Laura: Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you had fun with the story!
Nothing gets you in the Christmas spirit like hearing about olfactory receptor neutrons

Hee hee. Well, they do say that smell is the sense most closely tied to memory!
Oh, I have totally used the the snack table to avoid the dreaded 'awkward conversation'--loved this!

Yes, I'll admit that this particular part of the story just might have been based on real life experience... <g>
What a fun story--really creative how accurately you portrayed Dr. Klein! Great job

Thanks! My inner geek had huge amounts of fun writing from his point of view. Now, I just have to get her to go back into the little box where she belongs...
/surreptitiously wipes copious amounts of sweat from forehead/