september -

Nancy meets her at the staff entrance, under the clear, cloudless sky, singing September’s sky is so blue… Effy smiles. Sings along, just the first couple of lines, so familiar on her tongue. They chat about the weather, the sunshine and all the colours of autumn that they are missing out on, committed to the mirror-filled rehearsal rooms like this. Devoted to their attitudes and their battements.

Later, Effy gets home and the sun has set, the sky dark as a result and the apartment even darker, because James left hours earlier without shedding any light on her own disappearance.