1.) I suppose it depends on the writer of the particular agent/recruit. If you're talking about in-fic recruitment, then it's usually a simple offer for the recruit to have 'a chance to, y'know, continue to exist', and then send them to the Marquis de Sod, who takes care of all of the paperwork, partner/RC assignments, etc, etc.

If you're talking about out-of-fic recruitment, then I'm not sure. It probably varies from person to person.

2) I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this question. Could you clarify what you're asking?

I think it's just oddly phrased. Are you asking if someone could write about the period of the Blackout when the shields first went down? If so, yes, you can.

I can answer the other one, though.

A recruit can be anyone that the agents assigned to a mission decides is sufficiently non-Sueish enough to be involved in PPC matters. Usually they pick bit characters that impress them in some way for this, though supporting characters or even secondary Sues have been recruited before.

Then, to find out how the new arrival will work best in the organization, a recruit's skills and pre-existing canon knowledge are determined by the Department of Personnel, and they assign agent preparation schedules, preferred canons to work in, and the best Department to give the new Agent to. The latter is the Marquis de Sod's job, which is why most agents drop off the new recruits at his office.

Based on prior ability, experience, and the workload of whoever's doing the paperwork that day, sometimes there's a training process, sometimes the recruit decides or is assigned to spend time as an intern to gain canon knowledge or general prestige before getting full agent status, and sometimes extenuating circumstances prevent a recruit from becoming an agent for a while.

Obviously, in order to become an Assassin, an agent would have to be able to use at least one deadly weapon proficiently, a Bad Slasher would need above-average smut tolerance, and an Agent in an Infrastructure Department would need to be able to fix things or work in financial matters or whatever happens there. There are a lot of Infrastructure Departments, and I don't remember them all.

Does this work as your answer, or did you want a slightly different one?