[ME] [RQ] New life in old stones

Flora

Spying Jack in the crowd has fingers of tension subtly releasing in Flora's shoulders such that they relax down from near her ears, but despite the easy smile that the queen has painted on, the captain (and his son) will be able to feel the Doubletake's unease at seeing so many faces. She was an extrovert to be sure, but rarely had she and Hadama ever called for public opinion when making their decisions, and from having upset a few meetings herself, Flora knew how easy it was to derail something like this.

Glancing between Jack and Isla, the queen nods even as her lips twist into what they'll likely both realize as telltale signs of disagreement on Flora's part. "We'll only have one key to begin with." She explains, her aqua gave shifting between the captain and the Remedy. "Much as I'd like to say that we could keep it somewhere safe where both Hadama and I could access it...that sort of creates exactly the same problem we're trying to avoid." If they encountered something, they'd still have to run off and leave allies all alone in order to use the Stargate.

"The thought was that one of us should carry it around, but..." Glancing at Hadama, Flora shrugged softly before looking back to those assembled. "It isn't super clear which of us is better for it. We both have our strengths, and we're both around, so..." Hadama was a demigod and stronger against the void, but Flora had channelling on her side. With the Tidebreaker now possessing legs he wasn't water-bound, but the Doubletake just tended to be around more.

I trace the evidence, make it make some sense
why the wound is still bleedin'

Code stolen from Queen Sky