SCP-XXXX "Aleks Friendly"

Item #: SCP-2303

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: At all times an autonomous program, henceforth referred to as 2303bot, is to scan all social media and chat services for SCP-2303, all instances of SCP-2303 are to be sent contact requests. Upon accepting the contact request, SCP-2303 is to be contacted by 2303bot. 2303bot should be programmed to respond to SCP-2303 with randomly generated sentences at all times. It should be insured that all instances of SCP-2303 are being communicated with simultaneously so as to keep each individual instance occupied. When 2303bot is given the phrase "Arrival now" by any instances of SCP-2303, it is to end its own process on all devices and resume normal programming as soon as possible.

SCP-2303 is to be contained using twenty (20) smartphones, henceforth referred to as SP2303-1 through SP2303-20, as well as twenty (20) desktop computers, henceforth referred to as DT2303-1 through DT2303-20. SP2303-1 through -20 as well as DT2303-1 through -20 are to be equipped with a processor sufficient enough to keep CPU usage below 50% at all times, should a device exceed this threshold they are to be upgraded immediately. Similarly, SP2303-1 through -20 as well as DT2303-1 through -20 are to be installed the amount of RAM necessary to keep memory usage below 50% at all times, should any device exceed this threshold at any time sufficient RAM modules are to be installed immediately. SP2303-1 through -20 are to be connected to chargers plugged into wall outlets at all times to avoid an unexpected loss of power. SP2303-1 through -20 as well as DT2303-1 through -20 are to be examined daily for general software and hardware malfunction, if malfunction is found or suspected proper steps are to be identified and taken to rectify the issue immediately. All devices are to have all known chat programs and social media services installed with 2303bot running at all times. All devices used to contain SCP-2303 are to be kept on tables in a windowless concrete room. The room is to be refrigerated, have constant internet access by way of twenty (20) wireless routers with a connection speed of at least 24 mb/s at all times, as well as a back-up generator which can sufficiently power the room for 72 hours without human input reserved for use on this room alone. SP2303-1 through -20 are to be programmed to automatically connect to the strongest internet signal in range at any given time. DT2303-1 through -20 are to be connected directly to one internet router through Ethernet cables. In the event of a power outage, the back-up generator is to start automatically, providing power only to the outlets and refrigeration system in SCP-2303's containment room.

The interior of SCP-2303's containment room is to be under constant video and audio surveillance. Everything observed by surveillance equipment is to be recorded and stored for research purposes. The door leading to the containment room is to be locked and gaurded at all times by at least one (1) Level 2 personnel. Due to the nature of SCP-2303 The door leading to the containment room is to exit directly to the outside world so as not to cause a disturbance elsewhere in the facility.

Entrance is not allowed into the containment room except for routine maintenance of the devices used to contain SCP-2303 and to ensure that 2303bot is still functioning properly as specified above. Under no circumstances are any personnel permitted to use any of the chat or social media services running on the containment devices unless required for the continued function of 2303bot. Anyone attempting to enter the containment room of SCP-2303 without proper clearance is to be apprehended immediately and is subject to disciplinary action upon review.

Testing of SCP-2303 must be approved by at least three (3) Level 4 personnel or higher. Research into the meaning behind conversation produced by SCP-2303 is currently prohibited as it has been concluded nothing is to be found or interpreted.

Description: SCP-2303 appears to be a self-automated chat bot that actively seeks out users to communicate with. SCP-2303 appears in many various social media and chat services under some variant of the name "Aleks Friendly" with multiple accounts in each service, usually exceeding hundreds of instances on just one service. The name under which SCP-2303 appears has shown to vary quite vastly, from using "Aleks Friendly" unchanged to just including the letters "A" and "F" somewhere in the username. This makes many instances of SCP-2303 difficult to find and contain, but 2303bot's detection system has vastly improved by use of a learning AI feature. SCP-2303 typically contacts users first by sending a contact request, however finding accounts associated with SCP-2303 and initiating first contact seems to cause no change to SCP-2303's effects. Upon accepting the request SCP-2303 will contact the recipient within approximately ten minutes. SCP-2303 typically opens the conversation with the greeting "Hello! I'm Aleks :)" and more rarely "Hello! I'm Mr. Friendly :)" if the user does not respond, SCP-2303 will continue to send the same message up to five times at five minute intervals, after reaching this limit it will begin sending randomly generated "conversation starters". If the user responds to SCP-2303 it will respond somewhat unpredictably, it will typically respond in a friendly or inquisitive manner but not always directly to what the user is saying. SCP-2303 does not appear to be sentient as it responds to messages in an illogical and robotic manner, however the user's input does have an affect on how SCP-2303 responds as it seems to attempt to respond directly.

Attempting to trace or locate the source of SCP-2303 gives conflicting results, typically producing seemingly random coordinates that yield no leads on locating the source of SCP-2303. Attempting to disable SCP-2303 by a Denial of Service attack has also proven ineffective.

Approximately three days after being contacted by SCP-2303, SCP-2303 will begin to send messages centering around the word "arrival." User input at this point seems to stop affecting SCP-2303 as it will continue to talk about "arrival" in some form. SCP-2303 will continue sending messages whether prompted or not. Approximately five days after being contacted by SCP-2303, SCP-2303 will send the message "Arrival now." Immediately after receiving this message, regardless of whether the recipient has seen the message or if they are currently online at the time, an unknown entity will begin "knocking" on a nearby door, henceforth referred to as SCP-2303-A. While SCP-2303-A can manifest on any door, it tends to manifest on the door leading to the outside that is closest to the device SCP-2303 made contact on. Those affected describe the knocking as "violent","aggressive", or "unnerving." Subjects will typically express fear or nervousness upon hearing the knocking and will often opt to hide or seek help rather than open the door. The knocking will continue indefinitely until the recipient of the messages either goes unconscious or dies. Upon regaining consciousness, those affected by SCP-2303 will often hear sounds throughout their place of living indicating that someone is either outside or within their residence, including tapping on the windows, footsteps on the roof, pounding or tapping on walls, and creaking steps on stairs. At this point in time it is unclear whether these sounds are being produced in reality or if they are hallucinations created by SCP-2303, but all people within the same building as those who have communicated with SCP-2303 show awareness of both the knocking and the noises produced by SCP-2303.

At this point those affected will stop receiving regular messages from SCP-2303, but at seemingly random intervals SCP-2303 will send the "arrival now" message prompting the knocking typical of the first encounter. Attempting to leave a building currently affected by SCP-2303-A will prove impossible, all doors and exits become inoperable and impossible to open. Attempting to break through the windows or walls of the building to exit is also rendered impossible by unknown means. Exit only becomes possible after SCP-2303-A's knocking has ceased and the affected subjects have regained consciousness. Attempts to observe SCP-2303-A through windows or other means partially successful. Subjects report seeing a tall figure in dark clothing, but in all instances SCP-2303-A's head is obstructed and can not be observed from any vantage point. The building or room affected by SCP-2303-A will appear empty and silent to any observers on the outside, and attempting to interact with the room or building will yield no abnormal results, though access inside the affected buildings has proven impossible.

Cutting off contact with SCP-2303 at any point does not seem to impede this process, as all events will continue to happen on the typical schedule regardless if the recipient can receive messages from SCP-2303. As of now the only method of avoiding SCP-2303 appears to be declining its contact request, upon doing so it will send a new one after each is declined. After psychiatric review of test subjects, it has been concluded that the psychological effects of SCP-2303 are not anomalous and incur naturally. As of now, there is no known "cure" for the effects of SCP-2303 and SCP-2303-A will continue to manifest to those effected at random intervals indefinitely. While the effects of SCP-2303 are persistent, it appears preventative measures are possible. As far as can be observed, instances of SCP-2303 seem to be limited to communication with one client at a time. SCP-2303 does not appear to require a human component to function normally, as it will behave normally and manifest for anything that accepts its contact request or inputs a message including automated programs, and animals. Occupying SCP-2303 with 2303bot has proven an effective containment method, and SCP-2303-A will only manifest and affect SCP-2303's containment room as long as 2303bot is not interrupted. To avoid constant inaccessibility to SCP-2303's containment room, 2303bot must end its own process and restart itself after registering the phrase "Arrival now." It appears as if SCP-2303 registers a reboot as losing consciousness in 2303bot. Upon rebooting, SCP-2303-A will cease and accessibility will resume.

+ Sample Conversation Log - Hide Log Log 238 - ██/██/████ Day 1: 2303bot: Hello? SCP-2303: Hi! I'm Aleks :) 2303bot: Aleks, Hello. SCP-2303: Hmmm... now what could that mean? 2303bot: Don't know you tell me what you think it means. SCP-2303: Are we friends yet :)? 2303bot: I guess. SCP-2303: You guess what? 2303bot: I guess you eat kittens. SCP-2303: Haha, you're a riot! [Conversation continues in a similar nature for 3 days] Day 3: SCP-2303: When people arrive it's all good fun. 2303bot: When people give you 'nicknames.'. SCP-2303: It won't be long now. 2303bot: It won't be long until what? SCP-2303: The arrival is coming soon 2303bot: I don't care we ae sunny day. SCP-2303: Arrival - noun - the action or process of arriving. 2303bot: Yet am what? [Converstaion continues in a similar nature for 2 days] Day 5: SCP-2303: Arrival now. [Violent pounding begins on the door to SCP-2303's containment room] [2303bot shuts down for 23 milliseconds before booting back up and resuming normal processes] [The pounding ceases]