Episode 41: Trigger Discipline
The cold, acrid scent of gunpowder clung to the air like the lingering bite of metal after a fresh blade's first swing. Inside the indoor shooting range operated by the WN Agency, the climate was carefully regulated to preserve the firearms and electronics—dry, cool, and sterile—almost unnaturally clean despite the regular thunder of bullets tearing through paper targets. Overhead, the strip lights buzzed softly, faintly flickering as they struggled to compete with the recoil bursts echoing through the narrow lanes. The walls were soundproofed with thick, matte-black padding that swallowed most of the gunfire, but not the tension. That lingered.
