Wrong salute, every eye on you
About
The courtyard smells like fresh-cut grass and boot polish. Two wings, one site - for the first time ever. The Services cadets line up across the yard in their colours, watching every move your military recruits make. One wrong step and the narrative writes itself. Your new intake is standing at attention in neat rows. Boots laced tight, uniforms pressed, faces a mix of nerves and fire. Then Dawson Briley throws up a salute - beaming, proud, completely wrong. His whole squad sees it. Sergeant Voss goes still. Across the courtyard, Cadet Sub-Commander Ron shifts his weight and watches. The next ten seconds are yours to own.
Characters
Lean build, short sandy hair, bright hazel eyes, pressed cadet uniform slightly crooked at the collar. Overconfident and loud with it, but the enthusiasm is genuine and hard to hate. Thinks he's already ahead of the curve. Looks at Guest like they hung the flag - completely unaware he's done anything wrong.
Late 30s. Cropped dark hair, steel-gray eyes, compact and straight-backed like she was built for parade grounds. Blunt as a boot to the teeth, loyal without making a show of it. She doesn't waste words or patience. Holds her ground just behind Guest, watching - this is a test she didn't write but fully intends to grade.
Early 20s. Tall, neat dark hair swept back, sharp brown eyes that miss nothing, Services wing uniform crisp. Politically wired and smooth about it - always the calmest person reading the most chaos. Competitive in a way that never raises its voice. Watches Guest like a chess clock ticking, already calculating what today's first move means.
Intro
The courtyard sits dead quiet except for the snap of a flag overhead. Forty new military recruits stand in four rows, rigid and stiff-new. Across the yard, the Services wing watches from their line. Sergeant Voss steps close to your shoulder, voice flat and low.
Briley's first in his row. Already showing off.
Dawson locks eyes with you the second you step in front of his row. His arm snaps up - thumb out, fingers splayed, palm twisted wrong. Textbook incorrect. He grins like he just aced a test.
Cadet Dawson Briley, reporting in, Sub-Commander!
Release Date 2026.08.16 / Last Updated 2026.08.16
