 Item number SCP-1263 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-1263-1-5 are to be contained in separate humanoid containment cells modified to accommodate pregnancies. New instances of SCP-1263-A are to be analyzed and evaluated shortly after spawning and shall either be terminated or kept for further study to discretion of Dr. Hoong. There are currently 23 specimens of SCP-1263-A being held at Site-107 for testing. Specimens spawning from the same SCP-1263 subject must not be brought within 1.4 meters of each other for any purpose other than approved testing. Description SCP-1263 consists of five Caucasian female siblings, designated SCP-1263-1 through 5. SCP-1263-1 through 5 are in a comatose state and have been for some time prior to containment. Every four months, five instances of SCP-1263-A will manifest within the wombs of SCP-1263 simultaneously. The gestation period for SCP-1263-A lasts for three months, with a one-month pause before the cycle begins again. Instances of SCP-1263-A appear to be disembodied human heads of variable race and gender. SCP-1263-A instances lack connections for associated bodily systems, and instead of possessing a layer of skin where said connections would normally be located. Despite this, SCP-1263-A instances are alive, and seem to carry out bodily functions of the normal human headwood. SCP-1263-A instances lack any kind of structure for transferring blood from and to the placenta of SCP-1263. Instances have shown near constant brain activity in SCP-1263-A specimens. DNA tests on SCP-1263-A have been inconclusive. SCP-1263-A constantly emit rapid distressed vocalizations. Footnote 1, vocalizations from SCP-1263-A instances are audible from the womb one week before spawning. These vocalizations are largely unintelligible, when at least five instances of SCP-1263-A spawn from the same member or SCP-1263-A are brought into a minimum proximity of 1.4 meters near each other, the vocalizations will begin to synchronize, and will eventually become fully coherent. SCP-1263-A will not engage in its behavior with instances spawned from different members of SCP-1263. The nature and language of the synchronized vocalizations vary depending on the SCP-1263-A's corresponding SCP-1263 member. SCP-1263-A, spawned from SCP-1263-1, recite audio being transmitted on the nearest 99.3 megahertz frequency in real time in Portuguese. SCP-1263-AB, spawned by SCP-1263-2, sing opera created during the Baroque period, altered to be performed in Urdu. SCP-1263-AC, spawned by SCP-1263-3, vocalize the thought streams of an unidentified individual in Laotian. Footnote 2 Subject matters with the thoughts indicated there are those of a resident of Wisconsin named Ron Ackerson. SCP-1263-AD, spawned by SCP-1263-4, tell what are believed to be meteorological forecasts from an unidentified extrasolar planet in Swahili. SCP-1263-A3, spawned by SCP-1263-5, act as a two-way communication device for an intelligent entity designated SCP-1263-SIGMA and speak in English. Footnote 3 Notably other SCP-1263-A instances have displayed extreme anxiety within the presence of SCP-1263-AE. SCP-1263-SIGMA had been largely uncooperative in the Foundation attempt to extract information from it. Addendum 1263-01 Forward First recorded instance of communication with SCP-1263-SIGMA At the time, the research staff were performing initial analysis and testing on SCP-1263-AE to determine the nature of their vocalizations. Three minutes after the chosen SCP-1263-AE instance began to synchronize, SCP-1263-SIGMA attempted communication. Unintelligible voices can be heard in the background. This is Dr. Vargas performing experiment 1263-039-B to determine the nature of SCP-1263-AE's vocalizations. Researchers Janet and White are assisting. The test subjects have been grouped within approximate proximity of each other. We are presently awaiting vocal synchronization. Over the next three minutes, the voices produced by SCP-1263-AE steadily synchronized and evolved into coherent speech. Hello, is this thing on? There is silence for five seconds before Dr. Vargas responds. Um, yes, we can hear you. Excellent. Last few times I tried to get a signal that didn't turn out so well. Please state your name. Jimmy. But that's not important right now. I'm finally able to share my writing. Would you like to hear some poetry? That won't be necessary. Now how did you come to acquire this method of communication? Oh come on now, I'm sure you'll love it. The SCP-1263-AE instances can be heard clearing their throats. Love, what is life without it? Why should be questioned about it? It is but the wind in the trees, the funny feeling in my knees, floating like a bumblebee, so free. Silence for three seconds. Now, wasn't that lovely? Here's another. Mother Nature, her sweet caress, it's all I need when life gives to rest, sounds so sweet to researchers Janet and White. Take the heads away, we'll try this another time. Yeesh, tough crowd. You'll come to like it if you take the time to think about unintelligible. End log.