I was all set to leave a dull and pedantic comment about how one:twentythree:fortyfive are not actually consecutive numbers, until I was typing them out and stopped thinking about place value because yes of course one:twothree:fourfive are like the _epitome_ of consecutive. I am glad to have noticed that *before* making the mistake, and it feels like some sort of lesson in how pedantry doesn't pay.

I don't think I remembered that Chernobyl aired in 2019 (I haven't seen it and am looking forward to your reviews). I agree that it is chilling how much the parallels predicted some of the worst gaslighting of the last few years --"covid is over and no big deal", anyone?

~Sor