S03 · E16
Being-A
Day 3. Morning. The compound gathers. Juno stands in the centre, Vane and Mordred either side of her. She opens her notebook one last time and reads what she wrote. This time, we hear it. It is a simple list of things that made her happy. Gerald. Friday dinner. Ceramics class. Her balcony view at sunset. She closes the notebook and gives it to Iris, finally at peace with her fate. Gently, she grabs their hands, and begins the ritual. Floating just above the ground, the men once at odds slowly become one. When it's all over, Juno goes slack and falls. Elias catches her, and just like that, she is gone. For a moment, silence. Then, every EBand in the building pings in unison. Where 3 once stood only moments ago, now is only 1. Being-A opens its eyes. It looks around - not with hostility, or warmth, but with a calm regret. It sees it's old students over Juno's body, the desperate hope on everyone's faces, the general chaos around, and say's one thing; "I understand."
