SCP 7898. W is for walls.

Life isn't an easy gig for most people, with hardships and pain dealt out in spades throughout practically everyone's life.

One thing that optimists will always say, however, is that it could always be worse,

which is generally true.

That brings us to SCP-78-98, an anomaly that no doubt is horrific and worse than most people's

lives, and yet here there's people lining up to take part.

Let's take a look as to why.

The article begins with a notice for Foundation Personnel that requests to transfer to

SCP-78-98 have to be approved by Dr. Belfair and transfer requests lacking proper authorization will not be added

to the wait list.

The current transfer wait time is listed at three years and 45 days, suggesting that being

involved in the 7898 project is a highly coveted position. SCP-78-98 is an arachnoid parasitic creature that inhabits human bodies for locomotive and reproductive

purposes.

They nest in dark, dry, enclosed spaces, most commonly inside the walls and crawl spaces of houses, and subsist on

sunlight in a process similar to photosynthesis, although a footnote tells us that sunlight is

non-predatory UV light. Human bodies inhabited by these creatures retain the ability to move and speak, but

lack many bodily functions including eating, drinking, and waste expulsion. They also seem

incapable of experiencing or expressing negative emotions, even in response to physical pain or something called

mega dental events.

The creatures themselves measure between 15 to 25 centimeters in length, and typically weigh

between 4 to 6 kilograms, or around 9 to 13 pounds, depending on the age of the host, although it's noted

that those measurements are in non-sent kilograms. They possess six legs visually

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