Chapter 16: The Copenhagen DeliriumModern Timeline - Quantum Physics Midterms

Lynette's final exam question glitched into Nahuatl symbols: "Tlazōcamati īxiptla" (Thank the avatar). Her pencil sketched self-portraits across eras – medieval witch pyres, Jazz Age speakeasies, Stasi interrogation rooms.

Amberleigh's cheat sheet shimmered with Isolde's consciousness: "Your A+ requires a blood sacrifice... preferably Caelum's."

1962 Timeline - Cuban Missile Crisis

Elspeth #72 hacked a Soviet nuclear submarine's targeting system. "The perfect cover for quantum experiments," she told KGB-agent Caelum while rigging warheads with cursed uranium. "Fire these at Havana and we'll collapse Isolde's Atlantic ley lines."

The missiles detonated in temporal limbo, creating the Bermuda Triangle's first documented disappearance.

Modern Timeline - Homecoming Coronation

The Spiritborn's prom crown fused with Mayan jade and Soviet plutonium. Amberleigh's quantum DJ booth warped the gym into a multiverse collage:

· Conquistadors line-dancing with Stasi officers

· Aztec ball court superimposed over the football field

· Isolde's spectral form crowd-surfing through eras

Caelum's kiss tasted of radiation and regret. "This won't break the curse," he warned as timelines fractured around them. "Just redirect its hunger."