SCP-4688

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**Item #:** SCP-4688

**Object Class:** Artifact 

**Containment Class:** Safe

**Special Containment Procedures:** Instances of SCP-4688 are to be stored in a standard anomalous item containment unit in Site-76. This container is to be reinforced with a Faraday cage to prevent possible interactions with internet-based devices. SCP-4688 may not be stored in the vicinity of electricity-based SCP objects, nor should it be allowed to come in contact with electrical wiring of any kind.

Testing of SCP-4688's suggestion effect may proceed with permission from Project Head/4688[[footnote]]Currently Dr. Westrin[[/footnote]]. Testing must be carried out in an electronically isolated testing chamber with no electronic devices. As of the cessation of Incident 4688-Omega, Testing of SCP-4688's interactions with electronic devices is forbidden. 

**Description:** SCP-4688 are a series of Bell-brand children's bike helmets. Although the design of SCP-4688 instances vary, the word "[[[SCP-066|ERIC]]][[footnote]]An anomalous person (or persons) capable of producing anomalous objects, such as SCP-066 and [[[SCP-168]]]. True identity unknown.[[/footnote]]" is always written in a child's handwriting with white marker on each helmet's inside.

Anomalous properties begin when SCP-4688 is worn by a sapient being capable of understanding language. The wearer of SCP-4688 will enter a trance state where several parts of the brain related to critical thought are either shut down or suppressed. Outwardly, subjects will experience slurred speech, impaired motor control, and susceptibility to suggestion. Subjects under the influence of SCP-4688 will not refuse any order given to them, except if it will obviously bring harm to the subject in question.

This suggestion effect appears to be the primary purpose of SCP-4688, given the fact that "MIND CONTROL HELMET" is also written inside of some instances of SCP-4688 alongside the aforementioned "ERIC". Notably, subjects will still retain personality while wearing SCP-4688 and, if left alone, will go about their routine without interference.

It is of note that some instances of SCP-4688 were recovered with rusted copper wiring attached to the frontal area and sides of the helmet. In accordance with the containment procedures developed in the wake of Incident 4688-Omega, this wiring has been removed.

**Addendum:** Abridged Testing Log

||~ **Subject** ||~ **Suggestion** ||~ **Result** ||
|| D-60193 || D-60193 was asked if he would mind baking Agent Wells some chocolate chip cookies. || D-60193 informed Agent Wells that he had no baking skill, but would be happy to follow a tutorial if given access in order to carry out the suggestion. ||
|| D-35556 || D-35556 was requested by Dr. Diamond to clean Researcher Crane’s office. ||D-35556 explained her appreciation for Dr. Diamond’s “act of selflessness”, quickly carrying out the request with no difficulties. ||
|| D-20091 || D-20091 was asked to eat escargot, previously established by D-20091 as his least favorite dish. || D-20091 explained that there was no reason he could not give the dish a second chance, and ate the entirety of the presented platter with no hesitation. ||

**Incident Report:** Incident 4688-Omega

[REPORT PENDING SUMMARIZATION]

> //I'm not taking this one, no way, no how. I know I'm probably the most qualified person here, but I don't want to lose my stomach again.//
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> //It's selfish of me, I know, but leave this one to one of the researchers, or something. I put all the relevant shit below. I'd love to go my whole life without needing to look at the internet again.//
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> - Agent Laster

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<h3>SCP-4688 Instances #29-32 Recovery Report</h3>
<p>Authored By: Agent Laster</p>
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<p>It turns out that the fellow who started the whole thing lived with his mother.</p>
<p>She was a nice old lady, couldn't be younger than 65. Actually offered me some chocolate chip cookies just for visiting (whatever deity made me allergic to chocolate is going to get my foot up its ass). We had a conversation. Apparently, her husband was an hedge fund manager, and left her a good sum of money. Explained why she was able to afford a flat in the middle of Cupertino.</p>
<p>Eventually, I guided the conversation over to why I came; the helmets, and her son. He was around 40, never left home. He'd gotten a comp-sci degree but never used it for anything much. Never could keep down a job, either for his social awkwardness or his tendency to babble about machines. Only ever came out of the basement for food and the occasional WiFi fix. Other than that, he was, and I quote, "a sweet boy".</p>
<p>I didn't have the heart to tell her he was a Maxwellist.</p>
<p>For those who haven't seen 'em yet, Maxwellism is like the Church of the Broken God, but instead of thinking that their God is all in the machines, they think it's all across the internet. For the most part, they're the same. Same augmented cultists, same machine worship, same shit all around. However, when your God's on the internet, you're obviously gonna spend a lot of time there searching for 'em. As you can probably tell, that attracts a certain demographic.</p>
<p>First, I asked her about bike helmets. She said she had some, but her son took them all down to the basement for some LARP-related reason. Then, I asked her to go to the basement, so I could meet him. She said sure, but he doesn't like being disturbed. She led me to the back of the house and opened up a cellar door; she gave it a good three-meter berth. I smelt three things: old food, piss, and— the real kicker— dead bodies. You can smell 'em from a mile away, once you've worked with <a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-447" target="_top">four-four-seven</a> enough.</p>
<p>There were these shitty wooden steps leading down to the basement. Every time I took a step down, it made a creaking noise. I swear to God, the smell got worse every time I went down; I had to plug my nose by the fifth step, and not just because of the dead body smell. By the time I got to the door, the <i>stench</i> was so rancid, I was thinking about leaving and coming back with one of the air recyclers the breach specialists use to deal with toxic environments.</p>
<p>Then I opened the door, and I had to step back, I got hit with a fucking wave of death. I think my brain kinda blocked out the memory of the shebang, but from what I remember, there was a shit ton of food on the floor. Rotting, decaying food, with legitimate rats crawling all over them. There was shit on the floor; I'm not sure where it came from. The walls were smeared with some kind of fleshy crap; if you looked close enough, you could see the <i>Star Wars</i> posters underneath. They had a pretty nice computer, I remember that well enough. It's such a shame that three fucking cadavers were hooked up to it, and one of 'em had a big hole in his stomach from the rats making a nest there.</p>
<p>I'm no chicken, but I got out of there as fast as I could. I yanked the helmets off of all of 'em, turned tail and ran back up the stairs. Oh yeah, one more quick detail. The wires were burnt out, and they had the same fleshy shit all over. I got some of it on my hand, and I didn't notice 'til I got back to Site-34 and it set off a quarantine alarm.</p>
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<h3>Incident Report: Incident Po1ntyB1rd</h3>
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<p><b>Report Summary:</b> On 2017-10-3 a Foundation web tracker spotted an instance of SCP-4688-1 installed in www.██████████.net, a forum site dedicated to the discussion of the cartoon <i>Steven Universe</i>.</p>

<p> The following is the abridged set of forum posts which the SCP-4688-1 instance was initially detected:</p>

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<p><b>Topic: Re: Diamond Authority Shitpost Thread</b></p>
<p>17:22 <b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> hrjwjw o18&n jo k</p>
<p>17:25 <b>Redangersmol:</b> wha</p>
<p>17:31 <b>Midnight8181:</b> Haha me @ Pink being Rose</p>
<p>17:32 <b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> Im&cn2sha gona h7h bpels</p>
<p>17:33 <b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> t0sh3sjs is5hes aai@&nt7to ajol jp</p>
<p>17:39 <b>TheCh33teeo:</b> k</p>
<p>17:44 <b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> whaii9@& ii hd</p>
<p>17:47 <b>Redangersmol:</b> uuuhhhhhh are you okay</p>
<p>17:51 <b>Meowpow:</b> Guys Pointy mighta been hacked :/</p>
<p>17:55 <b>TheCh33teeo:</b> i dont think hacks cause that</p>
<p>18:00 <b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> whhhaots haipinp</p>
<p>18:04 <b>Redangersmol:</b> pointy what</p>
<p>18:06<b>Meowpow:</b> Is your keyboard broken?</p>
<p>18:07<b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> wjweird keeybo@ard itg nort brwpkn</p>
<p>18:09<b>Melobun_:</b> its not working?</p>
<p>18:10<b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> Weird maxw kyegboard ssry idk whete I am</p>
<p>18:13<b>Melobun_:</b> what? u okay?</p>
<p>18:13<b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> inc pmoputer</p>
<p>18:14<b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> im inmy computer</p>
<p>18:16<b>TheCh33teeo:</b> uuuh haha i feel like that too</p>
<p>18:16<b>Po1ntyB1rd:</b> l iterally</p>

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<h3>SCP-4688 - Revision 2017-09-30</h3>
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<p>SCP-4688</p>
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<p><b>Item #:</b> SCP-4688</p>
<p><b>Object Class:</b> Artifact/Online</p>
<p><b>Containment Class:</b> Euclid</p>
<p><b>Special Containment Procedures:</b> Instances of SCP-4688 are to be stored in a standard anomalous item containment unit in Site-76, reinforced with a Faraday cage.</p>
<p>When not undergoing testing, SCP-4688-1 are to be stored on separate airgapped servers physically stored out of the range of any wireless connection. A Foundation-maintained web scraper (I/O-AVIAN) is to scan popular internet sites and forums for evidence of SCP-4688-1. They are then to be lured into a controlled Foundation server and brought into containment.</p>
<p><b>Description:</b> SCP-4688 are a series of Bell-brand children's bike helmets. The Foundation currently possesses 12 instances of SCP-4688; however, it is confirmed that more exist outside of containment.</p>
<p>Anomalous phenomena begin when SCP-4688 is worn by a sapient being capable of understanding language. The wearer of SCP-4688 will enter a trance state where they experience slurred speech, impaired motor control, and susceptibility to suggestion. Subjects under the influence of SCP-4688 will not refuse any order given to them, except if it will obviously bring harm to the subject in question.</p>
<p>However, through a poorly understood process involving the connection of SCP-4688 to an internet-enabled computer, the wearer of SCP-4688 will instead become comatose. So far, no means known to the Foundation have been successful at awakening affected subjects from this coma, even after the removal of SCP-4688. Following this, an executable file (hereafter SCP-4688-1) will appear on the computer and run itself.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 do not have a true interface; however, it is able to bypass standard memory protections and access other software on the computer in significant manners. In addition, SCP-4688-1 can transfer itself across internet connections to access other computers. Interactions with SCP-4688-1 instances have revealed them to be sapient, and they will claim to be the subject who had previously become comatose from wearing SCP-4688. Decompilation of SCP-4688-1 instances has yet to yield any significant results.</p>
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<p>Photograph circulating the internet during Incident 4688-Alpha.</p>
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<p><b>Addendum 4688-1:</b> Discovery</p>
<p>SCP-4688 was originally found in the possession of a con artist, who had used it to steal several people's possessions under the cover of a street magician. See Recovery Log 4688-SCHOOL for a collection of recovery incidents pertaining to other SCP-4688 instances.</p>
<p>The existence of SCP-4688-1 was brought to the Foundation's attention after an instance modified the Google home page to feature surrealist artwork by Tinas van Doorn and a string of seemingly random text. This was addressed by Google cybersecurity teams within 5 minutes of the incident; however, images of the modified webpage began to circulate popular internet forums. Information was disseminated indicating that these images were hoaxes.</p>
<p>Although the string appears to be random, it is of note that the words "LAN" and "IO" occur multiple times.</p>
<p>Foundation web crawlers were fine tuned, revealing the presence of several more instances of SCP-4688-1 on popular servers that had remained hidden prior to the incident. It is unknown when the first instance of SCP-4688-1 was created, nor how many there are outside of Foundation containment.</p>
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<h3>Chat Log Transcript 4688-JONSWORDS</h3>
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<p><b>Foreword:</b> The following transcript was intercepted as a private message conversation between users Jonswords and ERIC1234 in the ████ IRC server. It is of note that Jonswords is the primary alias for PoI-8902 ("Jonathan Harris"), a high-ranking member of GoI-004C ("Church of Maxwellism") and one of the first instances of SCP-4688-1.</p>
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<p>10:42 <b>Jonswords:</b> hey there kiddo</p>
<p>10:44 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Hi</p>
<p>10:45 <b>Jonswords:</b> so your helmets those have been pretty cool B)</p>
<p>10:47 <b>ERIC1234:</b> How do you know theyre mine</p>
<p>10:48 <b>Jonswords:</b> magic o3o</p>
<p>10:48 <b>Jonswords:</b> so eric i do have a problem</p>
<p>10:49 <b>Jonswords:</b> those helmets have been really cool with helping get my friends to get me more friends, but sometimes these friends complain i was hoping as the little genius you were you had something else to help like another toy? :)</p>
<p>10:52 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Maybe i dunno tho i don’t think anything would do it plus all I really know is you like my helmets</p>
<p>10:52 <b>Jonswords:</b> theyre cool helmets B)</p>
<p>10:53 <b>Jonswords:</b> anything would help its for a good cause more friends is a good thing</p>
<p>10:56 <b>ERIC1234:</b> I mean i’ve got some crayons this ray gun an ant farm </p>
<p>10:57 <b>Jonswords:</b> what does the ray gun do? :)</p>
<p>10:57 <b>Jonswords:</b> sounds cool XD</p>
<p>11:00 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Uhh it brings my toys to life</p>
<p>11:00 <b>ERIC1234:</b> I buried it tbh. I tried to forget it existed</p>
<p>11:01 <b>Jonswords:</b> so maybe you could let me borrow it? to help for my good cause? :))
<p>11:08 <b>ERIC1234:</b> uuuuu if it’s for a good cause so you have more friends<p>
<p>11:08 <b>Jonswords:</b> YAYYYY!!!! i want everyone to be my friend :) thank you Eric</p>
<p>11:11 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Your welcome</p>
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<p><b>Item #:</b> SCP-4688</p>
<p><b>Object Class:</b> Artifact/Online</p>
<p><b>Containment Class:</b> Keter</p>
<p><b>Special Containment Procedures:</b> Instances of SCP-4688-A are to be stored in a standard anomalous item containment unit in Site-76. This container is to be reinforced with a Faraday cage to prevent further interactions with internet-based devices.</p>
<p>Foundation medical journals are to fabricate a disease that causes sudden and irreversible comas, in order to cover the activity of SCP-4688-1. Security patches are to be distributed worldwide to prevent further incursions into servers of importance. SCP-4688-1 activity outside of the aforementioned are to be covered up by several Foundation-sponsored "hacktivist" groups.</p>
<p><b>Description:</b> SCP-4688 refers to a collection of anomalies originally used to produce SCP-4688-1 instances. SCP-4688-A are a collection of bike helmets that, when worn, induce suggestion. SCP-4688-B is an electronic construct that, when connected to SCP-4688-A and a computer, will create instances of SCP-4688-1. SCP-4688-B is currently not in the Foundation's possession.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 are <span class="flicker">s</span>apient comput<span class="flicker">e</span>r programs produc<span class="flicker">e</span>d when a human is connected to SCP-4688 and an internet-enabled computer. SCP-4688-1 are able to interact with <span class="flicker">the</span> operating system in several ways in order to communicate, and claim to be the human used to generate SCP-4688-1. It is o<span class="flicker">f</span> note humans connected to SCP-4688 w<span class="flicker">i</span>ll become pe<span class="flicker">r</span>manently comato<span class="flicker">s</span>e after the opera<span class="flicker">t</span>ion.</p>
<p>In addition, humans exposed to SCP-4688-1-generated content (such as an infected web<span class="flicker">page</span>) also have a chance to become comatose and generate an instance of SCP-4688-1 without using SCP-4688. Combined with SCP-4688-1's ability to easily n<span class="flicker">a</span>vi<span class="flicker">ga</span>te internet connections, this has led to a rapid growth of SCP-4688-1 worldwide to approximately 4,000 total <span class="flicker">in</span>stances.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 were originally produced by GoI-004C ("Church of Maxwellism") <span class="flicker">i</span>n an <span class="flicker">a</span>tte<span class="flicker">m</span>pt to fur<span class="flicker">ther e</span>xplore the internet to find pieces of their god. The multiplicative effect of SCP-4688-1 is believed to be a side effect that was a result of the nature of SCP-4688 and the decrepit conditions it was in at the time of acquiring.</p>
<p><b>Addendum:</b> SCP-4688-B and several other components associated with SCP-4688 have been destroyed. It is believed that, as a consequence of this, SCP-4688-1 instances have vanished. Incident is awaiting declassification. Cleanup operations involving the retrieval of all instances of SCP-4688-A and possibly SCP-4688-B are underway. Reclassification will occur when it has been verified that <span class="flicker">SCP-4688-1 no longer exists.</span></p>
<p>Efforts to cover up the mass disappearance of those transformed into SCP-4688-1 is under way, as it is believed that SCP-4688-1 are no longer recoverable.</p>
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<p>It was cold when my consciousness returned to my body, like a spirit suddenly being snapped from astral projection back into the realm of flesh. Once you got used to being free in the internet, it was an awakening to be brought back into your rotting, decaying, paralyzed corpse of a body. If I looked too far to the left, I could see the corpse of George. A rat had made a nest in his stomach. Like the rest of us, he was still wearing the helmet.</p>
<p>After an eternity of being trapped, I heard footsteps. <i>Finally</i>, I thought, excited for the prospect of something, <i>anything</i>, to shift my current scenario. The door flew open, and I saw a man in business semiformal stagger through the door, obviously upset at the sight of our decaying bodies.</p>
<p>I don't know what I would've thought, but I wish I could've shouted, could've blinked, or even done anything to symbolize the fact that I was still alive in there. My consciousness didn't die on the internet. But I could not. As I threw myself against the bars of my fleshy prison, he walked in, took the helmets, and walked out as fast as he came. The stairsteps went up, up, up... and he disappeared forever, returning the life in the dull, grayed room to the status quo.</p>
<p>With my mind decaying into something beyond torture, my last thought to myself was, <i>is everybody else alright?</i> Or at least, that's what I suppose it would be.</p>
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<h3>Incident Report: Incident <span style="color: blue;" class="glitchy">èÄÿ'ê%êŒ</span> - Lvl5 Clearance</h3>
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On 2017-10-31 a Foundation web tracker spotted <span style="color: blue;">anomalous activity related to SCP-4688 on www.<span class="glitchy">èÄÿ'ê%êŒ</span>.com, a forum site dedicated to the discussion of occult activity. Site was shut down shortly after this discussion.</span>
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<p><b>Topic: new york times square hoodie person</b></p>
<p><b>jeffTheKiller2006:</b> i saw a man appear on time square tv, man had hoody and looked at me, i think he was a ghost?</p>
<p><b>slenderbae:</b> i saw him too, i also saw him on teletubby tv screen</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> Ha, me too. wonder who did it?</p>
<p><b>walter69:</b> walter</p>
<p><b>thomasknife:</b> I actually know the fellow who did this.</p>
<p><b>jeffTheKiller2006:</b> holy frick thats so cool!</p> 
<p><b>thomasknife:</b> Believe it or not it's actually an accidental thing, from what I hear. Accidentally brought a bunch of people into the internet with some device thing he made.</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> Wait what device?</p>
<p><b>slenderbae:</b> aaaaa i wnat to live in the internet</p>
<p><b>thomasknife:</b> I don't know, we had a falling out a while ago. I remember him talking about finding a helmet that he was able to plug in the computer, but it didn't work for whatever reason.</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> What</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> Where did he get it</p>
<p><b>thomasknife:</b> Not sure. The fucker never leaves his basement.</p>
<p><b style="color: green;">normies_suck &lt;Moderator&gt;</b><b>:</b> No swearing please, it's a bannable offense.</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> Do u know what his name is?</p>
<p><b>thomasknife:</b> Jon? Why so many questions?</p>
<p><b>ERIC1234:</b> Sorry last question, do you know where he lived?</p>
<p><b style="color: green;">normies_suck &lt;Moderator&gt;</b><b>:</b> doxxing is against the rules, locking this thread</p>
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<h3>SCP-4688 - Revision 2017-09-30</h3>
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<p><b>Item #:</b> SCP-4688</p>
<p><b>Object Class:</b> Artifact/Online</p>
<p><b>Containment Class:</b> Euclid</p>
<p><b>Special Containment Procedures:</b> Instances of SCP-4688 are to be stored in a standard anomalous item containment unit in Site-76. This container is to be reinforced with a Faraday cage to prevent further interactions with inte<span style="color: blue;"><b>im so sorry any of this happened</b></span>rnet-based devices.</p>
<p>When not undergoing testing, SCP-4688-1 are to be stored on separate airgapped servers physically stored out of the ra<span style="color: blue;"><b>my name is Eric</b></span>nge of any wireless connection. A Foundation-maintained web scraper (I/O-AVIAN) is to scan popular internet sites and foru<span style="color: blue;"><b>i didnt make the helmets for those crazy guys</b></span>ms for evidence of SCP-4688-1. They are then to be lured into a controlled Foundation server and brought int<span style="color: blue;"><b>people were killed by them all because I wanted a toy</b></span>o containment.</p>
<p><b>Description:</b> SCP-4688 are a series of Be<span style="color: blue;"><b>i made two only to get my parents to buy me a new raygun</b></span>ll-brand children's bike helmets. The Fo<span style="color: blue;"><b>i thought it would make another good magic toy</b></span>undation currently possesses 12 inst<span style="color: blue;"><b>but it was too much they said</b></span>ances of SCP-4688; however, it is confirmed that more exist outside of containment.</p>
<p>Anomalous phenomena begin when SCP-4688 is worn by a sapient be<span style="color: blue;"><b>so I took some old bike helmets from the garage and made them magic</b></span>ing capable of understanding language. The wearer of SCP-4688 will enter a trance state where they experience slurred speech, impaired motor control, and susceptibility to suggestion. Subjects under the influence of SCP-4688 will not re<span style="color: blue;"><b>i got the raygun and I made that one magic too</b></span>fuse any order given to them, except if it will obviously bring harm to the subject in question.</p>
<p>However, through a poorly und<span style="color: blue;"><b>i dont know what happened or why more helmets exist</b></span>erstood process involving the connection of SCP-4688 to an internet-enabled computer, the wearer of SCP-4688 will instead become c<span style="color: blue;"><b>those creepy guys must of found them and copied them</b></span>omatose. So far, no means known to the Foundation have been successful at awakening affected subjects from this coma, even after the removal of SCP-4688. Following this, an executable file (hereafter SCP-4688-1) will appear on the computer and run itself.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 do not have a true int<span style="color: blue;"><b>those helmets were my invention, my magic toys</b></span>erface; however, it is able to bypass standard memory protections and access other software on the computer in significant manners. In addition, SCP-4688-1 can transfer itself across intern<span style="color: blue;"><b>and those creepy guys tricked me into letting them have the raygun after saying they liked the helmets</b></span>et connections to access other computers. In<span style="color: blue;"><b>meeting the guy was weird cause I didn’t really, he told me to put it in my mailbox and he’d get it, and he did, it was weird</b></span>teractions with SCP-4688-1 instances have revealed them to be sapient, and they will claim to be the subject who had previ<span style="color: blue;"><b>i want to take back what I did those toys weren’t meant to hurt people</b></span>ously become comatose from wearing SCP-4688. Decompilation of SCP-4688-1 instances has yet to yield any significant results.</p>
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<p><b>Addendum 4688-1:</b> Discovery</p>
<p>SCP-4688 was originally found in the possession of a con artist, who had used it to steal several people's possessions un<span style="color: blue;"><b>i thought I was helping people</b></span>der the cover of a street magician. See Recovery Log 4688-SCHOOL for a collection of recovery incidents pertaining to other SCP-4688 instances.</p>
<p>The existence of SCP-4688-1 was brought t<span style="color: blue;"><b>but i wasnt</b></span>o the Foundation's attention after an instance modified the Google home page to feature surrealist artwork by Tinas van Doorn and a string of seemingly random text. This was addressed by Google cybersecurity teams within 5 minutes of the incident; however, images of the modified webpage began to circulate popular internet forums. Information was disseminated indicating that these images were hoaxes.</p>
<p>Although the string appears to be random, it is of note that the words "LAN" and "IO" occur multiple times.</p>
<p>Foundation web crawlers were fine tuned, revealing the presence of several more instances of SCP-4688-1 on popular servers that had remained hidden prior to the incident. It is unknown when the first instance of SCP-4688-1 was created, nor how many there are outside of Foundation containment.</p>
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<p>13:52 <b>ERIC1234:</b> You used my ray gun and helmets to kill people!</p>
<p>13:53 <b>Jonswords:</b> not kill :/ i was helping them make friends like I said</p>
<p>13:54 <b>ERIC1234:</b> But you rotted their brains!</p>
<p>13:55 <b>Jonswords:</b> XD but now they are all friends</p>
<p>13:56 <b>ERIC1234:</b> How? this is wrong Ill tell my parents</p>
<p>13:57 <b>Jonswords:</b> theyre online learning cool things together telling your parents wont do much :/</p>
<p>13:58 <b>Jonswords:</b> the power of friendship is very strong like in cartoons ᕦ(òvóˇ)ᕤ</p>
<p>14:05 <b>ERIC1234:</b> This isnt fair</p>
<p>14:06 <b>ERIC1234:</b> People are dying you said youd help them</p>
<p>14:07 <b>Jonswords:</b> i did help :) you just gotta accept it, bud</p>
<p>14:23 <b>ERIC1234:</b> i</p>
<p>14:26 <b>ERIC1234:</b> i</p>
<p>14:34 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Ill turn it off i still have the power switch.</p>
<p>14:36 <b>Jonswords:</b> huh?</p>
<p>14:36 <b>Jonswords:</b> dont worry about that kiddo. i saw the emergency poweroff in the raygun when i was fucking with it, and i took it out</p>
<p>14:37 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Wait what? what did u do?</p>
<p>14:36 <b>Jonswords:</b> hooked it up to some wires i had in the basement, plus some shit george took from gamestop :)</p>
<p>14:38 <b>ERIC1234:</b> So... you're at 3940 Raymond St, San Francisco, CA, 94108?</p>
<p>14:38 <b>Jonswords:</b> how'd you get my address?</p>
<p>14:38 <b>ERIC1234:</b> I have the power of friendship on my side too :-)</p>
<p>14:41 <b>ERIC1234:</b> Im coming there to stop this evil!</p>
<p>14:45 <b>Jonswords:</b> good luck with that, kiddo. set up the machine so that it globs anyone coming into the room. you can't get a person in there without them falling flat.</p>
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<p><b>Item #:</b> SCP-4688</p>
<p><b>Object Class:</b> Artifact/Online</p>
<p><b>Containment Class:</b> Keter</p>
<p><b>Special Containment Procedures:</b> Instances of SCP-4688-A are to be stored in a standard anomalous item containment unit in Site-76. This container is to be reinforced with a Faraday cage to prevent further interactions with internet-based devices.</p>
<p>Foundation medical journals are to fabricate a disease that causes sudden and irreversible comas, in order to cover the activity of SCP-4688-1. Security patches are to be distributed worldwide to prevent further incursions into servers of importance. SCP-4688-1 activity outside of the aforementioned are to be covered up by several Foundation-sponsored "hacktivist" groups.</p>
<p><b>Description:</b> SCP-4688 refers to a collection of anomalies originally used to produce SCP-4688-1 instances. SCP-4688-A are a collection of bike helmets that, when worn, induce suggestion. SCP-4688-B is an electronic construct that, when connected to SCP-4688-A and a computer, will create instances of SCP-4688-1. SCP-4688-B is currently not in the Foundation's possession.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 are <span class="flicker">s</span>apient comput<span class="flicker">e</span>r programs produc<span class="flicker">e</span>d when a human is connected to SCP-4688 and an internet-enabled computer. SCP-4688-1 are able to interact with the operating system in several ways in order to communicate, and claim to be the human used to generate SCP-4688-1. It is of note humans connected to SCP-4688 will become permanently comatose after the operation.</p>
<p>In addition, humans exposed to SCP-4688-1-generated content (such as an infected webpage) also have a chance to become comatose and generate an instance of SCP-4688-1 without using SCP-4688. Combined with SCP-4688-1's ability to easily navigate internet connections, this has led to a rapid growth of SCP-4688-1 worldwide to approximately 4,000 total instances.</p>
<p>SCP-4688-1 were originally produced by GoI-004C ("Church of Maxwellism") in an attempt to further explore the internet to find pieces of their god. The multiplicative effect of SCP-4688-1 is believed to be a side effect that was a result of the nature of SCP-4688 and the decrepit conditions it was in at the time of acquiring.</p>
<p style='color:blue;'><b>Addendum:</b> Neutralization</p>
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<p><span style="color: blue;">Body camera footage of MTF Eta-4 (<a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3570" target="_top">"Begone Thoth"</a>) assisting MTF Mu-2 ("Debuggers") in Operation DISCONNECT.</span></p>
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