"I'd say I know the feeling, but I really don't," he grinned. "And close. More like 'I have no idea.' I've had a couple protection failures in my lifetime, but I've never been asked for child support, so I really don't know. And as for favourite colour, I waffle between maroon and grey. Depends on what shirt smells better."

Honesty, right? He was here to get the position, here to get in a jaeger, and being honest in these interviews was the way to get in. And honestly, none of these questions probed into anything he'd be interested in lying about. If anything, he wondered what these questions were supposed to measure.

Mike let his arms rest on his thighs, comfortable enough despite the creeping feeling that a drill sergeant was around the corner.