Exploration Audio Log Transcript

Date: 7/22/████

Objective: Exploration of SCP-3446-1

Subjects: D-10334, SCP-3446

Notes: D-10334 has been equipped with SCP-3446, a facemask with respiratory gear and 3 hour air supply, a wetsuit, a waterproof flashlight with an output of 2200 lumens, and an audio recorder. 1100m of retractable cable was also attached to D-10334 and SCP-3446. Exploration was overviewed by Dr. Sambre.

[BEGIN LOG]

Dr. Sambre: Alright. Did you turn the recorder on?

D-10334: Yep. You sure you're gonna be able to get the audio from inside there?

Dr. Sambre: Yes, earlier tests have shown that transmission is possible, but now we're moving on to full exploration.

D-10334: And that's where I come in.

Dr. Sambre: Correct. Now, we've briefed you on the abilities of SCP-3446 so you know what to expect. Remain calm as you're sinking, and do not return before we instruct you to. Is that understood?

D-10334: Yes ma'am. Should I put 'em on now?

Dr. Sambre: Please proceed. Good luck.

D-10334 dons SCP-3446, and the floor begins to liquefy. D-10334 steadily sinks downwards for roughly a minute before total submersion.

Dr. Sambre: D-10334, you are now within SCP-3446-1. Please report your surroundings.

D-10334: Damn, it's dark, even with the flashlight. I, uh, can still see, so I guess it's more like I'm underwater than under… mud. Like I'm at th' bottom of the ocean. The floor's still pretty gooey, and everything's cloudy though. Don't think I'm sinking anymore. I can see about… 4 meters ahead?

Dr. Sambre: Okay. Please proceed in any direction. Keep us updated on what's happening.

D-10334: Sure thing.

D-10334: …Yecchh, it's still like moving through glue. I'm going downhill now, so I guess this place isn't flat. I've seen a couple rocks on the ground, but I'm pretty sure they're just rocks.

Dr. Sambre: Collect one anyways, please.

D-10334: Okay, okay… Whoa!

Dr. Sambre: What is it?

D-10334: I-I'm fine, just startled. Some little critter scooted out from under the rock. Long and pale with all kinds of legs and feelers, looked like it was covered in snot. Nasty.

D-10334: …I have to try and catch it, don't I.

Dr. Sambre: If you can. If it's already gone, then just proceed onwards.

D-10334: Yeah, it burrowed back down into the mud. No way I'm going after it. Hmm. There's some kinda seaweed… moss… stuff growin' over here. I'll grab some of that. Don't plants need light to grow though, Doc? 'Cause it's dark as anything down here.

Dr. Sambre: Normally they do, but normally rubber pants don't send you into an extradimensional swamp. Please proceed.

D-10334: Heh, yeah.

D-10334 continues walking for several more minutes without reporting anything.

D-10334: Oh, there's something there. Finally. Looks like coral made out of rust. Oh hell, it's growing off of some creature's bones.

Dr. Sambre: Please collect a sample of both.

D-10334: I'll try.

D-10334: Gah!

Dr. Sambre: D-10334? Are you in danger?

D-10334: D-don't think so… whatever the stuff is, it's growing towards the light. And fast, it's puttin' bamboo to shame here. Doc, do ya think it's eating the light or something?

Dr. Sambre: It is a possibility, but we don't know for sure. And if the place is so dark, it's strange it would develop such an ability. For now, steer clear. The sample can wait.

D-10334 proceeds away from the structures in silence for several more minutes.

D-10334: Yo! Doc! I see somethin' else… another light?

Dr. Sambre: Please investigate.

D-10334: Sure… oh, geez, it's… uh… best I can say is it looks like one'a those angler fish things? Creepy as hell.

Dr. Sambre: Can you describe it in detail?

D-10334: Okay. It's about the size of a football, swimmin' at about head-height. It's got a big, see-through bag sitting on its forehead, filled with little glowing things. They're, uh, moving around in there. I can't tell how long it is, there's this big scraggly beard thing coming out of its belly and dragging behind it. I think I see claws somewhere in it, too. I can't tell if it has eyes, but I can see th' mouth way more clearly than I'd like. Jesus, those teeth are like nails, and I'm pretty sure its got three rows of them. Brrrr.

D-10334: Now it's eyein' my flashlight. Maybe it thinks it found a lady friend, heh.

Dr. Sambre: If it's distracted, please attempt to capture it.

D-10334: Ma'am, there's no way I'm putting my fingers anywhere near that. Tell you what, it's still following the light, so when I get back pass me a net and I'll try to get it—Oh lord. There's a swarm of thingies coming after me now.

Dr. Sambre: Thingies?

D-10334: Whatever they are, they've got fins and spindly legs and big needle noses and there's about a billion of 'em. Oh crap, if one of those things sticks me I'll-

Dr. Sambre: Please remain calm. Back away, and try turning off your light.

D-10334: Okay, okay. Okay. I don't feel any bites, so I think it worked. They're mobbing the fish now, though. I guess it has light too… oh geez, they're taking bites out of each other like mad. It's eating them just as fast as they're eating it… I'm gonna be sick. Can I come back now, Doc? I've got the rock and the plants and stuff.

Dr. Sambre: You can head back to the starting point, but don't return to the surface just yet. Try heading off in another direction for a while.

D-10334: O-okay. Oh man, now the coral stuff is there too, it's growing around them like a net… must've been brought by the light.

D-10334 walks back with the guidance of the cable for several minutes, then walks in another direction for several minutes, remaining silent.

D-10334: D-Doc… I'm feelin' kinda sick… I haven't seen anything n-new in a while… can you pull… me… b-back… now?

D-10334 faints, and is pulled back to the surface by the cable. Upon return, several large parasitic organisms are found affixed to his back, arms and neck. Medical examination determined the organisms had injected a numbing agent before attachment, to avoid detection. The submerged portions of the cable are also found to be covered in barnacle-like growths.

Among the growths was a portion of the coral-like structure reported by D-10334, which began rapidly growing towards the light fixtures, eventually breaking them. While it grew, it began to output large amounts of the fluid filling SCP-3446-1. It and the fluid were successfully contained and placed in a lightproof box.

The parasites were successfully removed from D-10334 and placed in a storage tank. D-10334 made a successful recovery and was reassigned.

[END LOG]