After driving for the past thirteen hours, Marcus had finally reached
the campground he reserved for the weekend. He pulled his RV through
the entrance and parked at the spot he paid for. He got out and
stretched his legs. "Oh man, about time!" he thought. Even though it
was already dark by the time he got there, he was too restless to call
it a night, and decided to walk around a little to get familiar
with the area. The first place he wanted to check out was the nearby
lake. He looked at the map posted at his camp, and started his trek
down the rocky path. Before he even reached it, he could see the
glistening lake through the trees. Without a second thought, Marcus
jumped in. He swam for a while, as the moon reflected across the
water, and illuminated the woods. After he was done, He sat down on
some rocks by the water to dry off, and breathed a sigh of contentment.
He looked around at all the scenery. "This is a pretty nice
place, ’sucks I have to go back to work." Marcus thought to himself.
Then, he noticed what looked like smoke in the distance. It was
billowing out from behind some trees, and hung thick in the air.
"Is that a fire?" Marcus got up and ran over, hoping everything was
okay. As he got closer to the source, it started getting harder
to see all around him. He tried fanning the air, but it wasn’t
working. Then, it got harder to breathe. Marcus couldn’t catch his
breath and began to cough. He leaned on the trees as he tried to
find his way out of the dense fog. He was startng to get light-headed
and had to stop. Marcus dropped to his knees. He didn’t have the enrgy
to get back up. He was running out of energy quick, but couldn’t make
sense of it. "What... is this place?" He wondered. That’s when
Marcus noticed he had had his hand on something that felt cold and
unfamiliar. The fog was starting to dissapate. He looked at what he was
touching, and realized he had stopped in front of a ginormous
mushroom. It must have been a hundred feet tall! Then, the
mushroom started to lower to the ground. Even though he was losing
consciousness, Marcus watched as the mushroom got closer to him,
then everything went dark.
Welcome to SCP Exposed. Today, we bring you Euclid-class subject
number five seven seven one, also known as The Mushroom Man, but
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SCP-five seven seven one is an organic, humanoid creature,
measuring approximately 30.48 meters in height, or one hundred
feet tall. Its head closely resembles a mushroom of the species
Amanita pantherina. This includes a light brown convex cap, raised
scales, and white gills that continuously emit spores, which
--if inhaled-- cause spontaneous respiratory arrest in humans, with
death occuring within 3 minutes in most cases.
Five seven seven one was first discovered by the Foundation on
February 22, 2020, after being sighted at a National Park in
south-eastern California. Eighteen civilian bodies were discovered in
the area, and were reported as suicides to their families. No
official autopsies were performed, and all civilians present were
immediately administered class-A amnestics.
Tissue samples have concluded that its body --while structurally
identical to that of a human skeleton--, is actually composed of
the same stalk material derived from the SCP, and its thorax is
composed of the ring of the fungus. Five seven seven one also does not
appear to have any facial features, however it reacts to visual and
auditory stimuli. The means in which SCP-five seven seven one uses
to see and hear is currently unknown.
If approached by a human, five seven seven one will crouch down in
front of them. Researchers originally theorized this was a way
for the subject to get its spores closer to the person in order to
induce symptoms quicker. However, this was disproved, and researchers
learned the stance is actually an attempt on five seven seven one’s
part to appear less threatening to humans by becoming smaller in
stature. Shortly after containment,
researchers began testing on five seven seven one, recorded in
Addendums five seven seven one dash A and B. On February 29, 2020, a
laboratory mouse contained in a standard barred rodent cage was
placed in SCP-five seven seven one’s containment cell, in order to
observe the effects of the spores on non-human creatures. The mouse
was unharmed. Notably the subject appeared to be deeply interested in
the animal, seemingly watching it intently for a full 60 minutes.
On April 15, 2020, D-class personnel number two three zero
four was introduced to the SCP’s containment cell to collect tissue
for microscopic analysis. D-two three zero four was equipped with
level-2 hazmat gear before entering, but due to the sheer
amount of spores five seven seven
one emits, some of the saturated air managed to bypass the hazmat
gear. Two three zero four entered respiratory arrest and deceased
exactly three minutes after exposure. Since this test, all
personnel assigned to five seven seven one’s containment cell must
be equipped with level-4 hazmat gear.
On June 24th, 2020, Doctor Mabel Zaretsky, a senior researcher at
Site-95 conducted an interview with five seven seven one. The following
is an excerpt. Zaretsky: Ahem. Hello,
five seven seven one, my name is Dr. Zaretsky and I will be conducting this interview today.
Please can you indicate if you understand me? SCP-5771: ...understanding... Zaretsky: Okay,
perfect. Can you tell me where
you came from? SCP-5771: ...Nature... Zaretsky: um... I’m going to need specifics...
you were discovered walking around a National Park, and you seemingly popped out of nowhere.
SCP-5771: ...Nature... is... friend... Nature... is... mother... grew... from... mother...
Zaretsky: Right... so you grew. But why? What we are trying to find out,
5771 is why a 100ft mushroom suddenly appeared and started walking around.
SCP-5771: ...Why... hurt... mother...? Zaretsky: S-sorry? SCP-5771:
...Nature...is...friend... human...dislike... nature...?
Zaretsky: I like nature. Why do you ask? SCP-5771: ...Mother... is... sick...
Zaretsky: Are you referring to climate change? SCP-5771: ... mother... is... changing?...
yes...mother... is... sick...why...hurt...mother...?
Nature...love...human... Zaretsky:
is that why you use your spores to harm humans? SCP-5771: ...unintentional... love... human...
Zaretsky: Unintentional? Are you saying you don’t control your own spores?
SCP-5771: ...correct... love... human... Zaretsky: Okay... but you just said we
hurt nature.. or mother, whichever it is. Why would you love us if we-
[SCP-5771 talks over Zaretsky] SCP-5771: ...forgiveness...
human...is...friend... Zaretsky:
um... well yes, of course we’re your... friends. we don’t want to hurt you, 5771. In fact,
one of our goals is to protect. SCP-5771:
...protect...?... apologies... human... failed... Zaretsky: ... Are you aware of something we don’t
know about? SCP-5771:
...friend...please... protect... mother...
To this day, SCP-five seven seven one is to be kept at Bio Site-95 at
all times in an airtight, stainless steel containment cell measuring 32
by 32 by 40 meters. The cell is to be cleaned of spore
build-up on a bi-weekly basis by assigned personnel, equipped with
full level-4 hazmat protective gear.
The entrance to SCP-five seven seven one’s containment cell is to
be airlock sealed with an in-built fungicidal decontamination shower.
All personnel must use the decontamination shower before
leaving the containment area in order to avoid spore spread.
Failure to do so will result in immediate disciplinary action.
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