WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.350 --> 00:00:05.670 The Researchers and Guards scream in terror as the creatures run rampant through the factory. 00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:08.340 Nobody ever imagined they could be so dangerous. 00:00:08.340 --> 00:00:11.460 And all for a little live entertainment… 00:00:11.460 --> 00:00:15.340 The Janitor rolls his mop cart down the hall of his brand-new workplace. 00:00:15.340 --> 00:00:19.180 It's his first day on the job, and he would never let anyone hear him admit it, but he's 00:00:19.180 --> 00:00:20.580 a little bit nervous. 00:00:20.580 --> 00:00:26.170 The building is a huge, fancy research facility, an intimidating, sprawling building bustling 00:00:26.170 --> 00:00:32.070 with researchers in lab coats, executives in suits, and dozens of security guards. 00:00:32.070 --> 00:00:36.140 The previous place he worked had cubicles and a breakroom with a twenty-year-old coffee 00:00:36.140 --> 00:00:41.440 machine, and this place has state-of-the-art technology and keycard locks on every door. 00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:45.550 Still, he's here to do a job, and that's what he's doing to do. 00:00:45.550 --> 00:00:49.780 No use getting distracted by the intensity of the place when there are spills to clean. 00:00:49.780 --> 00:00:52.690 And apparently, there is a big one. 00:00:52.690 --> 00:00:57.129 As soon as the Janitor had clocked in, a researcher had rushed over to tell him that he was desperately 00:00:57.129 --> 00:00:58.890 needed on one of the lower levels. 00:00:58.890 --> 00:01:03.350 So, here he was, rolling his cart toward the elevator, holding the researcher's key card 00:01:03.350 --> 00:01:04.780 in his hand. 00:01:04.780 --> 00:01:08.320 His own won't work to take him down to the appropriate level, his security clearance 00:01:08.320 --> 00:01:10.150 isn't high enough. 00:01:10.150 --> 00:01:14.750 He wonders, idly, why this company has such tight security, but figures that it isn't 00:01:14.750 --> 00:01:17.210 his job to ask that sort of question. 00:01:17.210 --> 00:01:22.620 Instead, he enters the elevator, swipes the card, and hits the button for LG-1. 00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:27.100 The elevator doors open with a "ding," and the janitor wheels his cart out. 00:01:27.100 --> 00:01:30.100 Right away, he notices something off about this level. 00:01:30.100 --> 00:01:36.259 There are rows of massive glass boxes, filled with what look like giant fuzzy puppets. 00:01:36.259 --> 00:01:40.870 He can hear the usual sounds of chatter and footsteps, but there's also the clucking of 00:01:40.870 --> 00:01:42.490 chickens, the bleat of a goat. 00:01:42.490 --> 00:01:45.009 Are there farm animals down here? 00:01:45.009 --> 00:01:48.100 Maybe that's the source of the mess they were talking about. 00:01:48.100 --> 00:01:50.180 Test subject animals or something. 00:01:50.180 --> 00:01:54.110 He continues past the glass boxes, searching for someone who can direct him toward the 00:01:54.110 --> 00:01:55.150 mess. 00:01:55.150 --> 00:02:00.159 As he walks, he feels dozens of eyes on him, and stops to glance over his shoulder. 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:05.150 His stomach drops, as he sees that the creatures he thought were puppets have moved. 00:02:05.150 --> 00:02:09.810 They turned to face him as he passed by, eyes locked onto his back. 00:02:09.810 --> 00:02:12.500 Whatever these things are, they're alive. 00:02:12.500 --> 00:02:14.130 And they're all watching him. 00:02:14.130 --> 00:02:17.290 He shudders, but continues walking. 00:02:17.290 --> 00:02:21.500 At the other side of the hall, he can see a huge red spill on the tile floor. 00:02:21.500 --> 00:02:26.650 His footsteps quicken as he approaches the spill, and a metallic smell fills his nose. 00:02:26.650 --> 00:02:32.459 He had assumed it was some sort of leakage from machinery, but now, up close, he can 00:02:32.459 --> 00:02:33.550 tell...it's blood. 00:02:33.550 --> 00:02:37.160 That's it, no paycheck is worth whatever is going on here. 00:02:37.160 --> 00:02:42.380 He turns to leave, abandoning the mop cart, and comes face to face with a giant furry 00:02:42.380 --> 00:02:44.980 thing at least eight feet tall. 00:02:44.980 --> 00:02:49.230 It grins down at him, reaching toward him with outstretched arms. 00:02:49.230 --> 00:02:53.540 Before he can run, it wraps those arms around him and pulls him into an inescapable, bone-crushing 00:02:53.540 --> 00:02:54.540 hug. 00:02:54.540 --> 00:02:57.390 He struggles, but he can't break free. 00:02:57.390 --> 00:03:00.680 He can't breathe, the air squeezed from his lungs. 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:08.370 In a halting, inhuman voice, the monster says: "Teamwork makes the dream work!" 00:03:08.370 --> 00:03:11.879 Then, everything goes black. 00:03:11.879 --> 00:03:16.170 About one week after that janitor's ill-fated first day at work, the local police station 00:03:16.170 --> 00:03:21.970 received a video transmission from an unidentified man reporting an emergency at the facility. 00:03:21.970 --> 00:03:26.519 No further information was given other than the exact location of the facility, and the 00:03:26.519 --> 00:03:29.970 insistence that help be sent as quickly as possible. 00:03:29.970 --> 00:03:34.030 When the police arrived, however, they quickly realized that the situation was above their 00:03:34.030 --> 00:03:40.280 paygrade, and contacted an organization much more experienced with handling unusual occurrences: 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:41.930 The SCP Foundation. 00:03:41.930 --> 00:03:47.040 The Foundation quickly arrived, administered amnestics to all witnesses, and investigated 00:03:47.040 --> 00:03:48.040 the area. 00:03:48.040 --> 00:03:52.030 There, they found something unlike anything they had ever seen before. 00:03:52.030 --> 00:03:56.310 And for the SCP Foundation, that's saying something. 00:03:56.310 --> 00:04:01.030 All human personnel at the facility had been terminated, or were missing altogether. 00:04:01.030 --> 00:04:05.610 There was still activity present in the building, however, though none of it was human. 00:04:05.610 --> 00:04:08.220 There were anomalous creatures roaming the facility uninhibited. 00:04:08.220 --> 00:04:13.879 They did not resemble humans, or any known animals, but instead looked more like costumed 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:18.930 characters from a children's television show along the lines of Sesame Street or Barney. 00:04:18.930 --> 00:04:23.759 The site manager's office was completely empty of any files, and all hard drives found within 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:25.210 had been wiped. 00:04:25.210 --> 00:04:30.550 Every surface had been sterilized and cleaned to remove any DNA evidence or fingerprints. 00:04:30.550 --> 00:04:35.090 The anomalous creatures were promptly captured, though they did not go without a fight. 00:04:35.090 --> 00:04:38.610 Several of the creatures were heard moving through the vents, and were unable to be removed 00:04:38.610 --> 00:04:43.020 due to their speed, agility, and excretion of caustic material. 00:04:43.020 --> 00:04:46.830 In the underground laboratory spaces of the facility, the Foundation agents discovered 00:04:46.830 --> 00:04:51.160 glass tubes filled with amniotic fluid, in which underdeveloped specimens were being 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:52.420 grown. 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:56.460 Agents also discovered containment chambers made of bullet-proof glass, as well as pens 00:04:56.460 --> 00:05:01.900 filled with deceased farm animals, including cows, chickens, and goats. 00:05:01.900 --> 00:05:05.550 Once the Foundation had rounded up all of the creatures, the facility was blocked off 00:05:05.550 --> 00:05:11.740 from the outside world and given the official designation: SCP-3325. 00:05:11.740 --> 00:05:17.460 SCP-3325 is an abandoned facility belonging to Real Characters Industries. 00:05:17.460 --> 00:05:21.731 The facility includes a recording studio, a series of underground laboratories, staff 00:05:21.731 --> 00:05:26.350 living quarters, storage, containment areas, and an industrial-grade incinerator. 00:05:26.350 --> 00:05:31.810 There are also several administrative areas, as well as a helipad on the structure's roof. 00:05:31.810 --> 00:05:36.220 The containment areas are home to a collection of biologically-engineered organisms that 00:05:36.220 --> 00:05:41.070 bear a cursory resemblance to puppets or human beings wearing plush costumes, like those 00:05:41.070 --> 00:05:43.560 seen on children's television shows. 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:50.139 For research purposes, these organisms have been designated SCP-3325-1. 00:05:50.139 --> 00:05:54.620 Despite their colorful appearance, which could even be mistaken for inviting and wholesome 00:05:54.620 --> 00:06:01.440 from a distance, instances of SCP-3325-1 are incredibly hostile to humans, and any other 00:06:01.440 --> 00:06:04.020 organisms outside their own species. 00:06:04.020 --> 00:06:07.840 Though they are vulnerable to attacks with conventional weapons, these creatures lack 00:06:07.840 --> 00:06:13.060 any sense of pain and will continue to go after an intended target until they are effectively 00:06:13.060 --> 00:06:14.419 destroyed. 00:06:14.419 --> 00:06:20.860 In addition to their penchant for aggression, the instances of SCP-3325-1 are carnivorous 00:06:20.860 --> 00:06:23.900 and will eat any meat they are given access to. 00:06:23.900 --> 00:06:28.940 Thankfully, these organisms lack reproductive organs, so there won't be any baby plush monsters 00:06:28.940 --> 00:06:31.990 running around any time soon. 00:06:31.990 --> 00:06:38.080 Instances of SCP-3325-1 behave in an unpredictable manner, though their most common activities 00:06:38.080 --> 00:06:42.669 are either staring at personnel blankly for long stretches of time, attempting to attack 00:06:42.669 --> 00:06:47.069 them, or repeating assorted canned children's television-friendly phrases in voices that 00:06:47.069 --> 00:06:52.370 Foundation personnel have described as "unsettling," and "disturbing." 00:06:52.370 --> 00:06:58.020 Over the course of the initial discovery and containment of SCP-3325, SCP Foundation staff 00:06:58.020 --> 00:07:04.770 created an observation log describing all known types of SCP-3325-1. 00:07:04.770 --> 00:07:08.720 The breakdown is as follows: 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:14.550 SCP-3325-1a: "Long-necked avian organism with feathers, 3 m tall. 00:07:14.550 --> 00:07:18.310 Its wings are redundant; unable to facilitate flight. 00:07:18.310 --> 00:07:23.009 Instances are able to reach a speed of approximately 72 km/h. 00:07:23.009 --> 00:07:26.319 Aggressive behavior patterns are similar to that of a cassowary. 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:29.940 Instance frequently damages its beak by running into objects. 00:07:29.940 --> 00:07:31.229 Color varies." 00:07:31.229 --> 00:07:35.349 I've encountered cassowaries before while conducting field research, and let me just 00:07:35.349 --> 00:07:39.009 say...the dinosaurs never really did die out. 00:07:39.009 --> 00:07:41.860 They live on in those monstrous birds. 00:07:41.860 --> 00:07:45.400 But, I digress. 00:07:45.400 --> 00:07:49.410 SCP-3325-1b: "Bipedal reptilian organism. 00:07:49.410 --> 00:07:51.710 Observed in colors of purple, green, and yellow." 00:07:51.710 --> 00:07:58.240 SCP-3325-1c: "Bipedal organism covered in fur, 1m tall. 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:01.550 Able to sprint at speeds of around 60 km/hour. 00:08:01.550 --> 00:08:03.319 Observed to attack in packs. 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:08.810 Upon acquiring a target, an instance will vocalize a random phrase, which elicits aggressive 00:08:08.810 --> 00:08:10.879 behavior in other nearby instances. 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:11.879 Color varies." 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:17.440 SCP-3325-1d: "Unknown organism that hides in vents. 00:08:17.440 --> 00:08:20.569 Object is able to secrete and project a corrosive fluid. 00:08:20.569 --> 00:08:27.039 The appearance of the organism is unknown; specimens have yet to be obtained." 00:08:27.039 --> 00:08:31.850 SCP-3325-1e: "Bipedal reptilian organism, 5m tall. 00:08:31.850 --> 00:08:34.240 Constantly "sings" in a distorted voice. 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:40.450 The lyrics of its "song" are unintelligible, presumably due to malformed vocal cords. 00:08:40.450 --> 00:08:43.240 Only one instance has been encountered." 00:08:43.240 --> 00:08:49.620 The other observed variety of SCP-3325-1 is not one specific type of organism, but rather 00:08:49.620 --> 00:08:54.440 a collection of malformed creatures characterized by the presence of conditions that, in any 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:59.500 other organism, would cause death shortly after, if not during, birth. 00:08:59.500 --> 00:09:05.019 These include but are not limited to: necrosis, missing skin, tumors, additional organs in 00:09:05.019 --> 00:09:09.320 places where they shouldn't be, or other life-threatening deformations. 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:14.620 As you might imagine, the appearance of specimens with this classification varies greatly. 00:09:14.620 --> 00:09:19.560 Following my initial research into SCP-3325, several addenda were added to the official 00:09:19.560 --> 00:09:23.800 file, consisting of several pieces of pertinent, and often troubling media. 00:09:23.800 --> 00:09:28.190 The first was a brochure discovered on the floor of the facility, depicting a dissatisfied 00:09:28.190 --> 00:09:32.760 crying child standing next to a puppet, in contrast to an image of the same child laughing 00:09:32.760 --> 00:09:36.790 and clapping in the presence of an SCP-3325-1 specimen. 00:09:36.790 --> 00:09:41.180 In addition to these images, the brochure contains this text: 00:09:41.180 --> 00:09:47.420 "In today's world, children are bored of animation, puppets, costumes, and even the once groundbreaking 00:09:47.420 --> 00:09:49.390 computer generated graphics. 00:09:49.390 --> 00:09:52.620 They've seen it all; They know it's all fake. 00:09:52.620 --> 00:09:57.510 Children nowadays want more, but what is the next step in the entertainment industry? 00:09:57.510 --> 00:09:59.450 Think outside the box. 00:09:59.450 --> 00:10:03.620 We're not talking about puppets or any of those materials children know are fake. 00:10:03.620 --> 00:10:09.060 We, as humans, inherently need to associate with living, breathing creatures; not puppets 00:10:09.060 --> 00:10:10.220 or moving pictures. 00:10:10.220 --> 00:10:14.290 We're talking about Real Characters! 00:10:14.290 --> 00:10:18.290 Our goal is to provide children with characters that are alive, that will teach them how to 00:10:18.290 --> 00:10:21.649 manage their emotions and solve life problems realistically. 00:10:21.649 --> 00:10:24.740 You can't get more real than that!" 00:10:24.740 --> 00:10:29.019 During a subsequent sweep of the facility grounds, an SCP Foundation employee discovered 00:10:29.019 --> 00:10:33.489 a video tape wedged between the wall and a large papier-mache apple. 00:10:33.489 --> 00:10:38.750 Scrawled in pen across the tape's case were the words: "we shouldn't have played God." 00:10:38.750 --> 00:10:42.810 A transcript of the video tape's contents is included in the file's second addendum, 00:10:42.810 --> 00:10:45.620 which I will attempt to summarize for you now. 00:10:45.620 --> 00:10:50.329 The video depicts an unidentified woman standing next to a green instance of the cassowary-like 00:10:50.329 --> 00:10:54.220 avian species of SCP-3325-1. 00:10:54.220 --> 00:10:57.390 Two men stand behind the camera, directing the action. 00:10:57.390 --> 00:11:02.100 Context clues suggest that this tape was intended to serve as a demonstration of the facility's 00:11:02.100 --> 00:11:05.260 characters, possibly for potential clients or investors. 00:11:05.260 --> 00:11:10.040 At the start of the video, the woman expresses discomfort with the bird-like creature, which 00:11:10.040 --> 00:11:12.470 stares at her, still and unblinking. 00:11:12.470 --> 00:11:17.470 She is instructed to say her lines as scripted, but when action is called, and the actress 00:11:17.470 --> 00:11:21.140 begins to speak, the creature bites her arm. 00:11:21.140 --> 00:11:25.389 One of the men steps in front of the camera to intervene, but the entity does not respond 00:11:25.389 --> 00:11:27.009 to his commands. 00:11:27.009 --> 00:11:31.060 Even when the man begins to strike the creature with a baton, it does not budge. 00:11:31.060 --> 00:11:35.600 Instead, it bites down harder and harder until blood is drawn. 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:39.510 Security is called, and the footage is cut short. 00:11:39.510 --> 00:11:43.880 After the first tape was discovered, the Foundation conducted several more sweeps of the property 00:11:43.880 --> 00:11:48.290 in an attempt to locate any additional media they may have missed the first time. 00:11:48.290 --> 00:11:51.960 During a search of the security room, an officer's backpack was located. 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:57.250 It contained several personal items, including a very expired yogurt, a Nicholas Sparks novel, 00:11:57.250 --> 00:11:59.640 and a bag of sour cream and onion chips. 00:11:59.640 --> 00:12:03.300 At the bottom of the back, however, another tape was found. 00:12:03.300 --> 00:12:07.209 This one appeared to have been surveillance footage captured by security cameras. 00:12:07.209 --> 00:12:11.480 This was particularly notable, given that all other surveillance footage found at the 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:14.949 facility had been destroyed or corrupted, most likely deliberately. 00:12:14.949 --> 00:12:21.139 To this date, this is the only security footage successfully recovered from SCP-3325. 00:12:21.139 --> 00:12:26.139 The footage depicts two figures, presumably security guards, standing on a catwalk, looking 00:12:26.139 --> 00:12:31.269 down at containment pens filled with instances of SCP-3325-1. 00:12:31.269 --> 00:12:35.210 Each guard holds a long pole with a device attached to the tip, appearing to function 00:12:35.210 --> 00:12:38.180 similarly to a taser or a cattle prod. 00:12:38.180 --> 00:12:43.540 The guards talk amongst themselves, joking about shocking the creatures for fun. 00:12:43.540 --> 00:12:48.639 One guard points out a particular instance of SCP-3325-1, which is standing still and 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:50.519 staring dead ahead. 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:54.430 The other guard points out another stagnant creature, which appears to be staring directly 00:12:54.430 --> 00:12:56.100 at the other guard. 00:12:56.100 --> 00:13:00.400 Disquieted by this, the guard decides to knock the entity's hat off of its head. 00:13:00.400 --> 00:13:03.440 He grabs an empty bottle, throwing it at the instance. 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:07.180 The bottle collides with the hat, but the item does not budge. 00:13:07.180 --> 00:13:11.881 Instead, it breaks open and begins to bleed, revealing it to be a part of the creature's 00:13:11.881 --> 00:13:14.550 body rather than a costume piece. 00:13:14.550 --> 00:13:18.800 The two guards begin to panic at the sight of the security camera, before asking "Danny" 00:13:18.800 --> 00:13:21.200 in the security room to take the tape. 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:24.930 The second guard admonishes the first for his behavior, and the footage cuts. 00:13:24.930 --> 00:13:28.370 After locating the preserved security footage, the Foundation searched all rooms of the facility 00:13:28.370 --> 00:13:29.370 previously considered insignificant. 00:13:29.370 --> 00:13:30.370 In the janitor's closet, behind a row of cleaning supplies, an audio log was found, assumed 00:13:30.370 --> 00:13:31.529 to be recorded by one of the facility's researchers. 00:13:31.529 --> 00:13:36.380 Not all of the log was significant or particularly revealing, detailing matters such as the researcher's 00:13:36.380 --> 00:13:38.720 lunch that day or the simple trial and error of early-stage experimentation. 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:41.190 The later entries, however, proved to be most illuminating. 00:13:41.190 --> 00:13:44.329 I have compiled a selection of excerpts, so that you can hear them for yourself. 00:13:44.329 --> 00:13:48.339 "We can train the subjects to speak certain phrases by adjusting their vocal cords and 00:13:48.339 --> 00:13:49.339 related structures to allow for speech. 00:13:49.339 --> 00:13:50.339 All those long, sleepless nights have paid off. 00:13:50.339 --> 00:13:51.339 Subject-188 spoke a sentence today. 00:13:51.339 --> 00:13:52.339 It isn't perfect, I'll admit, but we'll get there someday. 00:13:52.339 --> 00:13:55.339 Now, we still have to address their intelligence, because some of the subjects lack even the 00:13:55.339 --> 00:13:56.339 most basic of self-preservation instincts. 00:13:56.339 --> 00:13:59.980 They won't even eat or drink, and have to be fed through tubes to be kept alive. 00:13:59.980 --> 00:14:01.449 These ones will have to be incinerated. 00:14:01.449 --> 00:14:02.714 The applications for these subjects are endless. 00:14:02.714 --> 00:14:03.714 Children's television shows are just the tip of the iceberg. 00:14:03.714 --> 00:14:04.714 In 50 years, we may be seeing petting zoos, live performances, and appearances at events… 00:14:04.714 --> 00:14:05.714 we may even succeed in creating subjects that are suitable to be kept as pets. 00:14:05.714 --> 00:14:06.714 Who knows?" 00:14:06.714 --> 00:14:07.714 "Someone's going to be in big trouble if another subject attacks another actor. 00:14:07.714 --> 00:14:08.714 Their neurological structure must be inherently unstable. 00:14:08.714 --> 00:14:09.714 I simply don't have the qualifications to address that. 00:14:09.714 --> 00:14:10.714 I'm going to request another recruitment drive. 00:14:10.714 --> 00:14:11.714 This time for neurologists. 00:14:11.714 --> 00:14:12.714 God, that would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. 00:14:12.714 --> 00:14:13.714 This technology is still in its infancy. 00:14:13.714 --> 00:14:14.714 We can't predict the outcome with sufficient accuracy to produce consistent results. 00:14:14.714 --> 00:14:15.714 In the meantime, I'm suggesting that we fit the subjects with shock collars, at least 00:14:15.714 --> 00:14:16.714 until we can control their aggressive behavior." 00:14:16.714 --> 00:14:17.714 "This is test number 31, to determine the cause of cell lysis. 00:14:17.714 --> 00:14:18.714 The cells keep destabilizing. 00:14:18.714 --> 00:14:19.714 The structure is sound, and all the components should fit together nicely. 00:14:19.714 --> 00:14:20.714 I've got to find a way to keep them stable. 00:14:20.714 --> 00:14:21.714 During the previous week, one of the characters melted during shooting. 00:14:21.714 --> 00:14:22.714 Director was seriously irritated, saying we can't have that happen again. 00:14:22.714 --> 00:14:23.714 We'll be ruined if children are traumatized, seeing their favorite characters melting in 00:14:23.714 --> 00:14:24.714 front of them. 00:14:24.714 --> 00:14:25.714 Producing additional subjects to replace the ones that melt is a huge hassle, so we've 00:14:25.714 --> 00:14:26.714 got to find a way to stabilize them. 00:14:26.714 --> 00:14:27.714 Just getting them in the right shape is a tedious process. 00:14:27.714 --> 00:14:28.714 The research and development team are working hard on this." 00:14:28.714 --> 00:14:29.714 "Subject-200 is extremely hostile, but it lasted almost two weeks without experiencing 00:14:29.714 --> 00:14:30.714 a critical cellular breakdown. 00:14:30.714 --> 00:14:31.714 This is much longer than any of the other subjects engineered. 00:14:31.714 --> 00:14:32.714 Due to the combination of cells utilized, the subject is able to produce a highly corrosive 00:14:32.714 --> 00:14:33.714 acid; ultimately, an undesired side effect. 00:14:33.714 --> 00:14:34.714 Cell structure and genome have been recorded, and the subject is to be terminated for its 00:14:34.714 --> 00:14:35.714 aggressive behavior. 00:14:35.714 --> 00:14:36.714 Future experiments will be conducted to determine methods to reduce aggression in the subjects." 00:14:36.714 --> 00:14:37.714 "The subjects are exhibiting what appears to be a primitive form of intelligence. 00:14:37.714 --> 00:14:38.714 Previously they were content with just sitting around, doing nothing. 00:14:38.714 --> 00:14:39.714 That was a problem in itself, as they were a waste of resources and couldn't be trained. 00:14:39.714 --> 00:14:40.714 These ones appear to be able to communicate, although I can't determine what the medium 00:14:40.714 --> 00:14:41.714 is. 00:14:41.714 --> 00:14:42.714 Furthermore, they've developed some kind of hierarchy. 00:14:42.714 --> 00:14:43.714 Further study is required. 00:14:43.714 --> 00:14:44.714 Otherwise, we might as well terminate this batch. 00:14:44.714 --> 00:14:45.714 This level of intelligence is not necessary." 00:14:45.714 --> 00:14:46.714 "None of the higher-ups are taking me seriously! 00:14:46.714 --> 00:14:47.714 It's not just me, it's the other researchers as well! 00:14:47.714 --> 00:14:48.714 What are they thinking? 00:14:48.714 --> 00:14:49.714 Where do they think they're directing our research? 00:14:49.714 --> 00:14:50.714 I can understand that we were supposed to stabilize these things to stop them from melting 00:14:50.714 --> 00:14:51.714 on screen, but they're becoming more dangerous. 00:14:51.714 --> 00:14:52.714 I think something is going on here. 00:14:52.714 --> 00:14:53.714 I don't think it's about that kid's show. 00:14:53.714 --> 00:14:54.714 Maybe it was, at first, but now I'm not so sure." 00:14:54.714 --> 00:14:55.714 Over the course of his later logs, the researcher became increasingly agitated and paranoid, 00:14:55.714 --> 00:14:56.714 convinced his employers were hiding something from him. 00:14:56.714 --> 00:14:57.714 The tension was only exacerbated following a security breach. 00:14:57.714 --> 00:14:58.714 "The escaped subjects were caught and incinerated. 00:14:58.714 --> 00:14:59.714 Security footage revealed the problem. 00:14:59.714 --> 00:15:00.714 They tricked the guards watching them. 00:15:00.714 --> 00:15:01.714 They played dead so the guards would go in to retrieve their carcasses for incineration. 00:15:01.714 --> 00:15:02.714 That's when they struck. 00:15:02.714 --> 00:15:03.714 Now we have a guy dead, and another with severe injuries. 00:15:03.714 --> 00:15:04.714 How the hell did this behavior develop? 00:15:04.714 --> 00:15:05.714 How could we not have observed this level of intelligence in previous tests? 00:15:05.714 --> 00:15:06.714 These things are dangerous. 00:15:06.714 --> 00:15:07.714 They are not suitable for any children's show. 00:15:07.714 --> 00:15:08.714 Not unless we can control them." 00:15:08.714 --> 00:15:09.714 During the next recording, another security breach occurred. 00:15:09.714 --> 00:15:10.714 "They've rounded up the researchers. 00:15:10.714 --> 00:15:11.714 I slipped away and called for help. 00:15:11.714 --> 00:15:12.714 This was no accident. 00:15:12.714 --> 00:15:13.714 This breach was planned. 00:15:13.714 --> 00:15:14.714 All subjects were released at once. 00:15:14.714 --> 00:15:15.714 I don't know how much time I have left. 00:15:15.714 --> 00:15:16.714 I should have seen it sooner. 00:15:16.714 --> 00:15:17.714 More and more researchers were disappearing. 00:15:17.714 --> 00:15:18.714 They knew too much, and I'm next. 00:15:18.714 --> 00:15:19.714 Listen. 00:15:19.714 --> 00:15:20.714 You can't let them do this. 00:15:20.714 --> 00:15:21.714 There were these people over at the facility. 00:15:21.714 --> 00:15:22.714 Guys in suits, the subjects were ignoring them. 00:15:22.714 --> 00:15:23.714 This is a conspiracy. 00:15:23.714 --> 00:15:24.714 Those times they came over, I think they were discussing- Oh, God, please… 00:15:24.714 --> 00:15:25.714 Oh, God… 00:15:25.714 --> 00:15:26.714 No! 00:15:26.714 --> 00:15:27.714 Please, don't-" 00:15:27.714 --> 00:15:28.714 At this point, the Researcher's speech was cut short by a scream, and several gunshots, 00:15:28.714 --> 00:15:29.714 as he was gunned down by his own colleagues for the information he’d recorded. 00:15:29.714 --> 00:15:30.714 The recording continues for 37 minutes of silence. 00:15:30.714 --> 00:15:31.714 The next addendum to the SCP-3325 file is, in the opinion of this researcher, the most 00:15:31.714 --> 00:15:32.714 disturbing. 00:15:32.714 --> 00:15:33.714 Field agents retrieved 79 steel containers from a storage area on the bottom floor of 00:15:33.714 --> 00:15:34.714 the facility. 00:15:34.714 --> 00:15:35.714 41 of these containers contained human bodies preserved in a formaldehyde solution. 00:15:35.714 --> 00:15:36.714 Additionally, each container had documents attached, detailing each person's name and 00:15:36.714 --> 00:15:37.714 position at the company, as well as the cause of their death. 00:15:37.714 --> 00:15:38.714 Causes of death listed included "mauling," "organ failure," "necrosis," and "scheduled 00:15:38.714 --> 00:15:39.714 termination." 00:15:39.714 --> 00:15:40.714 SCP-3325 is classified as Euclid. 00:15:40.714 --> 00:15:41.714 Currently, SCP-3325 is contained on-site, surrounded by a fence, and guarded by no fewer 00:15:41.714 --> 00:15:42.714 than four security guards at any given time. 00:15:42.714 --> 00:15:43.714 Due to the isolated nature of the location, no further security measures have been deemed 00:15:43.714 --> 00:15:44.714 necessary. 00:15:44.714 --> 00:15:45.714 As for the specimens of SCP-3325-1, they are kept in large animal containment cells at 00:15:45.714 --> 00:15:46.714 a Research Sector whose precise designation has been redacted from official files. 00:15:46.714 --> 00:15:47.714 Each of these containment cells has an audio recording device inside. 00:15:47.714 --> 00:15:48.714 Each specimen is to be red twice a day on a diet of raw meat, and no direct interaction 00:15:48.714 --> 00:15:49.714 between research staff and these specimens is permitted without first tranquilizing the 00:15:49.714 --> 00:15:50.714 entity. 00:15:50.714 --> 00:15:51.714 The effort to locate and contain all pieces of equipment associated with SCP-3325, as 00:15:51.714 --> 00:15:52.714 well as any documents pertaining to it, is an ongoing project. 00:15:52.714 --> 00:15:53.714 At this time, it's uncertain if any of us will ever know what Real Characters Industries 00:15:53.714 --> 00:15:54.714 was up to, and when it turned from an attempt to revolutionize the children's entertainment 00:15:54.714 --> 00:15:55.714 market to something far more sinister. 00:15:55.714 --> 00:15:56.714 What did the researchers discover that signed their eventual death warrants? 00:15:56.714 --> 00:15:57.714 Who were the men in suits that the researcher mentioned in his audio log? 00:15:57.714 --> 00:15:58.714 Was the project truly abandoned, or just moved deeper underground, to a new facility staffed 00:15:58.714 --> 00:15:59.714 with fresh faces who won't ask too many questions? 00:15:59.714 --> 00:16:00.714 One thing is certain: be wary of cuddly new characters that appear at theme parks, at 00:16:00.714 --> 00:16:01.714 birthday parties, and onscreen in the coming years. 00:16:01.714 --> 00:16:02.714 It's possible that these creatures are just actors in suits, or life-size puppets, and 00:16:02.714 --> 00:16:03.714 all they want is a hug. 00:16:03.714 --> 00:16:04.714 But it's also possible that their wide vacant eyes and friendly smiles hide an uncontrollable 00:16:04.714 --> 00:16:05.714 rage, an unpredictable intelligence, and a thirst for blood. 00:16:05.714 --> 00:16:06.714 Check out the Dr. Bob Patreon and become a junior researcher today! 00:16:06.714 --> 00:16:07.714 Now go and watch another entry from the files of Dr. Bob, like ‘SCP-674 The Exposition 00:16:07.714 --> 00:16:07.719 Gun Makes Nintendo Real Life’!