Atom nodded. "Yeah. But hey, maybe we'll be able to figure out what's going on. The way we're going, it looks like the only way out is to get rid of all the Ohm. But I'd rather find a way to coexist than fight anyone..." Hatred and revenge never led anywhere good, even if you destroyed whoever it was that had wronged you. Atom had tried solving things that way once, and he never wanted to feel that way again.

He picked up a whirling little doohickey, momentarily distracted. "Hmm... I think this is some kind of combination tool."