SCP-4168: The Plague Putties

Item #: SCP-4168

Object Class: Safe to Keter

Special Containment Procedures: The objects are to be contained in 1.5 inch round aluminum tins. These tins are to be kept in the SCP-4168 containment unit (See below). Scientists are not to come into their range of infection. Do not let the object come out of its containment tin. The only known way to re-contain them is to not physically touch them.

SCP-4168 Containment Room

The containment room is a 5x5x6 unit that is made of steel. There are tins laying in a small shelf in the exact center of the room. There is also a yellow/black striped tape running along the 1 by 1 yard space in the center.

Description: They are squishy putties that vary in color and appearance. They are capable of changing shape, as they are putty. They are incredibly dangerous, as touching it or being within a certain distance, (1.15 feet on average) if it is not in some form of tin or container (Except for higher level 4168s), will cause it to jump into you, causing you to melt into the type of putty that contaminated you. The putties are able to slide around unless they are in a container, and they are conscious. They cannot leave the container until a living thing enters it's range. If they are not in a containment cell or tin, they are capable of destruction on different levels. SCP-4168-D and E are able to break through certain materials, and the bigger they are, the more destructive they are. SCP-4168-A and B can break less objects, and are not anywhere near as destructive. SCP-4168-C is in between the two. Different putty colors have different ranges of infection.

SCP-4168 Types:

SCP-4168-A

Color: Red
Object Class: Safe
SCP-4168-A has a range of 0.5 feet. It turns you into a 4168-A of equal size to it. It cannot contaminate you through a container. This is considered the safest of all the 4168s, but it is still extremely dangerous.

SCP-4168-B

Color: Orange-Yellow
Object Class: Safe
SCP-4168-B has a range of 0.75 feet. It turns you into a SCP-4168-B of 1.1 times the size of it. It cannot contaminate you through its container. It is slightly more dangerous than SCP-4168-A.

SCP-4168-C

Color: Green-Blue
Object Class: Safe
SCP-4168-C has a range of 1 foot. It cannot contaminate you through metals, but it can through plastics. It turns you into a SCP-4168-C that is 1.2 times the size of it.

SCP-4168-D

Color: Purple, Shiny
Object Class: Keter
SCP-4168-D has a range of 1.5 feet. It can contaminate you, no matter if it is in a container or not. It turns you into a SCP-4168-D that is 1.5 times the size of it. It is very destructive if not in containment.

SCP-4168-E

Color: Black, Glittery
Object Class: Keter
SCP-4168-E has a range of 2 feet. It can contaminate through containers. It turns you into two separate SCP-4168-Es equal to 1.5 times the size of the original one. It is more destructive if not in containment then SCP-4168-D

SCP-4168 Logs:

Beginnings: July 7 to August 24, 20██

July 7, 20██: Written by Dr. Leannon: The squad and I were checking the forest area around ██████ when we encountered the red, putty-like specimen. We sent one of our D-boys to pick it up, but we watched in horror as he melted slowly, screaming and writhing in terror and pain. When the process was done, he was the same as the red putty that infected him. We watched as the two specimens crawled together and joined into one entity, which we now know is not common. We grabbed our yard long, military grade steel tongs and grabbed the specimen. We sent a D-boy to place a metal container underneath the specimen as we held it up 5 feet in the air. Then, we placed the specimen in the jar and closed the lid using the tongs. The D-boy picked up the container and gave it to me. Finally we walked back to the facility.

July 8, 20██: Written by Dr. Leannon: We have taken to researching the specimen. We have confirmed that being within a certain range will cause it to jump out and infect you. We have created a tin to contain the specimen in. We have named it "SCP-4168." Why? Because it is an open number, and we can.

July 10, 20██: Written by Dr. Leannon: We decided to try to see if we could find more, as it does not seem like it is the only one. We have gone out on a search now.

July 11, 20██: Written by Dr. Leannon: We were right. There are more. This time we encountered a yellow putty, and it's range seems to be bigger. We were still able to contain the other SCP-4168. We are taking it to our lab for close examination.

July 23, 20██: Written by Dr. Drakus: Well, Dr. Leannon was infected by a SCP-168-D. He wasn't aware of the extreme range difference D had from A and B. We have found two other types, yes, and we have categorized them all into different sup-specimens. We are still researching and looking for more of them. Dr. Drakus, out.

July 31, 20██: Written by Dr Drakus: We have begun work on building a special unit for SCP-4168. It will be a 4x4x5 room to contain the specimens in. We have placed the tins we have in an empty cell for now, but they will need to be moved out for room. We have also discovered two things, a new sub-species, SCP-4168-C, and we learned that the old SCP-4168-B and C had the same properties. Dr. Drakus, out.

August 5, 20██: Written by Dr. Drakus: We are halfway done with our containment unit. We have also discovered another putty, but we found it has the same properties as SCP-4168-C, so it is considered a C class, too. Dr. Drakus, out.

August 17, 20██: Written by Dr. Brown: Well, Dr. Drakus was promoted to lead scientist, but then soon died when he discovered SCP-4168-E. 4168 is too dangerous for our own good. Luckily, the containment cell has been finished. We built a shelf in the middle, and put tape around the are of infection. We also built a section of shelf above the regular shelf dedicated to the scientists that are infected, putting their tins up there.

August 18, 20██:Written by Dr. Brown: We made a slight mistake. We did not make the room quite big enough for SCP-4168-E, as we did not know of him until now. We are fixing the room now. Luckily we only lost a D-boy.

August 24, 20██:Written by Dr. Brown: We are hopefully done with research for now. We have not encountered any new types, or very many new specimens. Construction has been finished. The room is now bigger. Dr. Brown, out.

Revisions and New Procedures

December 12, 20██:Written by Dr. Brown: Over many tests, we have found that SCP-4168 is capable of damage to most objects through smashing or picking it up and grinding it up. It is capable of changing its shape, and we found that it is actually alive, but not sentient. We concluded that the specimens shall not be contained in tins the size of how we found them. We will try to split them into tins that are 1.5 inch round tins.

December 15, 20██:Written by Dr. Brown: We were able to, after many attempts, to split the SCP-4168s into 1.5 inch round tins. The process was not easy, and it took a lot of time, but we did it. We also decided that these SCPs are too dangerous, and we have dedicated a team to travel the world looking for them. They are named the ST-4168 (Search Troops - 4168)

Research and Test Logs

December 17, 20██:Written by Dr. Genalea: We have found that 4168-D can go through all of our tins if we get too close. We are going to start testing what basic metals or compound metals may stop him.

December 18, 20██: Test A, 1-45: This test was a failure. None of the pure metals we tried worked.

December 19, 20██: Test B, 46-91: This test was also a failure. None of these other pure metals we tried worked, yet again. Moving on to the compounds next.

December 20, 20██: Test C, Compounds: This test was a sucess. We found that a mixture of Iron, Magnesium and Chromium is the most effiecent coumpond we could make. We will start using this now.

SCP-4168s Currently in Containment:

Total: 24
A: 6
B: 8
C: 5
D: 3
E: 2