Item #: SCP-570
Object Class: Safe
SCP-570 pictured next to PoI-1332, taken at [REDACTED] School, 11 months before his disappearance.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-570 is to be stored in an item locker, sealed with a seven-digit dial, whose combination is randomized every three years by the then head researcher allocated to SCP-570. Experiments involving living subjects are subject to approval by the O5 Council.
MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") is to pronounce PoI-1332 as deceased and issue a fabricated obituary of PoI-1332 to dissuade further investigations by local law enforcement. Foundation agents are to monitor and intercept any outgoing communications from PoI-1332 and/or his family members to determine his last known location.
Description: SCP-570 is a black wool fabric sock, with one red button and a pink cardboard cutout glued to its toe and sole sections respectively as a crude resemblance to a snake; traces of blood and singe marks are seen on its surface. The walls of the interior within SCP-570 are overwhelmed with live premature calliphora vomitoria1 larvae and small, inseparable patches of heavily decomposed mammalian skin.
If worn or any mass (be it inanimate or animate) occupies its interior space, the fibers within SCP-570 autonomously outstretch and intertwine with one another to form several millimeters thick, serrated spines that penetrate the subject's epidermal layer. In the case where the subject is a human being who has worn SCP-570 on their hand, they may feel mild discomfort and describe a continuous stinging sensation across the affected area.
Once the spines reach the muscular system, they diverge to reform into hundreds of thin fibers, where each strand splits into smaller counterparts. These strands begin to weave themselves into the muscle joints situated in the subject's hand and expand to their other limbs. The fibers then travel upwards to the subject's brain, webbing their larynx, diaphragm, lungs, and esophagus in the process that periodically triggers their gag reflex, impeding the ability to vocalize coherently.
After traveling to the subject's brain, the fibers re-converge to penetrate into the brain sulci, forcibly widening them. At this stage, the subject experiences an accelerated rate of cognitive decline, such as impaired motion and rational thought. Thinner strands meander through the optic nerves and recti before loosely dangling over the eyelids. More fibers from SCP-570 continue to intrude into the subject and expand across their internal organs, which results in thousands of visible, millimeter-wide burrows that span across the subject's body.
At this point, removal of SCP-570 from the subject is only possible through surgical means; the strands within their body, however, cannot be extracted completely without endangering the integrity of the organs.
SCP-570 appears to share a collective consciousness with its host, vocalizing in speech patterns identical to its host through an unknown mechanism. Throughout its lifespan, the subject enters episodic seizures and involuntarily regurgitates consumed matter, all the while in a state of mental distress.
When left unattended, the host attempts to self-mutilate after failing to remove SCP-570.
Residence of PoI-1332, photographed by a Foundation agent.
Discovery: SCP-570 was discovered on ██/██/2007 after intercepted emergency calls directed Foundation agents to a vacated residence in [REDACTED], United States, previously under the ownership of 43-year-old Barry Lanister, designated as PoI-1332. Upon arrival, SCP-570 lay on the dining table in its current state.
From occupational records, PoI-1332 was a freelancing sock puppeteer, who traveled to several pre-schools across the United States to conduct sock puppet performances of diverse themes. Close business associates with PoI-1332 testify that they were unable to get into contact with him for six consecutive days — two days past the slated date of contracting with the hiring company for a performance at a nearby pre-school.
Addendum 570-1 - Summary of Interview with Mrs. Hartmann: The last seen performance conducted by PoI-1332 was in [REDACTED] School, whose principal, Vanessa Hartmann, was the last individual to have met PoI-1332. Agents were sent to interview her under the pretense of PoI-1332's biographer. Her response was mostly mundane; Mrs. Hartmann repeatedly praised PoI-1332 for his compassion in his career and proficiency in handling children, when PoI-1332 allegedly visited the school for a fair as part of Children's Day celebrations in 2006. Mrs. Hartmann subsequently took notice of his capabilities in child education and contacted PoI-1332 shortly after the conclusion of his performance on the day of the fair to her office.
Mrs. Hartmann offered a sizeable amount of monetary compensation (valued at $95 per session) in exchange for regularly-scheduled sock puppet performances conducted by PoI-1332 as a form of entertainment after two consecutive years of financial losses owing to deteriorating pre-school childcare services. PoI-1332 agreed, and a contract was signed.
For the first few months, PoI-1332 maintained a perfect attendance record until the second quarter of 2007, in the midst of the global financial crisis. The compensation was reduced, but payment was regularly made to PoI-1332 in light of budget cuts. Mrs. Hartmann noted the appearance of Mrs. Amelia Lorrison, wife to PoI-1332, seated at the back of classrooms where PoI-1332 was scheduled to perform. These visitations were increasingly delayed, with her arriving as late as 15 minutes after the initiation of the performance. Mrs. Lorrison also exhibited greater aversion to physical contact.
On ██/██/2007, PoI-1332, accompanied by his wife, approached Mrs. Lorrison in her office and politely requested a raise in payment due to economic difficulties. PoI-1332's spouse attempted to interject multiple times, but PoI-1332 frequently interrupted her with repeated pleas for a raise. Mrs. Hartmann rejected this request, citing budgetary constraints. PoI-1332 smiled, and apologized to her for the inconvenience. Both PoI-1332 and his spouse returned home without incident, after which PoI-1332 was soon reported missing.
