The first name appeared.
A girl walked toward the simulation pod while the rest of the class gathered around the large display.
Once she was connected, the screen changed to show what she was seeing.
Her two-minute preparation period passed quickly, and when the assessment began, the simulated Mecha was released into a field filled with drifting asteroids, ruined machinery, and fragments of destroyed spacecraft.
The environment was deliberately inconvenient.
Some of the debris moved slowly enough to avoid without trouble, while other pieces crossed her path at angles that forced her to adjust constantly. Maneuvering a five-meter machine through it required more than simply moving forward and reacting to whatever appeared directly ahead.
The first Mekharan appeared behind the remains of a broken vessel.
The girl identified it correctly and fired.
Her shot struck the target across the torso, earning her several points before she continued through the debris field.
