karma's a relaxing thought, aren't you envious that for you it's not?
Flora claps her hands together with a delighted smack, bracelets chiming and curls bouncing as she beams at the gathered crew. "Okay! Look at you all—Torchline’s finest and most attractive volun-told labour force." Her eyes sweep over them with playful approval, though the expression softens as she lingers briefly on each face. Remi with his quiet steadiness, Ronin with his easy charm, Sunjata like a storm dressed in muscle, Niki glowing despite the shade, Danta and Asta radiating fire and flirtation, Mateo already halfway into the plans, and Soh—always Soh—standing right beside her like she belonged there. Her heart squeezes, full to the brim and then some.
"Alright, teams!" she declares, already gesturing with a gold-ringed hand as if she’s done this before. "Mateo, you’re with me and Sohalia. I need the brains and the beauty,”" she adds with a wink, slinging an arm loosely around Soh's waist and then extending the other to bump Mateo’s scrolls. "We’ll do a full walkthrough of the site—check for big rocks, hidden tree roots, rogue crabs, anything that could mess with the foundation."
"Danta, Astaroth —you’re on supply duty. Make sure we’ve got everything from the spec sheet. Hammers, hinges, the very specific shade of paint I circled six times." She narrows her eyes playfully at Danta. "And please stop stealing bolts like they’re treasure. They’re literally going into my walls."
Then, turning toward the two most casually powerful men in her life: "Ronin, Remi—you’re joining up with Sunjata and Nikandr to mark out the perimeter. We’ve got flagging string, we’ve got stakes, we’ve got plans, and we’ve got Niki, who’s clearly the only one here smart enough to dress like he’s not in a swimsuit catalogue."
Her smile turns softer, more sincere. "We won’t get it all done today, and I don’t expect anyone to break their back doing it. This is gonna be a process."
With that, she turns, curls dancing over bare shoulders as she sweeps toward the edge of the cleared space. "Team Walkthrough, assemble!" she calls over her shoulder, already gesturing for Mateo and Sohalia to follow.
1. Danta/Asta check the supply lists to make sure we have everything (and stop stealing shit)
2. Niki and Sunjata + Ronin and Remi, look at the plans and use the flagging to cordon off the area
3. Sohalia, Flora (and Mateo) to do a walkthrough and make sure there's no big rocks or anything in the way.
"Alright, teams!" she declares, already gesturing with a gold-ringed hand as if she’s done this before. "Mateo, you’re with me and Sohalia. I need the brains and the beauty,”" she adds with a wink, slinging an arm loosely around Soh's waist and then extending the other to bump Mateo’s scrolls. "We’ll do a full walkthrough of the site—check for big rocks, hidden tree roots, rogue crabs, anything that could mess with the foundation."
"Danta, Astaroth —you’re on supply duty. Make sure we’ve got everything from the spec sheet. Hammers, hinges, the very specific shade of paint I circled six times." She narrows her eyes playfully at Danta. "And please stop stealing bolts like they’re treasure. They’re literally going into my walls."
Then, turning toward the two most casually powerful men in her life: "Ronin, Remi—you’re joining up with Sunjata and Nikandr to mark out the perimeter. We’ve got flagging string, we’ve got stakes, we’ve got plans, and we’ve got Niki, who’s clearly the only one here smart enough to dress like he’s not in a swimsuit catalogue."
Her smile turns softer, more sincere. "We won’t get it all done today, and I don’t expect anyone to break their back doing it. This is gonna be a process."
With that, she turns, curls dancing over bare shoulders as she sweeps toward the edge of the cleared space. "Team Walkthrough, assemble!" she calls over her shoulder, already gesturing for Mateo and Sohalia to follow.
1. Danta/Asta check the supply lists to make sure we have everything (and stop stealing shit)
2. Niki and Sunjata + Ronin and Remi, look at the plans and use the flagging to cordon off the area
3. Sohalia, Flora (and Mateo) to do a walkthrough and make sure there's no big rocks or anything in the way.
