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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: The land surrounding SCP-XXXX is to be purchased and fenced off. All products created by SCP-XXXX are to be gathered and sent to Site-102 for examination.

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SCP-XXXX

Description: SCP-XXXX is a Betula nigra1 that, at random, will produce unnaturally smooth bark of varying sizes and shapes, with uniform holes in it at various points. The pattern of these holes can be translated using the Braille writing system. As well as this, SCP-XXXX is noted to have an abnormal growth and regeneration rate, allowing for the dropping of mass amounts of bark and leaves.

Underground scans performed on SCP-XXXX has revealed the corpse of Leroy Cantu, a missing person case from 2014, entangled in the roots. Attempts to exhume the body have been halted following the tree dropping multiple branches.

Addendum.XXXX.1: Logs Collected

Date: 4/12/2020:

Notes: No responses were made following the gathering of notes.

You all here watching me is David alive

David Wable is he alive

Do you understand this? Its the best I can do.

Date: 4/13/2020:

Notes: Agent Helios, a foundation linguistics expert with a specialty in Braille was brought to SCP-XXXX to attempt to attempt communication.

Agent Helios approaches SCP-XXXX and says hello. Several branches filled leaves fall from the tree, followed by .3 kg of unmarked bark. After a minute a bark piece falls onto Agent Helios head.

I am so sorry I

I can not hear you

Several more leaf clusters fall, Agent Helios walks away. Continued monitoring of SCP-XXXX reveals twenty new growth branches having fallen off of it.

Date: 4/14/2020

Hello

Can you read these

Yes

No

Date: 4/15/2020

Do you have those

Those cards from before

The y and n

We can talk that way

You are just picking these up

You cant understand me

fuck2

Date: 4/16/2020

do you understand me

please

please

Note: Up until 5/27/2020 SCP-XXXX continued to shed similar messages.

Date: 5/16/2020

Notes: No attempt at communication was made.

are you all just gonna leave me here

pick up my words my writings and leave

Date: 5/16/2020

Notes: No attempts at communication were found on this date.

You can understand me?

Good I understand you.

Yeah it is a bit round about.

Oh yeah

I have a plan

Date: 4/24/2020

Notes: Agent Helios suggestion for the usage of written signs for communication was approved after a month. When shown the hello sign SCP-XXXX did not respond, it did not reattempt conversation.

Addendum.XXXX.2:

Following a month of silence from SCP-XXXX the onsite collector noted holes forming near the roots. An investigation was launched and several roots were uncovered. SCP-XXXX dropped several piece of bark saying "stop" before dropping a branch near a researcher. Extra branches were restrained and three roots were fully exposed. Agents noted they had to cut through approximately a centimeter of mycelia growth. SCP-XXXX was noted to have dropped 1 kilo of blank bark during this point.

The following was found written:

Root System 1

Life is funny I die and become a tree

Youre right not life but death
Your death was funny in some ways too
Die and become mushroom right

Oh sorry
I guess I am numb to the whole death thing

Root System 2

So your old man
did he get you too?

Oh fuck him
he wasnt a good man

dude he freaked out cause of you and me
and look where i am cause of him
a tree
and look at you
you are
mushrooms?

It doesnt matter
Anyways he restricted you learning
connecting with people
literally living your life
all cause you will be healed or some shit

Well he was wrong
cause hes a dick
and stupid

he is

Listen, the past is behind us
lets look to the future yeah?

You know I guess those late nights
of learning to write jank braille were actually worth something huh
Not just elevator buttons ya know

shh shh I know its out of practice

Yes I wrote out shh shh you dork

Root System 3

Something something that one Mother Mother song something something
Listen I am right
We got Haylofted

Too Morbid?

Sorry
I can cut it out

Nonononono
Its not youre fault

Listen we both wish we killed your dad
but him being dead wouldnt change where we are now

Ya know dude

no
it would not make you feel better
youd still feel like shit
anyways if you did kill him
he would likely be the one bugging me
and not you

It would be a nightmare
ha

Hed be like
how dare you teach my son shitty braille
you should have taught him how to read

yes i know its out of use
weve been over it so much in life and death

okay fine he would say
how dare you show my son how to use a screen reader

but you want to know the best part about using braille

The fact that your father could never read those notes that made you blush

What?
me?
No, I'd never write something like lets say
[EXPLICIT CONTENT REMOVED]
again ya know?

idk what youre talking about thats perfectly SFW

even if it wasnt though whos to say anyones gonna see this
its underground
were both adults
Its our secret
were safe here
were safe

Root System 4:

The stars are pretty
wish we could watch them together again

Root System 5:

Theyve started bugging me again

I dont see any reason to respond

I mean what the fuck am I gonna do

I gave them a way to talk to me

they threw it away
right in front of my eyes too

I watched them shove it into that black trash bag

Right when I thought I could talk to someone.

I dont know what i would do if you werent here.
I may hate romance
but I really do like you

thanks

I'll let you know if anything changes with them

Root System 6:

I miss home too.

I'll find a way to make it better
I promise

Root System 7:

Remember when you had me make like
braille of the stars

No it was totally your idea im not smart

Okay well

Dude no im not arguing
look look

[The next foot down was determined to be a replica of several constellations.]

See i have a great view of the stars, I can show you the full deal

Hey anything to make your death better
cause well your stuck with me

Note: Several mycelia were buried into the root system

Im the best person to die with

Okay wait here

You know what I mean
remember i stupid

[On the roots a rough form of the Constellation Cetus is drawn.]

Its your favorite pretty good right

Yeah its out tonight

Oh my god dont be the grammar police
I was being romantic and shit
this isnt the first time Ive said its dude

Its the right form of its

Okay not my fault we learned jank braille
wait how do you even know the difference

listen im not that stupid
i dont like punctuation is all

okay well develop our own way to talk each other soon
one that can my stupid brain
just so you dont gripe at me

eh the plain stuff is boring
maybe we should use the stars
its romantic isnt it

dont you dare go off about its again

The following was dropped from SCP-XXXX following a reburial of the root systems:

i will talk next time
please dont hurt us

Notes: All further roots recovered contained an untranslatable script, various researchers at Site-43 have noted the similarities between the symbols and stars.

Addendum-XXXX.3

A week after Addendum.XXXX.2 an underground scan was preformed, revealing an enlarged root system encasing two embraced individuals. Further communication attempts are awaiting approval.

Coles, dune, mallard, bread

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