Therapy Session
Location: Psychological Evaluation Suite, Area-34
Subject: Dr. Akabi Hayk, Dr. Pearl Langstrum
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Pearl Langstrum: Alright, you ready, Akabi?
[Dr. Akabi Hayk sighs.]
Dr. Akabi Hayk: It's been a while since I've been on this side of the chair. But yeah, I'm ready.
Dr. Langstrum: Great. Just for the record, and I already know this, but what do you want to talk about during this session?
| ITEM: SCP-XXXX | LEVEL 3/XXXX |
| CLASS: Hera | confidential |
SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES
SCP-XXXX-Host is to check in biweekly to the Department of Anomalous Weapons Development for wellness checks. SCP-XXXX-Host is not to leave Area-34 without direct permission from the AWD Director or SCP-XXXX Project Lead..Hera-class items are hostile but have proven useful to the Foundation.
In the event that SCP-XXXX-Host perishes, is compromised, or otherwise becomes unavailable to the Foundation, STF Epsilon-55 ("Devil May Cry") is tasked with locating and capturing SCP-XXXX. A containment chamber is set aside in Area-34 to serve as temporary housing for SCP-XXXX. A new suitable host is to be found as quickly as possible.
Outside of these containment procedures, SCP-XXXX-Host is not to be referred to by her SCP designation. Personnel are reminded that Doctor Farhat al-Halaby is still a member of the Foundation, and is to be treated as such.
DESCRIPTION
Dr. Farhat al-Halaby, SCP-XXXX-Host
SCP-XXXX is a semi-non-corporeal thaumaturgic parasite. SCP-XXXX has a serpentine, segmented body with large mandibles and vestigial limbs. Under regular conditions, SCP-XXXX is invisible to the naked eye. Observation of SCP-XXXX requires either Etheric Resonance Imaging (ERI) equipment or for the viewer to be a potent thaumaturge.
SCP-XXXX subsists exclusively on Elan Vital Energy (EVE) harvested from sapient hosts. The entity exhibits a preference to individuals with elevated baseline EVE output, such as practicing thaumaturges. Upon detecting a suitable host, SCP-XXXX initiates a bonding process in which it violently integrates with the host's thaumaturgic aura. Once fully integrated, separation from the host is not achievable through standard means without risk of injury or death to the host. Methods that would allow for safe removal are currently under investigation by the AWD Occult Studies Division.
Once bonded, SCP-XXXX continously depletes its host's EVE reserves, producing symptoms such as chronic fatigue and impaired recovery time following the use of thaumaturgy. Paradoxically, SCP-XXXX simultaneously amplifies its host's EVE output during use of thaumaturgy. It is hypothesized that SCP-XXXX does this to secure a richer and longer-lasting food source. Practically, this means that hosts of SCP-XXXX exhibits measurably greater thaumaturgic potency after bonding.
Prior to the events of Addendum.XXXX.01, SCP-XXXX was known to the Foundation only in fragmentary historical references. Historical accounts consistent with SCP-XXXX appear across several recovered documents from throughout human history, most describing the entity as a spirit or presence that "rides" thaumaturges of exceptional power. SCP-XXXX was unconfirmed to exist in the modern era until the events of Addendum.XXXX.01.
SCP-XXXX-Host is the designation for the host of SCP-XXXX, which is currently Doctor Farhat al-Halaby. For more information on Dr. al-Halaby, refer to Addendum.XXXX.02
ADDENDUM.XXXX.01
DISCOVERY / INCIDENT.XXXX.01
Incident.XXXX.01
Date: 06/21/2026
Location: Testing Range 7, Area-34
Classification: Alpha-3 ("Unexpected Anomalous Contact")
Personnel Present:
- Director Jimmy Day, AWD Director
- Dr. Farhat al-Halaby, AWD Occult Studies Division Consultant
- Dr. Andrés Molina, AWD Testing Director
- Area-34 Security Team, 3 Agents
- Dr. Cassidy Clare, Area-34 Medical Director
Context: AWD Testing was conducting efficacy testing on Prototype-1005, a thaumaturgically-enhanced energy weapon designed to project concentrated EVE bursts at extended range. Dr. al-Halaby was present as thaumaturgic consultant, tasked with monitoring of EVE output in lieu of instrumentation, which had produced inconsistent readings during prior sessions.
[BEGIN LOG]
09:14 - Testing of Prototype-1005 begins at 20% projected output. Dr. al-Halaby confirms EVE saturation is within expected range.
09:22 - Output raised to 40%. Dr. al-Halaby confirms readings.
09:31 - Output raised to 60%. EVE saturation reaches 110% of projected parameters.
Dr. al-Halaby: I got a weird feeling. Can we slow down?
Dr. Molina: It looks good to me. Keep going.
09:34 - Output raised to 80%.
Dr. al-Halaby: Do you guys see that too?
Director Day: Excuse me?
Dr. al-Halaby: The EVE, I think something noticed it.
09:35 - Testing is paused. Dr. al-Halaby is asked to elaborate.
Dr. al-Halaby: There's something at the edge of the testing field. I can't see it well. It's long. Really long. I think it's moving toward us?
09:36 - Testing is resumed at Director Day's order. Dr. al-Halaby is instructed to move toward the exit as a precaution.
09:38 Dr. al-Halaby makes for the exit, but suddenly stops moving.
Dr. al-Halaby: I-it's on me!
Director Day: Farhat, what? What do you mean?
Dr. al-Halaby: It's pulling It's inside my… it's in my…
09:39 - Dr. al-Halaby faints and collapses. Medical personnel respond immediately. EVE monitoring equipment registers an output spike from Dr. al-Halaby's position several times beyond her recorded baseline before failing. Testing is suspended.
09:43 - Dr. al-Halaby regains consciousness. She is coherent and confirms she can still see the entity, which she describes as coiled around her torso and neck. She is transported to the Site Medical Wing for evaluation.
[END LOG]
Aftermath: Following transport to the Medical Wing, AWD and Site Medical staff attempted to separate SCP-XXXX from Dr. al-Halaby. These attempts produced severe physical distress to the host, including hemorrhaging and . Attempts were ceased and SCP-XXXX was allowd to remain bonded to Dr. al-Halaby.
Note: "Obviously, this wasn't what we had planned for today. That said, what we observed from Farhat during the bonding is remarkable. I think there's a real opportunity here, with her cooperation. I'll speak with her when she's had time to rest." - Director Jimmy Day
Dr. Langstrum: So this is about your wife?
[Dr. Hayk nods.]
Dr. Langstrum: Tell me about her.
Dr. Hayk: Where do you want me to start?
Dr. Langstrum: Wherever feels right.
[Pause.]
Dr. Hayk: The first time I met Farhat, I was eating alone. [Soft laugh] That sounds sadder than ti was. I was at a Foundation Conference. Site-19, I think this was maybe fourteen years ago now. I'd been sent as a representative for the European Branch of Parapsychology. I assumed they would speak French. I don't know why, this is an American organization after all.
Dr. Langstrum: How was your English?
Dr. Hayk: Survivable, barely. I could read it well enough, but speaking… I would get in my own head, stumble over every word, worry that I wasn't saying it right or that it meant something wildly different… So I was sitting alone in the mess hall after the first round of presentations, and I was doing that thing where you look very busy so that no one talks to you, even though what you really want is for someone to talk to you. You know that thing?
Dr. Langstrum: I know that thing.
Dr. Hayk: And then someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and there she was. She had been one of the presenters, I recognized her face. I looked down at her name tag. Dr. Farhat al-Halaby. Department of Thaumaturgy. She was already moving to set her plate on the table.
Dr. Langstrum: Bold of her.
Dr. Hayk: Very bold. She asked if she could join me, and I panicked and I said, I said "më vjen keq," which is Albanian for "I'm sorry," which made no sense in the moment, and I nearly put my head through the table.
Dr. Langstrum: [Laugh] Oh no.
Dr. Hayk: She just shrugged and sat down anyway. She said — I remember this verbatim — she said, "That's okay. I am not good at English either. We're the same-same." And I alughed. I don't think it was funny so much as it just… it relaxed something. And then she leaned forward and asked, "Vous parlez français?"
Dr. Hayk: We talked for hours. In French, mostly, a little English when we felt brave. She was funny in a way that snuck up on you. Very dry, very deadpan, and then suddenly you were laughing before you'd realized you'd been set up. I remember thinking: I am going to make an idiot of myself over this person… and I was right.
Dr. Langstrum: When did you know it was serious?
Dr. Hayk: When I went home and I was upset that the conference was over. I'd flown eight hours to present a paper and the thing I was most upset about leaving was a woman I'd known for sevently-two hours.
Dr. Langstrum: She sounds wonderful.
Dr. Hayk: She is. She was — She is. She is. [Quietly] She is.
ADDENDUM.XXXX.02
DR. FARHAT AL-HALABY PERSONNEL FILE
FOUNDATION PERSONNEL RECORD
Name: Farhat al-Halaby, PhD
Date of Birth: 11/01/1988
Nationality: Egyptian
Current Assignment: AWD Occult Studies Division, Area-34
Clearance Level: 3/GENERAL
Years of Service: 14
SERVICE HISTORY
Pre-Foundation
Dr. al-Halaby holds a doctorate in Theoretical Thaumaturgy from ICSUT, with a secondary focus in Applied Thaumaturgic Systems. She was recruited into the Foundation through the standard academic pipeline upon completion of her doctorate.
Year 1-3 - Junior Researcher, Department of Applied Thaumatology
Dr. al-Halaby demonstrated strong technical proficenct during her initial posting. Assigned primarily to maintenance and calibration of thaumaturgic infrastructure at Site-19. Performance reviews during this period consistently rated her work as satisfactory to commendable. No major incidents to report.
Year 3-10 - Researcher, Department of Applied Thaumatology
Dr. al-Halaby was promoted to full Researcher status following consistent performance. During this period she served as thaumaturgic consultant for several departments on a case-by-case basis, with the majority of her consultancy work conducted for the Occult Studies Division of the Department of Anomalous Weapons Development. Work during this period was largely infrastructural and supportive in nature. No major incidents to report. Commendation filed Year 7 by Site Director ██████████ for her role in the emergency stabilization of a thaumaturgic containment chamber at Site-19.
"Dr. al-Halaby's quick response and precise application prevented what could have been a significantly worse outcome. Her technical knowledge is an asset to this Site."
Year 11 - AWD Invitation
Following the reinstatement of the Department of Anomalous Weapons Development under Director Day, Dr. al-Halaby was formally invited to join the Department's Occult Studies Division.
Year 11-12 - Thaumaturgic Consultant, AWD Occult Studies Division
Dr. al-Halaby's consultancy work for AWD continued similarly to her previous Foundation work. Performance reviews during this period describe her as reliable, precise, and cooperative. No major incidents to report prior to Incident.XXXX.01.
EVALUATING OFFICER'S NOTES
"Dr. al-Halaby continues to perform at a high standard. She is well-regarded by colleagues and has proven herself a dependable point of contact for thaumaturgical needs. I recommend keeping her in the position she is now, I see no need to move her."
ADDENDUM.XXXX.03
POST-INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Debrief Transcript
Date: 06/21/2026 14:30
Location: Area-34 Medical Wing
Personnel Present:
- Director Jimmy Day, AWD
- Dr. Cassidy Clare, Area-34 Medical Director
Subject: SCP-XXXX-Host Dr. Farhat al-Halaby
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Cassidy Clare: Farhat, how are you feeling?
Dr. Farhat al-Halaby: My head hurts, everything is very loud, but asides from that…
Dr. Clare: Mhm… Your EVE output spiked during the incident. It's likely your nervous system is still adjusting. Your new… pal probably isn't helping. Are you in any pain?
Dr. al-Halaby: No. Not really. The bleeding, it stopped?
Dr. Clare: Yes. Once we stopped trying to remove SCP-XXXX, it stopped pretty quickly. We aren't going to try again until we can find a safer method.
Dr. al-Halaby: Good. Don't. It was… Don't.
[Director Day reaches over and gently squeezes Dr. al-Halaby's shoulder.]
Director Jimmy Day: Farhat. I'm really glad you're okay. I want you to know that.
Dr. al-Halaby: Thanks, Director.
Director Day: And I want you to know that nothing we discuss right now is going to be used to influence any decisions about your future at AWD or with the Foundation. You can say whatever you want.
Dr. al-Halaby: …Okay.
Director Day: Can you describe what the bonding felt like?
Dr. al-Halaby: [Long pause] Like a fist closing. Tight, but not painful. Then it was pulling. I could feel my EVE being… drawn on. Like a tap running. [Pause] And then I passed out.
Director Day: Is it there now?
Dr. al-Halaby: Yes. Always. I don't think it moves very much, but I can feel it there. If I squint, I can see it coiled around me. I can feel it feeding, very faintly. It's… It's like being aware of your own heartbeat, your own breathing. The moment you notice it, you can't stop.
Dr. Clare: We'd like to run an assessment before you rest more, if you feel up to it.
Dr. al-Halaby: Fine.
[Four minutes pass, during which Dr. Clare measures Dr. al-Halaby's EVE output.]
Dr. Clare: [Quietly, to Director Day] Take a look, sir.
Director Day: Oh whoa… Farhat. You're output now, it's a lot higher than you usually put out.
Dr. al-Halaby: How much higher?
Director Day: One hundred and sixty-two percent.
Dr. al-Halaby: That's… that's not a small number…
Director Day: And you were already putting out a decent amount of EVE before. This really puts you up there.
Dr. al-Halaby: Is that… is it doing that? SCP-XXXX?
Director Day: That's our working theory.
[Pause.]
Dr. al-Halaby: Why would it do that?
Director Day: We think it may be trying to produce more food for itself. Stimulating your output so it has more to draw from.
Dr. al-Halaby: So, it's not… it's not for my benefit? It's using me to produce more food for itself?
Director Day: That's what we think, yes.
Dr. al-Halaby: Can I try something?
Dr. Clare: What kind of something?
Dr. al-Halaby: Just a minor working. Ambient light. Very basic.
Dr. Clare: Farhat, given what you've been through, I'd strongly advise against—
Director Day: Let her.
[Dr. al-Halaby raises her right hand, palm up. For a moment, nothing happens, then a small light blooms above it. Soft white, the size of a coin. Then Dr. Clare's monitoring equipment detects a spike in EVE. The light expands without Dr. al-Halaby making any motion. It spreads outward, brightening, filling the room. The light is warm, not bright enough to hurt. After approximately eight seconds, Dr. al-Halaby closes her fist and the light extingushes. Her hand trembles slightly.]
Dr. al-Halaby: [Exhale]
Director Day: How did that feel?
Dr. al-Halaby: …Big.
Director Day: In a bad way?
Dr. al-Halaby: No. Not at all.
[Pause.]
Director Day: Farhat, I know this is a lot. I know today has been… I can't imagine what today has been for you. But I want to be honest with you. What happened wasn't planned at all, you know this, and I'm genuinely sorry for what happened. But you are still you. You are still a member of this Department, and this team, and whatever your role is going forward, I want to make sure you have a say in that.
Dr. al-Halaby: You want to use it.
Director Day: I want to understand it. And, yes, there are applications that I think are worth considering. But not without you.
Dr. al-Halaby: Not tonight.
Director Day: Of course not. Get some rest. We can talk whenever you're read. Take all the time you need.
Dr. al-Halaby: Akabi, does she know?
Directory Day: Dr. Hayk has been notified that you were involved in an incident and that you're in the Medical Wing. We told her you're stable.
Dr. al-Halaby: She'll want to see me.
Director Day: She's been waiting to see you.
Dr. al-Halaby: For how long?
Director Day: Since about ten this morning.
[Dr. al-Halaby closes her eyes briefly.]
Dr. al-Halaby: Can she come in now?
Director Day: I'll tell her on my way out.
[END LOG]
Dr. Langstrum: When did you find out what happened?
Dr. Hayk: Nine fifty in the morning. Jimmy called me himself. He spoke like he always did. Very calm, very reassuring. He told me that there had been an accident, Farhat was in the Medical Wing, she was stable, I shouldn't worry.
Dr. Langstrum: But you worried.
Dr. Hayk: Of course I worried. I was at the door of the Medical Wing by ten. They wouldn't let me in. Patient eval, active assessment, they needed space to work… They wre all very reasonable, very polite, and yet I still wanted to force my way in there and make sure she was safe myself.
Dr. Hayk: But I sat. In the hallway. For four and a half hours.
Dr. Langstrum: That's a long time to sit with your thoughts.
Dr. Hayk: I had plenty of them. A lot of scared ones.
Dr. Langstrum: What were you scared of?
Dr. Hayk: Everything. I didn't know what had happened, not really. Jimmy had said very little. I knew there was something attached to her, something about thaumaturgy, something they couldn't remove. I know enough about thaumaturgy to know that when it goes bad, it goes really bad.
Dr. Hayk I kept thinking about what her last few hours would have looked like if something had gone worse. She would have been on that testing range doing her job, and I would have been across the Area filing consultation notes, and I wouldn't have known until it was over. That's the thing that kept scaring me. I wouldn't have known.
Dr. Langstrum: When they let you in, what was she like?
Dr. Hayk: She looked tired. She had a hospital gown on and her hair was down and she was pale. But she was smiling when I walked in. That same — [Clears throat] — that same smile she gives me when she's trying to make me feel better when I'm the one supposed to be doing that.
Dr. Langstrum: What did you do?
Dr. Hayk: I sat on the edge of her bed and held her hand. I didn't say anything for probably three minutes.
Dr. Langstrum: And then?
Dr. Hayk: And then she said, "I can feel it right now. The thing. Do you want to know what it's like?"
Dr. Langstrum: What did you say?
Dr. Hayk: I said yes. And she described it. How it tugged on her, how she was always aware of it, like background noise you couldn't tune out. And I was listening, and I was nodding, and I was thinking: she sounds curious. SHe sounds like she's describing a new piece of equipment or sigil or working, not… not what it was.
Dr. Langstrum: What was it? To you?
Dr. Hayk: Something that was inside my wife that I could not see and could not remove and was using her as food. That's what it was to me.
Dr. Langstrum: Did you tell her that?
Dr. Hayk: No. I told her I was glad she was alive. She squeezed my hand and said "me too." And then she said, "Akabi, when I did a working just now… it was extraordinary." Extraordinary… Her eyes were lit up, her whole face was. She was exhausted, sickly pale, but she still looked lit up. And I thought: she's already excited. I thought: I'm going to lose her to this.
Dr. Hayk: I didn't tell her that either.