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[[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] [[include component:image-block | name=ELEPHANTFRIEND.jpg | caption=A photo of SCP-5739 taken upon containment appearing over the body of Emily Cole. | width=WIDTH-GOES-HERE]] **Item #:** SCP-5739 **Object Class:** Neutralized [[collapsible show="Show Previous Special Containment Procedures" hide="Hide Previous Special Containment Procedures"]] SCP-5739 is contained within a standard humanoid containment chamber. On a biweekly schedule, two D-Class personnel are to clean SCP-5739's containment unit and to gather any SCP-5739-1 instances. [[/collapsible]] **Special Containment Procedures:** The remains of SCP-5739 are contained in a storage folder in the cryostorage wing of Site-73. Legible SCP-5739-1 instances are to be recorded and stored in the aforementioned unit. Personnel with a clearance level of 2 or higher are permitted to access the remains of SCP-5739. **Description:** SCP-5739 was a 1.5-meter tall biological entity composed entirely of human epidermises. Despite its composition, SCP-5739 maintained a rigid structure resembling a pachyderm cranium. Prior to neutralization, SCP-5739 hovered approximately two meters above any surface at all times. SCP-5739-1 instances are 35-centimeter x 35-centimeter divisions of SCP-5739 that have physically detached from SCP-5739 by a process that is similar to exfoliative dermatitis[[footnote]] A disease that causes inflammation and scaling in the skin. [[/footnote]]. SCP-5739-1 instances have English phrases etched into them by what has been hypothesized to be human fingernails. Examples of SCP-5739-1 instances have been recorded below. Given their potential significance, each SCP-5739-1 instance is to be given a unique designation. **Discovery:** On 04/12/2015, 12-year-old Emily Cole’s body was discovered in her place of residence in Omaha, Nebraska. The entirety of her skin was absent from her corpse. SCP-5739 was recorded levitating above Emily's body, motionless. Emily Cole's older brother, Albert Cole, contacted the local police station over a telephone call, where he was intercepted by an embedded Foundation agent working within the police force. Albert Cole exhibited extreme anxiety during his required interview; turning to look into empty hallways, being startled at mild contact with objects, and disregarding personnel. He was amnesticized shortly after and all symptoms ceased. The following SCP-5739-1 instance was located beside Emily Cole's corpse. **SCP-5739-1-1:** > RESTLESSLY LEND > UNKNOWN BLEND > NEWLY DISTEND > > ABSENTLY MEND > WEND AROUND THE BEND > ASCEND > YOU CANNOT PRETEND > > ELEPHANT FRIEND > MY DEAREST FRIEND > I DO NOT TEND > LIKE YOU INTEND > YOUR END **Addendum 5739-1:** SCP-5739 has exhibited no notable behavior since its containment. DNA testing has determined that SCP-5739 is composed of epidermal tissue belonging to multiple unidentified individuals. Incidents that mirror SCP-5739's Discovery have been recovered from multiple eyewitness accounts in Omaha, Nebraska. All of these eyewitness accounts were gathered within a psychiatric ward. These patients were all diagnosed with prolonged mass hysteria. Albert Cole is placed on a psychological trauma watchlist. The following SCP-5739-1 instance was recovered directly underneath SCP-5739 within its cell shortly after genetic testing. **SCP-5739-1-2:** > COVER THE SOUND > ALL BUT THE WESTBOUND > NOTICE THE BACKGROUND > > YOULL COME AROUND > OTHERWISE UNFOUND > UNSPEAKINGLY DROWNED > > HEAR THEIR SOUND > ENCASED AND WOUND > ADMITTEDLY UNFOUND > REALIZED THEIR POUND > > MESSAGES UNBOUND > ELEPHANT FOUND **Addendum 5739-2:** On 27/12/2015, security footage showed SCP-5739 experiencing minute convulsions. 1 minute and 26 seconds proceeding the beginning of the convulsions SCP-5739 forcefully ruptured, covering the surrounding area with its remains. Two D-Class personnel were instructed to enter SCP-5739's containment cell and clear the security cameras of all debris. Upon closer examination, all remains of SCP-5739 appeared to be SCP-5739-1 instances. 99.62% of the SCP-5739-1 instances were illegible due to congealing between instances and a large quantity of what was later determined to be sweat. The remaining SCP-5739-1 instances were determined to be non-anomalous, and an official cleaning crew was dispatched. The following is a transcript of the inscriptions on the recovered SCP-5739-1 instances. **SCP-5739-1-3:** > IF YOU WERE IN > THOSE PEOPLE THAT BEGIN > > THE PAPER THIN > OUTSIDE LOOKING IN > OBSERVE THE DIN > KNOWINGLY THIN > > THERE IS A SIN > HOUSED INSIDE SKIN > ELEPHANT GRIN > ITS ALWAYS BEEN > RELEASE THE TWIN > > SOULS INSIDE SKIN > KEEP DEEP WITHIN > I FEEL THE TWIN > NEVER WILL YOU WIN **SCP-5739-1-4:** > LITTLE YOU CAN SCREAM > EMPTY YOU WILL TEEM > THEY HEAR YOU SCREAM > > USELESSLY SCHEME > SCREAMING UPSTREAM > > DID YOU DREAM > IN SOFTENED GLEAM > ELEPHANT SEAM **SCP-5739-1-5:** > WHAT FUN > HAVE YOU WON > ATTEMPTED RUN > THE PRICE OF FUN > > HELL MUST RUN > AWAY FROM ONE > VARIETY BUT ONE > EVERYONE > > WHEN YOU ARE NONE > EVER SO DONE > > DONE > ONLY UNSPUN > NO NEED FOR FUN > ELEPHANT WON **SCP-5739-1-6:** > GATHER INSIDE > OUR SMALL STRIDE > OTHERS TRIED > DIED > BECKON THE TIDE > YOU CAN CONFIDE > ELEPHANT HIDE [[footnoteblock]] [[div class="footer-wikiwalk-nav"]] [[=]] << [[[SCP-5738]]] | SCP-5739 | [[[SCP-5740]]] >> [[/=]] [[/div]] [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box]] ===== > **Filename:** ELEPHANTFRIEND.jpg > **Author:** [[*user Supposedly Spooky]] > **License:** CC BY-SA 3.0 > **Source Link:** [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5739 SCP Foundation Wiki] ===== [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box-end]]