Information

SCP-7300 (center).
Name: PLANKTON!!!
Author: Ellie3
Rating: 257/311
Created at: Mon Jul 25 2022
Item #: SCP-7300
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures
SCP-7300 is contained within the Site-438 pond. In events of extreme weather, an object locker with a grow light has been prepared.
SCP-7300 currently meets with Dr. Joanna Goodman weekly, both for mental health screenings and physical inspection.
Description
SCP-7300 is a freshwater phytoplankton1. While SCP-7300 is able to photosynthesize energy, it can also ingest organic matter.
SCP-7300 is also capable of speech2 at average human decibel levels and has substantial knowledge of human society.
Discovery
In accordance with the Boring Agreement, SCP-7300 was promptly transferred to Site-438. Following a brief observation period, an interview was conducted by Dr. Wexler.
SCP-7300
Hey— ah fuck, man— god. Uh. Thanks for moving me to a room with windows. I mean, artificial light is nice and all, but nothin' quite replaces the real thing. But maybe shitty light is just my destiny, 'cause I'm a shitty—
Dr. Wexler
SCP-7300. Please, stay on track. I've brought you here to answer some questions, and hopefully we can figure out what happened to you, okay?
SCP-7300
That's the thing— I think I was always like this. A shitty fuckin' mite—
Dr. Wexler
I'm going to have to ask that you remain calm. I sympathize with your situation, I really do. I got turned into a mosquito once, and lemme tell you, it wasn't very fun. But I got turned back. We can help you.
SCP-7300
I— okay. Fuck.
Dr. Wexler
Thank you. To start off… what all do you remember?
SCP-7300
Um… a lot. My memories are kind of hazy. I remember being born, and feeling like something very wrong was happening. Couldn't quite place it at first— just felt like— like a square peg in a round hole, y'know? Then I realized I was actually a guy peg in an algae hole.
Dr. Wexler
Plankton hole, actually.
SCP-7300
A— I'm a fucking plankton? Like— like Spongebob?
Dr. Wexler
I mean, uh… I guess you're part of the species that inspired the character?
SCP-7300
Man. I should build a robot. Robot wife… Fuck yeah…
Dr. Wexler
Sure. So, uh, you mentioned Spongebob, do you have any other memories of human society?
SCP-7300
Yeah! Tons of 'em. I watched so much cable TV. And I know how to do taxes, like, really well. I'm thinking I was an accountant. I had a wife. And kids. And a kidney stone. And an ex-wife. Turns out divorce papers are harder to fill out than Form W-9s. Way, way harder. I don't remember their names. We lived by a river. Had to move in with my parents later. Then I must've died. That's, uh… that's about it.
Dr. Wexler
That's… that's a lot. But you're saying that you were once a human, correct?
SCP-7300
I was. I think. I don't know what god I pissed off for this to happen. But I've been thinking, and it's really not that bad— it's— I don't have to eat— I mean, I can— but.
Dr. Wexler
But?
SCP-7300
I just wanna know if this is like, a curse, or some kind of cosmic-level fuck up, or like… god. I don't know. I'm sorry. Shit.
Dr. Wexler
It's okay. You've given me a lot of information to go off of. We can give you a happy life here, for now. There's a nice pond near here. Maybe I can see if we can put you there?
SCP-7300
I… I guess? Ponds are nice. Do you have frogs there? Ducks?
Dr. Wexler
Yeah! A duck recently laid eggs, we're expecting little chicks to pop up any day now.
SCP-7300
Oh my god. Really?
Dr. Wexler
Really.
SCP-7300
That's uh… That's… I don't really know what to say. But, uh, I just… I've got one more worry.
Dr. Wexler
What is it? If the pond isn't to your liking, we can try and—
SCP-7300
No— no, the pond sounds great. Wonderful, even. It's just… if this was some kind of cosmic fuckup, where like, my guy peg got put into an algae hole… then what happened to the algae peg that got put into a guy hole?
Dr. Wexler
That's… we don't even know if that's what happened.
SCP-7300
No, no, I've got a feeling that is what's happened. I'm a victim here! My body is very much my concern! Because it's mine!
Dr. Wexler
You're drawing unfounded conclusions and—
SCP-7300
There's some fucked up baby out there that's eating light and has like, zero brain function! Plankton don't think! I tried talking to them, to my brothers and sisters. They really don't! They get eaten up easily, they don't even think to just swim away! Maybe I should just embrace my position in the food chain and—
Dr. Wexler
Calm down. Please, just take a deep— uh, just— a deep… photosynthesis? Do you want to go see the pond?
SCP-7300
Do I?!? Yeah. Fuck yeah. I fucking love ponds.
Dr. Wexler
Great. Ah— just out the window, you can actually see it from here!
SCP-7300
Oh fuck. That's a good pond. Shit, dude.
Dr. Wexler
It really is, huh?
SCP-7300
Fuck yeah! Hell yeah! Oh man. Y'know what? I take it back—
Dr. Wexler
The pond, or—
SCP-7300
I love being a plankton!
As of May 1st, 2022, SCP-7300's morale ratings are at an all-time high. As such, investigations into the origins of SCP-7300 have been placed on low priority indefinitely. SCP-7300's psychologist, Dr. Goodman, expressed support for this action, stating the following:
In this case, doing anything more is unnecessary, and perhaps even harmful. SCP-7300's mental state practically crashes every single interview. Right now, it's finally doing better than ever before.
The best we can do is give it a happy life, and we're doing just that currently. If you've spoken with SCP-7300, you can tell how it feels.
It just really loves being a plankton. That's it.
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