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The Foundation database is classified. Unauthorized access will result in detainment. Within this archive, you'll find the procedures, descriptions, and accounts of the most notorious anomalies we've encountered to date. Secure. Contain Protect. Item number.
SCP-4197 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-4197 is to be contained within a standard humanoid containment cell. Description SCP-4197 is a 32-year-old woman named Dr. Sarah Veers, an acclaimed surgeon and known practitioner of cytomancy. a branch of thaumaturgy that deals primarily with the manipulation, creation, and alteration of cells. Examination revealed that SCP-4197's torso is occupied only by her heart and a partial respiratory system.
The rest of the abdomen is devoid of organs and instead stores four prehensile appendages. According to SCP-4197, this condition predates her knowledge of the cytomatic arts. a fact corroborated by photographs taken from her family home. How SCP-4197's body digests food, eliminates waste, removes toxins from her blood, and performs other functions vital to the survival of normal humans is unknown.
Discovery. SCP-4197 came to the Foundation's attention after a news outlet reported that an American surgeon removed several brain tumors from a 12-year-old boy in Botswana. with the child making a full recovery in less than two days. SCP-4197 was apprehended the following week outside of Gabrowne, where she was dispensing mosquito netting and antimalarial drugs of the populace.
SCP-4197 surrendered without a struggle and has cooperated with Foundation inquiries, with some reluctance. According to her passport and journals, SCP-4197 has spent four years traveling through impoverished countries. where she's performed an unknown number of cytomantic surgeries on behalf of local populations. The following tests were conducted to judge the extent of SCP-4197's capabilities. SCP-4197 was provided with standard medical equipment.
as well as the necessary materials for sedomantic rituals. Subject D-24729 Condition Severe tendon and ligament damage related to employment in the construction restoration sectors as a civilian. Procedure conducted. SCP-4197 placed her hands on D-24729's forehead.
causing him to become unconscious. She then used a scalpel to make four incisions on the side of the knees and interior of the elbow. SCP-4197 drew a sigil and oil paint around each site, which halted the flow of blood. Following this... SCP-4197 took several portions of bull sinew and inserted them into D-24729's wounds. After drawing a large sigil on D-24729's chest, she began to suture the incisions.
Outcome, D-24729 reported immediate relief from his chronic pain. Subject, Dr. Richard Blank. Condition present. Spontaneous kidney failure and acute blood poisoning. Emergency procedure conducted due to Site 12's remoteness. Procedure conducted. SCP-4197 drew a sigil on Dr. Blanc's ankle with an appendage.
using her own blood before creating a one centimeter incision in the center of the sigil and placing a shallow basin beneath it black liquid began to seep out of the wound after administering a blood transfusion via iv SCP-4197 made two incisions above Dr. Blanc's kidneys with a scalpel. SCP-4197 then used the scalpel to carve symbols associated with the Sarkic cults into the back of her hands.
crying out in pain several times. After composing itself, SCP-4197 reached into Dr. Blanc's torso and removed his kidneys with her bare hands. She then took the kidneys, which were blackened and showed severe scarring. and wrung them out over the basin. After two minutes, the kidneys were inserted into Dr. Blanc and SCP-4197 sutured the wounds. Outcome Dr. Richard Blanc experienced a full recovery with no side effects.
The basin used in the surgery was found to contain a black liquid comprised of toxins usually filtered by the kidneys. SCP-4197 exhibited symptoms consistent with severe sleep deprivation and slept for the next three days. Subject. Captain Tobias Bell. Condition present. Massive comminuted fractures in the legs and complete paralysis after the destruction of the spinal column between the C4 and L4 vertebrae in a vehicular collision.
Procedure conducted. SCP-4197 engraved a seven-point star into the operating table, placing a single drop of exolatel blood in the center. She then instructed attendance to place Captain Bell on the table. SCP-4197 then ran her fingernail across Captain Bell's thighs and calves, causing the skin and muscle to split and splay out. Over the next two hours, SCP-4197 reassembled the splinters of his femur, patella,
tibia, and fibula with surgical tweezers, utilizing all of its appendages in the process. Once complete, SCP-4197 held the split muscle and skin together with her left thumb and forefinger, licked her right thumb, and ran it over the seam, sealing the wound. SCP-4197 repeated this process with Captain Bell's spinal column, taking additional measures to ensure the proper reconnection of nerves and blood vessels. Outcome
Captain Tobias Bell was reinstated to active duty two weeks later. SCP-4197 entered a comatose state after the conclusion of the procedure and remained in that state for five days. Interview Log 4197-02. The following interview is conducted by Dr. Marcus Turner, immediately after SCP-4197 recovered from its surgery on Dr. Richard Blanc. Begin Log.
Good morning, 4197. How are you doing today? I'm doing pretty well, Dr. Turner. I assume you're at least well-rested. I'm not really interested in small talk. I already know what you're going to ask, so go for it. Your hands. That wasn't normal cytomancy. You carved a sarcic symbol into them. Are you a... A fleshcrafter? Yes. No. Not really. I can do Nalka rituals, but I'm not a practitioner. Why? Is that important or something? Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to sound...
Hostile. I'm just really hungry and my hands ache. Thanks for bandaging them, by the way. That was the least we could do. So... Are you a carcist? I think you mean Orin or Zendi. Cursists are the priest types, but in any official capacity, no. I'm not ordained or anything like that. Then, how did you learn your craft? My craft is medicine. I'm a surgeon by trade. But I learned cytomancy from a carcist, if that answers your question. Not really. The Veers family is rich.
But there's no real connection to sarcasm. And you're too good to have learned recently. It... It was a family friend. She started teaching me when I was like six. Maybe she saw something in me. Or maybe it was... These. And you've had those since birth? Yes. You already found my baby pictures. Why keep asking? Because it...
Never mind. Look, if a car sist singled you out at a young age for training, why aren't you a practicing member, or a member of her company, an advisor to her hal cost? I am. A member of her company, that is. K-kinda. Look, I know you have these blanket generalizations of what a Nalka is, but we're not all monsters. Not all of us delight in murder and cannibalism.
There are a lot of us like me, young Nalka, who want to do something to fix the world. We have this incredible power, the ability to reshape living matter, and we just squander it. How would you use it? Like I have been. For the past four years, I've used the Veers family fortune and my flesh crafting to make a positive difference in the world.
And that's the issue. Your sarcic rituals put the world at risk of knowing about the supernatural, the anomalous, the paranormal. If you just use the fortune... Nothing would have happened. No amount of money can pull a tumor out of somebody's heart and offer a 100% survival guarantee. The first thing they tell you in med school is that you're going to lose people. I know sarcasm is like the dark side of the force to you.
people, but if it means I can save lives, so be it. The morality of Sidomancy is that the Foundation is concerned. We're worried about the disruption. of normalcy. Why do you get to be the arbiters of what's considered normal? I'm never gonna leave here, am I? Interview Log, 4197-03. The following interview is conducted by Dr. Marcus Turner. Begin Log. Morning, Marcus. We need a talk, Sarah.
You're not allowed to call me that, are you? You're in crisis, Sarah. I'm allowed to do whatever I want. I'm not in crisis. You barely eat. You've stopped taking care of yourself. You only leave your bed when we bring you in for testing. Look, I have nothing to live for. Helping people try to save the world, that was my life's purpose. Can't really do that from this box. So no shit, I'm depressed.
I understand that, but if you let me become the arbiter of morality and normalcy, I think I can change your mind. Good luck. Okay. I dislike Cytomancy because it makes my skin crawl. No pun intended. But what you did with it is incredible. Our agents interviewed every single person you did surgery on. You changed so many lives, and you saved a lot more. I know. I was there. That was the entire point of my work. You were downstream, trying to filter out toxic waste.
I'm not following. You know, Dr. Blanc, the man whose kidneys are repaired? He works out of Jonas Salk's old office, and he's been working on a one-and-done malaria vaccine for the past 20 years. Salk. You're fucking with me. Here's a picture of Jonas in one of our labs. Well, damn. But I don't understand. You're at the source now. If you want...
and keep the people who take on the greatest threats in the world safe and healthy. I think that might just be better than helping the guys at the bottom. Are you... Are you trying to sell me on a medical version of trickle-down economics? I would have never put it like that, but, uh, sure. Take Captain Bell, for example. Because of his actions... He saved countless lives. You've given him back his ability to walk, Sarah. And play with his kids. Well, what about D2... What was it?
D24729 killed someone in a home robbery because he was addicted to opioids after a lifetime of working in disaster cleanups and restoration. When he gets out in 14 months, he can go back to doing that. Because of you. You're laying it on thick. Why should I trust you? Who's to say I won't use my powers to move all your organs to the outside? Well, as uncomfortable as that.
though it makes me. I trust you, Sarah. If you wanted to hurt somebody, you would have done it. And you probably wouldn't have spent your life doing anomalous charity. I'm still a spooky flesh witch, Marcus. You're a good-hearted... Flesh Witch, Sarah. God, I really hate that phrase. Yeah, it felt creepy to say. Look, what I'm trying to say is that you have the opportunity to help on a much larger scale.
I truly wish that I didn't have to be like this. If it was up to me, I'd let you go and give you the foundation of support because I believe in your cause. Thanks, Marcus. But we don't always get what we want in life. Sometimes we get an awful hand. It's our job to make the best of it. So, do you really want to save the world? I need some time to think about it. This is just too much all at once. Of course. And log.
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A number of armed personnel breach Site 20's perimeter and enter the main facility. Begin log. Four Foundation security personnel take cover in an intersection of the corridor, exchanging fire with unseen assailants. A straight round hits the locking mechanism of SCP-4197's cell, and the door opens slightly. Two of the security team are hit. The others retreat. Before they can reach the bulkhead doors,
Five intruders appear at the corner and shoot them down before moving down the hall past the bodies and exiting the area. About one minute passes, and then SCP-4197 pushes open her cell door. After looking around, she notices the fallen soldiers. Oh, Christ! SCP-4197 goes back into her room and re-emerges with a Foundation Issues surgical kit and thaumaturgy pouch.
Four appendages emerge from SCP-4197's back and take the kit and pouch from her hands. SCP-4197 triages the security personnel and then begins operating on her injuries. Over the next ten minutes... She stabilizes two more personnel before footsteps are heard. SCP-4197 withdraws its appendages. Two of the armed men come into view, carrying a foundation crate between them.
They set it down and point handguns at SCP-4197. I'm a doctor! Please, just let me- The intruder shoots one of the recovering guards in the head. SCP-4197 flinches. You're coming with us. SCP-4197 backs towards the door to her cell, pursued by the intruders. As she reaches the door, she attacks with her appendages, wrapping them around her enemies' waist and neck.
She lifts him off the ground and throws him into the cell before pulling the door closed. The lock is compromised, so she draws a symbol on the door's surface with the blood coating her hands and thick tendrils snake out to hold the barrier in place. SCP-4197 regains her composure and checks on the downed security personnel, after making sure their vitals are within an acceptable range.
She opens the empty cell next to her own with a key card from one of the bodies and drags the three surviving men inside before closing the door. SCP-4197 grabs the kit and pouch off the ground and moves in the direction the assailants originally came. End log. Over the course of this incident. SCP-4197 saved the lives of 26 Foundation staff members, as well as providing aid to numerous others. Interview Log 4197-04 SCP-4197 interviewed by Dr. Alexandra Virgil. Begin log.
Is Marcus gonna... Dr. Turner is going to be fine. Mostly because of you. Did I... Did I do something wrong? You seem... On edge? Yeah. I don't really trust carcists. Not after everything I've been through. I'm sorry for whatever made you hate people like me, but I can't change the past. I know. I'll give you some slack for what you did during the breach, but I'm not as trusting as Turner. Did he tell you anything?
No, but I checked over your file, and I have to agree with him as much as I hate it. Do you want my honest opinion? Yeah. I guess. You weren't made for this life. You're a rich girl who cruised poor countries on a magical missionary trip. I watched all the footage of you. You shook like a leaf whenever you heard gunfire. I'm sure you've seen your share of death, but how often have you faced your own? What do you mean? The breach?
Incidents like that can happen several times a year, and I don't think you've mentally recovered from your first. No, I haven't. I... I still see those men shooting the guard whenever I close my eyes. Exactly. This isn't the world you deserve to live in. Then why do you agree with Dr. Turner? You clearly don't think I can handle this. Because...
You're exactly what we need. I know Dr. Turner painted some idyllic picture of what working with the Foundation would be like, shaking hands with Nobel laureates and curing diseases, but that isn't what this is. Well, what is it? And why would he lie? It's a battlefield. Endless war for the existence of humanity. And he didn't mean to lie to you. He just copes with his own trauma by highlighting the good, even if he has to ignore reality. But why do you need me? People get hurt here.
A lot. Somebody like you could easily save hundreds of lives. Okay. If I say yes, does everything get better for me? Will people accept me? No, and I don't think they ever will. I imagine you hid your abnormalities from everyone in your life, but here? We all know already. and there's a lot of bad blood between the foundation and the sarkic cults some people like me have a messy history with them don't expect people to start singing your praises
So my choice is life as a prisoner or pariah doctor. Great. I'm not trying to be cruel. Just giving you the facts. Anything else I should know? Well, you're only getting a choice because of Director Eon. Why? You must have caught their eye. In a good way, right? Is that a real question? What was that? Sit down. It's not gunfire. Okay. So, are you going to accept? I don't think I really have a choice. Containment isn't that...
No, I'm not talking about that. I mean morally. When Dr. Turner talked to me about it, he made it sound like I'd be a glorified school nurse. And? After the breach and what you told me... I realized what he was asking me to do. I didn't want to accept the offer before. Now I know I have to. You have to. I can't just sit on the sidelines while people die. I have to do something. Anything. Or everything I stand for is a lie. I knew you would say that. How?
When your cell opened, you didn't try to escape in the confusion. And you didn't hide. You tried to save people. You can't say no to your own morality and personal ethics, even if it's not in your best interest. That's a look. It's spelled out in your psych profile. We've talked long enough. Are you in? Yes or no? Yes. End log. Closing Statement SCP-4197 began to assist in medical procedures rated as critical or where the patient was deemed to have low chance of survival due to disintegration.
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SCP Archives was created by Pacific S. Obadiah and John Grylls. SCP-4197 was written by Dyslexion. The script was by Kevin Whitlock. Narrator was John Grylls. SCP-4197 was Melissa Lusk. Dr. Turner was Jesse Hall. Dr. Virgil was Katrina Piscina. Intruder was Russ Moore. Our art was by Eduardo Baldez-Hebbia.
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