SCP 049-500 Recognition 9/19/19

[Schölinger]

This experiment has been DECLASSIFIED. It is available for viewing to Foundation Personnel of level 2 clearance or higher.

Context: The nature of this experiment is very complex. It is important to understand several things before diving into this:

-SCP-049 has proven to be medically knowledgeable in previous experiments.

-SCP-500 is a true "panacea," a medicine capable of curing all diseases known and unknown.

-SCP-038 is capable of cloning SCP-500 instances, creating additional instances with a 1-in-3 success rate of curing diseases.

Rank: Res Util Supervisor Earl

Clearance Level: 2

List of Personnel involved in testing: MTF Nu7 PFC Naqua NA60

Level D personnel involved: None.

SCP: 049, 500, 038.

Safety Precautions:

SCP-500

SCP-500 is to be handled with great care, a single instance placed within a temporary containment unit (which will in this case be a plastic vial and rubber cork) for transport. SCP-500 instances are incredibly valuable as it is not easy to reproduce them. SCP-500 is not to be removed from the container during testing, other than for use with SCP-038, and is instead to be inspected while still in the confines of this vial. SCP-049 is to be strictly instructed not to remove the cork or otherwise risk damage to the SCP-500 instance. Post-experiment it is to be returned with utmost caution in handling. Damage to SCP-500 instances can and are likely to be met with harsh punishment.

SCP-038

Due to the nature of SCP-038, no personnel are to be permitted in SCP-038's CC without hazmats equipped. This is to prevent the unwanted cloning of Foundation Personnel, as well as any situations such as incident [DATA EXPUNGED]. This way, SCP-038 at the very worst would clone the Hazmat suit, and not any biological beings. Considering the value of SCP-500 instances, gentle handling is required when removing it from the vial and touching it to the bark of SCP-038. The original instance of SCP-500 is to be stored before retrieving the copy. The copy is easily reproduced, and may be handled by sterile hand.

SCP-049

SCP-049 can be considered hostile in given situations. It is better to bargain with it than to threaten it, offering it subjects to test on in the future for its cooperation. However, for the sake of Security, two weapons should be trained upon it at all times. When entering SCP-049's CC, Hazmat suits are a requirement. No skin should be visible or otherwise accessible to 049 when in its presence, as to prevent the unwanted death or injury of Foundation personnel.

Errors Made: Unfortunately, during this test, the MTF escorts allowed a D Class to enter 049's containment chamber wielding a pistol. This D Class was ascertained by 049 and converted into an 049-2 instance. This was very quickly handled by myself, as I instructed 049 to command the instance to cease combat and stand on the wall. Upon my own exit from the chamber, the MTF were instructed to terminate the instance. No harm was brought to myself or 049 in the process, and MTF handled their injuries.

Question: Will SCP-049's medical background show that he contains knowledge of SCP-500? When presented with a copy of SCP-500 through the use of SCP-038, how will he react? 

Background Research:

SCP-500

SCP-500 is a bottle of red pills known as "Panacea." Each of these pills is capable of curing any and all diseases, known and unknown, with a 100% success rate. They are incredibly difficult to reproduce, and copies often do not hold the same properties as them. For this reason, true instances of SCP-500 should be handled with incredible care.

SCP-038

SCP-038 is a common tree capable of reproducing any item touched to its bark exactly, with the exception of some anomalous items. SCP-500 is one of these exceptions, as copies produced by SCP-038 only have a 1-in-3 chance of working properly. Because of this, SCP-500 instances are often copied when intended for general use, something that has proven fairly useful to the Foundation.

SCP-049

SCP-049 bears the appearance of a Plague Doctor, and his attitude pertains to such. He comments often on personnel who are suffering from a so-called "Plague," and often makes requests to work on a cure for said disease. He has proven in previous experiments to bear a genuine medical background, passing tests with flying colors. 

Hypothesis: I hypothesize that SCP-500, being anomalous in itself, will not be immediately recognizable to SCP-049. This medicine is not something that would have been widely available during his time period, at least to our knowledge. If I am proven otherwise, it could help us in a way as to understanding SCP-049's history.

Observation/Visual Stimuli(Photos/videos): 

 

Analysis and Conclusion: SCP-049 recognized SCP-500 very quickly, and even commented that he had used the pill in his time. Something that surprised me is that 049 actually explained how SCP-500 itself functions as a medicine, explaining that it targets abnormalities in the consumer's system, righting them. This does not strip SCP-500 of its anomalous status, as no other medication is as smart as this. Further research may need to be done upon the interior of the pills to explore the possibility of SCP-500 being a type of microorganism, even yet possibly intelligent life. If this is the case, it could help us in learning how to possibly replicate the medicine, taking us a step closer to that goal. 

Addendum: Unfortunately, due to the disastrous interruption of this test, it was terminated before SCP-049's analysis of SCP-038-500. Still, a wealth of information was obtained from this test and there is possibility for further testing in the future. 

Secure.

Contain.

Protect.