The Contagious Crystal |
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Object Number: SCP-409 |
Object Class: Keter |
Status: Item |
Spawn : SCP-409s Contaiment Chamber |
SCP-409 is a large crystal approximately 1,5m (5ft) tall and 0.6m (2ft) wide, Any objects coming into contact with SCP-409 will begin to crystallize within the next 3 hours. this effect will occur to any material except granite. The crystallization will spread by 2.5cm a minute and will convert the entire object or organism, inside and out. This will be extremly painful, and similiar to frostbite. After the complete crystallization, the object will make snapping and creaking noises for approximately 20 minutes, before bursting into thousands of fragments with great force.
Anything touched by or touching a fragment will begin to immediately crystallize. Nothing at this time is able to reverse this effect in organic matter, including ampitation of the affected areas. Inorganic matter will only crystallize for a few centimetres around point of contact. SCP-409 was recovered in [EXPUNGED], under a pile of crystal shards several feet deep. Losses of personnel during recovery was high.
SCP-409 can be found in SCP-409s Cointainment Chamber in Heavy Contaiment zone requiring a Level 4: keycard to open.
When toched SCP-409 will begin crystallization in 4 minutes. theres also a level 5 keycard in the room
SCP-005 can spawn near a dead d-class body close to the crystal. If you try to take it SCP-409 will infect you. SCP-500 can cure this