Michael Richards rubbed his back and yawned. He was exhausted from chopping wood all day
in the forest close to his home. He couldn’t wait to get home to his wife and family, he
could almost smell the pot of stew that his wife would have waiting for him.
He picked up his bag of logs, slung it over his shoulder and started making his way along
the pathway that led out of the forest. When he reached the main road he couldn’t help
but think about the mysterious disappearance of several people from his town that year.
Almost all of them had last been seen in the area close to his home.
He pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind and set off home. When he arrived at
his cottage he was surprised to see the lights were all off.
‘That’s weird, I would have thought everyone would be home by now.”
He opened the door and as he stepped inside the house he let out a gasp of shock. Standing
in his kitchen was a weird looking creature, it looked about two metres tall and had long
gangly arms. It looked extremely malnourished, but that wasn’t the strangest thing about
it. The most disturbing thing was its eyes, they were completely devoid of any pigmentation.
When Michael had entered the house, he hadn’t noticed the figures lying on the floor, but
now he did. He screamed out loud when he realised that his whole family were lying there, all
of them dead to the world.
He just stood there, frozen in horror at the sight. He didn’t even move when the creature
started advancing towards him.
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SCP-096 is a humanoid creature measuring approximately
2.38 meters in height. The Subject shows very
little muscle mass, with preliminary analysis of body mass suggesting mild malnutrition.
It’s arms are grossly out of proportion with the rest of the subject's body, with
an approximate length of 1.5 meters each. The skin is mostly devoid of pigmentation,
with no sign of any body hair.
It’s jaw can open to four times the norm of an average human. Other facial features
remain similar to an average human, with the exception of the eyes, which are also devoid
of pigmentation. It is not yet known whether SCP-096 is blind or not. It shows no signs
of any higher brain functions, and is not considered to be sapient.
SCP-096 is normally extremely docile, with pressure sensors inside its cell indicating
it spends most of the day pacing by the eastern wall. However, when someone views it’s face,
whether it be directly, via video recording, or even a photograph, it will enter a stage
of considerable emotional distress.It will cover its face with its hands and begin screaming,
crying, and babbling incoherently. Approximately one to two minutes after the first viewing,
SCP-096 will begin running to the person who viewed its face, who will from this point
on be referred to as SCP-096-1.
Documented speeds have varied from thirty-five kilometres per hour to fifty kilometres per
hour, and seems to depend on the distance from SCP-096-1. At this point, no known material
or method can impede SCP-096's progress. The actual position of SCP-096-1 does not seem
to affect the subject's response. It seems to have an innate sense of SCP-096-1's location.
However, this reaction does not occur when viewing artistic depictions.
Upon arriving at SCP-096-1's location, the subject will proceed to kill it SCP-096-1.
100% of cases have left no traces of SCP-096-1. The subject will then sit down for several
minutes before regaining its composure and becoming docile once again. It will then attempt
to make its way back to its natural habitat.
Due to the possibility of a mass chain reaction, including breach of Foundation secrecy and
large civilian loss of life, retrieval of the subject should be considered Alpha priority.
SCP-096 is to be contained in its cell, a 5 m x 5 m x 5 m airtight steel cube, at all
times. Weekly checks for any cracks or holes are mandatory. There is to be absolutely no
video surveillance or optical tools of any kind inside it's cell. Security personnel
will use pre-installed pressure sensors and laser detectors to ensure the subject's presence
inside the cell.
Any and all photos, video, or recordings of SCP-096's likeness are strictly forbidden
without approval from one of the Foundations senior Doctors.
The following is a transcript of an interview held between Doctor Andrews and Captain Marks,
former commander of retrieval team Zulu 9-A
“It always sucks to get Initial Retrieval duty. You have no idea what the damn thing
is capable of besides what jacked up information the field techies can scrape up, and you're
lucky if they even tell you the whole story. They told us to "bag and tag." Didn't tell
us about not looking at the damn thing.” Said Captain Marks.
“Could you describe the mission, please?” Asked Doctor Andrews.
“Yeah, sorry. We had two choppers, one with my team and one on backup with Zulu 9-B and
Dr. Wood. We spotted the target about two clicks north of our patrol path. I'm guessing
he wasn't facing our direction, else he would have taken us out then and there.
“Your report says SCP-096 didn't react to the cold? It was -10 degrees C.
“Actually, it was -15 and yes, it was butt naked and didn't so much as shiver. Anyway,
we landed, approached the target, and Corporal Miller got ready to bag it. That's when Dr.
Wood called. I turned to answer it, and that's what saved me. The target must have turned
and my whole squad saw it.
“That's when SCP-096 entered an agitated emotional state?”
“Yep”.
Captain Marks seemed to hesitate before continuing.
“Sorry. Got the willies for a second.”
“That's all right.”
“Yeah. Well, I never saw its face. My squad did, and they paid for it.”
“Could you describe it a little more, please?”
“It started screaming at us, and crying. Not animal roaring though, sounded exactly
like a person, really creepy. We started firing when it picked up Corporal Miller and ripped
off his leg. He was screaming for our help,. We were blowing chunks out of the target,
round after round but it didn’t do anything."
“That's when you ordered the use of a HEDT launcher?”
“An anti-tank gun. Started carrying it ever since another SCP got loose. I've seen those
tear through tanks like tissue paper. Did the same thing to the target."
“There was significant damage to SCP-096?”
“It didn't even flinch. It kept tearing apart my squad, but with half of its torso
gone."
“But it was taking damage?”
“If it was, it wasn't showing it. It must have lost all its organs, all its blood, but
it didn't acknowledge any of it. Its bone structure wasn't hurt at all, though. It kept
tearing my squad apart.”
“So no actual structural damage. How many rounds would you say were fired at it?”
“At the least? A thousand. Our door gunner kept his GAU-19 on it for at least twenty
seconds. That's six hundred .50 caliber rounds pumped into the thing. Might as well have
been spitting at it."
“This is when Zulu 9-B arrived?”
“Yeah, and my squad was gone. Zulu 9-B managed to get the bag over its head, and it just
sat down. We got it into the chopper and got it here. I don't know how I never saw its
face."
“We have obtained an artist's depiction of SCP-096's face. Would you like to view
it?"
“You know, after hearing that thing's screams, and the screams of my men, I don't think I
want to put a face to what I heard. No. Just… no.”
“All right, I believe we are done here. Thank you, Captain.”
Following the interview, Doctor Andrews requested that SCP-096 should be terminated as soon
as possible. The termination order has been approved, and is to be carried out by Dr.
Williams. This mission is yet to be completed.
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