Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-5549 - Second Sin

Written by: Rounderhouse

Artists Include:
Debora Spiro

[ROUNDERHOUSE]

Oh wow, this is unexpected lol. This was the first article I wrote for what later became REDTAPE, nearly… three years ago now. It’s rough as hell around the edges but I still appreciate it, I was just a little too ambitious for my storytelling skills at the time lol. Honestly didn’t expect it to get any attention now all these years later, lmao. Still, thankya!

[damiendean]

I won't lie, as the D Class's body started to change, taller, thinner, harder to kill, I fully expected this to be a backstory for SCP-069 that the Foundation tried to sweep under the rug.

[elizathegamer]

What's really interesting and it's probably intended is that they basically were making 096, tall, lanky, hid in the corner, didn't want to be interacted with and saw itself as a monster, and was highly resistant to damage

[brianlewolfhunt]

I was going to write "Dude, there is a reason we have an ethics committee" but I guess they didn't in this canon. You win this one, SCP

[AlteredNova]

I feel like the main lesson that the foundation should have learned from this disaster is not "cross-testing bad" but rather "if you want to create an artificial god, maybe don't treat them shit" lol

[Integer_Overload]

24:30 "Three armed members of the containment unit..."

My stupid ass heard "Three-armed members" and I was like WOAH WAIT WHY THEY GOT THREE ARMS?!

[something]

This is the first SCP in the redtape cannon which contains SCP-001 "gold" and "jade", so i think he's covering this amazing cannon now.

[Iknowtoomuchable]

*Sharp:* "Let's turn a person into a weaponizable anomaly!"

*Also Sharp:* _Uses a fucking D-Class as a basis_

Seriously, why didn't they just use a volunteer from an MTF?

[MsOkayAwesome]

I remember when I first started reading SCPs, back in the early days, you really felt like you'd found something mysterious you weren't supposed to be seeing.

One of the ways I found which SCPs to read was because of all the cross-testing! Each article had connections to like 3-4 other articles (at least) and you'd have to look them up and read them too to get the whole story. It was a real rabbit hole! Eventually you started memorizing the numbers of the major ones that everyone referenced.

Fun times. I hadn't really noticed they didn't do that anymore! This one was a real nostalgia trip for me

[jacobmoss]

That ending got me thinking. And I can’t help but wonder, what was that third entity in the cell. I have a hunch but it’s both wholesome and revolting at the same time.

[Nomadith]

Exploring has gone on a ROUNDERHOUSE binge, I'm here for it. Credit to him and RH 💙

[Rex]

I'm always excited whenever the Ethics Committee gets brought up, so the last "act" of this got me grinning

[jessiegashler]

The demotion to D class was beautiful. Extremely rare instance of justice

[bbluva]

I can’t imagine what the kidnapped researcher is going through down there.
How is he even being kept alive? Why is 5549 keeping him down there?
The more you think about it, the worse it gets.

[Sweet.peach]

God i love rounderhouse scps. Definitely love Mangg covering them! Happy Monday yall!

[FullCircleStories]

Until the audio recording, I almost got the impression they offered the d-class a place on the ethics committee to offer a unique perspective.

[Orosukimasu]

On behalf of all SCP fans, thank you. Your content always comes towards the end of my 12 hour shift and allows me to stay awake and alert on the way back home.

[awsomebot]

for a moment I thought she would eventually become SCP-096

[rijadsabic]

I will be honest I never hated Mondays, little bit annoyed here and there maybe, but never hated them. Since I started watching Mangg's videos I love them. It can't be bad day when you start it with nice breakfast, coffee, cigarette and some SCP lore, bonus vibe when it is DJCACTUSverse or ROUNDERHOUSEverse, as I once said Adam el Asem and BLACKSTAR are such two chad characters. Thank you SCP community, for such horror, heavy and hard lore it is really wholesome.

[IntergalacticPirateRadio]

"I don't get it, I mean why do we even have an Ethics Committee anyway?"

"You never heard about 5549 huh..?"

"Huh, what's that?"

"A glaring objective lesson on what happens when The Foundation loses its way. 5549 is why the Ethics Committee exists, and you should be a damn grateful rookie."