Her hands dropped to her sides.
There was a pause.
Then
A slow clap.
One of the judges chuckled softly, then leaned into his mic. "Miss White, you do realize this simulation was designed to make candidates panic in the first five minutes?"
A few chuckles rippled through the hall.
Nnenna only smiled lightly. "Yes, sir. That's why I focused on breathing for the first ten seconds. To not panic."
The panel chuckled again, except Somto and Elder Knox, who remained silent.
Another judge, a tall woman with silver hair and sharp eyes, leaned forward. "Tell us… you're only in your first year, yet this level of strategic confidence usually takes years of real life exposure or advanced training. Where exactly did you learn to think like this?"
