The change didn't come during training.
That would've been predictable. Manageable. Something they could prepare for, even if they didn't admit it out loud.
It came after.
Late enough that most people had already settled into their rooms or drifted into small groups across the dorm floors. The kind of hour where the Triangle usually quieted down, not because anything stopped, but because the pace softened.
Lucas was halfway through a conversation with Tomas in the hallway when the notification hit.
It wasn't loud.
Just a soft pulse across his wrist interface, followed by a line of text that didn't look like the usual rotation alerts.
MANDATORY EVALUATION — LIVE CONDITIONS
ASSEMBLY POINT: CENTRAL HALL
TIME: 21:40
Lucas stared at it for a second.
"…You seeing this?"
Tomas nodded immediately, already pulling his jacket on.
"Yeah."
Lucas checked the time.
Three minutes.
"That's generous," he muttered.
They moved.
The Central Hall filled fast.
