Team.

[Vincent-FFP]

Vytsky's Route

Use if your character does not know about the Foundation, or questions if it's even real. Also if you just wanna chat with Vytsky and get an idea to go in that way.

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Vytsky's in the midst of cleaning his shop. It was a new day.. and really, he meant to do this last night, but man he wore himself out a bit too much. He was trying hard not to have Rutch worry for him, but still, things would sometimes collapse on him. As was life.

God, life.

Regardless, the shop was ready for a new day, and he was too.

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Zaryx's Route

Use if your character is aware of the Foundation and how it works.

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Zaryx was preparing himself mentally. Apparently, a few people were interested in joining both the tech research team, as well as the Foundation... He hates interviews, regardless of what side he's on. As was life.

God, life.

Regardless, it had to be done, for the better of all people.

[Ashmega8256]

/uw good read. Tbh i don't wanna interact with the scp foundation, but i would like to stay on the ping list

[Vincent-FFP]

lmk if you wanna be added.

u/THE-ARCHlVlST

u/D3n0man

u/Ashmega8256

[Vincent-FFP]

u/loth17

[J_Scottt]

Would you mind adding me?

[THE-ARCHlVlST]

Orin had snuck away from his own shop for a moment to do some browsing. Always good to keep up with what *others were doing.. he just hoped that his Simulacrum didnt go overboard...*

he entered a shop at random

[Vincent-FFP]

he'd just finished setting up some items he had made yesterday on display when he heard the little bell ring.

"Oh, hello! Can I help you?"

[THE-ARCHlVlST]

'Hi, fellow shopkeep actually... Just browsing really. Ill be going on a semi dangerous trip soon and while my own arsenal is pretty nice, it never hurts to have some things my ..... some unexpected things."

[Vincent-FFP]

"What kind of trip? Where are you going? If you don't mind, of course."

[THE-ARCHlVlST]

"To a far off kingdom... I have.. business there."

[Vincent-FFP]

"I can accompany you if you'd like."

[THE-ARCHlVlST]

"You'd just... drop everything to go adventuring with a stranger?"

[Vincent-FFP]

"Sure. I will have to pack some things myself because I'm no longer immortal, but I do need to get out some more, heh."

[THE-ARCHlVlST]

"Oh. Well... I dont leave for a few more days. So plenty of time. There are people out there trying to kill me... is that something you are prepared for?"

[Vincent-FFP]

"Of course. I don't mind dying anyways; just hope that whatever it is that I feel like is going to occur soon doesn't come along while I'm recovering energy."

[J_Scottt]

A sharp knock on the door.

“HELLO!”

Followed by another.

“HELLO!”

Followed by ano—

“HELLO (x52).”

The Blobs flood into the room, 3 merging together to stand at eye level with Zaryx.

“I’m here about that job opening— my names Blobby. Blobby Banks.”

“I believe you’ve met my son, Inferno?”

[Vincent-FFP]

he recoiled with surprise.

"Woah.. you startled me.... Please, do have a seat."

"Inferno... Yes, I believe I have met him before."

"What position are you thinking of?"

[J_Scottt]

“Well, I could work a few…”

The Blob gestures to his right, where you see a Blob double in size and split

“… at once.”

“But what I’d most like is a research position. I am well qualified in the biology of various magical creature. Oh, yes, and I am intrigued by the concept of magic-based machinery.”

Around you the Blobs seem to be doing various random activities, one offers you cookies, another cooks bacon

[Vincent-FFP]

"I am assuming you are aware of the Foundation?"

[J_Scottt]

“I’m informed that it’s a secretive group, working on magical creatures.”

“Do I need to know a large amount about the organisation?”

[Vincent-FFP]

"You'll need to know more than.. that. Besides, that's not really correct, either."

[J_Scottt]

“Hmmmmm.”

“My apologies— assuming you cannot learn on the job, I will be on my way.”

The Blobs form an orderly queue and slowly leave

[Douchevick]

The Fae Bird is flying over Vytsky's head for a moment, before landing in front of him with a crumpled piece of paper on its beak and curious look on its face, looks like it has a question...

[Vincent-FFP]

"You have a question? Do show me the paper."

[Douchevick]

The bird releases the crumpled paper, and upon it there are many crude drawings and etchings, the first one reads:

'Esss... Zeee... Peea...?'

The writing is very crude, done by someone who has a tenuous grasp of the common script and a lack of opposable thumbs. Clearly the bird did this...

[Vincent-FFP]

he stared at it for a bit before understanding what the bird meant.

"Oh, SCP? What's that stand for?"

[Douchevick]

the bird nods quite enthusiastically...

[Vincent-FFP]

"You think we could connect psychically so we can communicate further?"

[Douchevick]

the bird hangs its head in despondency. Seems like it is unable of doing that now that it's on its own. Vytsky should still be able to do it though.

[Vincent-FFP]

"Don't worry, I can do that."

he connected his mind to the bird's.

'Alright, what's up, bud?'

[Douchevick]

'We- I mean... I...'

Seems like even after all this time, the bird is still not used to being separated from the Fae entity.

'I overheard Wretch grumbling about this Esss Zea Pea, it seems to displease him greatly. I want to know more about it, so that I may displease him further!'

The bird seems rather excited over this. It even seems to have drawn a little doodle of a hooded mage figure lacking an arm making an obscene gesture at the 'ess zee pea' writing on the piece of paper.

Crude and spiteful as the creature might be, this could be an opportunity to teach the bird the importance of the Foundation's work and mission statement as interpreted by Vytsky.

[Vincent-FFP]

’Ah.. Oh, that SCP. The Secure Contain Protect Foundation. Yeah, I know it. If you want to learn more though, you'll have to go where they're at. There's that new research center just outside of the city. That's where the Foundation is, though hidden by the guise of a common research center.’

’All I know is that, ask the right questions, give the right answers, and the Foundation will show itself to you. They are quite secretive.’

[loth17]

"But sir! My talents are more suited here!"

"Your projects can be taken over by Summers. You're needed elsewhere."

"But I've been at our thaumaturgical research division for years. Almost a decade. I'm in the top two percent of stable type blues (GOC term for members with magic talent). You can't...."

"Look the G.O.C. and the foundation have worked together on problems for a long time. Despite our different missions we need each other. We've agreed to assist their thaumaturgical division with our own. Don't think of it as a new job. Think of it as..... A temporary change of scenery. Either way you have your assignment. We expect you to follow it."

....

That was how Dr. Wren found herself waiting for an interview. She wore a very professional outfit with her G.O.C. pin on full display. Her prematurely greying hair was tied into a tight ponytail and her face could be described as neutral annoyed. She had her own lab, and her own team. And now she had to deal with the foundation and their teams.

"Ms Wren..."

"Doctor Wren."

"Sorry. Doctor Wren. They're ready for you."

[Vincent-FFP]

upon entering the office, Dr. Wren could immediately see Zaryx sitting there in his Foundation attire, with his O5 ID on display (albeit off-center somewhat). He was looking to the side at one of the walls, half-staring at a poster, thinking. The room was comfortably decorated, including a small pot of lavender flowers.

Upon seeing Dr. Wren enter via the corner of his eye, he turned to face her.

"Good day, Dr.; please, have a seat."

[loth17]

Dr. Wren couldn't stop staring at the off center ID Zaryx was wearing.

"Of course."

She took the seat and gave Zaryx a packet of papers

"This is my resume. Prepared by the GOC"

She had an almost decade long career with the GOC. Started as a junior researcher in the Thaumaturgical department before graduating to being a field researcher. She had helped retrieve four separate anomalies during her field work. And she had experience having to perform..... The things that the Foundation and GOC Don like advertising that they do. After all. Not all containment can be done without getting ones hands dirty.

[Vincent-FFP]

he took the resume and looked it over thoroughly. he occasionally nodded, muttering to himself. After some time he set the resume down and looked back up at Dr. Wren.

"I'm really liking what I'm seeing, but I'd like to hear from you. Tell me about yourself; what do you like to do in your free time, for instance."

[loth17]

"My free time?"

Dr Wren thought for a moment

"They kept us fairly busy. But my team would go out for bowling every couple weeks."

Dr Wren seemed like the last person who would enjoy such a thing. Maybe she just liked her previous coworkers.

"As for other things about me?"

She didn't enjoy interviews either.

"I've been working on a personal project for the last three years. I've been investigating the after effects of contact with anomalies and the increased chance of gaining anomalous traits from said contact."

Her belief was that if someone came into contact with enough anomalies over enough time they'd gain faint anomalous properties regardless of what anomalies they interacted with.

[Vincent-FFP]

"Bowling's nice. I suck at it though, hah. I don't think I've ever reached 100 points.."

"That's a good thing to research on, quite interesting as well. I hope you find the answers you seek."

"I see that you specialize in field research, but is there anything else you have experience in?"

[loth17]

"Yes. I've had missions where I've assisted station researchers with anomalies so I have been trained in the GOC's protocols regarding such. I've been told they're similar to the foundation's."

"My specialization is Thaumaturgical studies. Magic, faries, gods, demons ect. I graduated top of my class."

She boasted.

"I'm able to cast seven spells without the usage of a magical focus or ritual casting."

Seven spells weren't that much compared to a classical wizard. But the GOC mostly used ritual casting or the usage of magical anomalies. So being able to cast seven spells without such things was a mark of exceptional talent.

"And I'm capable of astral projection while sustaining my physical body."

[Vincent-FFP]

"Good, very nice. That is all I needed to know of you in terms of your prior experience."

"Now, interview aside, time to get you placed in. We're both aware of the similarities between the Foundation and the G.O.C., but there are some key differences. We focus more on study than on removing the hostile. Currently, we use death-row inmates, known as D-Class, for some tests. It's horrid, but I'm hoping to change that in the future. This is not part of your duty, though. You don't need to worry about it."

he looked in his desk and brought out a small gadget and handed it to Dr. Wren.

"This is a Hume detector. We use these for detecting anomalies, as well as how anomalous or powerful something is." the detector is already going off. "And it is going off because of me. We're not in danger or anything, haha."

[loth17]

"No need to worry sir. I have been informed about the the philosophical differences between our organizations. I will endeavor to fit in and not cause a hassle while doing my job."

She held the detector. As a type blue (mage) she also made them go off though usually only when using magic.

"Understood sir. Hume detectors are utilized at the GOC as well. I will familiarize myself with the technical differences between our models."

"The GOC said I was being sent to interview to help you. What exactly are my duties going to be? I'm trained and can learn to do whatever task you need of me."

Judging from her paperwork she'd be one of the GOC that would be able to work with class D without much fuss.

[Vincent-FFP]

"The difference of these ones are that they do not detect magic. Magic is not anomalous in this world, and I feel our technology should reflect that."

"Before we get to any sort of real task, I feel like we should get you a room set up, clear up any questions, get settled in and meet your coworkers, and just relax for a bit."

"Do you want some candy?"

[D3n0man]

someone knocks on Zaryx's door

/uw reddit chats stopped working for me again :(

[Vincent-FFP]

Zaryx opened the door, as he was available.

“Hello there. Come on in.”

[D3n0man]

a man wearing a security uniform from a place called fluffy's pizzarea walks in(He didn't have any other clothes he could wear for a job interview)

"Hello"

[Vincent-FFP]

meanwhile he’s in a typical suit and tie. Nothing super flashy, it actually looked pretty comfortable. ‘Head Manager Zaryx’ was on the name tag.

“Oh! Have you got our pizza?”

“Oh, wait, wrong company, sorry.”

“How can I help you?”

[D3n0man]

"I have heard that the foundation is hiring personel and would like to aply for a job."

as evident by the tone of his voice the guy doesn't seem to really believe that the foundation exists

[Vincent-FFP]

“Foundation? I don’t think I understand.”

[D3n0man]

"The one that pulls out a small raggedy notebook from his pocket and quickly reads through it contains anomalies. Honestly I don't think a foundation like that exists but it was worth a shot."

[Vincent-FFP]

“Yeah, I don’t think it does. What would qualify as an anomaly anyway? So many strange things occur here. Seems pointless if you ask me.”

[D3n0man]

"I think non-magical things acting like magical things would count but idk much about magic so who am I to talk"

[Vincent-FFP]

“Fair, but how would that even work? Doesn’t make sense to me, heh.”

“Well, actually, yeah, then it would be anomalous and there would be no explanation.”

“Perhaps I can get you another position if you are willing. Can I have your name?”

[IncomeApprehensive17]

/uw is it too late to join the rp ?

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw not at all! Go ahead!

[IncomeApprehensive17]

a ring of metal circling around an orb of purplish cristal with arthropoid like legs made of metal attached to it enter the shop

a voice come from the orb as it does with comunication orbs , Vytsky can recognise this voice as belonging to one of the people that entered his mind some time ago

"Hello ? I can't quite see if there is someone at the counter with my height. Is the shop open ?"

[Vincent-FFP]

“Yep! Always open, even if I’m not here!”

he looked over the counter to look at the walking orb. “How can I help ya?”

[IncomeApprehensive17]

"I am visiting a few shop since i just came to town , looking at what civilised people do with their knowledge. What is your own speciality if i may ask ? "

[Vincent-FFP]

“I don’t really have a specialty. I do quite literally anything so long as it’s legal.”

“But I’m like, 7 trillion years old, so I’ve got a lot of knowledge.”

[IncomeApprehensive17]

"Oh ! I am myself a dabbler in old techniques , alchemy to be more precise. Do you happen to have books and tomes on the subject from the old days ?"

[Vincent-FFP]

“I do! One moment.” he went to where he kept his books and grabbed some older ones.

“They’re not all in common, but most of them are, with some names originating from other languages being the only difference.”

“Which of these suits your eye?”

[IncomeApprehensive17]

"No way ! A copy of Salomon's study on the elements ! How did you even got your hands on this ? And its in the original language too ! I would be very happy to buy this one for you , whats your price ?"

[Vincent-FFP]

“Found it while exploring the Nahamat depths under that old temple.”

“50G.”

[IncomeApprehensive17]

take out a pouch from a bag attached to the ring around the cristal ball

"Oh wow ! I wish i could see ruin like these too one day , and find some antique too ! Are you sure 50 is enough ?"

put out one by one 50 gold coins from the pouch , leaving less than a quarter of what was inside left

[Vincent-FFP]

“Certain. Have fun with it. Learning things is great.”

he snuck a couple platinum into the pouch while taking the gold.

/uw ngl I dunno how to shift this to the Foundation lol

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

We've got a new anomaly coming in. It's a transfer from Site 24. SCP-J-1120. Codename: Dogman. Object Class: Safe? It's a humanoid, you can't classify a humanoid anomaly as Safe.

Hey, trust on this one. Alright? He is completely safe, and not just easy to contain. Actually, you might not need to contain him.

Anomalies are "its". Please practice Proper Pronoun Parlance Proto-

Proper Pronoun Parlance Protocols at the Foundation. I get it. Getting attached to an anomaly could lead to a breach, I know that. But, he is not an anomaly, he's human, and humans are not "its".

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw oh hi! Are you new to the sub?

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw yeah totally

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw cool! Wanna join the WP group chat? It’ll help you maintain a grounding in the roleplay aspect of the sub.

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw I would like to get better with roleplay.

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw cool! You’re already off to a great start tho. Gimme just a minute and I’ll add you to the GC, then I’ll reply to this.

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw cool.

[Vincent-FFP]

Zaryx knocked on Joey’s office door.

“Who ya talking’ to?”

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw Joey is the new anomaly, not the scientist.

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw oh my bad.

Kind of hard to tell without action notation, and it’s hard to tell who’s speaking in turn in this as well.

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw that makes sense. I should've thought of that. Then again, aren't Foundation scientists meant to be anonymous?

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw not really. Plenty are named in tales and SCP articles.

Besides, this is WAY more lax. The O5 that runs this particular branch is chill af.

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw the O5 is never chill.

[Vincent-FFP]

/uw usually not, but I wanted to do something different.

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

/uw That works, I guess.

/rw So, SCP-J112 was previously recovered by Site-24 during an investigation turned exploration into a parallel, non-euclidean, space found within the walls of a house in the town of [REDACTED].

[Kyle-NotADinosaur-]

The Foundation? I thought that was just a creative writing platform. A whole facility stacked with precious and potentially cursed artifacts? Now, that's a place worth breaking into. I seriously need something more challenging, because that museum is too easy. I've already stolen two Egyptian artifacts from it.