Kanonite

Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX cannot be contained by any known means, attempts to remove or destroy any television screens in the area of a chosen subject merely result in instances of SCP-XXXX-2 (See Addendum 1) being created. Conversations, on and offline are to be monitored for any mentions of symptoms similar to XXXX, in which case agents will be dispatched to take the subject in for questioning. Any civilian subjects located are to be given amnestics upon completion of the SCP’s request and subsequent interrogation, though the counsel imparted by it can be kept on their person, provided the advice does not disclose anything about The Foundation and SCP’s, and is displayed in a mundane format, such as post-it notes and inspirational quote posters placed in their dwellings. This is to be combined with subconscious memetic suggestion after amnestics are administered, in order to convince the subject that this decorum was always present. Any inert instances of SCP-XXXX-2 are to be dismantled or sold on an online auction house.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a television broadcast manifesting to randomly selected young or mature adult individuals at precisely 10 PM in their timezone. Upon being chosen by SCP-XXXX, subjects report seeing scrambled TV guides, both printed and teletext, whereas their friends and family can see them clearly. The broadcast will appear at the aforementioned hour, when the chosen subject is alone. If a television set is active at the time, it will automatically change to the broadcast, ala signal hijacking. If a television set is inactive, it will spontaneously become active and if there is no television set present, an instance of SCP-XXXX-2 will be created out of thin air for the purpose of the broadcast.

The following description of the footage was pieced together from testimonies of past subjects:

The broadcast, much like the visual scrambling before it, can only be perceived by the subject. Upon activation, SCP-XXXX begins by displaying an antique-looking, monochrome logo of an eye bearing a visual similarity to that of the National Film Board of Canada, while an analogue synthesizer jingle plays. The audio-visual quality of the broadcast is stated to be of poor quality, with sizable amounts of film grain and sound crackling.

Shortly after, the visual fades out, into what will be henceforth referred to as SCP-XXXX-1

SCP-XXXX-1 is described by all subjects as an adult female, of grey skin tone, having completely white-colored eyes, hair a long, parted black and wearing a pristine business suit. SCP-XXXX-1 is seated at what appears to be a newscaster’s desk amidst an empty void, the logo from the intro visible on the outward area of the desk as the camera zooms in.

Once the camera has zoomed in on XXXX-1 observing blank sheets of paper, it faces the viewer and begins to speak in a monotone voice, welcoming them then beginning a short speech. The content of these speeches is usually patriotic, with recurring themes of "Duty" and "Cherishing one's people". Some subjects have also reported XXXX-1 occasionally musing philosophy about life, and decrying media censorship.

Upon finishing the speech, XXXX-1 informs the viewer that they are about to thwart “An atrocity unrecorded in history”, upon which the subject will disappear, reappearing unharmed 5-35 minutes later, having no memory of what they experienced during their absence.

In case of failure, the television set becomes either inactive or returns to regular programming, the latter provided it was active before the manifestation. Afterwards, the subject will proceed to be visited by XXXX every night at the designated hour until they fulfill the entity's goal.

Should a viewer succeed, they will be returned unharmed as before, but instead of the set immediately becoming inactive, the subject is shown a shot of SCP-XXXX-1. XXXX-1 issues the viewer life advice relevant to their current issues, be they physical, mental or social, as the synthesizer jingle from the intro plays with the camera steadily backing away to overlook both the void and the desk. Finally, the camera stops from a bird’s eye view, XXXX-1 looks up at the chosen viewer one more time before saying “Thank You.” the broadcast then terminating and the television either becoming inactive
or returning to regular programming, as with the failures.

Upon this, the SCP-XXXX instances permanently cease to manifest for the subject, while XXXX-2’s cease to materialize and those that did, become entirely non-anomalous.

Successful subjects have shown signs of memetic personality alteration, specifically of heightened confidence along with a feeling of happiness when reciting the advice given by SCP-XXXX-1.

No further anomalous effects or after-effects have been observed or described.

Addendum #1: SCP-XXXX-2 is an antique, circa 1970's wood-panel television set in pristine condition. Dismantling an instance of XXXX-2 reveals components expected of a non-anomalous analog television, albeit possessing an anomalous property of receiving the XXXX broadcast even if no power or TV signal are available.
Addendum #2:Analog televisions that are not created by SCP-XXXX also share the anomalous property described in Addendum 1.