Mimics_001-2E
Nickname: The Paper Boy
Danger Ranking: 2E
First Reported: 1983-10-12 — Sitka, AK

Summary:
The Paper Boy is a humanoid mimic resembling a 1950s-era newspaper delivery child, complete with news cap, patched clothing, and a canvas satchel full of dated papers. It walks quiet suburban neighborhoods just before dawn, following the same path regardless of obstacles, weather, or human presence. It does not speak, react to greetings, or deviate from its delivery route.

Witnesses have reported a deep sense of unease in its presence, often accompanied by the smell of wet ink and mildew. The entity only vanishes when approached directly, dissolving into a heap of soggy newsprint that rapidly disintegrates.

Known Properties:

• Delivers newspapers dated 1–5 days in the future. The headlines concern personal tragedies of the receiving household.
  
• Articles are cryptic, emotionally charged, and often rhyme. Names are always given as childhood nicknames.
  
• Images on the front page depict the location in uncanny, altered detail—showing scorched doorways, empty cribs, or cracked windshields.
  
• If ignored, the paper disappears within a few hours. If read aloud, witnesses report feelings of nausea, déjà vu, or sudden grief.
  
• Burning the paper sometimes causes local power fluctuations and erratic phone calls from unknown numbers.
  

Containment Procedure:
Due to its low aggression level, containment is focused on environmental observation and artifact recovery. Suburban monitoring programs have been established in Alaska, Washington, and parts of Oregon.

• Recovered newspapers must be stored in isolated cold storage and reviewed only by pre-cleared personnel.
  
• Do not read the headline aloud within inhabited dwellings.
  
• In the event of manifestation, allow the entity to complete its route without interference.
  

Encounters:

• 1983-10-12 — Sitka, AK: First known appearance. A child drowned hours after receiving a paper featuring a drawing of a pond and the word “home.”
  
• 1986-04-22 — Olympia, WA: Firefighter’s home destroyed by fire. Preceded by a delivered paper that read, “He sleeps through sirens.”
  
• 1990-11-30 — Redmond, WA: Tape recorded the sound of soft footsteps and papers hitting pavement. No visual contact recorded.
  

Recommendation:
Leave it alone. Collect the paper. Review, then forget.

Do not let the children read it.

List of Case Workers:

• Agent Yvonne Teller (Status: Active)
  
• Archivist M. Keene
  
• Dr. Lionel Branch (Status: Retired, 1989)
  
• Analyst Thomas Rhee
  
• Audio Specialist “Ribbit” (Deceased, 1990)