Instinct

Taylor looked at the spiritless young man in front of him. He was an experienced close range mech pilot, and could of course read his opponents well. What he saw was baffling - what was a man like this doing participating in this test?

There were two parts to the combat test. The first was in hand-to-hand combat, and the other mech combat. Both components were dangerous in their own ways. The hand-to-hand combat test right now could result in minor injuries, or even death.

"Are you sure you want to participate in this test?" Taylor asked the young man out of concern. Taylor was strong and looked brutish, but he was not unkind.

The other man did not react, his eyes half closed. It looked like he was sleeping.

Taylor knitted his brows together, offended. He had warned him out of kindness, but was completely ignored in turn.