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Dorothy places her palms on their foreheads, takes a deep breath, and closes her eyes. Both Slater and Rose wince in pain briefly. Suddenly, Dorothy’s mind is bathed in images.

The first few are from the graduation party, where Rose and Slater first met. Dorothy can feel the warms in the air as their eyes lock onto each other seconds before their neuro-link begins

The images that follow are of Slater, each depicting him as either depressed or angry after an argument with Rose. Dorothy observes the other women that approach Slater, offering various forms of comfort. Despite the temptation, Slater resists.

The images move further into the future. Dorothy watches Rose leading a WilsonCorp board meeting. Like her mother, her presence commands respect and admiration from everyone in the room.

Another batch of images show Rose and Slater training together, with Rose having completely mastered all of Dorothy’s neuro-arts maneuvers, and even creating a few of her own. It is during this training session that Slater proposes.

The final image is of Rose and Slater, now fully grown, watching an elderly Dorothy as she plays with her two grandchildren.