it's fine to fake it 'till you make it
The candlelight leans toward the Doubletake before anything else happens, each flame stretching just slightly as though drawn by something unseen. "Flora." The sound is warm, immediate, pleased, before Safrin gathers from the glow rather than interrupting it, light thickening until it shapes her. The chamber doesn’t change for her; it refines. Gold deepens, shadows soften, and the seaglass stars catch something brighter than candlelight, each shard answering her presence with a quiet, prismatic shimmer.
Her gaze drops first to the ledge, to the careful placement of glass and the bottle set beside it, and there is no mistaking the satisfaction that settles across her features. "You have," she agrees softly, reaching out to brush her fingers just above the seaglass, not quite touching, but close enough that the colours seem to deepen beneath her hand. When she looks back at Flora, pride is unmistakable, warm and steady. "You always do."
The champagne lifts at a flick of her wrist, a glass forming in her other hand a, though she doesn’t drink yet. Instead, she turns, drifting toward the window without hurry, her attention already shifting outward. Below, the docks stretch into the restless sea. For a moment nothing happens, and then a cannon takes shape along the dock, wrought from metal that looks poured from night itself, starflecks caught and suspended within its structure. It settles into place with quiet finality, as though it has always been part of Torchline’s bones.
Safrin inclines her head, satisfied, before turning back to Flora, finally lifting the glass to her lips for a small, measured sip before lowering it again, a hint of a smile playing there. "It will take two Torchers to fire," she says. "Just as you wished."
Her gaze lingers, sharp and approving all at once, then she winks. "Use it well."
Torchline has completed their RQ and received
Starlit Cannon | A cannon placed at the end of the docks in Kaiholo Port. When activated by 2 Torchers, shoots a cannon ball at a single target dealing XX damage. Can be used every round.
Her gaze drops first to the ledge, to the careful placement of glass and the bottle set beside it, and there is no mistaking the satisfaction that settles across her features. "You have," she agrees softly, reaching out to brush her fingers just above the seaglass, not quite touching, but close enough that the colours seem to deepen beneath her hand. When she looks back at Flora, pride is unmistakable, warm and steady. "You always do."
The champagne lifts at a flick of her wrist, a glass forming in her other hand a, though she doesn’t drink yet. Instead, she turns, drifting toward the window without hurry, her attention already shifting outward. Below, the docks stretch into the restless sea. For a moment nothing happens, and then a cannon takes shape along the dock, wrought from metal that looks poured from night itself, starflecks caught and suspended within its structure. It settles into place with quiet finality, as though it has always been part of Torchline’s bones.
Safrin inclines her head, satisfied, before turning back to Flora, finally lifting the glass to her lips for a small, measured sip before lowering it again, a hint of a smile playing there. "It will take two Torchers to fire," she says. "Just as you wished."
Her gaze lingers, sharp and approving all at once, then she winks. "Use it well."
Torchline has completed their RQ and received
Starlit Cannon | A cannon placed at the end of the docks in Kaiholo Port. When activated by 2 Torchers, shoots a cannon ball at a single target dealing XX damage. Can be used every round.
'till you do. 'till it's true.
