SCP-999 The Tickle Monster: the orange blob of gelatin that only knows how to love

Among the thousands of anomalous files sealed in the archives of SCP Foundation, most describe creatures that make the blood run cold. But one name makes researchers smile whenever it comes up: SCP-999, nicknamed The Tickle Monster. Behind that endearing appearance lies an unsolved scientific mystery, and an unsettling question: what makes a creature that knows nothing but love?

What is SCP-999?

SCP-999 is an enormous, viscous mass of orange gelatin weighing about 25 kilograms, with the texture of warm marshmallow. Its surface constantly secretes a mucus with a pleasant scent that changes according to the preferences of whoever touches it. It has no brain and no clearly defined organs, yet SCP-999 displays extraordinary emotional intelligence and an extremely friendly nature.

What makes The Tickle Monster special is the psychological effect it produces. Anyone who touches SCP-999 immediately feels intense happiness, soothed and full of positive energy. It likes being tickled, likes playing, and hugs people the way a loyal puppy would.

Object class: Safe

In the SCP Foundation classification system, SCP-999 carries the Safe class. This does not mean the object is harmless; it means it can be contained easily and reliably once its workings are understood. A Safe anomaly does not require the complex lockdown measures of Euclid (unpredictable) or Keter (extremely dangerous). With SCP-999, the safety comes from its own gentle nature.

Containment procedures

Unlike anomalies shut inside steel chambers, SCP-999 is allowed to move fairly freely within a designated research area. The containment procedures mainly consist of:

• Providing sweets and confectionery as a reward, since SCP-999 is very fond of sugar.
• Allowing staff to interact, hug and play with it, to keep up the morale of both the object and the people.
• Testing its ability to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and addiction in test subjects.
• Monitoring to ensure that no one abuses the euphoric effect of SCP-999.

Description and the chilling story

Beneath that vivid orange gelatin lies a fact that has cost many researchers their sleep. Internal Foundation documents record that SCP-999 seems to have a mysterious connection to SCP-682 — the immortal lizard that loathes all life, one of the most dangerous anomalies ever to exist. Reports say that SCP-682, which never yielded to napalm or acid, becomes calm and drops its hostility when it comes into contact with The Tickle Monster.

That raises a question that chills the spine: if a creature of absolute destruction softens before SCP-999, is the happiness it hands out a gift, or a kind of power that people have yet to understand? The origin, the purpose and the true nature of SCP-999 remain entirely a question mark stamped classified.

Note: SCP-999 and the whole SCP Foundation universe are community-created fiction (collaborative fiction/creepypasta), written by many authors on the SCP wiki. Every detail in this article is for entertainment only and is not real.