Definition: Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) imputes missing data by carrying the last recorded value forward. Assumes the patient remained stable after dropout.
Detonation: “I impute your silence, your missingness. I calculate the story you should be” 

Definition: A statistical procedure used to determine whether an observed effect, pattern, or difference in data is meaningful or simply the result of random chance.
Detonation: “When it's you and me it's just us. When it's just me it's just us too."

Definition: A belt-driven generator that powers a vehicle's electrical components and recharges the battery while the engine runs.
Detonation: “...the Salt Flats. Reno. Truckee. A wrong turn back into Nevada."

Definition: A reported sighting — an observation recorded in a moment of perception, subject to the limits of memory and the bias of the observer.
Detonation: “The last time I saw her, she was wearing. We were. Close."