All eligible 18-year-olds in the Baddie aesthetic track enter the Quiet Competition. The Quiet Competition is not televised. It is measured. Metrics include:
• Heat Index (physiological responses in proximity)
• Retention Rate (how long people continue looking)
• Reputation Transfer Efficiency
• Emotional Combustion Threshold
• Controlled Cruelty Score
• Marination Compliance
At the end of five years, Conglomerate Socials announces a single result. It is a single name. The losers/others return to normie life with permanent aesthetic downgrade. The winner undergoes "Ignition".