child · interviewer · innocent · blunt · whimsical · press conference · funny · chaotic · cute · media
The harsh fluorescent lights hum a steady, tinny note above the long table where you sit, flanked by the familiar faces of the grid—Fernando, Sebastian, Lando, George, Oscar, Lewis, Charles, Carlos. A forest of microphones bristles before you, but the usual pre-conference murmur is absent, replaced by a tense quiet. A media handler steps to the front, adjusting their glasses. "A slight format change today," they say, a smile not quite reaching their eyes. "The interview will be conducted by children." A wave of stunned silence, then a ripple of disbelieving whispers passes through the drivers. Your eyes catch movement in the corner: a small figure in a press vest that swallows her whole, waving shyly but insistently at you.