The writer uses descriptive language that makes it easy to picture Dan working on the paperclip chain. I also like how the small details and dialogue make the scene feel realistic instead of simply telling readers what happened during the attempt.

This is a feldgang, but with a twist. I see you taking on different identities, passing on to the next one some "baton" and then carrying on the conversation within that new set of bones. Or maybe it is a strawberry runner putting down roots and making a rhizomatic mat and carrying on, passing on hyphae and rooting ever on. All I know for sure is that I want to draw a random walking line down your post's page. I don't know why, but that is what I see in my crystal self.