Day 4: Weak Spot
Dr. Collingwood is an SCP-Foundation researcher, who had been given the file of SCP-999. She is ordered to research her. And what better way to know your SCP, then to meet them?
Day 4...Once again, late. Sorry. Hope you enjoy.
Dr. Collingwood: “Hello. This is Dr. Isabelle Collingwood. It is June 10, at 5:53pm EST. Today is my first day as head researcher of SCP-999, and I will be taking the first step in this job by meeting the creature directly. I have already gone through 999’s file and read through the information provided to me by [DATA EXPUNGED], so I feel thoroughly prepared to meet this lovable creature.”
She walks into the room and looks around for the creature. She isn’t able to find the creature at first…until she feels something nuzzling the back of her leg. She looks down and locks eyes with the creature’s beady eyes.
999: (curious gurgles)
Dr. Collingwood: “Oh! Hello. You must be SCP-999.”
999: (claps pseudopods and eagerly gurgles)
Dr. Collingwood watches as the creature jumps up onto her. She grabs 999 with her hands, and feels the creature’s consistency.
Dr. Collingwood: “Fascinating…he really does feel like orange peanut butter. I am hesitant…and unsure what to think of this creature being confirmed to be the result of [DATA EXPUNGED]. If the email was true…then this makes everything about [DATA EXPUNGED] even more confusing.”
999: (blinks and tilts head, making curious gurgles and coos)
Dr. Collingwood: (smiles) “But that doesn’t matter right now.” (hugs 999) “My name is Dr. Collingwood.”
999: (cheerful gurgles and bounces in her arms)
Dr. Collingwood: I feel…happy and comfortable. Is this the mild euphoria that was described in the file?”
999 begins to wrap its pseudopods around her shoulders and snuggle its face into Dr. Collingwood’s chest, letting out soft gurgles.
Dr. Collingwood: “I…I-It’s so cute and loving…” (takes a deep breath) “Focus, Isabelle. This is just for research purposes. You’re just here to meet it…maybe play with it a little…and go.”
999 proceeds to enwrap Dr. Collingwood in its gelatin-like body.
Dr. Collingwood: “Oh…oh goodness.” (takes the moment to feel 999 against her body) I feel like I can physically swim within this creature…The creature is not liquidy, but it’s not solid either…” (tilts head) it feels like something in between? Like partly hardened jello.”
999: (gurgles playfully and begins jiggling around, presumably tickling the doctor)
Dr. Collingwood: (squeaks) “Oho GOHOHOD-!” (throws head back and laughs)
999: (smiles brightly)
Dr. Collingwood: “IHIS THIS THEHEHE TIHICKLE WREHEHESTLING?” (continues laughing)
999: (coos and gurgles with excitement)
Dr. Collingwood: “IHIHIT FEHEHEELS STRAHAHANGE!”
999: (nuzzles its face into Dr. Collingwood’s neck) Dr. Collingwood: “HOHOLD OHON-” (Cackles loudly) NAHAT THERE! MY ONE WEHEAKNESS!”
999: (gurgles excitedly and almost begins to imitate her laughter)
Dr. Collingwood: (wiggles around) “YOU’RE SOHOHO STROHONG! IHIHI’M S-SURPRISED!”
999: (coos proudly)
999 stopped tickling Dr. Collingwood, and freed her. Dr. Collingwood looked at her clothes and dusted herself off.
Dr. Collingwood: “I guess SCP-999 doesn’t leave any residue behind.”
The door opens, revealing Dr. Bright. He walks into the room with Necco™ wafers in a bowl. He grabs the empty bowl from the ground and puts the filled bowl down before noticing Dr. Collingwood in the room with him.
Dr. Bright: (Pauses) “Oh, hi. I didn’t expect there to be someone else in here.”
Dr. Collingwood: “Hello there. My name is Dr. Isabelle Collingwood. I’ve been assigned to do further research into SCP-999’s origins.” (offers hand)
Dr. Bright: (shakes hand) “Dr. Bright. Director of Site-17, Site-19, and Site-63.”
Dr. Collingwood: Oh! You’re Dr. Bright! Pleasure to meet you.”
Dr. Bright: “Yeah, yeah. I’m just here to feed 999 since no one else has done it yet.”
999 slithered up to Dr. Bright and wrapped its pseudopods around Dr. Bright in an attempt to show him love.
Dr. Bright: “Yeah, hello 999. I brought you one of your favorite foods. Hope you enjoy.”
999: (gurgles with confusion and follows Dr. Bright)
Dr. Collingwood: “You don't want to stay longer?”
Dr. Bright: “Nah, I’m good. Not really in the mood.”
999 wrapped its pseudopods around Dr. Bright really quickly, pulling him away from the door.
Dr. Bright: “999, unhand me right now!”
999: (excited gurgles)
Dr. Collingwood: (giggles) “I guess 999 wants to play with you too.”
Dr. Bright: “Well, I have work. And you do too, Ms. Collingwood. A-ACK-!”
Dr. Collingwood sighs and attempts to rescue Dr. Bright from 999. But her attempts are fruitless the moment 999 engulfs the doctor in its gelatin mass.
Dr. Bright: “Uh oh- WAHAIT!” (Starts laughing) “CUHUT IT OUT!”
999: (coos and imitates laughter)
Dr. Collingwood: “999, please let him go.”
999: (coos with puppy-like confusion)
Dr. Bright: “PLEHEASE STOP!” (gasp) “Ohno-OHNO- NOT THERE! NOHOHO-” (cackles)
Dr. Collingwood: “999, he’s not in the mood to play with you.”
999 looks at Dr. Collingwood with puppy-like distress and lets out whimpers of sadness. Though note that it’s a little hard to hear 999’s whimpers with Dr. Bright’s laughter filling up the room.
Dr. Collingwood: “If you want, I can play with you for a bit. But only if you let Dr. Bright go.”
999: (looks up)
Dr. Collingwood: “I promise.”
999: (slowly smiles and lets Dr. Bright go)
Dr. Collingwood: “Thank you, 999.”
Dr. Bright: (Dusts himself off) “Thank you, Dr. Collingwood.”
Dr. Collingwood: “You’re welcome. Glad I can help out a coworker.”
Dr. Bright: “Mhm.”
999 slides up to Dr. Bright and rubs itself against him, whimpering with an apologetic expression on his face. Dr. Bright looks somewhat unphased.
Dr. Bright: “999…” (sighs) “Fine. But only one hug.” (hugs 999)
999 gurgles a little more happily and wraps his pseudopods around him for a minute. When Dr. Bright attempts to let go, 999 lets him go and backs away.
Dr. Bright: (walks to door) “Okay. You may spend your time researching and observing 999. However, we close 999’s pen between 8pm or 9pm for sleeping hours.”
Dr. Collingwood: “Okay. Thank you.”
Dr. Bright: “Bye.” (exits the room)
999 slides to Dr. Collingwood and pokes her lower back. This catches Dr. Collingwood off guard, making her jump and involuntarily giggle.
Dr. Collingwood: “WAH!” (laughs) (turns around) “I guess you found my weak spot again.”
999: (gurgles happily) (pokes it again)
Dr. Collingwood: “I’m guessing you wanna tickle it again?”
999: (gurgles and coos with excitement)
Dr. Collingwood: “Alright, alright.” (lays down) “Okay. Go for it.”
999 wraps his pseudopods and part of his body around Dr. Collingwood and nuzzles her cheek with a third pseudopod. We can safely assume that 999 is tickling Dr. Collingwood, due to the abrupt laughing fits that fill the room not long after.
Dr. Collingwood: (laughter) “Yohohou’re so playful!”
999: (elated gurgles)
Dr. Collingwood: “Ahand smart too!”
999: (coos softly)
999 begins to hug Dr. Collingwood, nuzzling its cheek against her shoulder. She lets herself giggle as she hugs 999 back for a while. At 7:54, Dr. Collingwood says goodbye to the creature, and leaves the pen.
Memo from Dr. Collingwood: “The creature is the sweetest little thing. It’s almost impossible to see 999 and link it to such horrifying origins. I suppose we can say that 999 is something good to come out of [DATA EXPUNGED]. I look forward to my next visit with 999. For now, I have some more research to do.”
