         return;
     }
     
-    // read color palette input pin here
-    // this line reserved for color palette pin
+    // read pattern engage input pin here
     button2State = digitalRead(button2Pin);
     
     if (button2State == HIGH) {
-        // pauses the colors
+        // pauses the colors now, but will initialize pattern mode
+        // need to grab the current color
         return;
+    }
+    
+    // read white out input pin here
+    button3State = digitalRead(button3Pin);
+    
+    if (button3State == HIGH) {
+        // engage violence mode!
+        engageViolence();
     }
     
     // check if palette changed

    }
    strip.show();
    
    // button 1 may still be pressed since the code gets here very fast
    // if button 1 is pressed, wait will the user releases it
    while (button2State == HIGH) {
        // do nothing, we need to wait until user releases the button
        button2State = digitalRead(button2Pin);
    }
    
    // button 2 is used to exit the LED count set mode
    while (button3State == LOW) {
        button2State = digitalRead(button2Pin);
        button3State = digitalRead(button3Pin);
        increment_LED_count = false;
        
        if (button2State == HIGH) {
            increment_LED_count = true;
        }
        
        while (button2State == HIGH) {
            // do nothing, we need to wait until user releases the button
            button2State = digitalRead(button2Pin);
        }
        
        if (increment_LED_count) {

    set_LED_count_mode = false;
}

void engageViolence() {
    if (DEBUG) {
        Serial.println("Violence mode engaged!");
    }
    
    // first ramp up the brightness
    for (int i=0; i < 128; i++) {
        strip_color = strip.Color(i, i, i);
        for (int i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
            strip.setPixelColor(i, strip_color);
        }
        strip.show();
    }
    
    while (button3State == HIGH) {
        // do nothing, we hold the violence!
        button3State = digitalRead(button3Pin);
    }
}

void loop() {
    // check for LED count mode
    if (set_LED_count_mode == true) {
