On 27/10/2018 Foundation agent Isaac Plumb disappeared while investigating reports of SCP-4159 near the town of Aspen Valley, █████ Island, to the northwest of the Kent islands. Agent Plumb's last report indicated his intention to investigate the town from a distance before taking further action. Following his disappearance, a taskforce composed of four agents was sent from Site 40 to investigate. Upon arriving at █████ Island, Cmdr. Geeham reported that the dock and marina was deserted, before proceeding towards Aspen Valley on foot. Upon confirming a visual of the town, Cmdr. Geeham reported multiple SCP-4159 instances in the town, primarily located on top of and around buildings and trees. The taskforce was instructed to proceed into the town to locate Agent Plumb and determine the extent of the infestation. Closer examination showed that the sighted SCP-4159 instances were in fact a single enormous specimen estimated by Cmdr. Geeham to weigh several tonnes, with tendrils extending into all the buildings in the town via windows, doors and chimneys. All members of the taskforce but Cmdr. Geeham were lost in action and Cmdr. Geeham was found when the expeditionary vessel washed ashore █ kilometres from Site 40.
Interviewer: Dr. Hoctor.
Interviewed: Cmdr. Grace Geeham, Green leader of Taskforce 4, with previous experience in working with SCP-4159.
Foreword: Following the events of Incident 4159-44, Cmdr. Geeham submitted an after action report and was placed on administrative leave while an effort was made to verify her claims. At this time her report remains unverified, and Cmdr. Geeham was interviewed once more to determine the report's veracity.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Hoctor: Hello again Cmdr. Geeham, please sit down.
Cmdr. Geeham sits and looks at Dr. Hoctor expectantly, appearing restless.
Cmdr. Geeham: So this means you sent someone to look at █████ Island, right? You saw it? You saw what it does, why we need to wipe them out?
Dr. Hoctor: The reconnaissance team didn't see anything suggesting anything other than a severe SCP-4159 incursion, though not without abnormalities. We have asked you here to re-state your report, in your own words, and to help us clarify the events surrounding █████ Island. When you're ready, Grace.
Cmdr. Geeham is noted to look irritated and anxious.
Cmdr. Geeham: Sir… Yes sir. We landed on the island at 0700 and found the marina and the docks empty. We weren't expecting that, 4159 incursions are slow, they pick off one or two people at a time, never groups. How could they? They're slow. After some discussion, the team and I discussed our plan, and considered the possibility of something else operating in the area.
Dr. Hoctor: Something else? Despite reports of SCP-4159 operating in the area?
Cmdr. Geeham: Wouldn't be the first time. Remember what happened with the █████████ disappearance?
Dr. Hoctor: Noted, please proceed Cmdr. Geeham.
Cmdr. Geeham: Well, we headed into the town down the road from the docks, and that's when we saw the 4159's all over the town. Only, they looked off somehow. Like they were asleep or sick or something. Either way, they were really big, about as big as any of us had seen before, mounded up on all the roofs and power lines, hanging down into windows and chimneys.
Dr. Hoctor: And that is when you decided to split into pairs?
Cmdr. Geeham: That's right. At this point… I-I didn't realise it was different to normal specimens we'd dealt with before. Besides, we had the flamethrowers and we were all experienced agents… At least, I thought we were.
Cmdr. Geeham sighs and appears remorseful
Dr. Hoctor: Continue your statement, Grace.
Cmdr. Geeham: We split up. Myself and Dar- Cpl. Brayshaw were covering the west side of town, Ostradi and Hicks were on the east. We kept in contact with each other the whole time. The insides of those houses… I've never seen it have that effect on an environment before.
Cmdr. Geeham shows visible signs of distress and drinks from a glass of water
Cmdr. Geeham: It had turned the inside of the houses into a sort of nest. Rotting plants and fishing nets and furniture piled together with these tendrils coming from the specimen leading into the nests through the windows and fireplace. Just as Brayshaw and I went to investigate, Hicks called on the radio saying that she could see a long mass of kelp leading from the specimen to the water, and that all instances of 4159 were joined together. That's about when we realised it was one massive specimen, not lots of smaller ones. I ordered her and Ostradi to come back to our location, and Brayshaw… He…
Dr. Hoctor: We can take a short break if you need to compose yourself, Grace.
Cmdr. Geeham takes a deep breath and shakes her head
Cmdr. Geeham: I'm good. I'm okay. He found the family that used to live there. Their beds were in the middle of the nest in the living room. They… They were all webbed to their beds with bits of 4159. It was growing into their faces, like it burrowed through the sinuses and just grew all the way inside. It… They… They had big masses of these gas bladder looking objects bursting out of their skin, all over their bodies. Most of them were small, like grapes, but others were like tennis balls. When I shone my torch on them, I could see 4159 embryos inside. Like eggs. Then Brayshaw saw it too, and he just lost it.
Dr. Hoctor: Lost it?
Cmdr. Geeham: He shoved me aside and blasted the nest with his flamethrower. Inside the building. When he did, the specimen defended itself. Tendrils as thick as trees burst in from the window and grabbed him. Would've grabbed me too if I didn't scoot back out onto the street on my ass like an idiot.
Dr. Hoctor: You didn't attempt to aid Cpl. Brayshaw?
Cmdr. Geeham: It [EXPLETIVE] crushed him like a bug! I saw him crumple down to half his size and fountain blood out of his mouth. It was all I could do to get out and try to get to Hicks and Ostradi. Cmdr. Geeham pauses and composes herself. They were in the middle of the street, shouting to me and Brayshaw. The whole thing was flailing all over the place, even knocked down one of the houses as it pulled most of its mass into the street and started hauling itself towards us from the direction of the docks. We could see at least a dozen people dragging along behind it caught up in its tendrils like the family Brayshaw found, and it hadn't even gotten out of all the houses yet.
Cmdr. Geeham pauses and stares at the wall for 18 seconds.
Dr. Hoctor touches Cmdr. Geehams arm.
Dr. Hoctor: What happened next Grace? After you regrouped with the rest of your team?
Cmdr. Geeham: We… We ran, Ostradi saw the towns abattoir at the end of the street and since it was a bluestone building we figured it would be strong enough to keep the specimen out. As we were entering the front door, Cpl. Ostradi… He… He walked under a tree and some tendrils descended and grabbed him, yanked him into the air. He called out to us but I had to make a call. It was just… It was too much of a risk to go back, so we left him and entered the abbatoir.
Cmdr. Geeham places her head in her hands and breathes heavily for several minutes
Dr. Hoctor: Cmdr. we have all had to make hard decisions here. It's part of the job, though I understand that doesn't make things any easier. Take some deep breaths and try to finish.
Cmdr. Geeham: Okay. Okay. Cmdr. Geeham nods and clears her throat. When we entered the building, we moved deeper inside as quickly as we could to set up a defensive perimeter on the kill floor. Hicks joked that it seemed appropriate. But when we got in there, we saw that the back of the building had been knocked down by the specimen. It was slumped on the wall of the building and over the alleyway. There was a small whale there in the same condition as the people in the first building laying against a propane tank. The specimen shuddered and started to squeeze into the breach, so I ordered Hicks to fire on the propane tank with me.
Dr. Hoctor: Under most circumstances I would call that reckless, Cmdr. you're absolutely sure it was necessary?
Cmdr. Geeham: We were trapped in there, what choice did we have? Besides, it worked. The tank went up, knocked us both on our asses, but the thing was right on top of the explosion and got blown to bits. We managed to get to our feet despite our injuries and helped each other out into the street. What was left of the specimen was retreating towards the woods, and we followed at a distance to return to the boat. By the time we made it we couldn't make visual contact with the specimen. After treating our injuries as best we could, I took the first shift piloting the boat back towards the site.
Dr. Hoctor: And Pvt. Hicks? What happened to her?
Cmdr. Geeham: She… I was sleeping while it was her turn driving. The propeller jammed, and she said to rest while she checked it out, since my wounds were fairly severe compared to hers. I… I'm not sure what happened, but I heard her gasp. When I managed to get outside I saw her jump into the water.
Cmdr. Geeham takes a deep breath.
Cmdr. Geeham: I think she was hypnotised, there were lights in the water when she jumped much brighter than any bioluminescence I've seen on a 4159 I've seen before. They followed me the whole time until I got close to shore, and then I washed up and the team found me.
Dr. Hoctor: Standing Thank you Grace. For the time being I would like-
Cmdr. Geeham: Doctor, I can't stay here, I need to go to an inland site… I… Every time I look at the water I see those glowing lights… You… For a second I could swear that Hicks smiled at me as she jumped into the water. I… I'm afraid that if I keep seeing those lights I'll walk into the sea with that same smile.
Dr. Hoctor: Noted, Cmdr. We'll see what we can do.
<End Log>