C.C.U.O. 1

## Overview

C.C.U.O. 1 is a liquid chemical that was found within a capsule embedded at the bottom of a chemical processing factory. It polluted their waters and oils for months before it was finally fished out in 1950.

## History

On June 14th, 1949, construction began in ████, ID for a new chemical processing factory. Rumors spread that it was actually meant to be a water filtration company, yet they have not been confirmed.

Construction finished on December 22nd, and it would be opened on Christmas. On opening day, however, new employees noticed a very strange odor coming from many of the filters in the factory, and it was a horrible smell that could not be properly compared to anything on Earth. This smell spread into the heated water around the factory. Eventually, operations had to be halted within the factory, and authorities were notified. This later caught the attention of the E.C.R.O.

 E.C.R.O. agents were able to respond and overtake the operation on New Year's Eve of 1949, and conducted a thorough investigation. The toxic chemical was found abundantly throughout the factory, and employees were put in temporary quarantine for medical evaluation.

4 days later, the source of the contamination was located and fished out of the heated water. Although it is as of yet unconfirmed, it is widely believed that the capsule first crashed the night after construction was finished for the factory. The chemical was then mostly filtered out and was shipped to the KROT-1 base along with the capsule. A small shipment was also sent to KROT-3 for further research.

On March 1█th, 19██, three employees had shown readings of C.C.U.O. 1 in their bloodstream. They were also sent to KROT-3 for research, and mutated as a result of the subject shortly thereafter. They have been designated C.C.I.O. 1-A, B, and C.

## Containment Information

### C.C.U.O. 1

Any and all amounts of subject are to be kept at freezing temperatures of -86°C (~-123°F) at all times. Containers holding the subject are not to be tampered with in any way, and any action taken on them is to be consulted with or done by personnel of Level-B or higher.

**Do not damage subject container, or make any physical contact with it whatsoever. Any employees who do so will be dealt with accordingly.**

**Do not ingest, inhale, or otherwise consume any amount of the subject. Doing so may result in death.**

### C.C.I.O. 1-A/C.C.I.O. 1-B/C.C.I.O. 1-C

All three subjects are to be kept in a containment cell approximately 10ft2  at a temperature of 25°C (77°F). No windows are permitted, nor any doorways other than the main access. Lights below 10 watts are recommended.

**Do not attempt to communicate with any of the subjects or make direct eye contact for more than 30 seconds. Doing so may result in paralysis or death.**

## Notes

### C.C.U.O. 1

* February 5th: Physical contact with the subject with any material instantly results in freezing comparable to liquid nitrogen. Recorded temperatures of the freezing lands below most of the thermometers available, but were found to be absolute zero; a temperature previously thought to be physically impossible to achieve. Regardless of the temperature, the subject is in a liquid state with consistency comparable to water. *\*Military research is being conducted.*
* February 6th: Experiments involving heating and freezing have been conducted. Attempts to freeze the subject into a solid state have proven unsuccessful, as no technology available is able to reach such a low temperature. Heating the subject was conducted in two different ways. First, heating lamps were placed above a 1oz sample of the subject on the highest temperature setting for a recorded time of 5 hours, 37 minutes, and 12 seconds. The temperature of the subject seemed to have increased by 2°K. Physical changes were not apparent. Burning material was then placed in 1.25 gallons of the subject, and the material froze within 10 seconds of contact.
* February 8th: Several ounces of the subject were spilled in the lab after the recent incident with C.C.U.O. 2, and the cleaning team will occupy the lab for the next 5 weeks.
* March 15th: A total of 3.5 gallons have been recovered safely, and are being kept in the lab freezer. A small shipment is to be delivered to KROT-2, and the incident with KROT-1 requires cleanup teams as soon as possible. Tests will resume in one week.
* March 22nd: Mass and density tests have been done to a 5.01 in3 sample of the subject. Mass has come out to be 195.47 g, which makes up for a density of 39.02 g/in3
* March 23rd: A contaminated air alarm went off at 4:00 hours. Testing is to be halted, and pollution is speculated to have been caused by evaporation of an open sample of the subject.