The Project Galileo team has been unable to determine AEXD-1348's current location. It has been deemed likely that SCP-3082-2 removed wires from the AEXD unit's locator beacon in its repair of the drone's camera connection.

SCP-3082-2: So that's your organization's name? Hm. I've never heard of you before, but it's nice to meet you, SCP Foundation. I'll try to call again soon.

SCP-3082-2: I really do need to put you — well, the drone — away now, but I wanna ask one more question: Who are you?

SCP-3082-2: Oh. So this thing's called a drone. Um… Maybe it was waterproof before, but it's… kinda beat up now. I reattached the camera by taking wires from something that didn't look as, uh, important. Lucky me, I had duct tape and a pocket knife in my bag. Since we're talking and stuff, it must've been enough to fix everything that I needed to fix.

SCP-3082-2: I think it's going to rain soon. I'll have to put this gadget away in a little while.

[The subject sets the drone back down and turns the camera to face it. Glancing at the cloudy sky, the subject frowns.]

SCP-3082-2: I couldn't find speakers anywhere on this gadget, so I figured you'd need some other way to say more than "yes" and "no". This is my version of Morse code. Run the motor forward the way you have been for a dot and run it backward for a dash. I hope you can take pictures with the camera on this thing.

[The subject pauses, contemplating something. After several moments, it reaches for the drone and lifts it up, turning the device around to face a birch sample of SCP-3082-1. Letters, dots, and dashes, a facsimile of Morse code, are written in black and blue crayon on the birch bark.]

SCP-3082-2: Alright. Are you just one person, or are you, like, with an organization? "Yes" for the first answer, "no" for the second.

SCP-3082-2: Are they doing okay? Is Rachel in charge?

SCP-3082-2: Are you in the village? With the kids?

SCP-3082-2: This is fantastic. It's so good to talk to someone other than the tree. Hey, uh, just to be sure… Are you an adult? You're not just some other kid who showed up in the village with technology from, like, 2018, right? Oh, um, say "yes" if you're a grown-up.

SCP-3082-2: Hi. [gives a small wave] My name's Aria Morrison. I've been here — in this giant tree world, I mean — for a while. There's probably a missing kid report on me back outside. It'd be from 1996. [shrugging] Yeah, I still look the same. I have some, uh, questions for you. Can you spin this gadget's blades one time for "no" and two times for "yes"?

[Sighing in apparent relief, the subject begins consuming blueberries stored in the front pocket of its overalls.]

SCP-3082-2: I hope you're getting this… Um. If you can see or hear me, can you stop spinning the helicopter motor things? I, uh, took three fan blades off. But they were already kinda broken before that.

[The camera attempts to sharpen in on the subject. The subject's facial features become recognizable but still remain out of focus. The sound of running motors joins the audio feed.]

[A blurry image of SCP-3082-2 appears. The camera lens is focusing on a blueberry plant behind the subject.]

SCP-3082-2: Okay. Great. I, uh, think I should keep moving now. There's nothing to eat where I am, so… I'll call you later. Bye.

SCP-3082-2: … I get it. So it's like you're Area 51: the secret agency that collects sci-fi stuff and experiments on aliens.

SCP-3082-2: Oh. Well, that's more interesting that the names I was thinking of. What does it mean?

SCP-3082-2: I'm dying to know — what does "SCP" stand for? Stark, Curry, and Parker? Super Cooking Pantry? Sandy's Comic Place?

SCP-3082-2: Since then? Huh. So… you probably know a lot about me, but I don't know much of anything about you. I have some more questions to ask.

SCP-3082-2: When did you find out about this place?

SCP-3082-2: Cool. It's good to talk again. Nice, sunny weather today, so I think we'll be fine for a while. Anyway… I guess you guys found the tree house in the real world? The one that the kids here can't get into?

SCP-3082-2: Hah, you don't have to spell that out. Stick with the old way. It's not hard to figure out when you mean letters and when you mean "yes" or "no".

Foreword: The following interaction occurred 44 hours after SCP-3082-2's prior transmission. The Project Galileo team became thoroughly well-versed in the subject's Morse code facsimile during that time as preparation.

Interviewed: SCP-3082-2

Interviewer: Project Galileo operational team (through AEXD-1348)

Foreword: The following interview took place 9 days after the previous.

<Begin Log>

[Visual feed opens on SCP-3082-2 in the branches of a maple section of SCP-3082-1. The subject behaves distractedly, often tugging at its hair or fiddling with its overall straps.]

SCP-3082-2: Hi.

AEXD-1348: [YES]

SCP-3082-2: Yeah… There's not really anything I wanted to talk about. I was just feeling kinda lonely.

[The subject appears lost in thought. AEXD-1348 spins its motors to reclaim the subject's attention.]

SCP-3082-2: Sorry. Were you trying to say something?

AEXD-1348: [WE HAVE QUESTIONS]

SCP-3082-2: Ah. Of course you do. Okay, shoot.

AEXD-1348: [HOW DID YOU CAPTURE DRONE]

[Adopting a conflicted expression, the subject bites its lower lip nervously.]

SCP-3082-2: Um… Would you believe me if I said I have magic plant powers?

[The Foundation's response is delayed.]

AEXD-1348: … [NO]

[Hesitation is displayed by the subject.]

AEXD-1348: [HOW CAPTURE DRONE] [WHY LEAVE VILLAGE]

SCP-3082-2: I… Well… Do you guys share what I say? Like, with the kids in the village? Or the government or anything?

AEXD-1348: [NO] [NO OTHERS KNOW WE FOUND YOU]

SCP-3082-2: Is it going to, y'know, stay that way?

AEXD-1348: [YES]

SCP-3082-2: …Okay. I'm going to tell you guys something that I've never told anyone before. It's a long story, but someone needs to know this in case I don't, y'know, make it… Some of the other kids figured out half of it. Maybe they told you or maybe you found the police report — about my sister?

AEXD-1348: [JACQUELYN]

[The subject removes its backpack and holds it close to its chest. It nods its head.]

SCP-3082-2: Yeah. Jackie.

[Holding its backpack a little closer to itself, the subject faintly smiles.]

SCP-3082-2: This was her bag. She was the one who brought duct tape when we decided to run away together. [chuckling] I used to tell her that it could fix anything — she never believed me, but she thought to bring it anyway. Silly, right? Heh…

[The subject sighs.]

SCP-3082-2: [taking on a softer tone of voice] I was twelve when we left, and she was seven. I know that I still look like I'm twelve, but it's been decades since then, really… Um. Before I go on, I need to tell you something that's kinda hard to believe.

AEXD-1348: [OK]

SCP-3082-2: My sister was special. Sometimes, when she wanted something to be true, it would actually happen — even if it was impossible. One time, I told her that our parents left us home alone on her birthday because… because there was going to be a surprise party in the park on her half-birthday. I said there'd be half a chocolate cake waiting for her in a big bouncy house. Six months later, after I'd forgotten about that, we went to the park… and it was all just like I'd described it to her. She wasn't surprised at all. Said she knew it'd be there.

[The subject pauses.]

SCP-3082-2: When we played in the woods, she liked to invent places. Pyramids. Jungles. Sandcastles. I would blink or look away, and suddenly they'd, um, be there. She made herself into a mermaid once. At the end of our games, I always told her that things should go back to the way they were supposed to be. And everything magical would disappear, and it'd be like nothing ever happened. Do you believe me?

AEXD-1348: [YES]

SCP-3082-2: Right. [frowning] You probably see weirder stuff all the time.

[Silence falls.]

AEXD-1348: [CONTINUE]

SCP-3082-2: Oh, yeah. Sorry. I got a little distracted. What was I saying…? Right… It was after our parents had a really big fight — me and my sister ran away together. We went into the woods behind our house, where we always used to play, and we just… kept walking. After half an hour… we were scared. Scared to keep going and scared to go back. I looked away for one second…

[The subject draws a shuddering breath and turns to the side, no longer facing the drone.]

SCP-3082-2: I looked away. And when I looked back, she wasn't there, and I was standing on the porch of a tree fort cabin. There weren't any bridges or platforms back then. It was just me in that tree house… in a tree so big I didn't know where it started. Me. All by myself.

[The subject closes its eyes.]

SCP-3082-2: I'm not embarrassed to say that I cried. A lot. And I got thirsty and lonely… and I pretended that Jackie was there to listen to a bedtime story about pitcher plants full of water. The next morning, I found rope bridges and platforms going from the cabin to a… a grove place. Where the village is now. The pitcher plants were all over the place there. And there was fruit nearby. Lots of fruit.

SCP-3082-2: A little while later, Rachel showed up. And then Ahmed. I told them a little bit about Jackie. Later, we figured out that more kids would keep coming, so… we started building a, uh, a place for them. You should know all the rest already.

[Glancing at the branches above its head, the subject reaches up and tugs at a leaf.]

SCP-3082-2: The tree does what I ask when it's feeling up to it. That's how I got this drone out of the air: I asked for it. [sighs] I still look twelve years old. My sister… she doesn't really look seven anymore. Or act the same. Not even close. She likes it too much, here in… well, Wexley calls it Neverland. I think Jackie might listen better if I get closer to the part of her that remembers, but for now… she just doesn't hear me when I say that it's time to go home.

AEXD-1348: [EXPLAIN]

[Shaking its head sadly, the subject begins reaching over the camera's view and toward the drone's battery. It appears unwilling to continue the conversation.]

SCP-3082-2: Trees don't really think like people do.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: SCP-3082-2 has yet to contact the Foundation again since this interaction.