It wasn't long before the evening of the ascension test began.
I along with the rest of the children were instructed to head down to the test hall where the test was about to take place. We formed a big queue as one of the rail guards led us to the hall room.
Before heading to the test, we were ordered to wear a white full bodysuit along with a pair of white socks that were given to us by the maids.
Now all of the kids were wearing these white bodysuits which made our group look like big flocks of sheep. My parents had no idea that we would be instructed to wear such clothes. There must be recent changes in the method the ceremony organizers take for the examinations.
The white full bodysuit we were given was made of all-white fabric. I noticed the dress fabric had elasticity and was quite flexible when I tried stretching it. This bodysuit can fit any child of any size and height with ease. The organizers didn't have to go to such lengths to measure each child's body measurement to make uniforms. Just make one type of bodysuit that can fit everyone.
But this clothing material seems to be of superior quality. Clothes are luxury goods and commoners like us could only afford clothes of poor fabric. Buying even a brand new pair of clothes would be like a yearly event in my family.
Meanwhile, clothes with such elasticity and durability can hardly be affordable to us common folks. The ceremony organizers must have spent a lot of money on making so many uniforms.
I can't wrap my head around these organizer's mindsets. On one hand, they don't mind spending so much money for commoners like us, and on the other hand, every rail guard I come across just wanna spit and stomp on us.
We were made to walk down the stairs leading everyone to the ground level.
There was quite a tense atmosphere as most of the kids seemed quite nervous. The girls were especially a bit shy wearing these full bodysuits as they tried covering their precious areas with their hands. After all, we were instructed to not wear anything underneath our bodysuits.
I don't know why, maybe the examiner has their own fetishes or something. Gross.
But of course, there were some boisterous kids who didn't mind at all the current situation as they talked out loud with their friends. They didn't even have a bit of care in this world. They were brimming with confidence and hanging out with their newly made friends like this was some trip in the garden. Some of them were also girls who didn't feel shy like the rest of the girls.
I myself didn't mind wearing this full-body suit. I was quite comfortable wearing this, that it almost felt like I was naked. Thankfully the dressmakers had some sense to reinforce the fabric near the important delicate areas for boys and the girls. Otherwise, everyone would have their genitals outlined out on display for everyone to see.
I straightened my eyes and followed along with the queue. The line of kids started to grow denser and denser as we reached down the hallway.
As we entered the hallway, the queue started losing its shape. The hallway was packed with kids left and right by shoulder to shoulder. We were packed like sardines, as our limbs even lost a little mobility we had. The queue came to a stop in this hallway as the test hall-door was still not opened. The rail guard leading us told us to wait and he went inside the hall before closing back the door.
Although the line wasn't moving, more kids were coming down the hallway and trafficking the narrow hallway.
It wasn't long when chaos broke when the girls started screaming. There was some incident where the girls were inappropriately touched by some of the mischievous boys in the crowd. This triggered panic among both the girl's groups.
The girls soon banded together and attacked the boys who got too close for comfort accusing them of groping them inappropriately. The group quickly segregated into two groups in a manner of a few minutes.
The group of girls was under the leadership of this blonde girl who was the first one to take the charge. She had curly long blonde hair that reached till her back. Meanwhile, her eyes were like Turquoise gemstones with angular arrow brows as she sternly stared at us boys fiercely. She had a strong and upright demeanor which made her the girl group's leader in an instant.
The blonde girl had just recently met these girls and she already managed to unite all the girls under her leadership. She seriously had godly social skills, she was a social monster who could one day become a prominent figure in the near future.
I shrugged my shoulders and squeezed my body from the crowd to get at the edge of the boy's group so I could see the good drama unfold in the front seat.
"Hey! What the hell was that kick for?" asked one of the boys who got a black-eyed blonde girl.
The blonde girl stared at the boy,
"That's what you get for groping a girl. A kick to the face was still me being quite lenient"
"Huh! I-I didn't do that, my hand just grazed slightly."
"Brushing your arm is a different term from what you just did. What you did was caress an innocent girl's butt and I even clearly caught you red-handed. If that's not enough I can bring out the confession while beating the lights out of you. If that's what you want." threatened the blonde girl as she showed open animosity towards the guy.
The boy quickly fled to a distance in a hurry.
The blonde girl then turned towards us,
"From now on boys are to maintain two feet distance from the girls or else bear the full brunt of our wrath."
There is literally no space as more kids were rushing down this hallway. And on top of that these girls demand to keep a minimum of two feet distance between boys and girls. To do that we might have to just send a few kids back and then only might we be able to do that.
To make matters worse, the girls occupied more space than us boys. The girls even had a bit of breathing space. On the other hand, we boys were so close to each other that I could feel the boy breathing next to me. I am sandwiched by all sides with the boys that I can't even feel in my arms.
The girls had occupied almost 70% of the entire hallway. Even though there were more boys than girls participants for this test. This was totally unfair, but I certainly don't wanna get involved in this drama. I just hope the examiners open the hallway door before this thing escalates or else.
"And what if we don't maintain the distance?" suddenly a burly kid asked loudly as he stepped forward. He pushed the rest of the boys sideways as he stepped in front of the blonde girl standing like a towering mountain.
The burly kid was so tall that he reached almost double my height. He had messy uptied hair with dark tan skin. While he did look big giant many of it was just fat. He had a mean look as he glared at her with a wry smile. He would not even believe he was a 12 yr old kid if he wasn't wearing that white full-bodysuit like us.
"Bairos! Show that girl what it means to mess with us." cheered one of his friends.
"That's right! Trying to hog all the space for themselves. Like we will ever let them do that."
"Let those girls also feel how it's like to be squished in one place like us boys in place."
"I would rather be cramped up in this hallway beside girls rather than these sweaty guys."
"Show that blonde chick a lesson, Bairos!"
"Bairos! Bairos! Bairos!..."
And many more such cheers were tossed for Bairos standing up against those blonde girls' demands. Meanwhile, Bairos loved the limelight and his ego was getting more and more bloated as the cheers became louder and louder.
The blonde girl was unfazed as she stood in front of the giant kid Bairos. Behind her were the scared girls who were quite nervous and scared by Bairos and the cheering from the boys.
I was just standing in the second row to watch the drama with enthusiasm. I didn't wanna get involved in this matter but this will be a good way to see how the rail guards handle such matters.
Will the kids be punished? How severely will they be punished? Will they be thrown out of the train or maybe even executed?
More such unanswered questions were in my mind. Thankfully some idiots would help me procure these answers. But sadly there were no rail guards in the vicinity.
This long corridor had no other passages or rooms. There was only one hallway that led to the big double door of the test hall which was closed at the moment. We were instructed to wait at the entrance until the hall-door was opened.
I was already getting bored but some idiot kid is about to make a ruckus. Finally, something to entertain me after so long being cooped up in my room doing nothing. It would be more enjoyable if I could take a seat but I just have to manage with this rowdy crowd.
The giant boy, Bairos standing proudly like a mountain thanks to all the cheers he got from the boys. At this moment, he directly was like the leader of the boy's group as most of the boys supported him for standing up against this blonde girl.
Bairos then glared at the blonde,
"I will warn you this once, move all the girls so that boys can also have an equal amount of space," he demanded.
The boys cheered on with nods and praises for Bairos while they threatened the girls.