Good afternoon everyone, my name is Dr. Miller and the SCP we're going to be looking at today is SCP-6448, Containment Class Keter, Disruption Class Kenick, and Risk Class Warning. Special Containment Procedures. Containment of SCP-6448 should be focused on investigation of deer exhibiting anomalous traits within and around the Appalachian area.
All civilian sightings of SCP-6448 should be attended to by Mobile Task Force Gamma-4, Green Stags. Possible deaths resulting from SCP-6448 should be attributed to hiking accidents and sightings are to be blamed upon chronic wasting disease. The Site-44 Cryptozoology Division is tasked with...
with ongoing research into the not-deer phenomenon. Should an SCP-6448 instance be captured, it is to be brought to Site-44 for containment and study. Description SCP-6448 is an anomalous branch of the Cervidae family.
All members of this group display heightened intelligence and are presumed to be sapient. Many specimens exhibit some form of physical malformation. causing them to stand out from non-anomalous deer.
While the exact details of physical abnormalities differ between instances, repeat commonalities are as follows. Legs bent backwards. Barrel-chested or bloated abdomen. Emaciation. Eyes belonging to unrelated animals.
Forward-facing eyes. Erratic movements. Loss of fear towards humans. Tendency to walk on two hind legs. General Bodily Disfigurement Aside from physical disfigurement, instances show severe divergence from the behavior of other servants.
Namely, SCP-6448 are known to watch, observe, and stalk humans, often for hours or days. This includes following humans to and from their homes, wherein they will proceed to steal belongings, weapons, and food. Very rarely will SCP-6448 attack victims while they are indoors.
SCP-6448 are most commonly encountered in deep woodland, particularly at night or dusk, when a person is alone. Any form of direct acknowledgement of SCP-6448's anomalous traits in these situations will always result in the victim's termination. In such situations, personnel are to observe the extractive service protocol attached to this file immediately.
See below. Service Protocol. SCP Foundation. Cryptozoology Division.
These actions should be carried out by anyone inadvertently interacting with SCP-6448 and are necessary for your survival. Please skip to the section with relevant information if your life is under threat. If you notice that a deer seems off, look away and ignore it. If it knows that you've noticed it, it's too late.
If you hear your name, whistling, or something else in the woods calling for you, don't acknowledge it. Never acknowledge it exists. Don't respond. Don't go looking for it.
Don't call back to it. If you're walking at night and you feel something breathing on your neck or whispering behind you, the key to your safety is pretending that everything is normal. Your survival is dependent on your ignorance. Presently, SCP-6448 are known to inhabit only the Appalachian region of North America.
The previous sentence was stricken from the document. History. SCP-6448 was officially assigned anomalous classification in 1980, though they have been recognized by local people since 1947. SCP-6448 is a firmly cemented figure in Appalachian folklore, known colloquially as the Not-Deer due to their striking similarity to the species they imitate.
Many locals claim to have encountered instances of SCP-6448 or possess knowledge of an individual who has. A majority of local communities living in rural areas of high activity are aware of the precautions required to avoid hostile encounters, primarily due to urban legends and stories involving the entities. SCP-6448 were previously researched at Site 41, located in an unknown location, North Carolina, on 11-01-1994. A group of three SCP-6448 instances broke into the site utilizing a tunnel system carved over an extended period of time. This triggered containment breach alarm systems and the site entered lockdown protocol.
The single instance kept in containment, being prepared for dissection, was lost in the breach and not recovered. Over the following decade, a further five SCP-6448 instances would be captured and contained. all of which would escape the site through tunnels carved by other SCP-6448 entities.
The decision was made to transfer all instances to Site-44, overseas, to prevent further breaches. Since this decision, no capture attempts have been successful. Addendum 6448-1 Recently Recorded Civilian Encounters The first reports of SCP-6448 surfaced around the week of 07-07, 1947. In the time since the genus's discovery, many members of the public have encountered the entities, though most accidentally stumbling upon them do not alert local authorities.
This is typically due to the SCP-6448 instance either merely watching the subject or becoming hostile. The following is a log of all recorded 911 calls related to SCP-6448 phenomena since the year 2000. Date 0201-2000 Details Victim, aged 41, female, dialed emergency services after hearing their name being called from the woods near their home. The victim recounts the vocalization being likened to a scream in a voice that they do not recognize and requested assistance in locating the source. Emergency personnel requested the subject place their phone on the floor outside the home to listen for the alleged sounds. After two minutes, a vocalization was heard that was calling to the subject by name, emanating from the nearby forest.
The subject was instructed to investigate the disturbance themselves and keep services updated on the situation. The victim then begins to walk into the woodland, getting about 50 meters into the underbrush before inexplicably stopping. They claim there to be a noticeably large deer standing in the way of the path. She begins to walk closer.
though states it does not move. Subject diverts from the path and begins walking in a different direction. After 30 minutes, no source of the voice is determined. The caller returns to their residence.
Date, 1306-2002. Details, victim, age 28, male, calls 911 regarding a home break-in. The caller notes numerous items to be missing from their residence and requests an investigation. Operators dispatch two investigators to visit the home and discern a potential perpetrator. The pair note that, based on earlier CCTV images, all cutlery, sharp objects, firearms, light bulbs, and a single copy of the novel, the day after Roswell are missing.
Also noted is that there is a complete lack of any fingerprints at the scene, with no doors or windows having been broken into. Analysis of the home's CCTV footage revealed there to be a two-hour period of missing film, with the exception of a single frame containing a service nippon on its hind legs reaching towards the camera. Its frontal hooves have been warped to resemble fingers. No footage of the entity exiting the home was discovered.
Date 19-11-2005. Details. A cattle farmer aged 54, male, Reported to local authorities the sudden disappearance of over 30% of his largest herd. Response teams searched the nearby area for four hours, though found no trace of the cattle. The victim was recommended to set up trail cams and note any unusual activity overnight.
At 01.11am, two SCP-6448 are seen walking through the field before fleeing. One places an object into the ground, later discovered to be a single fork. A week after this discovery, 200 discarded bovine hooves appear at the location. Date, 04-03-2009. Details, victim, age unknown, gender unknown, dials 911 to request assistance from animal services.
The victim is stood within a forest in front of a service eliphas, which is violently contorting. The animal is repeatedly ramming itself into a tree. covered in blood and viscera.
The victim begins to state, you'd better get a vet or something, I don't think it's well, before a piercing screech is heard and the line falls silent. Recovered footage depicts the aforementioned animal squirming seemingly in pain. A viscous churning is audible as a black mass erupts out of the instance and the video turns to static.
Date 11-10-2012. Details. Victim, aged 23, male, is a junior wildlife officer at Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee.
They radio their supervisor in early evening. regarding a herd of Otocoelius virginianus within the reserve. Supposedly there is a single animal that upon first glance appears average, though possesses divergent attributes including backward joints, an enlarged abdomen and forward facing eyes. Upon stating this a distant whistle is audible and the victim stumbles slightly. They begin to say, what the hell, did it just whistle at me?
Before the sound of hooves rapidly getting closer is heard. Notably, the hoofsteps did not sound to be in the traditional gallop of a servant. Date, 12-10-2012. Details.
The aforementioned victim's supervisor calls the authorities following the victim's absence from the reserve night shift. Following this, their radio begins to crackle. The victim's voice can be heard on the other end, and he requests the supervisor's attention.
He calls the supervisor's attention. calls regarding a herd of Ordo Coelius virginianus within the reserve. They claim there is a single animal that upon first glance appears average, though possesses divergent attributes including backward joints, an enlarged abdomen, and forward-facing eyes.
Suspecting the creature to be a rare genetic malformation, the victim requests their supervisor to come to the location. The supervisor questions the victim about what happened the night previous. There is no reply. Upon the supervisors and law enforcement's arrival at the site, a herd of approximately 80 Otocoileus virginianus was present. A single entity is in the field's center and appeared to be standing separately from the rest of the group.
It flees the scene upon realizing the law enforcement's presence. Where it formerly stood laid a Park Ranger's standard two-way radio. Date 0804-2016. Details. Victim, age 35, female, dials 911 using a satellite phone, distressed.
They state that they are in undisclosed county woods and are being followed. She claims that despite seeing no one for the duration of her hike, she feels as if she's being watched and has heard someone walking behind her at various points in the trip. The victim is unable to give an adequate description of her location.
but knows the route to return to her residence. Operators request the victim to return to a point wherein she can provide a sufficient geographic description of her position. The victim remains on the line for the duration of the hike back to a readily used portion of the wilderness trail. Along the journey, various unnatural sounds can be heard.
These include footsteps, rock slides, coughing, whispering, and whistling. Nearing the main trail, all woodland noises such as birds and wind cease suddenly, and the victim states she can see a malformed deer carcass coated in a thick layer of black slime-like substance. At this time, human screams can be heard in the distance. Operators request the victim continue and ignore other stimuli.
Agents embedded in local law enforcement, suspecting SCP-6448 involvement, notify Gamma-4 to the situation. 20 minutes later, the victim returns to the main trail. Gamma-4, now operating the 911 call, informed the victim to not respond to any further unusual activity and briefly outlined service protocol.
For the duration of the victim's journey to her home, two sets of breathing are audible. The victim successfully returns to her residence and shuts the door behind her. Now out of sight from SCP-6448, Agents inquire upon the victim's address and the victim promptly complies. Operatives instruct the victim to have possession of all firearms and weapons on the premises and to barricade herself inside a safe space with one X-Fill point. The victim swiftly begins grabbing all available weapons and throwing them inside a wardrobe.
It is at this time that there is a knock on the front door. The victim does not respond and continues to hoard sharp objects from kitchen drawers. The knocking becomes more violent as the handle is being jostled and shaken incessantly. A voice on the other side repeats the phrase, Hello, it is me. Hello, let me in, in a calm manner as the door begins to shake.
The victim retreats to her wardrobe armed with a small firearm. Upon sealing herself in the space, the knocking ceases and footsteps can be heard, decreasing in volume. The sound of galloping is audible as the front door caves in. Puff steps can be now heard inside the home. The entity continues to repeat, hello, it is me, hello, let me in, as it searches the small building.
A bright light flashes overhead, seemingly circling the house. Eventually, the entity enters the victim's bedroom. Through a small slit in the wardrobe door, the victim can see a service canadensis standing on its hind legs and surveying the room.
Its movements are crooked and stiff, seeming to struggle to stand in a bipedal fashion. It slouches down to a quadrupedal crouch, similar to the stance of an arachnid. It inhales heavily, and its head locks on the view of the wardrobe.
It is noted as possessing human eyes. It scampers toward the subject and opens the door. A single gunshot is heard.
Responders found no trace of either SCP-6448 or the victim. It should be noted that this represents a small fraction of human to SCP-6448 encounters, as the majority of occasions go unnoticed and undocumented. On these occasions, all associated video Photographs and objects were confiscated by MTF Gamma-4, who also called off public investigation.
Cover stories 356-Alpha, Home Break-In, and 898-Gamma, Missing 411, were successfully implemented. Addendum 6448-2, Incident 6448-Alpha. On 29-11-2019, Mobile Task Force Gamma-4 Green Stags successfully detained and captured an instance of SCP-6448, with the assistance of Mobile Task Force New 7 Hammer Down's Heavy Vehicles Division and highly experimental shock rifles.
The resulting skirmish left a single instance unconscious, which was swiftly placed aboard an armored CH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to Site 44 in England to prevent outside assistance. Upon reaching the site, the sedated entity was transferred to a containment cell without incident. The following is a log of events thereafter. Incident 6448, Alpha.
Date, 30-11-2019. Location, Site 44, Foulness Island, England. Playing log now. A CP-6448 instance is contained within a large reinforced steel containment cell, having just awoken from heavy sedation.
Cryptozoology specialist F. Oz stands in front of a large one-way glass window that encompasses the room's south side. Greetings, CP-6448. The instance suddenly bolts upright and stares at the intercom.
Can you understand me? We've seen your genus speak English just fine in the past. The instance does not respond.
It begins licking its arm. Please, we know your secret. The instance pauses.
Admittedly, it wasn't exactly well kept. If you just look at yourself for more than a few seconds, it is very clear that you're not normal. The instance is stood facing away from the window.
Its neck swivels 180 degrees, visibly breaking multiple vertebrae as there is an audible crack. It does not blink. I thought you said this was one way. The instance's gaze remains locked on research hours. Are you something imitating deer?
It is clear that, if so, you possess basic anatomical knowledge on them, though details are faulty. In fact, a better question would be, how? Assuming you are not what you pretend to be.
The instance opens its mouth, which contains abnormally sharp teeth. Its jaw moves in a manner that seems to imitate speech. No intelligible dialect is heard, rather a sound similar to gagging or choking is audible.
Shall we move on? What I'm more concerned with here is why you take our people. Is it to settle a vendetta? For food?
Spite? The instance blinks for the first time in the interview. The movement is noticeably forced. Responding is mandatory. The instance shows no reaction.
If you will not comply, maybe you'd like to see your brand new containment. Research. What kind of... The instance suddenly rams the 20-inch-thick one-way glass, cracking it slightly. The instance begins to collapse.
It contorts violently and begins screaming. Its abdomen bulges and writhes. A black, viscous mass of tendrils erupts out of the instance's side.
It leaps and squirms around the cell before shattering the viewing window. The remaining carcass is entirely hollow. Containment breach detected. All personnel report to the nearest safe room.
The tenderless mass swiftly maneuvers outside of Sector 4 in seconds, clearing the locked down area. It travels in the direction of the main exit. The mask clears the main desk. It shatters the glass on the front exit and disappears into the outside shrubbery. End log.
A two-month-long search proved inefficient in locating the escaped anomaly. Additionally, since this incident, there has been an unprecedented increase of CWD-afflicted deer and UFO reports in the area surrounding Site 44. Further research is ongoing. I think that about does it for today.
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