Item #: SCP-5144 | Level 2/5144 |
Object Class: Safe | Classified |
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-5144 is to be kept in a medium plastic container at Bio Site-95, locked in a steel safe in the office of Dr. Zaretsky when not in use. SCP-5144's containment is to be filled with a thin layer of substrate, moistened with 200ml of water when required. 50g of decaying plant matter is to be added to the container on a monthly basis. The windows in Dr. Zaretsky's office are to remain closed at all times.
Description:
SCP-5144 is an anomalous fungus resembling Stropharia aeruginosa, with a stem height of approximately 7cm and a cap width of approximately 8cm. In its unaltered state, SCP-5144 appears to have adnate, pale grey gills and a convex, blue-green cap. When it is not absorbing nutrients, SCP-5144 is capable of retracting its hyphae, allowing it to move around.
SCP-5144's anomalous properties occur when any living organism touches SCP-5144, including plants and animals. SCP-5144 will then begin to shift its appearance in order to exhibit various physical characteristics and movements that are believed to be a representation of the subject's psyche. These effects seem to be limited simply to the visible parts of the subjects personality, such as phobias and current emotional state, suggesting SCP-5144 does not possess any sort of telepathic abilities.
Update, 22/06/2020: Further observation of SCP-5144's anomalous properties has concluded that repeated interaction with SCP-5144 allows the object to display deeper insights into the subjects subconscious. The means that SCP-5144 uses to obtain this insight is currently unknown.1
Addendum 5144-A, Discovery:
SCP-5144 became known to the Foundation on 17/09/2020, after a recording of a mushroom changing colour when touched by a group of British adolescents was uploaded to a popular video-streaming site. The video has since been removed from the site2 and Class B amnestics have been administered to the group involved in its creation.
Addendum 5144-B, Experiment Log:
NOTICE [29/12/2019]: After personnel assigned to SCP-5144 reported observing several anomalous effects of SCP-5144 during general daily care5 , it has been suggested that an observation log should be kept to document these instances alongside formal experiments.6
Addendum 5144-C, Dr. Zaretsky's Audio Observation Log
Addendum 5144-D [02/05/2020]: