It wouldn't care at all about this kind of rejection. Actually, I would have stopped right at the point of the application form with those bizarre questions. It didn't look good to me... but maybe some other people like this sort of things. So, I guess the recipe is to find your tribe, even if it takes some rejections here and there...

Regardless everything else in this story, I really like your writing style, Neil. Certainly deserves attention, in my opinion 👍