"You'll be fine, kiddo. You can tell 'em yourself once we get you out of this mess."

Hunting around for parts had taken longer than I would've liked, but now that it's all here, the thing goes together easily enough -- like a super scientific jigsaw puzzle. The tech's not familiar, but the problem -- once I realized what was the problem -- is. The device -- and it's still not immediately clear what it is -- pushed Coraline out of phase with the rest of the Island, and only exposure to the low levels of the same radiation are allowing a select few of us to see her at all. It's a neat trick, I'll give it that, but it lost its shine a while ago, even if the tech is gonna need further observation once this is all over.

After a couple of false starts, I'm positive that we've got all the components together, and get ready to push the big (if metaphorical) red button.

"Maybe over a sandwich."