You're welcome. I'm glad it helped, if even a little. :)

"Eureka reasons" are often the best. :D

I understand the tough girls thing. I liked Alison (and others) just because they were no-nonsense female scientists. As someone who studied science all through college, it was often seen as a "guy thing" (especially in the "harder" sciences like Chemistry (which I loved) versus the "softer" sciences like Biology), so I appreciate when there are characters like that.