Sasha
I think this was bloody brilliant. Loved - I never managed to draw blood & the wiki mention - those brief touches of humour were nicely done.
The first few sentences or rather clipped statements were good attention grabbers though fairly harsh, but illustrated your point. The bawling demonstrated your human side, which I found endearing.
each and every one of them immensely more talented than me,
This might connote a lot of negativity towards yourself.
Maybe change "good" to "Ahhh"/"Okay"..dont want to come off as a liar.
Transition from saunter in unprepared and later could be better.
Overall I think you answered the prompt spot-on! Very nicely done.
Hope this helps!