an atom: a documentary

sometimes, an atom does not want to become a molecule.
the atom likes to think he's invisible, indivisible, and invincible — much to others' chagrin. being close to his buddies makes his life susceptible to their electromagnetic fields, and that's a big no-no! he's chasing predictability, you see.
predictability is comforting. predictability doesn't meaningfully hurt.
predictability doesn't take away exactly one of your two favourite pencils, leaving you alone with a pencil you didn't chew and a whole lot of questions you don't want to find answers to at 3 in the morning.
the atom would like his octet completed, please. he's okay with calling special relations, functions; and being grateful for the sets involved in the cartesian product when he can't.
sometimes, that's enough to turn a frown upside down.
and sometimes, that's enough.