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Item #: SCP-5250
Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:

SCP-525X is to be sealed in class V CHEMIR canisters1 at any site deemed to be at low risk of containment breach by at least 3 members of the O5 council. Any room used to store said canisters must have an air-tight seal and be accessible only through airlocks. All containers storing SCP-5250 long-term are to be checked for leaks on a monthly basis.

Foundation assets are to monitor black market sales, and nuclear research programs for potential SCP-525X presence. Should samples of SCP-525X be found outside of foundation control, agents are to secure all available samples, detain the party in possession of said samples, and administer amnestics to witnesses. Individuals found in possession of SCP-525X are to be interrogated to determine their source and intent for SCP-525X as well as their understanding of its properties. Once all relevant information has been extracted, said individuals are to be administered class-A amnestics, released, and monitored indefinitely. Natural deposits of SCP-525X are to be extracted by foundation front company Scott & Connors Petroleum under the guise of a standard oil drilling operation.

All foundation personnel involved in SCP-525X testing are required the wear level 3 hazmat suits. Tests involving SCP-525X require the approval of both the head researcher and site director of the facility in which the test(s) are to take place, with tests involving exposure to living subjects requiring the additional approval of the site's head of security and supervision by at least 4 armed guards.

Potential instances of SCP-525X-1 are to be destroyed via incineration within 24 hours of the subject's death. In the case of non-human organisms, subjects are to be terminated and disposed of immediately. Termination of human subjects is left to the discretion of the Ethics Committee, with the alternative being indefinite tracking. In either case, foundation assets are to alter the legal records of the subject's final wishes upon their death to indicate that they wished to be cremated and ensure that the body is disposed of within 24 hours. Active instances of SCP-525X-1 are to be terminated on sight.

Description:

SCP-525X is a red colored metallic fluid that generates fields capable of altering the behavior of atomic structures. All attempts to determine SCP-525X's chemical composition have proven inconclusive. Researchers have been unable to determine the fluid's freezing and boiling points, but have determined that it is chemically and radiologically inert.

Notes recovered in the initial SCP-525X investigation revealed processes that can modify the properties of a sample of SCP-525X and the field it generates. The most readily identifiable distinction between these "permutations"2 is their color. Table 1 lists the permutation's SCP designation, color, and change in the projected field, as well as other relevant information. Researchers are to note that all field properties listed are present in each permutation to some degree, and that despite being soluble in both oil and water, two samples of SCP-525X of different permutations will not mix.

Testing has proven that exposure to SCP-525X is not inherently toxic, but it does accumulate in the body. The primary side effects of exposure stem from SCP-525X's tendency to generate currents in nervous tissue. These effects can include memory loss, irritable or irrational behavior, hallucinations, and in rare cases, seizures. Exposure to certain stimuli can make the SCP-525X in the subject's body induce more extreme reactions based on what permutations are present, and are listed in table 1.

SCP-525X Permutation Details

Designation Color Magnified Property Extreme Side Effects Other Notes
SCP-525X-B Blue Affects the energy content and distribution of atomic and subatomic particles Uncontrollable telekinetic capabilities, spontaneous combustion/freezing, extreme temperature differentials within the body and surroundings, sudden massive internal trauma3 Research into utilizing SCP-525X-B to give field agents telekinetic abilities banned was after [DATA EXPONGED]
SCP-525X-G Green Strips electrons from atoms and allows for spontaneous current generation. Narcolepsy, spontaneous brain death4, electromagnetic pulse emission, increased likelihood of electrical arc strikes, disintegration Current generation only occurs in the presence of certain organic chemical reactions. The reasons for this are under investigation.
SCP-525X-R Red Decreases the nuclear force holding atoms together. Spontaneous combustion/nuclear fission5, alpha particle emission (and subsequent radiation poisoning), disintegration First permutation known to the foundation. Can be used to catalyze nuclear reactions, hence the monitoring of nuclear research groups
SCP-525X-Y Yellow Changes the distance between electron orbitals and atomic nuclei Total or partial shrinking/growth of subject body, sudden (and usually fatal) change in blood pressure, alteration of local atmospheric pressure6 Densest permutation. Research into potential insights this may provide on the nature of SCP-525X is ongoing

The SCP-525X in the body of a contaminated subject will continue to manifest anomalous phenomena after the subject dies, particularly the generation of electrical currents. While theoretically this should only trigger random nerve impulses for a short time after death, in reality these impulses are much more organized than should be possible. Deceased subjects that contain 0.███ mg of SCP-525X (weather at the time of death or if it is introduced during decomposition) are considered potential instances of SCP-525X-1 and will become active instances within 24 hours or less, depending on the presence of other instances. Active SCP-525X-1 instances regain motor control and partial brain function until their soft tissues are almost completely decomposed. Higher brain functions such as memory, sapience, planning and problem solving, capacity for tool use, reasoning, and even pain response are almost never retained after death. Even with the absence of almost any form of psyche beyond base instincts, instances of SCP-525X-1 are exceptionally more violent than would be expected. All recorded behavior is apparently centered around the goal of killing as many non-SCP-525X-1 entities as possible. Due to the high probability of mass contamination of a population with SCP-525X (See Addendum 2), any such entities killed will likely then become new SCP-525X-1 instances7. It is therefore essential to neutralize potential and active instances as soon as possible to prevent a massive containment breach.

As stated in the containment procedures, potential instances can be easily neutralized via incineration. Active instances are considerably more difficult to neutralize without extreme measures.
Through unknown mechanisms, most tissues of SCP-525X-1 instances require drastically reduced supplies of nutrients and oxygen to remain functional. This renders most vital organs as unfavorable targets for attack. The exception for this rule is the brain of the instance, as it is still required to coordinate muscle contraction.

Discovery:

SCP-525X came to the foundation's attention in 1946 after investigation into facilities run by GOI-[REDACTED], which functioned as and advanced research division for the Axis powers during WWII. All facilities known to the foundation were abandoned prior to arrival and apparently built specifically for the study and weaponization of SCP-525X and SCP-525X-1. While the investigating operatives were unable to locate any personnel associated with these facilities, █████████ liters of SCP-525X were recovered along with numerous documents detailing the group's research on SCP-525X (these documents refer to SCP-525X as Xerum 525), as well as blueprints for devices designed to utilize its properties. These documents proved invaluable to early containment and research efforts. Investigating agents reported damage at several facilities indicating they were abandoned in the wake of catastrophic failure of SCP-525X-1 containment, but located no active instances.

+ Description of selected blueprints

Addenda:

  1. Recovered notes indicate that the original supplies of SCP-525X were extracted from natural deposits located in [REDACTED]. Expeditions to these sites found that they had been fully exhausted. Containment teams enact containment procedures to the surrounding area with acceptable levels of collateral damage. The geology of the area was analyzed in hopes of locating other deposits before they are uncovered by civilians. As of ██/██/20██, an additional ███ deposits have been found, yielding ███████ total kiloliters of SCP-525X. Containment procedures have been amended to compensate for the shear quantity of material requiring containment.
  2. In their attempts to analyze SCP-525X's composition, Researchers discovered that its component particles are highly energetic, to the point that a mass of SCP-525X will occasionally eject individual particles, which will gravitate back to that mass as they lose energy. This lead to the discovery that any uncovered SCP-525X is surrounded by a nearly imperceptible cloud which represented a contamination vector via inhalation. Following this development, ████ foundation personnel were found to be contaminated. Field agents are issued mandatory retirement and all affected personnel voluntarily change their burial instructions. Air tight seals and hazmat suits are added to containment procedures.
  3. In 1963 Project Reichenbach was approved to build the devices detailed in recovered blueprints. Of the completed prototypes, █% were found to be nonfunctional, █% were deemed suitable for use by the foundation, ██% were noted to function similar to other SCP objects and artifacts recovered from Groups of Interest, and ██% were considered too dangerous to remain in an operable state and destroyed.
  4. In 20██, journalist ████ █████████ published a book describing the Die Glocke device detailed in the recovered blueprints. █████████ also referred to SCP-525X using its original designation and correctly described it as the key component for the device. Agents apprehended Mr. █████████ and, after thorough interrogation, determined the only relevant information that wasn't published was the identity his source, a Dr. ████ ███████, whose whereabouts remain unknown. █████████ was administered amnestics and both he and his supporters were discredited through a standard disinformation campaign. Mr. █████████ and Dr. ███████ remain persons of interest.

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