"... Yeah okay." He had honestly been half thinking about just resting on a boyfriend or reading on his tablet if it was actually a drill, but playing shogi with Sanada worked. Niou held onto the shogi board and then faced the reality that he was meant to be carried by Sanada up the stairs, which was a huge leap up from... holding hands which they'd done before once. "Uhh... this is kind of an inappropriate time to ask, but can I hug you? And then we can go?"