Dr. Solomon: | assure you, we'll explain it shortly. Could 
you please describe the injuries on the image? 


Jonathan: It was awful. Her throat looked like it was cut 
open and she had no eyes. She had bite marks 
everywhere, and lots of cuts. A bloody mess. Looked like 
it was attacked. 


Dr. Solomon: You say it was attacked. Could you 
elaborate on that? 


Jonathan: Well uh... the cuts and bites looked a lot like 
animal bites. Like something mauled it. 


Dr. Solomon: Did it look like any specific animal could 
have caused those injuries? 


Jonathan: Fuck man | don't know. I've never met 
anyone who's been attacked by an eagle but | think thats 
what they look like afterwards. Full of cuts and wounds. It 
was horrible. 


Dr. Solomon: Do you have any idea as to how you 
received this uh... virus? 


a long pause is heard 
Dr. Solomon: Sir? 


Jonathan: Don't tell my wife about this, but | was on 
some sketchy website to uh, entertain myself. You get 
me? 


Dr. Solomon furrows his brow, but continues 


Dr. Solomon: Yes | understand. Why do you think that 
site is responsible? 


Jonathan: There were a lot of pop-ups and ads on 
there. I'd imagine one of them had whatever the fuck 
made my cat look like that. 


Dr. Solomon: Can you provide me with the name of this 
website please? 


Jonathan: Uhhh, | think it was something along the lines 
of .com, or something like that. | used an incognito 
tab so | can't check. Where is my computer anyway? 


Dr. Solomon: We'll need to hold onto it for a few days to 
get rid of the virus. You'll get it back shortly. 


Jonathan: Okay cool. So how does that thing work 


anyway? 


Dr. Solomon: When you leave this room, go down the 
hall and to your left. You'll find a room there with some 
people that will help you make sense of the situation. | 
believe we are done here Mr. __. Thank you for your 
time, and sorry about your situation. 


Jonathan: Yeah no problem, I'm glad it's just over with 
and figured out. 


footsteps are heard, followed by a door closing and a 1 
minute pause 


End Log, [15:31:19] 


Closing Statement: Subject confirmed to have entered 
the amnestic administration station. Looks like we're 
dealing with something that can turn an image of an 
animal into a bloodied mess. Behavioral tests 
recommended to fully assess the nature of this anomaly. 


-Dr. Solomon 
Addendum 3268-A 


Doctor was observing a 2 day old infected image of an Eudorcas 
thomsonii, on SCP-3268's most recent housing device, a Lenovo 
C440 Desktop computer, when a single text file appeared on the 
desktop of the computer, titled OISUERYHDFNSKX.txt. Upon 
opening it, it contained the following message: "clean it. not happy. 
dead smell." The image was promptly deleted, and the text file was 
archived at Digital Archive Site 


It appears that SCP-3268 might be somewhat sapient, is capable of 
at least some communication, and is aware that someone is 
providing for it. The cause of this is unknown at this moment, further 
testing required. SCP-3268 has yet to repeat this action. 


Test Log 3268-A 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-A - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: No feeding or cleaning for 3 days 

Results: SCP-3268 somehow enabled internet access 

on the computer it was residing in, and emailed itself to 
@gmail.com. SCP-3268 successfully re-contained 

shortly after the breach. Investigation as to why 

SCP-3268 chose this address specifically is ongoing. 

Analysis: SCP-3268 is capable of transferring itself to 

other devices if it is not satisfied with its current housing. 

Containment procedures are to be updated, and this test 

is not to be repeated unless permission is given by on- 

site command. 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-B - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: Image of a dead Casuarius casuarius 
uploaded to hard drive 

Results: Image showed no signs of infection after 36 
hours, image deleted from hard drive. 

Analysis: SCP-3268 appears to only infect images 
containing a living organism. How it determines if an 
organism is living or not is unknown at this time. 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-C - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: Image of a realistic replica of a Panthera 
tigris tigris uploaded to hard drive. 

Results: SCP-3268 manifested on the image 2 hours 
after initial upload, but disappeared 30 minutes after 
appearing. Image deleted from hard drive. 

Analysis: SCP-3268 apparently made an attempt to 
consume the image, but ignored it upon realizing it was 
not organic. 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-D - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: Text file created with a message requesting 
SCP-3268 to communicate with researchers. 

Results: No response from SCP-3268. 


Analysis: SCP-3268 either ignores communication 
attempts or doesn't notice them. Further testing required. 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-E - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: Image of a Tursiops aduncus with a 
message in red text requesting communication with 
researchers photoshopped into the corner uploaded to 
hard drive. 

Results: Standard image infection occurred, no 
response to the message. 

Analysis: Researchers are still working on finding a way 
to communicate with SCP-3268 to determine potential 
high levels of intelligence and sapience. 


SCP-3268 Behavior Test-F - - -20 

Subject: SCP-3268 

Procedure: Image in the mid-stages of SCP-3268 
infection transferred to another computer via USB. 
Results: SCP-3268 no longer manifested on the 
previous housing device, and started manifesting on the 
new computer. Fully infected images ceased signs of 
decay. 

Analysis: SCP-3268 has been concluded to be 
transferable between devices safely and reliably without 
leaving any traces of itself behind. 


Addendum 3268-B 


On October 5th, 20 , at approximately 6:30AM, SCP-3268 created 

several text files on the desktop of the computer it was on, at a rate 
of approximately 2 created every minute. The text files all contained 
one of the 4 phrases: 


let me out 
home 

i hate you 
help 


Upon discovery of these files, they were deleted, and researchers 
began monitoring SCP-3268 more closely. 5 minutes after the files 


were deleted, SCP-3268 started creating text files, ata much more 
aggressive rate, at a rate of as much as 30 per minute. It has been 
noted that many of the messages contain spelling and other 
grammatical errors. Some examples of messages include: 


please lyt me go 

i want to go home 
i nneed fixing 

he wants me 

i will escwpe 

can hurt 

bad man 

let me go 


SCP-3268 attempted to connect to the internet many times over the 
course of this event, but all attempts were intercepted and blocked 
by the Foundation internet security system. Many attempts were 
made to reply to SCP-3268's messages via text files, but all were 
ignored. After 10 minutes, SCP-3268 ceased creating text files, but 
continued attempting to connect to the internet. Approximately 3 
hours after the event, a single new text file appeared on the 
computer's desktop. It contained the following text: 


| don't know who you are, and | don't know what you 
want with my creation. Please, return it to me. | spent too 
much time on it. | need to experiment more on it, | need 
to improve on it. Just give it back, let it come back to me. 
Do you not see this is the beginning of a new era of 
technology? A sentient, predatory creature, 100% digital. 
Think of the implications! Please, let it come home and 
I'll give you whatever you want. You want money? I'll pay 
any amount. | just want it back. 


No further attempts to breach were made, and the text file was 
archived at Digital Archive Site . The possibility that SCP-3268 is 
man-made is being investigated, and highly likely at this point. 


SCP-3269: Pop Culture 


Item #: SCP-3269 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: All reports of phenomena 
consistent with SCP-3269 must be investigated promptly. Special 
attention should be paid to communities and content creators 
focused on "popping" or similar activities. 


All subjects affected by SCP-3269 are to be kept in medically- 
induced comas in Type 3 Interaction-Exclusive Humanoid 
Containment Cells for two months prior to amnesticization and 
release. Equipment should be checked daily for SCP-3269 
manifestation and replaced as necessary. Under no circumstances 
should non-D-Class personnel enter within two meters of a subject 
affected by SCP-3269. 


Objects altered by SCP-3269 should be incinerated or otherwise 
conclusively disposed of, unless they serve some essential function, 
in which case care should be taken not to rupture them until a 
replacement can be procured. 


All known instances of SCP-3269-1 are kept in Video Archive K81. 
Any instances located outside of containment should be copied to 
this archive before removal. 


Description: SCP-3269 is a phenomenon that alters objects within 
four meters of affected human subjects. SCP-3269 is induced when 
a subject watches an instance of SCP-3269-1, which are various 
videos depicting the excision or popping of comedones (clogged 
skin follicles), cysts, or other skin protrusions. Most subjects that 
contract SCP-3269 naturally are self-described fans of content of 
this nature, and typically derive some degree of enjoyment from 
"popping" in reality. 


SCP-3269's primary effect is the replacement of a solid object's 
interior, in part or in whole, with a viscous liquid or semi-solid 
roughly similar to the object in coloration and composition. This 
increases the interior pressure of the object considerably, resulting 
in the new material creating easily-ruptured bulges in areas where 
the "surface" is thinner. The object's functionality is not impaired until 
one of these bulges is ruptured, after which the anomaly affects 
functionality as expected. 


The rate at which SCP-3269 manifests varies from subject to 
subject, and is suspected to correlate positively with the degree of 
sexual pleasure derived from popping and popping-related activities. 
Deliberately popping altered objects increases the average amount 
of affected material over time. Conversely, complete abstention from 
interaction with SCP-3269-altered objects for two months has been 
shown to prevent future SCP-3269 manifestations; however, many 
affected subjects will be unable to resist rupturing SCP-3269-altered 
objects, and must be restrained or rendered unconscious. 


At time of writing, 871 instances of SCP-3269-1 have been 
identified, all originating from online accounts belonging to private 
individuals. Each video displays the individual in question as they 
exist in reality!, save for the skin protrusions that are popped or 
excised in the videos, which never existed in reality. Subjects have 
no recollection of filming or sharing SCP-3269-1. 


Addendum: In light of recent events, the following guidelines for 
containment personnel assigned to SCP-3269 have been produced. 
Personnel should adhere to these guidelines as much as possible in 
order to prevent undesirable occurrences similar to those that have 
happened in the past. 


The first priority when investigating a report of SCP-3269, after 
information suppression has been applied, is to assess the 
progression of SCP-3269's effects in the subject or subjects. In 
particular, the size and frequency of SCP-3269-related alterations 
must be ascertained; the subject's mental state and the status of 
their personal dwelling should also be discerned if possible. 


As subjects with particularly severe cases of SCP-3269 are often 


although growth progresses such that the infected can still 
breathe and eat. Infectees show a complete disregard for 
what they eat. Only one post-phase 2 infected has been 
observed outside laboratory conditions (see Recovery Log 
420, below); the majority of SCP-420-2 infectees die due to 
malnutrition/food poisoning, infection of open wounds, or 
alcohol poisoning from over-consumption of SCP-420-1 in this 
or earlier phases. 


Phase 3: 3-6 weeks after phase 2. The infected loses 
innervation of the skin and other keratinous surfaces. Nerves 
in the skin layer grow uncontrollably, but no longer send 
signals back to the central nervous system. Genetic analysis 
of skin samples from this time show mutations in keratinocytes 
so severe as to no longer resemble human DNA. Though 
individual samples suggest the mutations are random, 
analysis of samples from different infectees shows a 
consistent mutational path leading to a final genotype with 
relatively little variation. In other words, the skin of the infected 
is a different organism entirely, possibly a different species, 
related only to other infectees' skin. At this stage, 'tumours' 
may form inside the skin layer, analogous to several types of 
tissue, including muscle and secretory cells. Also at this stage, 
the skin slows its cracking and falling apart, although it never 
stops entirely. It becomes a thick series of leathery folds with 
exposed, bloody tissue beneath. Fingernails and hair grow out 
from the skin at apparently random locations. 


Phase 4: 3-7 days after phase 3. The skin begins to twitch and 
writhe on its own, in apparently random patterns. 
Differentiated tumours develop into whole surfaces of 
contractile and other tissues. Small 'throats' begin to form 
leading from the outside of the skin to the circulation of the 
host, but are mainly nonfunctional at this point: the host's 
mouth still does most of the eating, although the host itself 
doesn't appear to be eating now. The mouth is instead 
working on its own: CAT scans of the host's brain activity 
show panic and fear as the only dominant thoughts, and motor 
groups in the jaw muscle area are not recruited. Rather, 
chewing and swallowing are forced by the motions of the 


withdrawn and may have "popped" their communication devices, 
remote observation and interviews with friends, family, and 
neighbors may be necessary. While subjects are rarely aggressive 
in any respect, they are liable to be distressed and uncooperative; in 
these situations, a trained negotiator should be procured before 
proceeding with any operations. 


In cases where the subject is mentally stable and protrusions 
caused by SCP-3269 are small and infrequent, recovery operations 
can proceed normally. Additional precautions are required for cases 
where protrusions are large and/or frequent. Households of affected 
individuals may be difficult to navigate if SCP-3269's alterations 
have compromised the building's structural integrity — personnel 
should take care to avoid floors and load-bearing walls that may be 
compromised by SCP-3269, as accidents can cause issues ranging 
from mild injuries to total structural collapse. 


The exact location of the affected subject must be known at all times 
in order to maintain the two-meter exclusion zone. In Incident 3269- 
C7-A, three recovery personnel entered the house of a late-stage 
subject with the intent to locate her, unaware that she was in the 
crawlspace directly below the front entrance. All three personnel 
developed protrusions characteristic of SCP-3269 in vital areas of 
their body; two died within the following six weeks due to inadvertent 
rupturing of their pustule(s), while the third remains under constant 
observation in order to prevent a similar occurrence. 


Ingestion of the slurry produced by SCP-3269 should be studiously 
avoided by wearing appropriate safety gear at all times. - 


Any questions or concerns can be directed to SCP-3269's HMCL 
Supervisor. 


Update: As of Incident 3269-RO-C, any personnel 
assigned to SCP-3269 who display an undue interest in 
their own skin or signs of sexual arousal in the course of 
their duties should be reassigned immediately. Additions 
to the primary anomaly description are pending.