Item #: SCP-444
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-444 is kept in a safe-class object storage locker in Site-96. The individuals in previous possession of SCP-444, Casey Randaro and Christian Fassen, have been administered Class-A amnestics and been given an identical, non-anomalous die as replacement.
Description: SCP-444 is a single ordinary die, white with black pips. Despite being unweighted, whenever SCP-444 is rolled unhindered, it will land on the side with four pips facing up. Any attempts to force SCP-444 to land on a specific side, including the use of weights, machinery, or otherwise, will be successful. SCP-444 will only land on the side with four pips when it is allowed to roll normally and land of its own accord.
Addendum: The following tests were administered to attempt to learn more about SCP-444 and its anomalous properties.
Test #: 444-1
Subject: D-94723
Procedure: Subject will roll SCP-444 100 times.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the four side 100 times.
Notes:
Test #: 444-2
Subject: D-94723
Procedure: Subject will roll SCP-444 1000 times.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the four side 1000 times.
Notes: Early on in the test, SCP-444 rolled off the table in the testing room and landed in between two floorboards. It was stuck with the two and three sides facing upwards.
Test #: 444-3
Subject: D-94723
Procedure: Subject will attach a weight to the one side and then roll SCP-444.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the six side.
Notes: SCP-444 responded to stimuli as would be expected of a non-anomalous die.
Test #: 444-4
Subject: D-94723
Procedure: Subject will attach a magnet to the one side and then roll SCP-444 on a magnetic surface.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the six side.
Notes: SCP-444 responded to stimuli as would be expected of a non-anomalous die.
The next 11 tests did not lead to any significant conclusions and have been therefore removed.
Test #: 444-16
Subject: Dr. Henry Rouslin
Procedure: Subject will use a Kant Counter to measure the Hume levels of SCP-444 before, during, and after rolling.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the four side.
Notes: Throughout the test, SCP-444 exhibited normal Hume readings.
Test #: 444-17
Subject: Dr. Henry Rouslin
Procedure: Subject will use a temporal waveform limiter to measure the timeline fluctuation of SCP-444 before, during, and after rolling.
Results: SCP-444 landed on the four side.
Notes: SCP-444's waveform was offset by 6.18E██████████████ years.
Item #: SCP-444-EX
Object Class: Explained
Special Containment Procedures: Despite the technical feasibility of SCP-444-EX existing as a product of natural entropy, their properties make them a risk for the continuation of normalcy, and therefore, all instances are to remain in their safe-class object storage locker in Site-96.
All known instances of SCP-444-EX are in foundation custody. In the event that more are discovered, they are to be removed from their owners and replaced with one or more identical, non-anomalous dice, along with the administration of Class-A, and if necessary, Class-C amnestics.
Description: SCP-444-EX refers to 117 ordinary dice, white with black pips. The dice are not weighted, and each side has pips of different sizes to counteract the weight of its surrounding pips. Despite these precautions, whenever an instance of SCP-444-EX is rolled unhindered, it will land on the side with four pips facing up. Any attempts to force SCP-444-EX to land on a specific side, including the use of weights, machinery, or otherwise, will be successful. SCP-444-EX will only land on the side with four pips when it is allowed to roll normally and land of its own accord.
Previously, SCP-444-EX was thought to be a probabilistic anomaly, thus explaining the ease of manipulation found during testing. However, after Test-444-17 revealed that SCP-444-EX's internal temporal waveform was offset by 6.18E██████████████ years, Foundation web-crawlers began searching for possible connections that could explain its origin. On ██/██34, a reddit post asking how to win craps by rolling only fours was located and traced to Rudy Summergrass in Kennesaw, Georgia. Rudy was taken in for questioning the following day.
Interviewer: Dr. Henry Rouslin, Site-96
Subject: Rudy Summergrass, Civilian
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Rouslin: Hello, Mr. Summergrass. How are you today?
Rudy: This isn't a honeypot, right?
Dr. Rouslin: I'm sorry, I'm unfamiliar with the term.
Rudy: Like… you're not actually cops in disguise, are ya? If you are, you legally have to tell me.
Dr. Rouslin: I'm not a member of law enforcement, no.
Rudy: Ok good. So you're gonna help me with this die thing, right?
Dr. Rouslin: Yes, but first, I'll need to ask you a few questions about the origin of the object.
Rudy: Shoot.
Dr. Rouslin: Where did you acquire the die?
Rudy: Got it from that dude who hangs out in his fuckin halal food truck round by the Wendy's. What's that guy's name? It's like… I know it's a stupid name, I know that.
Dr. Rouslin: You purchased the die from a food truck?
Rudy: Yeah it's… hold on I have it, it's on the tip of my tongue.
Dr. Rouslin: When-
Rudy: Rin's Western cuisine! That's the fucker's name! Rin's Western cuisine!
Dr. Rouslin: I'm sorry, I thought you said it was a halal food truck.
Rudy: Yeah, like from the middle west. You know, Iraq and whatnot. Shit, I don't know. I'm not too good at geometry.
Dr. Rouslin: Moving on, when did you discover the die's properties? Were you aware of them when you purchased it?
Rudy: I was getting a taco from Rin's and the guy goes "Yo, you gamble right?" and of course I do so I was like "Heck yes brother, but you didn't hear that from me". Guy says "I got these dice that won't never roll nothin but a 4, guaranteed. And they ain't weighted. Undetectable." I was like "Shit brother, you had me sold at gamble!"
Dr. Rouslin: Alright, thank you for your time, Mr. Summergrass.
Rudy: Hey, aren't you gonna tell me how to use the thing to my self advantage?
A guard comes up from behind and sedates Mr. Summergrass. The die is removed from his possession and he is amnesticized.
[END LOG]
MTF-Delta-Delta-Delta ("The Foreplayers") was sent to the aforementioned location in an attempt to locate the apparent producer of SCP-444-EX. The food truck, "Rin's Western Cuisine," was located, and PoI-4731, 54 year old Rin Terry, was brought to Site-96 for questioning.
Interviewer: Dr. Henry Rouslin, Site-96
Subject: PoI-4731
[BEGIN LOG]
As soon as the recording begins, PoI-4731 grabs the recorder and holds it up to his face.
PoI-4731: Read me my rights! I deserve to know my rights! Hello hello, I'm being held against my will!
Dr. Rouslin: Mr. Terry, please put down the device. We aren't the police.
PoI-4731: I'll gut you like a fucking fish, asshole!
Dr. Rouslin: I'm not a policeman, I'm just a high… high paying potential customer.
PoI-4731: Are you sure? If you are police, you legally have to tell me!
Dr. Rouslin: That's not… no, we're not police.
PoI-4731: So you're lookin to get your hands on some time manipulators, huh? Well, they're not cheap.
Dr. Rouslin: I… actually, yes, please tell us about your time manipulators.
PoI-4731: They're the newest model, sleek bronze, equipped with a 14k inhibitor and six 2k wave dilators. Standard small object limit, but with the rig I've got these fellas set up to, you won't need to buy food for the rest of your life.
Dr. Rouslin: Where do you find the materials for such a device?
PoI-4731: I don't have to tell you nothin, you're gunna run me outa business!
Dr. Rouslin: Then… I guess we won't be buying from you today.
PoI-4731: No, no, wait! I… I misspoke, okay? I uhh, gimme a pen, and let me write it down.
PoI-4731 is handed a pen and a piece of paper. He scribbles a list of items onto the surface.
Dr. Rouslin: Interesting… how might one use an item such as this?
PoI-4731: What, you don't know why you want the thing?
Dr. Rouslin: Well, what do you use it for?
PoI-4731: I've got a side business selling rigged dice, and other than that, just food.
Dr. Rouslin: Rigged dice? How does one achieve that with such a machine?
PoI-4731: It's pretty simple, really. A computer is hooked up to the temporal waveform adjustor which will allow it to view the complete timeline of the die. At some point in the infinite future of the die, it will roll the number 4 infinity times in a row. Once we isolate this period in the die's existence, all we have to do is roll it a whole lot while speeding up the process inside the time machine, and voila: a die that will only roll 4, forever, without any magic.
Dr. Rouslin: I just have one more question for you, Mr. Terry. How did you discover this anomalous technology?
PoI-4731: I uhh…. huh. You know, I definitely have memories of… somewhere, where I learned about this shit, but it's all fuzzy.
Dr. Rouslin: Here, maybe this will jog your memory.
Dr. Rouslin reaches into his pocket and removes a mnestic capsule. He hands it to PoI-4731, who swallows it reluctantly.
PoI-4731: What's this s'posed to do, give me back my memories or something?
Dr. Rouslin: Precisely.
PoI-4731: Well, how long does it take to kick in, because-
PoI-4731 stops in the middle of his sentence and looks around, blank faced. He turns back towards Dr. Rouslin, and focuses intently on his identification badge. Slowly, PoI-4731's eyes widen in fear.
PoI-4731: Oh my god… it's you. Oh my god, no, I can't, I can't! You can't do this, not again!
Dr. Rouslin: Mr. Terry, please have a seat, we're not going to hurt you.
PoI-4731: I can't go back! You can't make me!
From outside the door, a security guard comes in to address PoI-4731's misconduct. PoI-4731 reaches for his gun, darting under his arm and grabbing it. He holds it up to his mouth and shoots himself upwards through the head, killing himself instantly.
[END LOG]
