Aivide Thieri

Perceptive whether it's for her own good or not, Aivide understands what’s wrong with a text about as easily as she understands what’s wrong with the world. She believed at one point that everyone around her shared the same understanding, and was doing the best they could; now she believes… that the present state of things has got to be worth it, because she can’t envision any other option besides completely giving up. Over and over again, Aivide has restructured the things she believes in: her own academic capacity, her moraillegiance with a high-up violetblood, her small-but crucial usefulness in the keeping of an overarching company. And at present Aivide will tell anyone who asks that she has several work friends she thinks are very nice, truly believes that one day her interdepartmental memos will win her Employee of the Month, and is getting a little less terrified of Eubala. And she really believes in what she does! It makes her happy, helping people, that’s all she ever wanted from life. She LOVES her job. It's great to be part of something really meaningful! What was that about ending the world, though?

Sasara Versii
spieté and team leader: Sasara is her only quadrant; the second pale relationship Aivide has ever had, and a significant improvement on the first. A bad example for the children, as it proves that you can make your parasocial relationships real if you’re a smart-enough replyguy. It’s been a little terrifying, having to not let a person down again. But often somewhat alarmingly worth it.

Bettah and Raigne
office buddies. She chats with them at the water cooler. Doesn’t know what the fuck is going on between them and is too tactful to ask. Is embarrassed to admit to herself how much she depends on seeing them in her ongoing quest to not go completely insane.

Sandcatmom
lusus. Alive and well, though living a train ride away from Santerre. A terrifying creature, but one of the few good mothers on Al2rnia.

Donnah Chartt
roommate. Junior accountant, D-list Instagram influencer and Al2rnia’s first and only dark academia blogger, which fills Aivide with no small amount of distress, and what she’ll fervently deny is a years-long pitch attraction.

Vinbre Malcos
spieté's fishgirl best friend. Sometimes you introduce two of your friends and they hit it off, but sometimes they start analyzing each other's weaknesses and forming a plan of attack. That is to say, they respect each other very much! You just can't be everyone 's best friend. It's all very regular.

Nora Fleuré
ex-moirail. Let’s not go there.

Stelad Thieri
ancestor.