"What's been your deal all afternoon?" someone snapped. "We've been busting our asses in here, and you've been completely MIA."
"What did you solve? Don't tell me you cracked the core problem," another team member said skeptically.
The words hung in the air.
Chris nodded eagerly. "Yes, the problem has been solved."
He grabbed Julian's arm and dragged him to his workstation, jabbing at the screen.
"Dr. Rhodes, look, the reason we were stuck was because we were attacking it from the wrong angle. It can be done like this."
And then he walked them through it, fast, precise, almost frantic, like he was afraid the universe might snatch the solution back if he slowed down.
By the time he finished, the room had gone completely silent.
Then...
Someone whispered, "You can actually do it tha
