She did think she should tread somewhat lightly when it came to the how, but the why? That she could answer easily enough. "Curiosity? Scientific discovery? I was young; I wanted to change the world."

It might not have been purely scientific interest. It hadn't been for the others. But she wanted to believe she'd done it for what she felt were the right reasons at the time.

"The truth is, I had no idea what was going to happen." That it wasn't something she would have chosen for herself went unspoken. And knowing what she did now, how much of a curse her longevity had become, she wouldn't choose it for anyone else either.

"And you?"