**One Kick Girl — Chapter 207:
"Pilot Program (Controlled Explosion)"**
Small scope • Big consequences • Raon tests the cage
1. The Pilot Begins
Scope: Limited
Duration: Two weeks
Participants: Us
Raon stared at the doc.
"So we're the test subjects."
Shion nodded. "They always volunteer the loud ones."
2. Day One Optimism
New forms.
New checklists.
New approval box labeled:
Manager Sign-off
Raon sighed. "This is fine."
Shion set a timer.
3. The First Blocker
Request submitted.
Status: Pending Review
Raon refreshed.
Again.
Again.
"Who's reviewing."
Shion checked the process doc.
"…Everyone."
Raon screamed internally.
4. The Bottleneck Forms
A Slack message arrived.
Hey, just saw this — looping in X for visibility.
Raon snarled. "Visibility again."
Shion replied calmly, "Noted."
5. Time Passes
Day Two.
Still pending.
Raon pointed. "We could've finished this yesterday."
Shion replied, "Document that."
6. The Controlled Explosion
On Day Three, Shion sent a status update.
Pilot observation: request pending 48+ hours with no owner identified.
Raon watched the thread light up.
Replies everywhere.
Confusion.
Defensiveness.
7. The Process Eats Itself
Someone replied.
We need clearer ownership.
Another:
Maybe we need another review step?
Raon laughed hysterically.
"It's reproducing."
Shion typed faster.
8. Shion Sets the Trap
She replied.
Suggest naming a single owner for pilot decisions to maintain velocity.
Silence.
Then leadership responded.
Agreed.
Raon's eyes widened.
"They admitted it."
Shion nodded. "Publicly."
9. The Rewrite
The doc updated.
• Decision Owner: Manager
Raon smirked.
"So now delays are on them."
"Yes," Shion said. "Timer's visible."
10. The Second Request
New request submitted.
Approved in two hours.
Raon blinked.
"…It works when it hurts them."
Shion smiled faintly.
11. The Lesson
"Process isn't evil," Shion said.
"Process without owners is."
Raon nodded slowly.
"…I learned something."
12. End of Pilot
Two weeks later.
Conclusion slide:
Pilot revealed need for simplification.
Raon stretched.
"They're killing it."
Shion closed the laptop.
"Because it bit them."
END OF CHAPTER 207