The sub-polar city of Aurora was bustling under a massive, shimmering dome, protecting it from the harsh climate and the incessant wind carrying frost. It was a June evening, and the blue-lit buildings seemed to flow amidst the rippling mists. Somewhere on the high terrace, just outside the vertical garden, four friends met: Lena, Igor, Dorian and Milena. Each of them carried different emotions, which were to become particularly pronounced that evening. Lena was anxious - tomorrow she was to give her first public lecture on the art of emotions. Igor, usually composed, felt anxious, as he had recently been losing sleep over inexplicable tremors in the walls. Dorian, whose outward calmness masked hidden anxieties, was trying to control a wave of melancholy that came out of nowhere. Milena was exasperated and happy because she had just got her dream internship at the Aurora Management Centre. They met to look at the sky through the glass roof and talk about what was going on in their souls - bravely, even though they knew it was harder than it might seem. Lena began: - You know... I think I'm scared. Not of what I'm going to say, but of your reaction - she looked at her friends, lowering her gaze. - I haven't slept soundly a single night for a week - Igor admitted, glancing at his hands. - Something in these walls hums differently than always. Dorian squeezed the railing tighter, was silent for a while, until he finally muttered: - And I ... I think I've lost myself. I keep feeling sad, even though seemingly everything is fine. Milena burst out laughing, then quickly became sad. - I got to practice, and suddenly I felt like someone had added pounds of anxiety. Is it possible for happiness and fear to appear together? At that moment, something amazing lit up the sky. The glow was so intense that it almost blinded my friends. A pulsating, cool blue pierced the glazed roof, and a huge new object appeared in the sky - an Ice Moon they had never seen before. An unsettling stillness emanated from it, the amorphous light dancing across the walls and the faces of their friends. Each of them felt waves of conflicting emotions at once: terror, awe, a sense of closeness, shame and unexpected courage. Milena squeezed Lena's hand, Dorian clenched his jaws and Igor trembled all over his body. No one was able to utter a word. Meanwhile, a quiet sound came from outside, as if singing, but completely unlike any earthly voice....