SCP Foundation

Since I've joined the Foundation, I've been writing (And throwing away bad ones) idea's on a scale that has been kinda draining my ability to be social.
Here's one I've had just this morning (What follows is the basic synopsis):
A bunch of Rookie Mobile Task Force Operatives for the Foundation are using Dr. A. Cypher's VR Training simulator. Thing's go great until a glitch in X.C.V.R.M. (External Communications & Virtual Reality Machine.) shuts down access to the outside world. Whilst Dr. Cypher and the tech guys attempt to get the Rookies out, the Rookies must work together to combat the SCP's and escape the simulator before they are killed.
Character List:

• Dr. Alex Cypher - A Junior Researcher, his idea's usually work. Invents the X.C.V.R.M. as a way of training rookie MTF Operatives.
• Dr. Zoe S███ - A respected Researcher for the Foundation. Interviews Dr. Cypher on his idea weeks before the incident.

The name Cypher makes me think of the character who was a jerk in the first Matrix movie. Also, people might not take it seriously given it's very visible in your name and this Cypher guy seems like he's crazy overpowered (made a virtual training simulator, makes a simulator capable of putting people who train in it in actual threat of physical harm, is leading the primary save-the-day action).

Couple other things:

• If they're rookie MTF, why are they put in a training simulator that can actually do them harm? Why not have them run some low-level field work?
• I'm assuming that this is a combat-based MTF, since they're apparently dealing with SCPs in the simulator. You should read up on Task Forces in general to get a feel for the wide scope of different task forces. They're not just people who shoot things.
• Which SCP objects are you planning to include in the simulator?
• Who are the other characters going to be, and how will the audience be persuaded into caring about them at all? The only actually named guy here is Cypher.

Holodeck malfunction is an extremely predictable cliche at this point. If you introduce a VR system, this is a predictable twist (along with "which reality is real?"). Also a simulation that can accidentally hurt you has plausibility problems, because such a capability isn't likely to exist unless it was deliberately built like that, as well as the obvious solution being to shut off the simulation or unplug the interface devices.

A simulator that is as dangerous as the real thing would not be useful for anything, much less training rookies.