SCP-049-2 - Regenerative Abilities 09.10.2019

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SCP-049-2 - Regenerative Abilities

Rank: Researcher I

Clearance Level: 2

List of Personnel involved in testing: SgtMaj James W, MSgt Flame, Sgt Atom

Level D personnel involved: D-1427, D-2521

SCP: SCP-049 / SCP-049-2

Errors and/or safety hazards: No errors occurred during testing. 049-2's presences in and of itself was a safety hazard, but it was controlled adequately by 049 until test completion.

Question: 1) As SCP 049-2 presents as a "zombie" similar to persons infected by SCP-008, will instances of SCP 049-2 devour human flesh, and will that allow instances of SCP-049-2 regenerate injuries?

2) As instances of SCP 049-2 are no longer alive, will conventional Foundation medical supplies heal SCP 049-2's injuries?

Background Research: Instances of SCP 049-2 are created by SCP 049's attempts to cure a patient of what it calls the "pestilence". Attempts to have SCP 049 further define what it calls the "pestilence" have continued to be non-productive and lead to no answers. As SCP 049 works on its patient, the patient eventually dies but reanimates and follows SCP 049's commands. In its base state, instances of SCP 049-2 are generally catatonic and do not interact with its surroundings, unless a human enters its vicinity. At that time SCP 049-2 generally becomes hostile and attempts to attack the human unless specifically ordered by SCP 049 to not do so.

Instances of SCP 049-2 are similar in make and likeness of individuals infected by SCP-008, and are colloquially referred to as "zombies". Classic instances of zombies as well as instances of individuals infected by SCP-008 attempt to ingest human flesh. At this time it has not been shown whether instances of SCP-049-2 attempt to ingest the flesh of those it attacks, or if they are just attempting to kill its prey in the quickest way at its disposal.

Hypothesis: 1) The instance of SCP-049-2 that is injured by the GENSEC escort and then ingests the flesh of a D-Class will not see its wounds regenerated.

2) The instances of SCP-049-2 that is injured by the GENSEC escort and subsequently treated using the standard Foundation Medical Kit will see minor wound regeneration.

Experimentation: I entered SCP-049's cell with D-1427, D-2521, and my GENSEC escorts. I made contact with SCP-049 in its cell and explain that I wanted to examine the regenerative ability of instances of SCP-049-2, and had brought a D-Class for it to attempt to cure of the pestilence. SCP-049 reacted happily, stating, "Finally, a human test subject!" SCP-049 then began to operate on D-1427, quickly killing him and reanimating him as an instance of SCP-049-2, proclaiming that he had been cured. I instructed SCP-049 to control the created instance of SCP-049-2 to prevent any unfortunate incidents, as we would be required to wound the instance of SCP-049-2 to conduct the scheduled test. SCP-049 confirmed it's understanding and I gave the order to fire one shot at the instance of SCP-049-2. MSgt Flame fired one shot, striking the instance of SCP-049-2 in the right thigh. The SCP-049-2 instance growled in pain, but did not react violently, showcasing SCP 049's ability to control it's 049-2 instances in extreme circumstances.

With a now injured instance of SCP-049-2, I directed SCP-049 to have its instance of SCP-049-2 to attack and consume D-2521. SCP-049-2 quickly did so, chasing D-2521 around the cell before biting D-2521's neck and killing him. SCP-049-2 then began to consume D-2521, while I observed the wound that was inflicted upon SCP-049-2. Upon SCP-049-2's consumption of D-2521, I instructed SCP-049 to have SCP-049-2 remain still as I examined it. The GENSEC escort provided cover as I examined the wound that was inflicted upon SCP-049-2. The SCP-049-2 instance growled menacingly as I examined it, but did not attack or otherwise act aggressively. Upon examination, I concluded that SCP-049-2's wound did not regenerate upon consumption of D-2521's flesh.

I then directed SCP-049 to have SCP-049-2 to continue to remain still as I continued my testing of its regenerative abilities. I utilized my Foundation issued Medical Pack's hemostatic dressing to pack and dress the wound that was inflicted upon SCP-049-2. While SCP-049-2 continued to growl and was clearly agitated, it did not attack during the procedure. Upon complete dressing of the wound, SCP-049-2 was clearly regenerating its wound, which shows that something within the hemostatic compound activated some sort of regenerative ability within the instance of SCP-049-2, and further investigation of this will need to be conducted in future tests. 

At this point, SCP-049 warned this it was beginning to lose control of the instance of SCP-049-2, which was substantiated by SCP-049-2 beginning to approach myself and the GENSEC escort. Fearing imminent violence, the GENSEC escort opened fire on the instance of SCP-049-2, terminating it before it could attack and cause injury. SCP-049 was then thanked for its cooperation, and we exited the containment cell incident.

Analysis and Conclusion: This experiment shows that while instances of SCP 049-2 share visual similarities to people infected by SCP-008 or colloquial zombies, the consumption of flesh does not result in the regeneration of any wounds to SCP-049-2. However, there was a reaction of the hemostatic compound in the Foundation Medical Kit with SCP-049-2 that resulted in SCP-049-2 beginning to regenerate its wounds. I recommend further investigation into this reaction, as it's possible SCP-049 may attempt to gain hemostatic agents to heal instances of SCP-049-2 in a future escape attempt.

Do your results align with your hypothesis?: At the completion of the test, all results aligned with the initial hypothesizes, though the regenerative abilities did surprise me.

Approved by the Director of Research and Security and the Head of Research. For use in Site-05.

Secure, Contain, And Protect.

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There is a lot to unpack here, but this is absolutely one of the most beautiful, professional reports I have seen written in my entire Research career, Gaminglight or otherwise. Every base is covered, no stone left unturned. The way you organize your document to present your ideas in a neat and legible fashion speaks a lot for the effort you put into this. Clear measures were taken towards safety, and the experiment was approached with a clear goal and procedure in mind. Utilizing SCP-049’s control over 049-2’s was an incredible way of ensuring safety during the experiment, and 049’s cooperation went a ways of helping you as well. One of my most favorite things about this is the premise of comparing 049-2s to victims of 008. This is a concept that touches upon the very unclear reality of SCP itself- it is impossible to fully understand these anomalies. This is something that would likely go untouched because many just assume 049-2s are different, but how could we know without testing it first? Not only that, but this experiment yielded helpful information about 049-2s’ healing capabilities. I could see MedBay being fortified as a result of this knowledge in the case of an 049 Breach. All being said, utterly amazing experiment.