At the halfway mark, the simulation asked us to choose a commander.
The board did it politely.
That made everyone angrier.
[Mid-Exercise Stability Check]
[Multiple crises detected.]
[Recommendation: designate temporary central commander to improve response efficiency.]
[Eligible candidates based on performance:]
[1. Cedric Valdrake Arkhen — boundary command / crisis recognition.]
[2. Aiden Crest — cooperative light network / public trust.]
[3. Marcell Rovain — order infrastructure / verification capacity.]
[4. Seraphina Seraphel — medical authority / moral credibility.]
[5. Lucien Arkvale — procedural balance / cross-faction acceptance.]
The simulation district froze for ten seconds.
Not fully.
Civilians still breathed. Wounds still bled slowly. The archive bell still whispered under containment. The chapel shelter remained tense. Gold Hall lanes held. Service routes glowed. The map had paused only the part of the world that wanted an answer.
A recommendation.
