user Dr Grenz recently made two posts on the forums — both of them containing a full draft — which features several hallmarks of AI.
the body of the text is available below.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Title: SCP-XXXX — The Man Who Arrives Too Early
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX cannot be physically contained. Current Foundation efforts are focused on identifying incidents, documenting encounters, and managing the aftermath.
Personnel embedded in hospitals, psychiatric units, and crisis response systems are to flag any individual who reports encountering an unknown elderly man immediately before attempting suicide. These individuals are to be detained for questioning and administered Class-B amnestics afterward.
Any suspected recordings are to be seized. SCP-XXXX has never appeared on any form of media.
Deliberate attempts to trigger its appearance are strictly prohibited.
Description:
SCP-XXXX appears as an elderly man, typically estimated to be between 70 and 85 years old. His clothing is consistently described as formal, though often out of place for the time period—sometimes predating the subject’s lifetime.
The entity manifests suddenly, usually within 1–2 meters of a person who is moments away from attempting suicide. These appearances happen without warning and have occurred even in secured or isolated environments.
Once present, SCP-XXXX engages the individual in a short conversation, usually lasting anywhere from half a minute to a few minutes. During this time, it demonstrates an unsettling level of knowledge about the person’s life, including details that are undocumented or impossible to verify.
It never physically interferes.
In most cases, the individual stops their attempt.
What SCP-XXXX says is typically brief and direct—phrases like “Not yet” or “You still have time.” People who hear it often describe these statements as if something is being postponed rather than prevented.
Despite this, long-term data shows no overall decrease in mortality among affected individuals.
Observed Properties:
No measurable physical presence
Cannot be captured on audio or video
Witnesses are unable to clearly recall its face
Its voice and words are remembered with unusual clarity
Addendum XXXX-1: Failure Cases
In some instances, individuals continue with their attempt despite SCP-XXXX’s presence.
When this happens, SCP-XXXX will either:
End the interaction abruptly, or
Remain nearby without speaking
At no point has it attempted to physically intervene.
Addendum XXXX-2: Secondary Manifestations
Some individuals report seeing SCP-XXXX again later in unrelated situations.
These encounters are brief and silent.
Witnesses often describe a feeling of familiarity before realizing why the figure seems recognizable.
These cases are strongly associated with individuals who later die from indirect or unrelated causes.
Addendum XXXX-3: Interview Log
Subject: Male, 34
Status: Survived initial attempt
Interviewer: When did it start talking?
Subject: Right when I stopped hesitating.
Interviewer: What did it say?
Subject: It asked if I remembered being in a hospital.
Interviewer: Do you?
Subject: No.
Interviewer: What did it say to that?
Subject: “That’s expected.”
Interviewer: And the last thing it said?
Subject: (pause) “Not this one.”
No matching medical records were found.
Addendum XXXX-4: Incident XXXX-Delta
A controlled test using D-class personel successfully triggered a manifestation.
D-class: You’re here to stop me?
SCP-XXXX: No.
D-class: Then what are you doing?
SCP-XXXX: Verifying.
D-class: Verifying what?
SCP-XXXX: (no response)
SCP-XXXX remained present but took no action.
Testing has since been suspended.
Addendum XXXX-5: Long-Term Analysis
Individuals whose attempts are interrupted by SCP-XXXX show a noticeable increase in later involvement in incidents involving multiple casualties.
Whether this is coincidence or causation remains unknown.
Addendum XXXX-6: Archival Irregularities
A review of Foundation mortality records has identified multiple individuals who match SCP-XXXX’s general appearance.
These records span more than 120 years.
All listed individuals are confirmed deceased.
In 14 cases, photographs exist. In each one, the individual appears somewhere in the background, facing the camera. Facial details are unclear.
Notably, the timestamps on these photos come before any known SCP-XXXX encounters connected to those individuals.
Addendum XXXX-7: Internal Memorandum
A recurring anomaly has been identified:
Several individuals who reported encounters with SCP-XXXX were later found—according to official records—to have died during their "original" suicide attempt.
There is no documentation showing they survived.
However, interview transcripts, detainment records, and psychological evaluations for these individuals still exist.
Personnel involved in those cases clearly remember interacting with them.
Those memories directly contradict the official records.
Final Note:
SCP-XXXX has never claimed to prevent death.
In every recorded case, it has only suggested that the timing of death was “wrong.”
It has never intervened more than once in the same event.
However—
In multiple confirmed cases, the “correct” time of death appears to have already passed.
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