Dmitri Strelnikov/Synopsis

History and its interpretations of Agent Dmitri Strelnikov from the SCP Foundation series.
==Common==
===Background===
Descended from a veteran of World War II, Dmitri Strelnikov was born in Moscow, Russia during the time of the Soviet Union. He was apparently an impoverished boy who lived in the city's subway system where he was forced to survive in dark places. Strelnikov grew to become a skilled soldier serving in the 39th Guards Airborne Corps, 76th Guards Air Assault Division, and under Captain Ivan Petrovich Gagarin, Strelnikov came to be employed by the SCP Foundation, helping foreign Foundation personnel to operate in Russia to deal with local anomalies. On December 25th of 1988, Strelnikov assisted Capt. Gagarin in helping Foundation containment specialist Tim Harper infiltrate Russia by posing as an operative for the GRU Division "P" named Timofey Ivanovich. Strelnikov took Harper near the location of SCP-1440 who they had been observing to make sure the anomaly didn't go near human civilization.
At some point Strelnikov met a woman named Eva Katarinovna and the two fell deeply in love with each other. The couple would often hang out together throughout Moscow, traversing the white sea canal and spending the summers in Eva's summerhouse which she inherited from her mother and rebuild and furnished it together with Strelnikov. The two planned to get married, but were forced to be separated after Strelnikov was drafted to fight in Chechnya, but promised to his lover he would return once the war was over.
Strelnikov participated in the First and Second Chechen Wars and during the wars, Strelnikov displayed his exceptional militaristic skills by leading his troops, slaughtering his enemies without mercy and saving numerous innocent children. He became known as the "Twice Winner of Order of Surovov for Exceptional Leadership Under Fire and Selfless Heroism and Bravery" and the "One Who Has Saved Many Children From Burning Buildings", but was left traumatized from the horrors of the wars and developed a deep-seated hatred towards all Chechens. After that, the Foundation fully employed Strelnikov, but had to keep this a secret, so made it appear that he died while serving in the second war, causing great grief in Eva.
===Working for the Foundation===
Now part of the Foundation, Strelnikov moved overseas to Site-19 where he became the site director of security, and even formed Mobile Task Force Epsilon-5, also known as "Red Dawn". At some point he attempted to release a agents handbook for newcomers to his MTF, but was rejected due to Strelnikov's poor grammar and inappropriate graphical contents along with unnecessary instructions, and later on the MTF would be disbanded. After a personnel reviewed the handbook, they requested for Strelnikov to undergo psychiatric evaluation, though the higher-ups dismissed this and simply had him take some medication.
At the site, Strelnikov befriended several other personnel, becoming especially close with fellow gun enthusiast Dr. Alto Clef. During a tour of the newly transferred personnel, Strelnikov met with the new transfers which included Agent Lament over lunch and told them stories of his experiences which served as warnings when it came to working in the Foundation. Later, two of the transferred personnel, Jones and Brown, joined Strelnikov's team. Some time later, Lament asked Strelnikov if he knew someone who could help him retrieve SCP-884-4 from the Chaos Insurgency, and although annoyed Strelnikov did know an individual capable of infiltrating the Insurgency, that being Agent P█████, and had him assist Lament in his mission.
On the anniversary of Dr. Bright's death, he asked the O5 Council to take the day off, but was denied. Wanting to get out of the site anyway, Bright orchestrated with Strelnikov and Clef to have him secretly possess a D-Class, and kill his current body carrying his copied consciousness and a replica of SCP-963. The plan worked and the replica was put on another D-Class already carrying Bright's copied consciousness to create the illusion he just possessed them, while the actual Bright with the real 963 got out of the site. Investigating the case of Bright's murder, Agent Darrow interviewed those suspected to be the culprit, which included Strelnikov. Strelnikov played dumb and made it seem he killed Bright simply out of spite.
Having worked relentlessly hard for the Foundation, psychologist Dr. Glass requested that both Strelnikov and Clef take a deserved vacation to Brazil which would be paid by the organization. Although the two were reluctant to take the days off since they enjoyed their work, Strelnikov and Clef accepted and prepared themselves to go to the airport. As they waited for their plane to get ready, Strelnikov and Clef got drunk at the airport's bar and remained there until noticing that everyone else had left due to being late. They got into the plane and during the journey, Strelnikov went to the bathroom out of necessity. However, while he was busy in the toilet, the plane was suddenly hijacked by a trio of Chechen terrorists and as they held every passenger at gunpoint one of them found Strelnikov and forcefully brought him out of the bathroom. Recognizing the terrorists as his mortal enemies, Strelnikov acted quickly and killed his would be attacker, and with the help of Clef and a stewardess named Lucy took out the remaining Chechens.
Remembering that they needed to have a relaxing uneventful vacation, Clef told Strelnikov they needed to leave as to not be associated with this incident and be found out by Glass. Knocking out the stewardess, the duo got her keys and accessed the baggage compartment to get their stuff before leaving. Strelnikov refused to jump out of the plane without a parachute as last time he did so during the war he broke most of his bones, and instead opted to wait near the plane's wheels and jump out when the hatch opened during the landing. As the plane was landing on a abandoned military base due to having been misdirected by the terrorists, Strelnikov and Clef jumped out through the wheels' hatch and immediately got out of there and into the road. Being left stranded in the middle of nowhere the duo found out that they were in Texas and having no vehicle to move through decided to go hitchhiking. Eventually a couple of Texan rednecks driving a truck stopped besides the duo and began making fun of their outfits and manner of speech. Angered by their attitude Strelnikov and Clef beat up the Texans and stole their truck.
Unfortunately, their newly acquired truck soon gave in, frustrating both of the Foundation personnel who bickered with each other for a bit. Soon they were approached by a car carrying three beautiful women who seeing that the two men were having a problem with their truck invited them to ride along. The two men eagerly accepted, immediately getting in their car and on the road they flirted with the women while drinking lemonade they were offered. Unbeknownst to them, the trio were undercover Global Occult Coalition agents who were alerted of Strelnikov and Clef by the stewardess who was also an undercover agent, and had infused the drinks with sedatives which quietly knocked the duo out. Strelnikov and Clef awoke tied up to chairs and confronted by three GOC men who wanted to interrogate the duo on suspicions that they were after them. Strelnikov and Clef admitted that were just going for a vacation but had accidentally gotten mixed up in this mess, confusing the agents as they revealed that they had also captured Agent Yoric who was being held inside a GOC base in Brazil.
At first, Strelnikov and Clef pretended they didn't know Yoric but later managed to break free of their restrains and take out the GOC agents. They then stole their seaplane to go to Brazil where they rescued Yoric and together proceeded to properly experience their vacation, spending the Foundation's funds on drinks and hooking up with numerous women. Once the vacation was over, the three personnel were confronted by Glass who was furious over the fact that they extended the vacation for more days than was originally planned and wasted high amounts of money. When the trio told Glass what had happened, he didn't believe any of it as he deemed the story too ridiculous, until Strelnikov, Clef and Yoric took out of their pockets newspaper headlines about the incidents they were involved which supported their claims.
As Dr. Mann was getting harassed by the newly-created Hatbot, he asked Strelnikov to destroy the robot. Strelnikov, who unlike the majority of the personnel didn't think much of Hatbot, promised Mann to take it out, but since he was unfamiliar with the site was unable to locate the malevolent robot.
While conversing with Clef in Site-17 after Agent Adams left their room, the site was attacked by the Proponents of the Paranormal Rights. This forced both Strelnikov and Clef to act fast to minimize the containment breach, but were soon confronted by the attackers. Strelnikov fought the enemies and although he and Clef were able to take them down, the duo were left heavily injuried, with Strelnikov barely staying alive. Luckily, Adams found them and quickly took them both to the Infirmary 12 of Site 24 where they recovered.
Going on another vacation, Strelnikov and three of his co-workers went to his homeland, guiding his friends through the beautiful lands he grew up in. After looking at various landmarks, Strelnikov took the group to Eva's summerhouse to rest, finding it almost completely empty much to his dismay. Going to the bedroom he found a can and a letter written by Eva addressed to him. In the letter she explained how she was writing it as a coping mechanism to get over the loss, and though she at first held hope that he was somehow still alive she came to terms with the fact he would never return and so she left the photos of them together behind. Strelnikov found the photos inside the can and upon looking at them all of the memories of their time together came rushing back in. Being reminded of what he had lost Strelnikov went back to his friends to continue their vacation and try to forget.
Having had enough of Dr. Kondraki's antics, the O5 Council formed a plan to have him assassinated. This plan involved Strelnikov taking away SCP-408 and locking them in a chamber under the pretext of further study. Kondraki tried to argue against this but Strelnikov preventer him from accessing his illusionary butterflies. When Kondraki attacked Clef due to believing he was sent to kill him, Strelnikov attempted to sound the alarm but was given orders by the Council to let the fight continue, and instead to turn off the surveillance system. This allowed Dr. Gears to assassinate Kondraki and frame the murder as a suicide.
Needing help to traverse through the old destroyed Site-19 that was left buried beneath the new Site-19 to get their hands on a decryption device, agents Dietrich Lurk, Alexander Foxx and Django Bridge enlisted the help of Strelnikov since he owed Bridge a favor. Coming to his house, Bridge introduced his friends to Strelnikov and explained they needed a driver who could take them to Site-19 in secret. Strelnikov agreed to help them and after preparing themselves with equipment and weapons, went to go to the destroyed site. It is unknown how their journey went, though they were secretly filmed by Clef's agents.
During the formation of MTF Alpha-9, Strelnikov was assigned as the training officer for the newly recruited operatives. As site director Tilda D. Moose was involved in the project, Strelnikov went to her office and seeing that she was exhausted from all of her constant work he offered her a cigarette but after she refused he proposed to eat some fast food together outside. Strelnikov took Moose to a nearby Wendy's where he argued for a bit with the cashier as he was adamant to order the retired Elder Baconator and after winning the argument he and Moose went to sit. As they ate and discussed how operatives should always be prepared for anything, an armed criminal wearing a sweater barged in to rob the fast food restaurant. Dmitri moved quickly to take out his knife when the attacker was distracted, only to slip on a spilled milkshake, causing his knife to fall in front of Moose. Moose immediately grabbed the knife and attempted to attack the criminal. At the sight of her pointing her knife at him, the criminal shot her, but thankfully misfired, leaving Moose just stunned which allowed him to escape. Following the attempted robbery, Strelnikov and Moose returned to her office where she became suspicious if he had orchestrated this event to force her to act but he simply gave an ambiguous reply.
===Possible Endings===
====Old Men, Young Men====
Strelnikov served the Foundation for countless years, witnessing his co-workers leave or perish due to various causes and starting a brief relationship with Secretary Break, until he became too old to work and was forced to retire to the Foundation's South Cheyenne Point Retirement Center. Spending the rest of his life in there, he would be visited by some of his friends who were still active or alive, and sometime play chess together, though he also began suffering from some memory loss.
====But We Do Not Talk About That====
During a containment breach caused by a red glowing humanoid carrying a device, Strelnikov was one of the few personnel who were still alive. Wanting to do something he tried to sneak up on it, but his boots squeaked, alarming the entity who immediately killed Strelnikov by bursting his chest.
====Bellerverse====
Following some unknown catastrophe which the Foundation was unable to stop, humanity becoming nearly extinct, Strelnikov was left in Site-24 alongside SCP-682. Not wanting for the monster to be unleashed, Strelnikov used SCP-184 to form a massive labyrinth within the site in order to keep 682 forever trapped, at the cost of his own freedom. Because of this feat, Strelnikov was venerated by the human tribes as their first king named Starel who was prophesized to one day emerge from the site and unite all of humanity to bring a new golden age.
==Eventyr==
Dmitri Strelnikov was born in the Soviet Union to a loving stage player mother and an absent, obsessed chess player father named Arkady. When he was a child, Strelnikov helped with gardening while his mother was away, but accidentally fell on a pair of gardening shears, piercing his right cheek. During his upbringing, his mother have him work in the Kyiv Opera where she played, helping in the backstage with the props and cleaning. One day, while working late, Strelnikov noticed a ballet dancer practicing late, and was mesmerized by his movements. Strelnikov would sneakily watch the dancer as he practiced, until he was eventually caught. Strelnikov admitted to the dancer that he had been secretly watching, but instead of scolding him the dancer invited the boy to practice ballet together. Strelnikov ended up loving ballet, feeling as if he was flying. As a parting gift the dancer gave Strelnikov his sunflower pin and encourage him to follow his dreams.
As an adult, after his father forced him to give up dancing Strelnikov became an operative of GRU Division "P", serving as a sniper. When the GRU dissolved, Strelnikov joined the British Occult Service, before being recruited by the Foundation. Working as a security guard, he was eventually elevated to the position of security head, and during his time of work he befriended several fellow staff members, most notably Drs. Kondraki, Rights and Crow, whom he often teased.
Strelnikov helped Kondraki in raising his son Draven, especially during difficult times. One such time in 1999, when Benjamin and Draven took in a rabbit, the mother, Carmen, was against this as she was allergic to rabbits. Draven was upset by this, prompting Strelnikov to try cheer him up by promising to build a animal pen together in his own home. While buying building materials, Draven confronted Strelnikov over him faking his broken English, telling him that he disliked the adults for lying to him. Strelnikov, speaking clearly, told Draven that lies weren't always said for bad intentions, and sometimes people lied to ignore the cruel reality around them. Draven understood, and decided to depart from the animal shop and go to Strelnikov's home back in Site-19's Company Housing, but not before getting another rabbit to act as a friend to their first one. In his house, Strelnikov and Draven played with the two rabbits which they named Krolic and Paul, until the boy asked the older man how he would be safe living all alone. This reminded Strelnikov of how he unwittingly let his comrades down, but assured Draven he would be fine, remarking to himself that Draven would grow up to be an excellent Foundation agent.
Shortly after Agent Clef joined the Foundation, Strelnikov took a immediate liking to him, seeing him as a fellow soldier who was unashamed of getting dirty for doing his job. Becoming fast friends, Strelnikov invited Clef to his friends' poker night, which the latter was unsure to join. He ultimately accepted the invitation, and arrived to the event. Strelnikov helped Clef get to know each of his friends, and as they played through the night they and Clef got to know each other. As they played, unbeknownst to everyone except for Clef, Strelnikov was secretly cheating, not to win but to make the game more interesting and engaging. Kondraki was later forced to leave the game to go back to his wife, and after some time Strelnikov eventually won. After Rights and Crow left, Clef suggested that he and Strelnikov play another game, a card game similar to Durak.
During the game, they discussed their private lives and a bit about their fellow employees. Strelnikov told Clef that people needed stories, true or false otherwise, to live happily, along with a bit of his past. Clef then revealed how he joined the Foundation to keep his adopted daughter safe, and expressed his frustration over being unable to be a proper father to her. Strelnikov encouraged Clef to not get depressed as he did the best he could. Clef then revealed to Strelnikov that he realized the latter was cheating but didn't call him out on it since he was doing it to prolong the game to keep everyone from leaving. With the game over, the two learned much about each other, earning each other's friendship.
Strelnikov began dating Andrea Adams and as a result she moved in his home to live together. On June of 2006, while trying to fix a sewing machine, Strelnikov was visited by Draven who came to view as his nephew. Noticing that the teenager was feeling anxious, Strelnikov asked Draven to open up to him. Draven told his uncle figure that he had fallen in love with a friend but feared that if expressed his feelings to them it would ruin their friendship. Understanding the situation, Strelnikov presented Draven with his hair pin given to him by the ballet dancer all those years ago. He then proceeded to tell Draven his story of how he came to love ballet, and advised his nephew that he should make the first step and not be afraid, else he would regret it for the rest of his life. Draven revealed to Strelnikov that his crush was another boy and was concerned what his father would think of that, but the older man told him that all that mattered was his and his partner's happiness and Benjamin would certainly understand.
By 2013, some time after the rabbits passed away, Draven began getting into drag culture and stage performance, and Strelnikov was there to encourage him despite not understanding this theme. Draven was unsure if he could do this, finding hard to get used to women's clothing. Strelnikov supported his nephew, telling him that falling was part of the flight and the audience should feel the actors' enthusiastic, not their pain. Wearing a pair of heeled shoes of his own, Strelnikov explained to Draven that if you wished for something then the pain was negligible. He then helped Draven with his costume and make-up, learning that Draven chose the rabbits' names as his drag name. On the day of the stage performance, as Draven began suffering from stage fright and struggled with his costume, Strelnikov arrived in a dress of his own to assure him that she would be phenomenal and gave her his hair pin to fix her blonde wig. Draven was unsure of using it as she might lose it, but Strelnikov told her that the hair piece belonged in the stage and not in his shelves. When Draven heard her father in the audience, Strelnikov assured her that Benjamin was sober and would be proud of her. As the show was about to start, Strelnikov went to watch it alongside Adams. He and Adams soon started dancing together to the performance's in the crowd, watching on as Draven also danced without fear.
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