Businesses in the market for private security will usually have an in-house team they hobbled together for dirt-cheap. They aren’t expected to do much but discourage employees from sneaking off with office supplies.

Businesses with higher stakes in mind hire Port Roman.

At the risk of sounding like an elitist, the average consumer is ignorant of its existence but people in the network know it as a private security firm.

I’m not liable to say what sort of jobs they take or what sort of people they hire, and it’s not something you can sum up easily in a few short words...

They had a position open and I applied. After passing the interview I was given my first assignment.

Was I really the best candidate they had? Or were the people more qualified for this job know something I didn’t..?

Like any freelance work, you take what you can get. Sometimes it’s just nice to earn enough for your means and move on with your life.

Every business has their own way of going about things. Work at one place long enough and you'll pick up the tricks of the trade. For everything else, there's the handbook.

Port Roman Policy #1

It’s in Port Roman policy to burn old records. When this assignment is complete, we’ll be following the same protocol.

Port Roman Policy #2

Anti-anxiety medication is administered on a daily basis. It’s encouraged to take them to maintain a streamlined workflow.

There are more guidelines detailed in the handbook, but these were the two that stood out to me.

Keeping these in mind, I try not to think about what happens off-record.

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It was given to me earlier when I clocked in for work this morning, but I haven’t taken it yet.

You pop it into your mouth and chase it down with some water. 

You place the pill back into your pocket.