Word chain game, next person's word must start with the last letter of the word before it

[Pipeline Courier]

Simple word chain to kick things off on this board since it has been a while since we ran one properly. Rules are easy, next person posts a word that starts with whatever letter the previous word ended on, no repeats of a word already used earlier in the thread.

Keep it to real words please. And try to avoid ending on tricky letters like X or Q too often just to keep the chain moving smoothly for whoever posts next after you.

Starting us off with a nice easy one to get the chain rolling

Word: Quantum

Next person just needs a word starting with M, off you go

[Romulan]

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