( closed ) mystery transmission

[winscenario]

who: James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Poe Dameron, Beverly Crusher, Loki
what: an exploratory mission in search of a vessel
when: from July 10th to July 20th
where: abandoned area, along the river, the delta and waterfalls; between the first and second walls
warnings: monster attacks, probably some injuries/blood, don't expect anything more than that; add any needed warnings on your own threads as needed, please!


After a transmission tower in the Abandoned City was repaired following the storm a few months ago, the Perimeter Guard radio center has been picking up a continuous eerie transmission that sounds like a combination of a sonar ping and a staticky voice saying a long series of seemingly random numbers. The transmission has been tracked to its source, which seems to be some sort of vessel that's under one of the many waterfalls in the delta area of the Abandoned City. It is not known if it is easily accessible or if caving will be required to reach it.

The objective is to follow the signal to its source with specialized equipment and find out whether it is a distress signal, an important piece of abandoned technology, or something else entirely. Besides the usual environmental dangers of traveling for several days by land into the Abandoned City, including monsters and other dangers, there is heavy speculation that whatever is sending the signal is super haunted. Additionally, some caving may be required to reach the signal source.

[ ooc: this is a mingle log, so everyone feel free to write up your own top levels and/or tag around as much as you like! ]

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[winscenario]

[ Jim nearly laughs at that, because seriously, of all the things he's been called in the past? Lazy's definitely not one of them. He has times where he can barely sit still as it is, like pure energy surges through him and runs through his veins like blood.

Matching the sleeping bags seems like a pretty obvious choice to Jim, particularly since he'd bought these ones with that particular feature in mind. It occurs to him, as Bones speaks up, that he probably should've made it a little clearer. Still, he only smiles now, pursing his lips a little like he's contemplating an answer. ]

Well, it would help conserve body heat. So long as we manage to get some rest, I don't see why not.

[ Honestly, he doesn't think he'd sleep as well if he didn't have Bones next to him anyway. He's too used to it to make do without at this point. ]

That so? [ Once they finish zipping up both bags together, he stretches them out across the floor, patting them lightly before taking a seat so he can pull his boots off. ] All because of some sleeping bags, or am I missing something?

[legendary_hands]

Conserve body heat, huh? [Leonard laughs at that, shaking his head softly. Once he lowers down on the other side of the sleeping bag next to Jim. Pulling off his shoes, he set them aside before looking over his shoulder at Jim.

Turning at his waist, he leans in and kisses into the hair at the nape of Jim's neck lovingly. Resting his chin on Jim's shoulder, one hand moves to slide into the slight curve of the other's side.] Mm, 'cause of the sleeping bags but well... cause you find the damnedest little things that just make me stupidly happy.

[The doctor takes his hand away and goes back to settling himself in the sleeping bag. His eyes trailed up to the sky again, his arm curling under his head to prop it up a bit.] Just not used to it yet.

[It's not like anyone else ever went that far for him before Jim.]

[winscenario]

Something like it. [ He chuckles, looking over his shoulder when Bones leans in to kiss his neck. He turns just enough to nip lightly at the bridge of his nose, then lets him pull away, following his lead and climbing into the sleeping bag. He only shrugs off his jacket so he can lie down and sleep more comfortably, otherwise he doesn't bother taking anything else off. It'd just become a problem if they're woken up by unexpected visitors popping by. ]

You know... I find it easy to make you happy.

[ Most wouldn't guess, he knows that. Bones has that whole grumpy attitude that makes some people think he's difficult to approach and difficult to please too, in a way, but Jim finds that's not the case at all. Once one knows him well enough, then it's very easy to know how to make the doctor happy. And Jim of course takes full advantage of that.

Leaning in, he kisses Bones on the cheek, then shifts closer and settles his head on the nook of his shoulder. ]

[legendary_hands]

[He knows what Jim meant, but he still lifts his brows and gives Jim a feigned look of surprise.] Jim Kirk... are you callin' me easy?

[Snorting softly, he allowed one corner of his lips to curl upward just slightly before pulling Jim in to him, arms wrapped loosely about him as he let his eyes close. A small hum of a sound left him at the kiss, but he simply waits for Jim to settle in.]

Get some sleep captain. Sweet dreams. [His voice gets lower and softer as he turns his head to rest it against Jim's just a little. Jim's not wrong. It was easy for Jim to do. But he kinda likes it that way.]

[winscenario]

Well— [ He pauses a moment, as if thinking what to say next, then adds on with a grin and in a lilting tone. ] Takes one to know one.

[ That's not what Jim was getting at, of course, not by any means, but he knows Bones is just teasing him. The light banter is so usual between them it's almost second nature to him to know when Bones isn't being serious, and he in turn doesn't answer the question seriously at all. Even if it's not a lie, either: Jim has always been easy. Just because he doesn't sleep around now doesn't change that fact. ]

Good night, Bones. [ He hums softly, sighing as he relaxes fully against Bones and closes his eyes, cuddling up to the doctor and soon drifting off to sleep like that. ]