"Be careful." The laboratory hummed with a quiet, sterile atmosphere as Doctor Voss and his assistants worked tirelessly to construct the prototype device.
The sleek headband with embedded microelectrodes sat in pieces on a sterile workstation, waiting to be assembled. The air was thick with the scent of metallic components and faint traces of ozone from the machinery. Barbara stood close by, her eyes flicking between the holographic readouts on the consoles and the various components being carefully manipulated by the assistants. Now and then, she would offer insight, pointing out a potential adjustment or suggesting an alternative method to optimize the neural signal readings.
"It's a delicate balance," Doctor Voss explained, his voice strained with concentration as he meticulously so
