SCP-2398

Item#: 2398 Level1 Containment Class: safe Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: dark Risk Class: notice link to memo



SCP-2398.

Item #: SCP-2398

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2398 is contained in a standard high security containment locker at Site-81. Personnel seeking clearance to test SCP-2398 must submit the proper paperwork to the Site-81 Head of Research Administration’s office.

Personnel testing SCP-2398 are forbidden from swinging SCP-2398 towards any other Foundation personnel.

Updated Containment Procedures: Testing of SCP-2398 is currently restricted.

Description: SCP-2398 is a plain wooden baseball bat, roughly 110cm in length and made of ash with a taped grip. SCP-2398 bears no unusual markings other than the letters “K.O.” branded into the wood just above the handle.

SCP-2398 displays no anomalous properties when not in use; however, when swung at a speed over roughly 20m/s, any living organism that SCP-2398 comes in contact with at the end of a swing will violently explode. The mechanism for this is currently unknown.

Discovery: SCP-2398 was discovered by Foundation personnel embedded in City of Toronto local authorities after an altercation between Toronto Blue Jays baseball player Carl Thomas and a group of young men and women. One of the men, seeing Mr. Thomas approaching his vehicle after leaving a nearby nightclub, attempted to assault Mr. Thomas in an attempted robbery, quickly accompanied by three other men and two women. Mr. Thomas managed to get SCP-2398 out of the back seat of his car and swung it at one of the women, causing her body to detonate. The assailants quickly dispersed, and a passerby called the police.

Addendum 2398.1: Interview

[BEGIN LOG] Dr. Towns: Alright, you already spoke with Officer Marco. We just need to know, for the record, what happened tonight. Mr. Thomas: Man, I already told you I don’t know what happened. That girl must’ve had a bomb in her bag or something. I was trying to fight them off, you know, and then she come at me so I took a swing at her. Next thing I know there’s a sound like a balloon popping, and she’s just… everywhere. Yo, I heard about them before. You know, uhh… suicide bombers. That’s some fucked up shit. Dr. Towns: Mr. Thomas, where did you get the bat you had that night? Mr. Thomas: Bat? (Pauses) Yo, I don’t know what you’re talking about, man. Dr. Towns: I can promise you that this will go a lot better for you if you tell us what we need to know. Mr. Thomas: Hang on, I want a lawyer. I ain’t saying shit until I get a lawyer. Dr. Towns: I’m not a cop, and you won’t be getting a lawyer. Mr. Thomas: (Pauses uncomfortably) Look man, I don’t know about all this, man. I just… look, I heard some talk about they weren’t gonna renew my contract. My numbers haven’t been great since the injury, so you know. Sometimes you gotta do some shit. Dr. Towns: And the bat? Mr. Thomas: A friend of a friend. I might’ve cheated, but I ain’t no snitch. Dr. Towns: What does it do? Mr. Thomas: You didn’t see? Three home runs, four RBIs. Best game of my career. It hits homers, man. That’s all it does. It’s a really good bat. Dr. Towns: That’s all it does? Mr. Thomas: (Pauses) Oh, shit. I guess not, huh?

Addendum 2398.2: Testing Log

Test ID: 2398.01 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a melon. Test Results: Melon is knocked onto the floor and smashed. No difference from non-anomalous control test. Notes: Nothing out of the ordinary here. Fruit is unaffected. -Dr. Towns

Test ID: 2398.02 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a regulation baseball. Test Results: Baseball flies towards the wall of the test chamber in a steep arc and embeds itself roughly 15cm into the steel wall of the chamber. Notes: It seems to be ectoentropic; the ball definitely left the bat going faster than the bat was swung. Interesting. -Dr. Towns

Test ID: 2398.03 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a beach ball. Test Results: Beach ball is knocked across the testing chamber. No difference from non-anomalous control test. Notes: This is very interesting. Somehow, the bat is able to differentiate between baseballs and other balls. I wonder if softballs are likewise unaffected. -Dr. Towns

Test ID: 2398.04 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a regulation softball. Test Results: Softball combusts, but does not explode. Notes: Huh. -Dr. Towns

Test ID: 2398.05 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a test chicken. Test Results: Test chicken violently explodes, sending feathers and viscera across the testing chamber. Operator is injured when a piece of beak becomes lodged in their arm. SCP-2398 is unaffected. Notes: Notably, our control chicken was also killed when we hit it with a non-anomalous baseball bat. This was a little more dramatic, but there might be a better test to run here. -Dr. Towns

Test ID: 2398.06 Testing Parameters: SCP-2398 is swung by an operator at a test cow. Test Results: Test cow violently explodes. Operator is killed as a result of the explosion. Testing chamber is severely damaged. Notes: The more massive the creature, the more violent the explosion. The good news is our test cow wasn’t killed when we hit it with a regular bat, so we’re at least seeing a notable difference now. -Dr. Towns