Noting that new site member Dr Saywer (account age 12 days, site membership 10 days) recently posted the following concept thread, which has multiple obvious indicators of AI-generation:
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-18338883
The SCP is centered around anomalous organisms that superficially resemble chickens. Staff sometimes call them **“Flerickens.”** They are not normal mutated chickens; they possess an unusual **avian-cephalopod morphology**, including multiple anomalous tentacle-like appendages. Their appearance, behavior, intelligence, and biological properties make them extremely dangerous.
The anomaly began after an unidentified **meteorite**, designated **SCP-XXXX-Z**, struck an isolated farm in Western Australia on **19/5/████**. The meteorite itself is anomalous and is connected to the organisms, although the exact relationship is deliberately unresolved. After the impact, unusual parasites began emerging from SCP-XXXX-Z. These parasites are extremely dangerous to most organisms tested. D-Class personnel and other animals exposed to them died almost immediately, while chickens survived and underwent a transformation that eventually produced SCP-XXXX.
This creates one of the main mysteries of the SCP: **why can chickens survive the parasites when other tested organisms cannot?** The Foundation currently does not know the answer.
The initial discovery occurs months after the meteorite impact. A farmer named **Marcus █████** contacts local emergency services after his son, Tommy, is attacked inside their barn. A Foundation asset operating within the local police force intercepts the emergency report through **MTF Iota-10 (“Damn Feds”)**. Marcus describes chickens that have grown abnormally large, constantly demand food, and attack his son when he enters the barn.
The interview is intended to establish the horror of the creatures before the Foundation fully understands them. Marcus describes the barn as unusually quiet and dark. The birds are not visible on the ground. Instead, they appear to be **waiting in the rafters**, with thick, wet, leech-like appendages descending from the shadows. One appendage grabs Tommy and snaps his hand off, while several others drag him deeper into the barn. Marcus escapes and locks the barn from outside.
Following the intercepted report, **MTF Lambda-12 (“Pest Control”)** is sent to the property. The Foundation initially deploys **24 tactical personnel**, expecting a dangerous animal-containment operation. Instead, the SCP-XXXX instances demonstrate coordinated tactical behavior and use the environment against the operators. They hide within structural shadows and tight rafters and attack simultaneously with their elongated appendages.
The containment operation is disastrous: **19 of the 24 operators are killed**. The Foundation identifies **128 hostile instances** at the site. Of these, **90 are neutralized**, while **38 are captured alive**. During secondary transportation, another two logistics personnel are killed when a restrained instance breaches its transit crate.
The surviving instances are transported to Provisional Site-95 before eventually being relocated to a dedicated underground containment facility constructed approximately beneath the area surrounding SCP-XXXX-Z.
The current confirmed population is **31 instances**. The original 38 captured specimens were subjected to a **three-day food deprivation experiment**. During the experiment, seven instances died through cannibalism, leaving 31. This is important because each SCP-XXXX instance requires approximately **60 kg of meat per day**, giving the current containment population a total requirement of approximately **1,860 kg of meat per day**.
The dietary requirement is handled primarily through **non-anomalous beef by-products** obtained during weekly maintenance/shearing cycles of **SCP-4158 (“Big Charlie”)**. These materials are processed at **Site-64** and transported to the underground containment facility.
SCP-XXXX instances vary greatly in size. The smallest recorded specimen is **SCP-XXXX-F-4**, approximately **0.61 m tall**, while the largest recorded instances exceed four metres. They possess an average of approximately five tentacles, although the number varies between individuals.
Their tentacles are extremely dangerous. They can grasp, restrain, and tear apart victims. Tentacles can also extend to extraordinary distances. The longest confirmed normal extension is approximately **600 metres**, while the unusual specimen **SCP-XXXX-J-2** has demonstrated an extension of approximately **2.4 kilometres** and possesses **13 tentacles**.
The tentacles can regenerate after being damaged or destroyed, with regeneration occurring over several days while the host remains alive. However, when an SCP-XXXX host dies, its appendages rapidly deteriorate into a particulate dust. The exact chemical composition and biological mechanism behind this phenomenon are unknown.
The creatures primarily consume meat and internal organs, with brain tissue being particularly preferred. Their intelligence is significantly higher than expected for their apparent animal form, and they are capable of coordinated attacks. This intelligence is another unresolved aspect of the anomaly.
The meteorite, SCP-XXXX-Z, remains under Foundation containment. Personnel entering its containment area require **Type-C hazmat suits** and authorization from the site director. The surrounding area is covered by a civilian explanation involving a radioactive meteorite and an exclusion zone.
Research into SCP-XXXX-Z revealed the anomalous parasites responsible for the transformation. The parasites are highly susceptible to acid, and **Compound-æ acid** is therefore used as an important containment countermeasure. The Foundation has neutralized most of the parasites while retaining a small number for research.
The current hypothesis is that the parasites entered chicken hosts shortly after the meteorite impact and merged with their biological systems, producing the physical and behavioral traits of SCP-XXXX. The parasites have an estimated natural movement rate of approximately **2 mm per day**, creating another major question: how did they travel from the meteorite to the farm?
The current explanation is only a **Foundation hypothesis**: the impact may have dispersed large numbers of parasites over a considerable distance, allowing some to reach the farm shortly after the event. This is not confirmed.
Several mysteries are intentionally left unanswered. These include:
1. Why chickens uniquely survive the parasites.
2. The true origin of the parasites.
3. The maximum possible tentacle length.
4. How tentacle regeneration works.
5. Why the tentacles disintegrate after host death.
6. The exact relationship between SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-Z.
7. Why SCP-XXXX possesses such high intelligence and coordinated behavior.
The article intentionally does **not** explain all of these mysteries. The idea is that the Foundation has discovered enough to understand containment and establish several hypotheses, but not enough to completely understand the anomaly. I want the mystery to remain part of the SCP rather than explaining everything and turning the anomaly into something overly simple.
The current containment system uses reinforced isolated chambers, emergency acid-dispersion systems, strict personnel authorization, and restrictions against unnecessary close-range engagement during breaches. SCP-XXXX instances are not intentionally starved except during authorized research because prolonged starvation can result in cannibalism.
There are also planned footnotes. One clarifies that staff sometimes call SCP-XXXX instances “Flerickens.” Another explains that testing involving SCP-XXXX instances is conducted at Site-95, with specimens transported there from the underground containment facility. Detailed experimental material may eventually be moved into dedicated **Test Logs** rather than keeping too much testing information inside the main article.
The main things I want critique on are whether the concept feels sufficiently SCP-like, whether the lore is coherent, whether the containment procedures logically follow from the anomaly, whether the numbers and timeline make sense, whether the creatures are too powerful or too “monster-like,” whether the mystery is handled well, whether the writing has enough Foundation-style realism, and whether anything would likely be a problem when seeking the two required greenlights.
Please judge the **current version of the idea**, not older versions. In particular, keep the designation as **SCP-XXXX**, the Disruption/Distribution Class as **Ekhi**, and the hazmat suit designation as **Type-C** unless there is a specific reason to recommend changing them.Excerpts of note:
The dietary requirement is handled primarily through non-anomalous beef by-products obtained during weekly maintenance/shearing cycles of SCP-4158 (“Big Charlie”). These materials are processed at Site-64 and transported to the underground containment facility.
SCP-XXXX instances vary greatly in size. The smallest recorded specimen is SCP-XXXX-F-4, approximately 0.61 m tall, while the largest recorded instances exceed four metres. They possess an average of approximately five tentacles, although the number varies between individuals.
Their tentacles are extremely dangerous. They can grasp, restrain, and tear apart victims. Tentacles can also extend to extraordinary distances. The longest confirmed normal extension is approximately 600 metres, while the unusual specimen SCP-XXXX-J-2 has demonstrated an extension of approximately 2.4 kilometres and possesses 13 tentacles.
Compare with the thread title:The main things I want critique on are whether the concept feels sufficiently SCP-like, whether the lore is coherent, whether the containment procedures logically follow from the anomaly, whether the numbers and timeline make sense, whether the creatures are too powerful or too “monster-like,” whether the mystery is handled well, whether the writing has enough Foundation-style realism, and whether anything would likely be a problem when seeking the two required greenlights.
Please judge the current version of the idea, not older versions. In particular, keep the designation as SCP-XXXX, the Disruption/Distribution Class as Ekhi, and the hazmat suit designation as Type-C unless there is a specific reason to recommend changing them.
| A idea. I am new so don't know what to right and this is my first scp. |
Of note, the user also has a sandbox page with obvious AI content: https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/flericken
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Description: SCP-XXXX is the collective designation for a group of anomalous organisms superficially resembling chickens. SCP-XXXX instances possess a unique avian-cephalopod morphology, resulting in informal designation by containment staff.
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Pathogenic Infection Hypothesis: The Foundation currently believes that the parasites entered the bodies of chickens shortly after the impact of SCP-XXXX-Z.
Likely human-written:
1. Chickens are occasionally referred as Flerickens by the staff.
2. When a testing on the chickebs, they are brought to Site-95 from the underground facility.
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**Special Contentment procedure**: All surviving instances of SCP-XXX are contained within a reinforced underground facility constructed approximately beneath the area surrounding SCP-XXXX-Z, the anomalous meteorite responsible for the initial outbreak.
The containment facility is divided into multiple isolated chambers. Each chamber is equipped with reinforced barriers and emergency acid-dispersion systems. Compound-æ acid has been demonstrated to be highly effective against SCP-XXXX's tentacles and is to be deployed in the event of a containment breach.
SCP-XXXX instances are to be provided with a combined total of approximately 1,860 kg of meat per day, equivalent to approximately 60 kg per instance. Nutritional requirements for SCP-XXXX instances are to be fulfilled primarily utilizing non-anomalous beef by products harvested during the weekly maintenance and shearing cycles of SCP-4158. These material resources are to be processed at Site-64 and transported to the subterranean containment sector daily. Dietary deprivation testing is strictly prohibited outside of authorized research parameters.
Under no circumstances are SCP-XXXX instances to be intentionally deprived of food except during authorized testing. Previous testing demonstrated that prolonged starvation causes SCP-XXXX instances to become cannibalistic.
Personnel entering SCP-XXXX-Z containment area are required to wear Type-C hazmat suits and must receive authorization from the site director.
In the event of a containment breach, personnel are not to engage SCP-XXXX instances at close range. Acid-based countermeasures are to be prioritized.
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**Description**: SCP-XXXX is the collective designation for a group of anomalous organisms superficially resembling chickens. SCP-XXXX instances possess a unique avian-cephalopod morphology, resulting in informal designation by containment staff.
SCP-XXXX instances vary considerably in size and physical characteristics. The smallest recorded instance, SCP-XXXX-F-4, measured approximately 0.61 m in height. The largest recorded instances have exceeded 4 m.
All SCP-XXXX instances possess anomalous tentacle-like appendages emerging from their bodies. The number of tentacles varies between individuals, with approximately five being the average. The exact maximum length of these appendages is unknown. The longest confirmed extension reached approximately 600 m, while SCP-XXXX-J-2 has demonstrated an extension of approximately **2.4 km.**
The tentacles serve both offensive and defensive purposes. They are capable of grasping and restraining organisms and can be used to tear victims apart. SCP-XXXX instances primarily consume meat and internal organs, with brain tissue being particularly preferred.
Upon host expiration, these appendages rapidly deteriorate into a particulate dust. The chemical composition of this particulate matter remains undetermined. Tentacles damaged or destroyed while the host remains alive have been observed regenerating within several days.
SCP-XXXX instances demonstrate a high degree of intelligence and agility and have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to coordinate attacks. During the initial containment operation, Foundation personnel entering the affected barn reported seeing no organisms present. Shortly afterward, four personnel were suddenly pulled from the ground and killed. The incident was determined to be a deliberate ambush.
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**Discovery log**: SCP-XXXX originated from an anomalous event in Western Australia during the ████. At approximately ██:██am on 19/5/████, an unidentified meteorite crashed near an isolated farm in Australia. The object was subsequently designated SCP-XXXX-Z. Several months after the impact, the farmer began reporting unusual deaths among his livestock. Several cows died for unknown reasons, while the chickens kept in the farm's barn began increasing in size and displaying unusually high levels of hunger.
> On 24/01/████, an undercover Foundation asset embedded within the local police constabulary (via MTF Iota-10 "Damn Feds") intercepted a highly erratic emergency report filed by Marcus █████. The civilian claimed his son had been dismembered and consumed by altered livestock. MTF Iota-10 intercepted local emergency frequencies, detained Marcus █████ for questioning, and administered Class-A amnestics to the remaining three local police officers present at the station.
> The following transcript is an excerpt from the subsequent intake interview conducted at Provisional Site-95.
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> **Interview Transcript XXXX-01**
> **Date:** 25/01/████
> **Interviewer:** Agent Vance (MTF Iota-10)
> **Interviewer:** Marcus █████ (Civilian)
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> **Agent Vance:** Marcus, I need you to walk me through exactly what happened inside that barn. Start from the beginning.
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> **Marcus █████:** I told the other boys at the station, they thought I was losing my mind! The birds... they weren't right for weeks. They were getting too big, too heavy. And they never stopped screeching for food. We were throwing whole feed sacks in there and they'd rip 'em apart in seconds.
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> **Agent Vance:** What happened when you and your son entered the structure?
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> **Marcus █████:** Tommy went in first to check the rafters. It was dead quiet. Dark, too. He took two steps past the threshold and... Jesus, they weren't on the ground. They were waiting. These thick, wet things—like giant leeches or tentacles—dropped straight out of the shadows from the ceiling.
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> **Agent Vance:** Did the entities utilize vocalizations?
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> **Marcus █████:** No, that was the worst part. They didn't make a sound. One of those things wrapped around Tommy's arm and just... snapped his hand clean off. He didn't even have time to scream before three more of those giant, bloated things dragged him down into the back of the barn. I tried to grab him, but the ground was slick with... I just ran. I locked the heavy bolt door from the outside. You have to go get my boy.
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> **Agent Vance:** Rest assured, Marcus. Our specialized teams are currently en route to secure your property.
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> **<End Log>**
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**Initial Containment and After-Action Report**: Following the intelligence intercept by MTF Iota-10, elements of **MTF Lambda-12 ("Pest Control")** were deployed to the agricultural property to secure the anomaly. The initial containment detachment comprised 24 tactical personnel.
Upon entering the primary agricultural structures, MTF Lambda-12 encountered severe, organized resistance from localized SCP-XXXX instances. The entities demonstrated advanced swarm tactical awareness, utilizing the structural shadows and tight rafters to orchestrate multiple synchronized ambushes. Due to the enclosed environment and the extreme elongation capabilities of the entities' appendages, **19 MTF Lambda-12 operators were killed in action (KIA)** during the engagement.
A summary of the operation's logistics is detailed below:
* **Total Hostile Instances Present:** 128
* **Instances Neutralized via Ballistic/Corrosive Force:** 90
* **Live Instances Secured for Containment:** 38
* **Transport Casualties:** Two (2) logistics personnel were killed during the secondary transport phase when a restrained instance breached its transit crate.
The 38 surviving SCP-XXXX instances were briefly processed at Provisional Site-95 before their permanent relocation to the dedicated subterranean containment facility constructed near SCP-XXXX-Z.
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**SCP-XXXX-Z**: SCP-XXXX-Z is an anomalous meteorite discovered at the original impact site.
Following the Foundation's arrival, personnel entered the area wearing Type-C hazmat suits. A D-Class-Personnal subject was subsequently exposed to the area to determine whether the suits provided adequate protection. No immediate adverse effects were observed.
The surrounding area was subsequently sealed using reinforced barriers.
The Foundation initiated a civilian cover story stating that a radiative meteorite accidentally struck the area. The surrounding land was declared radioactive, and civilians were instructed to remain outside the exclusion zone.
Foundation researchers subsequently discovered organisms resembling parasites emerging from SCP-XXXX-Z.
These organisms were found to be highly dangerous to most tested organisms. Testing involving D-Class personnel and other animal species resulted in immediate death. The parasites were also found to be highly susceptible to æ type acid.
Most of the parasites discovered at the impact site were neutralized. A small number were retained for research.
Further investigation revealed that the parasites were responsible for the transformation of the original chickens.
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**Pathogenic Infection Hypothesis**: The Foundation currently believes that the parasites entered the bodies of chickens shortly after the impact of SCP-XXXX-Z.
Upon entering a chicken, the parasite appears to merge with the host's biological systems, producing the physical and behavioral characteristics now associated with SCP-XXXX.
The parasites have demonstrated an estimated natural movement rate of approximately 2 mm per day. This initially raised questions regarding how the parasites could have travelled from the asteroid impact site to the farm.
The current hypothesis is that the impact itself dispersed numerous parasites over a considerable distance. Some of these organisms are believed to have reached the farm shortly after the asteroid's impact and infected the chickens.
The reason SCP-XXXX's chicken hosts are capable of surviving the infection while other tested organisms die almost immediately remains unknown.
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**Total Population**: Of the original 128 SCP-XXXX instances, 90 were neutralized during the initial containment operation.
The remaining 38 were transported to Foundation containment.
Following a three-day food deprivation experiment, seven instances died as a result of cannibalism.
Current confirmed population: 31 instances.
Individual instances are designated using an alphanumeric identification system.
The most notable specimen currently designated SCP-XXXX-J-2 is approximately 2 m tall and possesses 13 tentacles. One of its tentacles has been observed extending approximately 2.4 km.
The smallest known specimen is SCP-XXXX-F-4, measuring approximately 0.61 m in height.
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**Research Status:** Research into SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX-Z, and the associated parasites remains ongoing.
Several characteristics of SCP-XXXX remain unexplained, including:
The reason chickens are uniquely capable of surviving the parasite.
The true origin of the parasites.
The maximum possible length of SCP-XXXX's tentacles.
The mechanism behind tentacle regeneration.
The reason the tentacles disintegrate following the death of the host.
The relationship between SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-Z.
The reason SCP-XXXX instances possess such high intelligence and coordinated behavior.
Further information is restricted pending completion of ongoing Foundation research.
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++ **Footnote**
1. Chickens are occasionally referred as Flerickens by the staff.
2. When a testing on the chickebs, they are brought to Site-95 from the underground facility.
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