Act 1 Scene 1:
We are introduced to a bustling area. The Æther Dock: A bustling, steampunk harbour where airships dominate the skies and the unknown awaits at every corner)
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYKyCGmVacb
(The protagonist and Lord Preen step onto the stage, wearing futuristic attire that still retains elements of their original wardrobe)
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVAFe56M7VT
Protagonist: (Looking around at the unfamiliar place) This place... it is so different.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfGTPAu65Gz
Lord Preen: (Emphasizing) Æther has changed everything.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAedX2o2nBiX
Protagonist: (Confused) Æther?
185Please respect copyright.PENANAL5nw79mJQR
Lord Preen: Æther, dear friend, a marvel of our age! A force harnessed from the celestial heavens, powering our contraptions with the might of suspensium and the very essence of the skies.
185Please respect copyright.PENANA17Loafkzvp
Protagonist: (Intrigued) Adapetus Mechanical, the brilliant inventor from the past. How wondrous it would be for him to witness these advancements.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVIZPtO6qG5
Lord Preen: Truly, it is none other than Adapetus Æther, the pupil of Adapetus Mechanical, who delves into this new technology.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeiq0verlBf
Protagonist: (surprised) Adapetus Æther? Another Adapetus? This is most unexpected!
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHuIujUQRfP
Lord Preen: Aye, the Adapetus Æther is nothing like his predecessor, the Mechanical. He's plagued by paranoia and nervously tinkers with this new Æther technology.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGv64P10n4q
(The protagonist and Lord Preen walk past the imposing Æther Machine, her wings beginning to glow and hum as they near it)
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwdSKAX66HC
Protagonist: (Surprised) My, these wings do shine and hum most peculiarly.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAri84oVSEMi
Lord Preen: (Observant) Indeed, these wings seem to have a curious connection to Æther-powered devices. Perhaps we should find the Adapetus Æther for an explanation.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAa8S2ZlztjY
Lord Preen: "Hark, the pursuit of another Adapetus, my dear! Were I bestowed a farthing for each such endeavour, I would rival the entire fortune of Narciss.
185Please respect copyright.PENANAWcY8F1wBDM
Protagonist: (Deadpan) More Adepti, more enigma. It's as if our lives are scenes in a play.
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7gPhZWPc0P
Lord Preen: (with a wry smirk) Doth it not seen our lives are but scripted for dramatic theatrics?
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYuESLdYk08
(The lights fade to nothing)
185Please respect copyright.PENANAzHfb8ZeEhJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAesqgOUdIJb
(End of Scene One)
185Please respect copyright.PENANAEkMfKaVvTO