No new fields appeared at the official grouping entry point. The first applicant's application page remained in the pending confirmation section.
Hirata placed the second line's internal review page beside the next round's records, while Gu Heng first checked the school page version.
The retrieval time had not changed, and nothing had appeared on the page that could alter the applicant's choice.
"Who are we handling first today?" Hirata asked.
The first applicant placed her hand on her viewing record, her fingertip pressing against the previous round's timestamp.
"I'll check my scope one more time."
She walked to the terminal and reread the portion of the page that belonged to her.
The page had not been covered by Class D's internal form, nor had her personal fields been brought before the entire class.
After reading it, she closed the page and voluntarily reported that she had finished checking.
"Nothing has appeared on the page that requires me to change my application now."
Hirata wrote those words into the viewing record without turning them into an indication to proceed.
The third applicant added the following to the status bar:
First line: Page recheck complete
Current choice: Continue deferral for the next segment
Official status: Still pending confirmation of the page and personal scope
Those three lines remained on Class D's internal form and did not enter the public form.
The first applicant pushed her application page back into the pending confirmation section, its edge brushing against the blank space in the current schedule.
"I'll continue to reserve my recovery time."
Gu Heng looked up at her. "What you're reserving is the viewing window, not a place in the schedule."
"I know."
She smoothed the edge of the application page, then pushed it back another space.
Hirata marked an empty slot beside