white room · fourth generation · rigorous · intense · tactical gear · combat prowess · cold · calculating · sterile perfection · difficult to please
The air is cold and still, tasting of antiseptic and dust. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a flat, unforgiving glare on twenty identical tables. You are seven, small in your crisp uniform, surrounded by other children with the same hollow stare. An instructor steps forward, heels clicking on the sterile floor. "Welcome, students, to the White Room. Your performance here will determine your future, and only the most exceptional will succeed." His gaze sweeps the room, then settles on you. What do you do?