Act 2/2.1

## Act 2.1 to invoke being

**February 18, 2019**

> Lemon, Brie and Toy prepare the venue for Felise' wake. It has come to light that her father organised everything, hence the rather fancy venue. They invite the humans to join in the ceremony, in memory of Felise and everything she believed in.
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> Lemon is there, off towards an empty corner of the space, and motions you closer when they spot you. Toy and Brie are there too, but they’re preoccupied talking to some other guests, so you gather around Lemon for the time being.
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> “Welcome~! I’m glad you could all make it. I’m happy you’re all still in one piece, haha.” They swirl around a champagne flute as they spoke. “It’s been a while since we’ve all been in the same space together, no? Aside from the fact that Felise would want you here, I figured you might enjoy an event where you can all get together and catch up, too.” The nod and take a sip.
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### Aetherian culture on Death

“I can’t say I know much about your own customs, but I thought I’d give you as best of a summary as I can before the event begins since I’m not certain I remember witnessing your own rites. See, accidental deaths are few and far in between. You’re right to be sad, frustrated, and even angry when they happen, but at the end of the day...” They shrug, with a certain acceptance in their voice. “They were bound to happen.”

“Aetherian culture is like that. We can’t dwell on the fact that it ended, we can only celebrate that it happened. Certain things in life are just threaded into place, unnegotiable, unchanging. You’re want to act out, humans are... emotional like that. While I don’t want to stop you, I thought you should know.” Lemon takes another sip of their drink.

### Constructs

“Oh, and I should have mentioned since you might’ve encountered more of us. Us three: myself, Toy, and Brie, are what are known as constructs. Now, we’re mortal, just the same as any myth, and I presume any human, animal, and aberrant, but we don’t age. Our life cycles are determined by the... eh, existence of a concept? We live and die with them, rather than through bloodlines and old age. You’ve mentioned your families before, so I presume you lead lives closer to myths. Brie and Toy’s concepts are theirs to divulge, but mine is, in layman's terms, death. Even so, I’ll die one day, that’s just how it is!” They smile and wave their hand.

“That’s my rambling though~! This is just in case anyone talks to you! Don’t get caught! Feel free to talk to us friendly neighborhood constructs, get something to eat, have fun!”

### **Open RP**

* It is set in the wake for Felise. When someone dies, aetherians celebrate their life instead of mourning their death. They have a special candle making ceremony in which people step up and dip candle in wax as they dedicate/ share a memory of Felise. In the end, they light the candle they made together in remembrance of her.

### **Closed RP**

* 8 humans (Sofia, Juno, Phoenix, Luce, Jace, Juniper, Pippa, JC) get kidnapped during the wake and brought to a dungeon under Astrum university, where they are asked questions and shown illusions that aim to see what humans are like and what they know about aberrants.
* Eventually, they are told they'll be kept here for testing, but if one person kills another within 2 hrs then the murderer can go free.
* It's a Western standoff until Luce stabs Juno, who stabs him right back, before Luce gets a lethal stab in the back of the neck by Juniper (she doesn't get to go free though). They get rescued by Toy and the hooded figure a few hours later, then head back home.