Noting that site member Silver Sunbeam (W: 831 days, S: 478d, ID: 8550030) recently posted a page that contains indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8261
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-8375 is to be housed in a standard humanoid containment suite at Site-17, outfitted with advanced medical facilities per its request. The entity is permitted access to approved medical texts and research journals as well as limited online activity. Interaction with SCP objects or anomalous entities must be approved by Site Command and overseen by at least two Level 4 researchers and a Mobile Task Force unit specialized in anomaly suppression.
Personnel injured or afflicted with terminal illnesses may request evaluation by SCP-8375 with Level 4 authorization. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
SCP-8375 has been granted permission to roam limited parts of Site-17, and interaction is to be kept at minimum unless SCP-8375 initiates conversation.
Description:
SCP-8375 is a humanoid entity resembling a male human in his early 20s, standing approximately 1.85 meters tall. SCP-8375 wears white 18th-century plague doctor attire with a slight modern touch, including a stylized white mask and a fitted white overcoat. The lenses of the mask emit a faint bioluminescent blue glow. SCP-8375 was also found with a white satchel (dubbed SCP-8375-A), the contents of which are mostly unknown.
SCP-8375 refers to itself as “The White Doctor” and speaks fluently in over 20 languages, though it claims that its first language is English. It exhibits an exceptional understanding of human biology, medicine, and anomalous pathology, including diseases and disorders not documented in any known medical literature.
SCP-8375’s primary anomalous ability is its capacity to cure nearly any biological ailment, including late-stage cancer, prion diseases, terminal infections, genetic disorders, and previously incurable conditions. It heals most minor wounds and illnesses through direct physical contact, while using advanced surgical techniques and tools for more severe wounds. From observations, SCP-8375 appears to gain access to these tools through its satchel, suggesting an anomalous space within.
In addition to its healing capabilities, SCP-8375 is able to temporarily suppress or neutralize the anomalous effects of other SCPs, including cognitohazards, memetic agents, and spatial distortions. This effect typically lasts between 4 hours to 7 days, depending on the strength of the anomaly and the power exerted by SCP-8375.
Despite its abilities, SCP-8375 has stated:
“I do not fix everything. Some things must remain broken, for their own protection… or ours.”
SCP-8375 has shown a willingness to cooperate with Foundation staff, but refuses to explain its origins. When questioned about SCP-049, SCP-8375 responded:
“Ah. My twin. He seeks to cure death. I seek to cure life.”
Interview Log SCP-8375-A
Date: ██/██/20██
Interviewer: Dr. Eliza Harrow
Subject: SCP-8375
Location: Site-17, Interview Room 3C
Security Present: 2x MTF Epsilon‑11 stationed outside door
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Harrow: This is Dr. Eliza Harrow, conducting initial interview with SCP-8375. Please confirm your identity.
SCP-8375: That is the number you've assigned me, yes. It’s… acceptable.
Dr. Harrow: You appear human. Are you?
SCP-8375: Not quite. Appearing human however, makes conversation easier.
Dr. Harrow: You cured a subject of a late-stage glial sarcoma during initial containment. No equipment, no incisions. How?
SCP-8375: Tumors often forget what they are. I reminded this one. The body listened.
Dr. Harrow: You "reminded" the tumor?
SCP-8375: Cells remember, in a way. You just have to speak the right language.
Dr. Harrow: And you claim to understand this language?
SCP-8375: I don't claim. I act. The rest follows.
[A pause]
Dr. Harrow: Your satchel—SCP-8375-A—produces tools we can’t detect or replicate. What’s inside?
SCP-8375: What I need, when I need it.
Dr. Harrow: That’s not an explanation.
SCP-8375: (pauses) You’re asking the wrong kind of questions.
Dr. Harrow: Then what kind should I ask?
SCP-8375: The kind that suggest what I could do to help at this facility.
[Short silence]
Dr. Harrow: You’ve shown the ability to suppress anomalous effects in other SCPs. Is that part of the same mechanism?
SCP-8375: In a sense. Anomalies… are not quite infections, nor diseases. However, if I apply pressure to them, they quiet down. For a time.
Dr. Harrow: Are you infected?
SCP-8375: (soft chuckle) If I were, I think you'd already know.
Dr. Harrow: You seem careful with your words. Purposefully vague.
SCP-8375: Specifics can be… heavy. People drown in them. I try to keep things light.
[Another pause]
Dr. Harrow: We’ve compared you to SCP-049. You mentioned he’s your “twin.”
SCP-8375: A reflection. Not a relation. We are two sides of the same coin. Where he seeks to cure death, I seek to cure life.
Dr. Harrow: And this is why you heal?
SCP-8375: I do what I can. When I should.
Dr. Harrow: When shouldn’t you?
SCP-8375: (long pause) Some pain holds structures in place. Remove it, and what’s built on it collapses. Not all scars are mistakes.
Dr. Harrow: Do you choose who lives and who dies?
SCP-8375: No. I choose who gets another chance. What they do with it is… outside my field.
Dr. Harrow: And your origin? Where you came from?
SCP-8375: Does it matter?
Dr. Harrow: It does to us.
SCP-8375: Then I hope, for your sake, that you never find it.
[Silence: 12 seconds]
Dr. Harrow: You’re not hostile. But you are… unsettling.
SCP-8375: Good. Comfort leads to mistakes. I’d rather you stayed careful.
Dr. Harrow: That will be all for now.
SCP-8375: Thank you, Eliza. I hope to speak to you again soon.
[END LOG]
Post-Interview Notes:
SCP-8375 provides partial answers laced with metaphor, but demonstrates consistent logic and self-awareness. Entity remains cooperative and professional, but exerts an attitude towards personnel as if they were colleagues. Further interviews approved, but must be overseen by two Level 4 personnel.
++ Addendum 8261: Test Log - Anomaly Nullification/Anomalous Procedures.
[[collapsible show="+ Test log-anomaly nullification-001" hide="- Test Log-anomaly nullification-001"]]
**Date:** ██/██/20██
**Location:** Site-17, Anomalous Interaction Chamber C
**Lead Researcher:** Dr. Eliza Harrow
**Supervising Officers:** O5 Clearance Proxy (Remote), 2x MTF Epsilon-11 (“Nine-Tailed Fox”) operatives on standby
**Purpose:** To evaluate SCP-8375’s capacity to suppress cognitohazardous effects in a controlled SCP environment
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**Test Parameters**
**Subject of Interaction:** SCP-████ — [REDACTED] — a cognitohazardous SCP causing intrusive auditory hallucinations and self-harm ideation in exposed individuals within 10 meters.
**Control:** 3 D-Class subjects exposed to SCP-████ under standard observation conditions.
**Test:** SCP-8375 instructed to enter the active containment chamber of SCP-████ for a 10-minute observation period.
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== <Begin Log> ==
**[00:00]**
SCP-8375 enters the chamber. Cameras detect no immediate change in atmospheric conditions. SCP-████ remains inert but cognitohazardous radius remains active.
**[00:12]**
Audio from within chamber begins to degrade. Monitors register fluctuations in waveforms consistent with suppression of SCP-████’s anomalous field.
**[00:28]**
SCP-8375 opens SCP-8375-A and removes a small crystalline object resembling a tuning fork with a glowing filament. It strikes the object against the floor. A low harmonic tone begins resonating.
**[00:30]**
MTF personnel report a sudden drop in internal pressure. D-Class subjects previously affected by SCP-████’s cognitohazard display signs of cognitive clarity. Subject D-1423 exclaims, “It stopped whispering.”
**[01:00]**
SCP-8375 approaches SCP-████ and places one hand on the outer containment shell. No breach detected. SCP-████ begins to emit a low-frequency groan, followed by a visible distortion around its core.
**[01:12]**
SCP-8375 speaks in a low voice. Transcript partially recovered:
> "Quiet now. You are not what you pretend to be. Return to stillness."
**[01:45]**
SCP-████ becomes dormant. Visual activity ceases. Hallucination reports drop to zero across the observation floor.
**[05:00]**
SCP-8375 retrieves the tuning fork, now dark. Places it back into SCP-8375-A.
**[10:00]**
Test window ends. SCP-8375 exits the chamber. Heart rate and vitals remain stable.
== <End Log> ==
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**Post-Test Interview Excerpt**
**Dr. Harrow:** You suppressed it. The hallucinations stopped almost instantly.
**SCP-8375:** It was loud. Confused. Someone had taught it to scream.
**Dr. Harrow:** Taught it?
**SCP-8375:** Not all anomalies are born. Some are made. Crafted, like scalpel blades—except these were forged in grief.
**Dr. Harrow:** And the tool you used?
**SCP-8375:** Resonance. Everything living—and unliving—responds to the right tone. This one needed to remember silence.
**Dr. Harrow:** Could you... neutralize it permanently?
**SCP-8375:** No. I calmed it. I didn’t cure it. If you want to kill a storm, you have to drain the sky that holds it.
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**Test Outcome:** SCP-8375 demonstrated successful suppression of SCP-████’s cognitohazard for **72 hours**. Subsequent reactivation occurred gradually but without associated trauma in affected subjects.
**Recommendation:** Expand interaction program under strict surveillance. Proposal to pair SCP-8375 with SCP-███ under review.
[[/collapsible]]Excerpts of note:
Interaction with SCP objects or anomalous entities must be approved by Site Command and overseen by at least two Level 4 researchers and a Mobile Task Force unit specialized in anomaly suppression.
SCP-8375 refers to itself as “The White Doctor” and speaks fluently in over 20 languages, though it claims that its first language is English. It exhibits an exceptional understanding of human biology, medicine, and anomalous pathology, including diseases and disorders not documented in any known medical literature.
SCP-8375’s primary anomalous ability is its capacity to cure nearly any biological ailment, including late-stage cancer, prion diseases, terminal infections, genetic disorders, and previously incurable conditions.
Despite its abilities, SCP-8375 has stated:
“I do not fix everything. Some things must remain broken, for their own protection… or ours.”
[A pause]
Dr. Harrow: Your satchel—SCP-8375-A—produces tools we can’t detect or replicate. What’s inside?
SCP-8375: What I need, when I need it.
Dr. Harrow: That’s not an explanation.
SCP-8375: (pauses) You’re asking the wrong kind of questions.
Dr. Harrow: Then what kind should I ask?
SCP-8375: The kind that suggest what I could do to help at this facility.
[Short silence]