As the dust settled and the last sparks fizzled out from the broken simulation devices, an eerie silence fell over our immediate surroundings. I blinked, disoriented by the sudden shift from a chaotic battlefield to a quiet training ground. That's when I noticed something odd.
Beyond the wreckage of our simulation area, I could see the other student groups still engaged in their exercises. It was as if a dome had formed around each team, isolating them in their own pocket of simulated reality. The other students moved about, battling invisible monsters and navigating crumbling cityscapes that only they could see.
"Fascinating," I muttered, realizing the true complexity of the simulation technology. Each group was in their own self-contained scenario, unaware of the disaster that had just unfolded in our section.
Our bubble had burst, quite literally, leaving us exposed and our failure on full display.
