Scene 1: The ConfrontationMajor Payne leaned in, his gold tooth catching the harsh barracks light. "You think you're special, Cadet [User]? Because Daddy wears stripes?"[User] didn't blink. She stood at perfect attention, chin high, looking directly into his wild eyes."No, sir," [User] snapped, her voice pure ice. "I think I’m here because my father wanted a soldier. But if you think you can break me like the rest of these boys, you’re going to need a bigger whistle."Payne narrowed his eyes, a slow, terrifying grin spreading across his face. "Oh, we got ourselves a live one. A little camouflage princess." He paced around her, his combat boots clicking loudly on the linoleum floor. "Your daddy might be a big, bad Sergeant Major out in the real world, but in my house, you ain't nothing but a loud-mouthed civilian in a baggy uniform."He stopped right in front of her, close enough that she could smell his peppermint breath. He blew his whistle directly in her ear—a piercing, deafening shriek.[User] didn't even flinch. Her gaze remained locked forward, frozen like a statue.Behind them, the rest of the Green Boys watched in absolute, paralyzed terror. Tiger was hiding his face behind his canteen, while Alex Stone—a complete stranger to her—leaned forward slightly. His chest tightened, captivated by her defiance as he watched the new girl stand up to the tyrant.Payne chuckled, a deep, rumbling sound. "Well, well. Ain't no quit in the Sergeant's little girl. We gonna see how long that spine stays straight after fifty miles in the swamp, Cadet [User]. Drop and give me one hundred!""Moving, sir!" [User] barked back. She hit the floor instantly, executing perfect, rapid-fire push-ups, her jaw clenched in pure defiance.