Siebren found himself immersed in the dim glow of his laboratory. The soft hum of machinery and the occasional flicker of monitors were the only companions in the late-night silence.

Exhausted from hours of calculations, he slumped in his chair, succumbing to the weariness that clung to him. As the rhythmic tapping of keys slowed, Siebrens eyes grew heavy, and he drifted into a restless slumber, his head resting on the cold surface of his desk.