"For old time's sake." She did her best not to let her hands tremble as she took the button. She pressed the button and watched the beautiful swirl of light in the resulting experiment. For just a moment, in this beautiful fusion, everything was painfully perfect and in the light. If she could dream of this while asleep, she could be happy. The experiment was soon over and the light faded and as the other workers rushed to collect and study the new element, Caroline placed down the button.

"Thank you for that, Mr. Johnson."