Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Any reports of Kronos Inc and its subsidiary, Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly, must be investigated.
Artifacts of SCP-XXXX must be confiscated and destroyed.
Upon discovery of an instance of SCP-XXXX-2, a task force must detain them, destroy any items related to SCP-XXXX, and send them to Site-██
Research for the safe containment of instances of SCP-XXXX-1 is underway. Until then, all instances of SCP-XXXX-1 must be killed when possible.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a group of phenomena connected to a corporation named “Kronos Inc”.
SCP-XXXX-1 is a group of human entities ages 85 or older. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will appear beside locations typically inhabited by adolescents (ages 13-18) and advertise a project called Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will actively target adolescents and will not vacate the premises unless they are in danger or an adolescent individual has taken SCP-XXXX-A, a pamphlet provided by SCP-XXXX-1. Afterwards, instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will disappear.
An instance of SCP-XXXX in front of ███ █████ High School
Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly is a non-profit, start-up organization with the goal of reconnecting our senior citizens with their youth.
How do we do that?
We write letters!
Through teens like you, we hope to have the next generation of workers foster a connection with our oldest citizens so that they may learn about the generation that will fill the shoes they once filled.
We are proud to say that our goal is funded by a fellow start-up: Kronos Inc. This means that we are able to offer $5 per letter! We understand that this is asking for time out of your day, and we hope that that is enough to compensate for the good work you do.
If you wish to join the pen pal project, sign this pamphlet and mail it to [REDACTED].
X__
By signing the above document, you agree to Kronos Inc’s terms and conditions, which can be read on KronosInc.com/BenjaminsLetters/TermsandConditions.
Individuals who sign up to the Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly project are designated as SCP-XXXX-2.
After a period of 6-10 months, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 will receive a letter from the Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly project, designated as SCP-XXXX-B, thanking them for their participation. Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 who read SCP-XXXX-B will begin to rapidly age until they reach physical ages higher than 65.
Greetings [Subject name here],
We’d like to thank you for your dedication to our project. Rest assured you have made your pen pal very happy. It is through people like you that our goals are brought to fruition!
Sincerely,
The Staff of the Benjamin’s Letters for the Elderly project
[Note: The following is handwritten.]
I’m so sorry, you don’t deserve this. No one does. I hope you understand You’ll understand. I wish you didn’t
Afterwards, an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 will attempt to make contact with SCP-XXXX-2. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will only speak once they are alone. What is said is unknown see Interview XXXX-ML. They will then offer a contract, labeled SCP-XXXX-C, and ask SCP-XXXX-2 to sign it. If they do, both entities will disappear.
After a period of 5 to 12 years, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 will return, with their previous age restored. They claim to have no memory of their disappearance or anything pertaining Kronos Inc.
Addendum XXXX-1: The discoveries made in Interview XXXX-ML show that instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 are the same entities at different points in time.
Interviewer: Dr. Smith
Subject: SCP-XXXX-1-176; physical age of 97
Foreword: SCP-XXXX-1-176 was discovered by the Foundation in front of ███ █████ High School. Unlike previous instances, SCP-XXXX-1-176 offered no resistance and instead requested to speak with ‘someone who can help’. The proper amnestics were supplied to all witnesses.
Its request for a paper and pen has been approved.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Smith: What can you tell us about Kronos Inc?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] Not much. We have to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement. There’s a loophole with writing but…even this is dangerous. I only know because Doesn't matter.
Dr. Smith: Thank you for agreeing to this then.
SCP-XXXX-1-176 nods.
Dr. Smith: Where is Kronos Inc. located?
SCP-XXXX-1-176 pauses.
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] When. I can’t say more.
Dr. Smith: Is that how you can evade us?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] Yes.
Dr. Smith: Okay. What is Kronos Inc’s intentions?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] I can’t say.
Dr. Smith: What can you say?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] They trick us. We sign the brochures because we think we’d be doing something good and earning something for ourselves while we’re at it. They don’t tell us what we’re really giving away.
Dr. Smith: Your age?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] Time. And then they come back and give promises. That we’ll get our life back, that everything will be okay, so long as we spend a little time working for them.
Dr. Smith: Doing what?
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] All I know is that they’re paid in letters. Their real paychecks go to the company. I got lucky, I was too old for whatever they wanted, so I got to advertise for them. Every person who I get to sign on means one more letter for me.
Dr. Smith: Do—
SCP-XXXX-1-176: [Written] It’s horrible. I destroy their lives and take what’s left, and the worst part is that I can’t stop. If I do, then
Subject begins to cry.
SCP-XXXX-A-176: I don’t want this to be my life. I didn’t even get to live it.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Approximately two hours after the interview, four humanoid entities with shirts labeled ‘Property of Kronos Inc.’ appeared in SCP-XXXX-1-176’s cell and disappeared along with it. Their location is unknown.
Addendum XXXX-2: Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 have begun appearing in senior homes advertising SCP-XXXX-C to the residents. Preventative measures are pending.