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[SEMIOPEN LOG] EXPEDITION 5, ALL TEAMS

Semi-open log for the 4th expedition, Team 1 (Niou, Marui, Zaizen) and Team 2 (Sanada, Oshitari K, Mizuki) + Ibu tagging along to whichever he pleases. Technically they're in the same place so he can switch, too.

How this works: only characters involved in this event can tag in this log.

Pre-Expedition Events (Open until everyone gets tired of it): e.g. Training and Packing. These events will involve only training/supply personnel (e.g. Medical for First Aid, Engineering for equipment, Logistics for requisitions, Tachibana for rations etc) and the personnel going on the mission. This will also include everyone hopping on the shuttle to get to the seaside expedition location (total 7 expedition folks + one NPC pilot)

Expedition: (Open until everyone gets tired of it): Set up categories/threads as needed, for example :Camping, Digging, More Digging. Other characters can also tag eg if someone makes a comm call, but make sure you ask/inform that person first, and this should not take up significant portions of the log. As always, ask in the Discord if you have any questions.

Just to refresh your memory: Team 1 does outpost related scouting and evaluation of outpost locations, + a little drone diving, Team 2 goes looking for mystery organism(s) and clears out threats. Both teams will regroup in the shuttle at the end of each day to eat and rest.

Note: Expect bad weather, rain, and occasional disruptions to communications. Try not to get lost and keep some water on you.

There maaaay be an event halfway through the expedition :D

Have fun!

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Sanada didn't bother to reply about the endorphins and just looked down at Niou's hand. He was pretty sure that hurt Niou more than it hurt him.

"If you're making your bed bigger and sturdier, I'm guessing it's more than a crush. Why would it be embarrassing?" Sanada asked. Maybe Niou didn't think Tachibana and Akutsu were respectable boyfriends and didn't want people to know they were together because of that. Sanada could potentially see that.

"Why is your arm so solid?!" Niou rubbed at his hand and stared at Sanada's arm. "It was like I hit a rock or something what the fuck."

He froze and... oh my god, it was actually kind of mortifying for Sanada of all people to mention his loft being sturdier of all things. "You don't say things like that!" Niou looked shocked, and then nudged Sanada on the leg with his foot. "Even if you know, you pretend not to! My bigger bed is simply to accomodate my 25 pillows for all you know."

"Because I have muscles and very little body fat?" Sanada suggested. Niou was probably lucky he wasn't actually flexing at the time. Niou probably would have broken something then.

Sanada blinked as Niou freaked out and wondered if this was how Yanagi felt whenever he freaked out to him about things. Probably. Sanada nudged Niou's foot back. "Would it be easier to talk about these things if we were under the blankets and gossipping like school girls?"

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"Have you considered having less muscle and more body fat?" Niou asked, still rubbing at his injured hand. Something to hold against Sanada later.

He pretended to think about Sanada's question and... "Yes, yes it would definitely be easier. Much less embarrassing." He patted Sanada on the arm and edged towards their sleeping spot. "Whispering gossip, of course. I'd hate for absolutely everyone to know about my embarrassing feelings for people."

"Sadaharu and Renji will never stop teasing me if I do that," Sanada said. Inui would make up some new routine for him to do that would probably be twice as intense and painful and Yanagi would just tease him about getting lazy and joining him in avoiding the gym. Neither were good things.

Sanada followed Niou the short distance to what was their bed for the next few days and took a few seconds to get his boots off before crawling into it. "Considering the people on the mission with us, I don't think any of them could judge you for having feelings." He was the only single one and he judged Niou far more for his atrocious sleep, eating, and exercise habits than who he dated.

"it might be good to show them some weakness. Let yourself go a little so they feel more useful by helping you." Niou shrugged.

He waited patiently for Sanada to settle before he made his way into bed, burrowing under the blankets and squashing up into Sanada's side as had become his way of dealing with this awkward situation. He adjusted his pillow and kept the blankets over his head, draping an arm over Sanada's middle. "I think I am unfortunately in the position of being judged if I have feelings.... And if I don't have feelings. Regardless." He shrugged. "And like, having awkward feelings after like 7 months of knowing someone? That's a bit awkward."

"It's better if I don't give Renji a reason to fuss over me. It's nice but annoying," Sanada said. It was nice to know he was cared for but neither he nor Yanagi did things by half, especially since they were both stubborn in their own ways.

Sanada sighed as Niou got situated beside him with his little routine of pillow and blanket moving. He still wasn't used to having someone so clingy share his bed but at least Niou didn't take up too much space and was, somewhat distressingly, light. "Since when do you care about what random people think about you? And isn't it normal to have feelings grow as you get to know someone? Unless you only believe in love at first sight." Niou probably was a delicate as a Disney princess so maybe he was an instant love sort of guy.

"Perhaps I should give him more things to fuss about. He might take some of his attention off you." Kirahara could be an excellent person for that job... He'd consider it when they got back.

Niou hid his grin under the blankets before he popped his head out to look up at Sanada. "Ah, I so want someone to finish my... Sandwiches." He laughed to himself and snuggled down again. Sanada definitely was much too solid for true comfort.

"He doesn't need the stress. Stop your evil plotting now. And if you sing, I'm kicking you out of bed," Sanada aid. He probably wouldn't actually kick Niou out only because he'd then have to hear him whine about bruises. But he would certainly gently nudge him away. He did not need Disney songs stuck in his head all night.

"Kick me out and break you promise to keep me warm and help me sleep this trip? That's not very honourable of you." Niou had to smother comments about dishonour on Sanada's cow, because that probably wouldn't be appreciated.

He snuggled into Sanada's side again, already starting to drape over him to get as much warmth as possible. "How utterly opposed would you be to doing this back at base?"

Sanada frowned at having his honour called into question. "Don't sing and we won't have to find out," Sanada said. He supposed he could just try to muffle any singing by squishing a pillow over Niou's head.

"You wouldn't like my schedule back at base and your boyfriends wouldn't like me," Sanada said. He carefully moved his arm out from under Niou to be slightly around him. He wasn't quite comfortable holding Niou close when he was still awake but he also didn't like his arm falling asleep while Niou acted like a human octopus.

Just to be a pest, Niou did hum a few notes of before he smothered his laughter into Sanada's shoulder and stopped.

"My boyfriends." God that was weird hearing that from Sanada even though the term was entirely correct. "I could do it, if I'm allowed to sneak into your room at some point in the night when I get tired and actually want to sleep." And then he was sure if he was sleeping soundly, Sanada would try and let him sleep like a nice fellow. "My boyfriends, as you put them... are surprisingly open minded." Niou tensed up a little at the arm but took the opportunity to worm a little closer, shifting to lie a little more on top of Sanada and hug him more.

Sanada rolled his eyes at the humming but fortunately Niou stopped before he had to use his pillow to smother him.

"I'm not sure Oshitari would like people sneaking in. He's a bit shy. And I really don't think they'd like you leaving them to sleep with a different man." Like if Niou really needed someone to share a bed with him to get some decent sleep he supposed he would have to do it but he was sure that the boyfriends really wouldn't like it. It was one thing to do it on a mission when they weren't around but definitely another to do it at the base.

"Oh, Mr Oshitari likes me, so I think he'll be fine with me sneaking in," Niou waved the concern away. He also waved away the next concern about Akutsu and Tachibana not liking him sleeping with other people. Sure, they'd been a little concerned at first when he'd mentioned sleeping with Sanada, but they were fine with it once he explained. "Sometimes it might be a necessary thing though," he argued. "Like, if Jin is working night shift and I can't exactly sleep with Kippei because he's very busy with Tooyama. And what if I get nightmares? Or I really need someone to act as a heat source? Are you saying you wouldn't be willing to climb into my loft to help me stay warm and sleep through the night if I really needed you to?"

"That seems like a lot of ifs, Niou," Sanada said. "Also, I'd probably already be alseep by the time you're thinking about bed. But I suppose if the situation is desperate I can help you." Sanada didn't think that sort of situation would come up often so it was safe enough to say he'd help. He gave a yawn as his body realized it was lying down and time for sleep. He never took too long to actually fall asleep once he was horizontal and quiet for a few minutes.

Niou propped himself up on an elbow and grinned down at Sanada. "I'll keep that in mind, then. What's the best way to contact you if things are really desperate and you're asleep? Send you an urgent message?" Niou's grin widened. "Or is this permission to sneak into your room in an emergency?"

He poked Sanada in the side to make sure he was still awake to answer the questions.

Sanada gave a small grunt at the poke that was very much not necessary but was too tired to retaliate. "As long as Oshitari doesn't mind, just come and find me," Sanada said. He turned off all but emergency notifications on his data pad during his sleep hours so that Oshitari wasn't bothered by it through the night. And it wasn't like he could really stop Niou from getting into his room if the other really wanted to bother him. He had the same override codes he had for all of the rooms.

Niou prodded Sanada again in the side. "Would you actually wake up? Or would I just be able to crawl into your bed and you'd wake up in the morning to find me curled up next to you?" He'd make the promise not to octopus or something, since t hat might make Sanada more willing to agree... but that would be a lie. "And you wake up really early, don't you? Would you expect me to also get out of bed at that time?"

Sanada made a louder more annoyed noise at the continued prodding. "I don't know. It depends how annoying you are when you find me sleeping," Sanada said. He was a fairly sound sleeper but he didn't always sleep through the times one of his nephews or niece clambered over him and into his bed back home. "And as long as I could escape your tentacle grip, I'd let you sleep." It's not as if he woke Oshitari up when he got up early to meditate and exercise. He didn't expect others to keep his schedule even if he thought most could benefit from it.

"I would most likely just climb on top of you and squash myself between you and the wall. And get under the blanket." Niou paused. "Or I could bring my own blanket, if that's weird. I don't know." He frowned a little and settled back down on top of Sanada, bringing the blanket mostly back over his head. He drummed his fingers on Sanada's side as he thought, snuggling a little closer and purposely shifting his limbs to be more of a grip than before, and closer to how he'd sometimes found them when he'd woken up. "Don't struggle too hard when you try to escape. My joints dislocate easily."

"Do what you want," Sanada mumbled. He was sure even if he told Niou to bring or not bring a blanket, the other would do whatever he felt like at the moment. He was starting to think this hypothetical situation was a lot more likely to happen than he thought. He just hoped he could extract himself from Niou's grip and however many blankets and pillows he brought with him without breaking his delicate bird bones.

"Thank you. So kind and accommodating." Niou did at least close his eyes, even though he was pretty sure he wasn't going to sleep much, despite the tiredness weighing on him. Sanada was good but... Not great with the sleep thing. "Only in emergencies of course. You can sleep naked or whatever if you need to, chances are I won't invade."

Sanada was nodding off just as Niou went and said something ridiculous. "What?!" He said as he stared at Niou. "Why would I sleep naked? I have a roommate." Really, what sort of weird world did Niou live in where it was okay to walk around naked in front of others in a shared room. It wasn't like they were in the bathhouse.

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