The euphoria of the Chimera's successful test run was a high-voltage current that pulsed through the shop for days, a shared, unspoken energy that made even the most mundane tasks feel charged with significance. The car was no longer a project; it was a living, breathing entity, a fourth, silent partner in their enterprise. Its presence in the shop was a constant, gleaming reminder of what they were capable of, a tangible promise of the future they were building.
