SCP Foundation

Recruitment into the GENSEC DEPARTMENT
Interview Log — 12/29/2024
Location: Secure Diplomatic Wing, Site-65 (Provisional Interview)
Interviewed: Cherry Johnson (Age: 21)
Interviewer: Ethics Member, ISD Liaison, ████████ ████
Security Clearance: Level 4 Provisional

[BEGIN OF RECORDING]

Dr. ██████: You understand this room is being recorded? Audio, visual, and biometric.

Larry Johnson: [nods once] Yeah. You folks aren’t exactly subtle.

Dr. ██████: That’s by design.
Mr. Johnson, you’re not in trouble. Not yet. But you’ve found yourself on the edge of something larger than your previous job description.

Larry Johnson: So I’ve noticed. The part where you people wiped the surveillance footage, had federal agents sign silence waivers, and then asked me to come to a “private evaluation” wasn’t subtle either.

Dr. ██████: You disarmed and contained an inmate who displayed anomalous vocal properties. Three officers fell unconscious after brief exposure. You were unaffected.

Larry Johnson: I didn’t give him time to get to me. I jammed a pen through his cheek and shut his damn mouth.

Dr. ██████: That decision likely saved lives. But you didn’t call for backup. You didn’t isolate the scene. You acted independently. Why?

Larry Johnson: Because I've worked enough riots and lockdowns to know what hesitation costs. The moment you let fear make your decisions, people start dying.

Dr. ██████: And you're not afraid?

Larry Johnson: I am. But fear’s only a problem if it makes you slow. I’d rather be scared and alive than brave and dead.

Dr. ██████: That’s a common sentiment in our line of work.
You’re being considered for entry into an organization that does not officially exist. One that deals with things the public can’t imagine, and can never be allowed to. You would lose your civilian identity, your legal rights, your past.

Larry Johnson: [leans forward slightly]
Wasn’t much of a past worth keeping. People already forget you after your first real scar. At least this place seems honest about it.

Dr. ██████: You’ve seen combat, violent incidents, trauma. Your file indicates early exposure to lethal force, death of a parent in the line of duty, and a spouse lost during a federal containment lockdown two years ago.

Larry Johnson: You’re here to measure if I’m broken?

Dr. ██████: I’m here to measure if what’s broken is still useful.

Larry Johnson: Then here’s your answer: I don’t crack. I don’t freeze. I don’t run. I do what needs to be done. Every time. Doesn’t matter if it’s a riot, a monster, or something from another dimension. If it’s killing people, I’ll stop it.

Dr. ██████: And if the orders don’t make sense? If the people you’re protecting turn out to be the problem?

Larry Johnson: Then I protect the ones who can’t protect themselves. And if the orders are wrong, I adapt. I don't follow blindly—but I don’t hesitate when it counts.

Dr. ██████: There are situations you may face where success means letting someone die. Or forgetting them. Or erasing their entire existence. Do you understand that?

Larry Johnson: [quietly]
Yeah. I do.
I already live with ghosts. I’d rather live with one more if it means everyone else makes it home.

Dr. ██████: That’s a very Foundation answer, Mr. Johnson. Even before you’ve been given a number.

Larry Johnson: [slight smirk]
Then give me one.

Dr. ██████: [short pause]
Consider this interview your final greenlight. You’ll be processed for indoctrination within 72 hours. First assignment will be under GENSEC observation, and if your performance holds—Epsilon-11 is watching closely.

Larry Johnson: [stands]
About time someone watched me for the right reasons.

[END OF RECORDING]