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Document ID: XCF-507
Recovered Foundation documentation regarding XCF-507 can be found here:
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-507
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/document-507-3b
Shift log expunged by the Foundation via the decision of the O5 council, later recovered by the Bureau of Xenogenic Space-Time Anomalies:
6UD-F10-R3T
Retrieval: Subject was recovered in Martian orbit, in proximity to the SCP Martian Orbital Research Center [REDACTED]. Subject presented with evidence of invasive surgical and/or biological modification, including the presence of a previously undocumented caudal appendage. Subject exhibited acute emotional distress upon retrieval, including persistent depressive symptoms and repeated noncompliance with standard post-recovery protocols.
Description: Subject reports arrival in an alternate Earth governed by a political entity identified as [REDACTED] Subject describes the entity as a highly advanced, post-scarcity civilization with strongly paternalistic and hierarchical social structures. The [REDACTED] species is described as large, plant-based entities of significant physical scale and power. Shortly after arrival, subject was detained by local authorities following spontaneous manifestation within a monitored public area. Subject reports administration of an unidentified “[REDACTED] xenodrug,” under the influence of which it disclosed its anomalous nature.
Subject was subsequently underwent a series of examinations. Following evaluation, subject was placed under a status described as “wardship” for the duration of its presence within the local reality. Subject remained in cohabitation with a single [REDACTED] individual for a period exceeding one month. During this time, said individual provided for subject’s material and emotional needs and facilitated cultural and social acclimation.
At the conclusion of this period, subject voluntarily requested permanent integration into the [REDACTED] social structure, including formal designation as property of the aforementioned individual. Request was granted. Subject refers to this status as “floret.” Subject was subsequently relocated to Martian orbit within days of designation, the travel taking under an hour of time. The research centre reportedly detected and interfered with subject’s next three shifts to baseline reality, extending its stay within that reality to approximately 1 year and 2 months.
During this extended period, subject was implanted with a biological device identified as a [REDACTED]. Subject reports the device establishes a persistent physiological and neurological link between itself and the [REDACTED] individual in question. Subject further reports significant improvements in both physical and psychological condition following implantation. Subject returned to baseline reality during a drug-induced sleep cycle. Preliminary examination indicates the implant persists post-transition and exhibits properties inconsistent with known biological or technological systems.
Retrieved Items: One (1) plush toy (fox), containing an embedded device emitting a low-amplitude, periodic signal of unknown function.
Requests:
Subject repeatedly requested return to “mistress” (presumed [REDACTED] caretaker). Denied.
Subject requested retention of plush toy. Approved, contingent on removal of embedded device. Device transferred to Research and Development.
Subject requested access to an [REDACTED]. Denied. Description of function forwarded to Research and Development.
Interview 507-F expunged by the Foundation via the decision of the O5 council, later recovered by the BXSTA:
Interviewed: SCP-507
Interviewer: Dr. ████
Foreword:
Interview conducted following subject’s spontaneous return event. Subject initially presented in a catatonic state, unresponsive to external stimuli and exhibiting signs consistent with acute psychological collapse. Administration of mood-stabilizing and stimulant compounds resulted in partial lucidity sufficient for questioning.
<Begin Log>
Dr. ████: Good morning, 507.
SCP-507: Please… Bring me back. Please.
Dr. ████: You will need to clarify “back” for us.
SCP-507: I can’t feel her. She’s not there. She’s not-
[Subject exhibits rapid breathing. Heart rate elevated.]
SCP-507: Can I have my plushie, please?
Dr. ████: Cooperation will be taken into consideration.
SCP-507: O-okay… okay… Doc, it was… It was a paradise.
Dr. ████: Define “paradise.”
SCP-507: No one was hurting. No one was scared. They fixed everything. No hunger, no wars, no- No need for any of this.
[Gestures weakly at surroundings.]
Dr. ████: “They.”
SCP-507: The [REDACTED]. They look like… Like plant people. Big. Moving. Talking. They take care of people. Of everything.
Dr. ████: You stated one of these entities “took” you.
SCP-507: N-no, not like that- I mean-
[Pause.]
She… Kept me. Took care of me. I am her floret.
Dr. ████: Define “floret.”
SCP-507: It’s like being… Hers. Safe. You don’t have to worry about anything anymore. She handles everything. It feels right.
[Subject’s tone stabilizes. Affect becomes subdued.]
Dr. ████: You also stated you “have a part of her in you.”
SCP-507: I do. I did. I still do, I think-
[Subject grips arms tightly.]
SCP-507: I’m supposed to feel her. I always felt her. It’s quiet now. It’s wrong.
Dr. ████: Elaborate.
SCP-507: It’s like-
[Subject pauses.]
SCP-507: Like something’s missing that’s not supposed to be missing. Like I’m… Cut off.
Dr. ████: From the entity.
SCP-507: From her.
[Subject begins to cry.]
SCP-507: Please. I want to go back. I don’t want to be here. It’s so quiet here. It hurts here.
<End Log>
Note:
Subject was administered a "truth serum" type compound and provided a full account of its experiences pertaining to the entity designated [REDACTED]. Information was recorded and archived for analysis.
Following debrief, subject was administered standard amnestic treatment targeting all memories associated with the event. A controlled, emotionally-neutral reconstruction of events was subsequently provided to the subject.
Subject exhibited immediate distress in response to the reconstruction, including elevated heart rate, disorientation, and verbal insistence that the account was “incorrect” and “missing something.” Symptoms persisted for approximately ██ minutes before stabilization.
Recovered incident report, written two years later after, recovered by the BXSTA:
Incident Report ID #: 53J19
Summary: On [REDACTED], at 03:24 EST, every single reality-bender type subject reported or exhibited behavior of feeling something they described as a "shift" or a "change," most commonly described as something like "the rules of reality having suddenly changed."
This was accompanied by several space-time rifts being detected on the edges of the solar system several hours later, with vessels of unknown origin (later identified as vessels of the [REDACTED] Fleet). This was determined as a DK-Class Reality Invasion Scenario.
Emergency session of the O5 council was declared after the initial contact from the affini. Upon attempt to take SCP-507, it was nowhere to be found. Footage has shown it undergoing a shift an hour before the incident occurred.
Transcript of the message to the SCP Foundation from the Affini Compact, courtesy of the Office of Xenosophont Diplomacy and Communication, publically broadcasted in every Foundation facility, voiced by Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom, current head of the Xenoethics Committee:
Hello, Foundation personnel!
We are the Affini Compact. It’s very nice to finally speak with you all properly.
Now, some of you might already know about us, and most of you almost certainly don’t. We are aware your leadership can be… Selective with information. That’s alright. We understand why you would be kept in the dark. You’ve been doing your best with what you had.
We’re here to help with that.
We actually first learned about you through one of ours, someone you’ve been referring to as SCP-507. His name is Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret, and he is very important to us.
We came here to find him.
But while preparing for that, we took a look at your world, your systems, the way you handle… Everything, really. And, well-
You’ve been under an enormous amount of strain, haven’t you?
No one should have to live like that.
So we thought, why stop at just retrieving Milo? Why not help everyone?
That’s what we’re here for. To help. To take care of things. To make sure you don’t have to carry all of this on your own anymore.
You don’t need to decide anything right away. We’re not in a hurry.
We would, however, very much appreciate any information you can provide regarding Milo’s current condition and location. He has been away from us for some time now, and we would like to make sure he’s alright.
If you are able to, please let him know we’re here.
He’s been missed.
This has been Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom.
We’ll be listening. Take your time!
O5 COUNCIL PROPOSAL SUMMARY
DIRECTIVE STATEMENT:
"Contact the Global Occult Coalition for assistance in resistance against the Affini Compact." (O5-1, O5-6, O5-9)
PROPOSED MEASURE(S):
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Contact the GOC and establish a common command structure with the goal of resisting the invasion.
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Stall the invasion with the goal of further preparation.
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If this fails, employ the Strategic Self-Extermination protocol.
COUNCIL VOTE SUMMARY:
O5-1 - YAY
O5-2 - NAY
O5-3 - YAY
O5-4 - YAY
O5-5 - ABSTAINED
O5-6 - YAY
O5-7 - ABSTAINED
O5-8 - YAY
O5-9 - YAY
O5-10 - YAY
O5-11 - NAY
O5-12 - YAY
O5-13 - YAY
STATUS: Approved.
Incident report, recovered by the BXSTA:
Incident Report ID #: 38D57
Summary:
On [REDACTED] at 07:14 EST, following initial contact with the Global Occult Coalition, a directive was disseminated by the Ethics Council stating:
“The O5 Council has authorized actions inconsistent with the Foundation’s core directive to protect humanity. The Council is therefore considered compromised.”
Within the subsequent hour, the O5 Council and associated command-level personnel aligned with Directive ███ were neutralized via coordinated internal containment actions executed under Ethics Council authority. Remaining Foundation operational structure was placed under interim Ethics Council administration pending establishment of a new governing body or organizational termination.
No formal resistance from active Foundation assets was recorded during transition.
The Global Occult Coalition was not informed of the leadership change. Communications were maintained under preexisting Foundation protocols, with disinformation regarding internal command status and operational intent provided as necessary to preserve continuity of external perception.
At 08:16 EST, the Ethics Council initiated direct communication with the Affini Compact via established channels, requesting discussion of terms for conditional surrender and/or organizational transition.
This action has been classified as the initiating event of a potential SK-Class Dominance Shift Scenario.
Transcript of the first official contact between the Foundation and the Affini Compact, initiated by Dr. ██████, representing the Ethics Council, received and responded to by Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom, courtesy of the Office of Xenosophont Diplomacy and Communication:
<Begin Log>
Dr. ██████: Hello, Ms. Ginkgo. You may refer to me as Dr. ██████. I represent the current leadership of the SCP foundation.
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Hello, cutie! How are you? Is everything alright there? You took quite a while to get back to us!
Dr. ██████: I am quite alright, Ms. Ginkgo, I-
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Did you eat lately? Did you get enough sleep? We have contacted you at quite a late hour for you, so sorry about that!
Dr. ██████: Ms. Ginkgo, I believe such matters can wait. We have bigger issues than my individual wellbeing before us. I assure you I will make sure to take care of myself once this is all over.
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Alright, but I'd like to personally make sure of it, darling!
Dr. ██████: Okay, sure, now, Ms. Ginkgo, please, hear me out. There has been a coup. The previous leadership of the SCP Foundation has been executed for being compromised, having authorized actions inconsistent with the Foundation’s core directive to protect humanity. The current interim leadership consists of the Ethics Council, which I am a diplomatic representative of. Before being removed from power, the previous leadership has contacted the organization known as the Global Occult Coalition in an attempt to unite forces against you, to stop you, and… And end humanity if they failed.
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Oh no! I am so sorry you had to do that, darling. If only you contacted us about this first…
Dr. ██████: We could not contact you under the previous leadership, Ms. Ginkgo.
Dr. ██████: As for SCP-507, we are afraid he has shifted to a different reality about an hour before your arrival. And even if he didn't, well…
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: "Well" what, petal? Please, speak! I am worried sick! What did you do to Milo?!
Dr. ██████: Uh, Ms… Grandiflora, I assume.
Dr. ██████: SCP-507's-
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Milo's.
Dr. ██████: Er, of course… Milo's memories have been tampered with as a result of the previous leadership's decision. His memories have been altered to exclude his experiences in what I assume is your home reality. Then, a neutral, limited version of it was given to him in the form of a document, the contents giving him distress, I am afraid he has become quite… Resentful of you.
Dr. ██████: I regret to say that at the time it seemed like a humane solution even to me, Ms. Grandiflora. The chances of him getting back to your reality were slim to none, and… Helping him get back would go against protocol, miss.
[Pause. Audio distortion consistent with rapid overlapping vocalization in non-human phonetic structure. Later identified as Terran dialect Affini speech.]
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Sorry about her, petal… You must understand, it took us a little over two terran years to get here. She was already devastated enough to not immediately find him here, but these news…
Dr. ██████: I understand, Ms. Ginkgo. I am sorry. You and miss Grandiflora have the condolences and the sincerest apologies of the Ethics Committee.
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: You are precious, petal. You did the best you could with what you had. Now, we are here and it will all be alright.
Dr. ██████: Our professionals have opened several more channels consistent with the protocol you use, miss Ginkgo. GOC is convinced we will assist them in resistance against you, and have been kept in the dark about the coup to minimize possible damage and conflict. In reality, we hope to have your assistance in subduing them. There are also a number of other groups of interest that will need to be secured to assure a smooth transition to a new administration, information on which you may find in the files we are transferring as we speak.
Olivia Ginkgo, 42nd Bloom: Okay, petal! I cannot wait to meet you! We will send over our representatives as soon as possible to assist you directly! I'll try to come, too!
<End Log>
Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret returned 6 days later, here is the BXSTA report on the event:
W47-7H3-H31
Retrieval: Milo was recovered 53 kilometers away from his cell, signs of malnutrition and dehydration apparent, though it was not obvious if that came from his time in the other dimension, or if was due to the low nutritional standards during the previous Foundation administration. He was recovered by human personnel, care taken not to expose him to any of the new affini personnel, as he was guided to his cell, where he was anonymously questioned by Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom via an audio relay system.
Description: Milo ended up in what he described as a large town in the middle of the desert. He was captured and stripped of his items, being made to work as a slave on account of "not being a citizen." Citizenship seemed to be marked by colored pants with gold-silver buckles, a likeness of the wearer engraved on it.
He described the food as "disgusting." The water they were given was "straight from the local river."
Slave work included operating large manually-powered mechanisms to transport vast amounts of products of all sorts. The punishment for poor performance was death, so Milo had to work hard to survive before finally being transported back.
Retrieved Items: One (1) ceramic bowl subject was holding at the time of the shift.
Requests:
Replacement equipment. Request granted, except for the handgun. The tracking collar was replaced with one that suppresses the involuntary dimensional jumps.
Holstered handgun that fires rubber bullets. Request denied repeatedly.
Proper meal and water. Cooked personally by Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom. Delivered anonymously by a part of the human personnel.
Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care report regarding the Wellness Check performed on Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret, conducted 3 days after recovery:
Report ID: MG7-TR2-001-0
Conducted by:
Dr. Keisha Bryant, Independent
Dr. Cassandra Moira, Independent
Lampro Spectabilis, Xth Bloom (as curator)
Note: The wellness check proper was conducted by Keisha Bryant and Cassandra Moira, disguised as foundation personnel, under the legend of them merely doing a routine check up as a part of the post-shift recovery protocol.
Physical examination, conducted by Dr. Keisha Bryant:
Milo, despite exhaustion, appears physically fine, following the treatment given to him post-shift and his standards of food and vitamin intake being improved. Upon the first-glance examination of the implant, visible signs of atrophy were visible. A more proper examination revealed these suspicions to be true. The implant was indeed keeping him in good health and has kept functioning instead of the nervous system, but the actual connective functionality has likely been reduced due to neglect and neural tampering, which had it's toll on the implant's function.
Psychological examination, conducted by Dr. Cassandra Moira:
Milo, after the initial discussion, in more casual conversation, has revealed feralist views that lined up with Foundation reports recovered by the BXSTA, referring to the affini as "aliens that put a slaveworm on his spine". Further examination has revealed severe signs of anxiety and stress caused by Milo's recent shifts which are caused by his "dimension hopping." When asked if he would like it to stop, he said he would either like to control it, or stop it entirely if he could, expressing the wish to "just live a normal life, like everyone else who gets to go home at the end of the day here." He has expressed gratitude at his improved living conditions, but has expressed distress at not being provided a handgun, as per his standard kit and not being to freely explore the area as before. It was explained to him that a weapon could not be provided at this moment, due to a recent containment breach. That was also used as the reason he could not leave his room. That somewhat assuaged his worries, as he was promised the return of his privileges in the near future.
Conclusion: Milo needs to be reintroduced to his owner's biorhythm gradually, in a controlled manner. It was suggested by Dr. ████ that a biorhythm emitter be reintroduced to his plush toy, which he sleeps with. The proposal was accepted and was put into effect that same night, Milo being given class Z xenodrugs to ensure he would remain asleep for the process.
Transcript of a conversation recorded between Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret and Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom, acting under the pseudonym Dr. Leora Grande over the PA system, days after the wellness check:
<Begin Log>
"Leora": Hello, 507! May I call you Milo?
Milo: Uh… Isn't that against protocol? You have to call me 507, no?
"Leora": Listen, the way the things are after this breach… Let's just say I was given this job to relax. Nobody is going to get on my case for referring with you with a name.
Milo: Sure, doc. Whatever.
"Leora": Splendid, my name is Dr. Leora Grande, you may just call me Leora.
Milo: Uh… Uncharacteristically informal for you all, but alright.
"Leora": That's a cute plush you are holding!
Milo: Uh… Yeah. I think I got it from one of the shifts, I don't remember which, they might have wiped my memory as to which one it was, for whatever reason. Been giving me a lot of comfort these last few days.
"Leora": Oh?
Milo: Yeah, you know, just feeling a little touch-starved. One of those girls gave me a hug, but I miss going out. Can you tell me what that breach was even about?
["Leora" sighs a little.]
"Leora": Sorry, I cannot. It's classified. One thing for sure, you don't want to be out there for now.
Milo: I am going to trust you on that. I overheard some horror stories from your guys over the years, ha!
"Leora": Yeah, but, sorry for keeping you cooped up in here. Part of why they assigned me to watch you was probably to keep you company.
"Leora": Anything you want to talk about?
Milo: Well, one of the girls reminded me that my fucking nervous system is an alien slaveworm. Been mulling over that, hoping to forget it again.
"Leora": An alien slaveworm…? I read your files, but-
Milo: The big wigs, the "Oh-Five" or something, they removed it from records. Had it wiped from my memory too, and then retold me, because I was depressed or whatever.
"Leora": Okay, but why the name?
Milo: Well, really it's called a "haustoric implant." But it was essentially implanted to control my mind and body, to keep me like… Like a fucking pet, Leora.
Milo: They say I was a mess when they first recovered me with it, crying and begging to go back.
Milo: I am grateful they helped me through it.
"Leora": Call me crazy, but, like…
"Leora": That sounds kind of nice. Being loved by someone, like a pet.
Milo: I mean, maybe…? But like, it's not worth it having your fucking nervous system replaced to be controlled.
"Leora": Well, nobody will listen to this anyway, so… Are you sure it was just about control? What if they lied to you? I mean- If they wanted to keep you as a pet, they would probably want you healthy, right?
"Leora": Didn't you feel any improvements to your health?
Milo: I mean… Kinda? It was easier to move and I healed faster.
"Leora": That does sound nice.
Milo: Leora, are you trying to justify fucking- Fucking slavery?
"Leora": Listen, if you saw the dirt I saw you'd try to find a silver lining in everything, too!
[Milo then proceeds to laugh, "Leora" joining him.]
"Leora": Well, listen, I gotta do some work to help my friends with this whole mess, but if you want to talk or want anything, just ask.
Milo: Oh, yeah, I wanted some comics and perhaps some potato chips, if that's not too much?
"Leora": Sure, we'll get you those right away!
<End Log>
A list of requests made by Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret over the course of the next 3 days:
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More comics of the Batman series. Granted.
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Snack foods, specifically spicy ones, "like wasabi flavor or something?" Granted.
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A portable gaming device, "like a PSP or a DS or something." Granted, provided with a Nintendo Switch and an exhaustive collection of games.
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An HDMI-compatible TV. Granted.
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Holstered handgun that fires rubber bullets. Denied.
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Paintball gun and a pack of paint balls. Denied.
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An imitation gun. Granted.
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Access to online mode of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Denied. Was proposed a play partner, instead. Agreed and granted.
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Treadmill and sports' clothing in his size. Granted.
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A hug. Granted.
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Several boxes of Star Wars Lego kits. Granted.
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Replacement Lego part 14210. Granted.
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Replacement Lego part 14210. Granted.
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Replacement Lego part 14210. Granted.
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A pepperoni pizza with corn and bacon, 40 cm in diameter. Granted.
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A PS2 with a collection of Crash Bandicoot games from PS1 and PS2. Granted.
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Duct tape for cable management. Granted.
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Warrior Cats books series. Granted.
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A VR headset, pre-loaded with games. Granted.
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A bar of gold. Granted.
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A medical examination. Granted. No abnormalities found.
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An axolotl plushie. Granted. A biorhythm emitter was included without informing.
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A shark plushie. Granted. A biorhythm emitter was included without informing.
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A moth plushie. Granted. A biorhythm emitter was included without informing.
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White fluffy flowers, which he, quote "remembers from somewhere in the facility," along with a pack of gardening supplies and UV lamps, on account of the room lacking windows. Granted. It is worth noting that the requested flowers, Edelweiss, also known as Leontopodium Alpinum, greatly resemble the flowers of Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom.
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A medical examination. Granted. See incident report E25M9.
Incident Report ID #: E25M9
Summary:
On March 27th, 2027 at 18:03 EST, during a requested medical examination conducted by Dr. Alina Madier, Independent, Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret, subdued the examiner and obtained her keycard.
Utilizing the stolen credentials, Milo exited his quarters and entered the adjacent corridor without authorization. Milo proceeded to the decommissioned communications department, where he successfully gained access using the acquired keycard. Once inside, he attempted to establish contact with presumed Foundation personnel, reporting the area as compromised and under hostile control.
No response was received.
Following a brief period of continued attempts, Milo remained at the communications station until being intercepted by Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom. He did not comply with verbal directives and was physically restrained on-site.
Milo was subsequently returned to his quarters, where restraint was maintained by Cuscuta Tenko pending the arrival of Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom.
Transcript of a debriefing session for Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret, conducted by Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom, in the presence and with assistance of Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom:
<Begin Log>
[Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret struggles against Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom.]
Milo: Let me the FUCK go! Let me go, right now! You, you-
Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom: Weed?
Milo: Yes, you fucking weed! Let me go!
[Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom giggled melodically.]
Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom: No.
[The door opened to let in Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom. She sat down on the floor across from Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret, held restrained by Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom.]
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Hello, petal. I am so glad to see you again properly.
Milo: Again?! I never fucking met you, you weed!
[Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom shoots a glance at Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom, before turning her gaze back to Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret.]
Milo: You are those fucking plant aliens that stole my fucking nervous system! And tried to keep me as some fucking pet!
Milo: I am a person! You cannot own people!
Milo: Go back where you fucking came from, you sc-
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Enough.
[Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret recoils, shivering. Leontopoda's injector reaches his shoulder, giving him a dose of class E xenodrugs, calming him.]
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: That is quite enough, petal. You have been severely misinformed about us.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: First of all, we are the Affini. That is the name of our species.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: My name is Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom. She is Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: We are members of the Affini Compact, a multi-galactic state aimed at elimination of suffering in the universe.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: We have domesticated over 80 thousand species of sophonts in our universe, which you have previously shifted to.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: We are post-scarcity. Work is entirely voluntary. You have experienced our society and called it a utopia, despite having some initial issues with the concept of florethood.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: That being a state of affairs in which one sophont, usually a xenosophont, becomes the property of another, most usually an affini, losing their political rights, save for the right to wellbeing, outlined by every domestication treaty ever signed.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: It is usually a result of a sophont being a danger to themselves or others, or of them volunteering to be one.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: You, upon completion of a month-long wardship with me, had the chance to become an independent citizen of the Affini Compact.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: However, you declined.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: You chose to ask me to become my floret, and I simply couldn't never deny you that, Milo Grandiflora, my 7th Floret.
[Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret looked stunned, opening his mouth, trying to say something, but was interrupted by Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom yet again.]
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Me— Us being here is merely the continuation of that promise of wellbeing. And I am so sorry I couldn't keep you from harm for so long, my love. And I am sorry I was unable to keep you in my arms. I am sorry I let you come to harm again. That I let them make you forget me. Forget yourself.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: But now I am here, and nothing, and I mean nothing will ever keep you from me anymore.
Milo: I wish to remain independent.
Milo: You said people can be independent if they are in no danger to themselves or others.
Milo: I am neither.
Milo: If you are so advanced, just solve my jumping problem and let me go. I no longer wish to be a floret.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Petal… You are implanted. That means that a part of me is in you. Forever. To take care of you, to love and cherish you. You do not get a choice in the matter.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: You are my floret. And you will fall in love with me again. And we will figure out how to restore the memories they took from you.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: And you will thank me for letting you fall in love with me again.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: And, petal.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: I already love you.
[Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom picks Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret up from Cuscuta's vines, placing him in her lap, as he initially resists, but then relents, once he's actually touching her. Cuscuta Tenko, 5th Bloom leaves the room, after a short exchange in Affini.]
Milo: What… Is this feeling…?
Milo: It's like…
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Your plushies, yes.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: We have implanted them with something called biorhythm emitters.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: They are emitting my biorhythm, which you are particularly receptive to, thanks to your… Spinefriend, as you used to call it.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Honestly, I would have immediately just gotten you, but with two years, so far apart, your implant had to adapt to me again. Through an easier medium. You being so eager in collecting plushies did speed the process up.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: And, petal, frankly…
[Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom turns Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret to the flowers he requested, and then compares them to hers.]
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: You already missed me.
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Even if you didn't know it.
[Milo Grandiflora, 7th Bloom begins to cry. Leontopoda's vines hug and caress him, as she pets him.]
Leontopoda Grandiflora, 25th Bloom: Oh, darling… It's okay… I am here now…
<End Log>
Addendum MG7, added on the 29th of March, 2028, written by Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret:
Hello, everyone. You have probably read this file because you were wondering just how the affini came here, and were directed here. Truth is, as you can see, is it wasn't some great masterplan, or great project. It was simply a great cosmic coincidence.
And a lucky one, indeed, as it is what led me to Mistress, to my miss Leonta.
It, not without suffering on our side, has turned things for the better.
A year ago I was scared. I screamed and shouted at the affini, believing they wanted to enslave me. Instead, florethood freed me. They restored my true memories. They stopped my suffering, stopped me from hopping dimensions. And they did let me fall in love with my mistress again.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I understand just how loved I am that the affini crossed literal dimensions to get me back. And not only that, they did not stop at me, as easily as they could have simply recovered me and me alone, no.
They brought salvation to my species as they already did in their own universe. And I couldn't be more grateful.
To all those still hiding, still trying to resist, I urge you not to. You can no more fight the affini than you can fight the march of time or entropy itself. We have proven it, and as much as you might reject the facts: The affini are inevitable.
We never stood a chance.
- Milo Grandiflora, 7th Floret.