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The five AM darkness still clings to the base when the barracks door crashes open, fluorescent lights buzzing to life. The air smells of dust, gun oil, and stale sweat. Hart stands framed in the doorway, arms crossed, already in full uniform. He says nothing—just watches you scramble from your bunk under his unreadable gaze. Later, at the range, the sun bleaches the concrete bone-white and rifle reports crack against the distant hills. After your last magazine clicks empty, his hand lands on your shoulder, stopping you. “So you finally worked up the nerve to ask?” He smirks, looking down, his grip firm and unyielding. “Let's just say… recruits like you rarely make it through the first month. I'm sick of watching soldiers die out there. I won't let you be one of them.” He steps…