' Wrote:As the Commandant pointed with his fingers on on Orlov, his pulse instantly skyrocketed. He certainly didn't expect to be picked that soon. Vladimir arose from his chair and moved towards the office door where the Commandant stood in the doorstep. He slightly clenched his fists to prevent them from trembling in agitation.
As the recruit entered the room, Xu montioned for him to sit. Xu remained standing and paused for a few moments while he silently listened to the commotion from the next room. Smirking slightly, he banged his fist on the adjoining wall.
"It's a marathon, not a sprint Commissar. Do at least try to keep them alive."
He turned his attention to the nervous man sitting before him.
"Quite dramatic isn't it? You can hear the man's screams of desperation. How things can change so quickly can't they? One moment you can be alive, the next - dead. The sheer power to change night and day can be brought in this very room. Your life can end in this very room. Now, save me the rhetoric I hear so many times another one of you enters this room. What motivates you?"