"I touched it!" Karen breathlessly yells back down, her heart still hammering in her chest from how close she'd been to losing her footing entirely. "Did you see, I touched the top!" In context with all the rest of her life, it seems so inconsequential, but here... Here it's monumental.

Coming back down is quicker than going up, gravity and her own sense of elation pushing her, and later she'll be more aware of how careless she got in her zeal. For now, she steadies herself on solid ground, still panting, and stares back at Peggy with wide eyes.

"I was so close, Peggy, oh my god."