The problem was complex, the solution needed to be sophisticated. This was it, if this didn't work then maybe nothing would. AlEx would have to find some sort of alternative universe if this experiment failed. His "colleagues" scoffed at his one eye'd PPE choice, but the broken monacle had done its job. He felt relaxed, serene, he knew he was on the right path. Injecting his latest formula, one milligram at a time, AlEx's hand was steady as a rock. That last explosion numbed his face, he couldn't quite stop drooling.