Given that things seem like they're cooling down on the Social thread, I'll let you guys decide whether we want to leap into the next Expedition in an action prologue after my next post, which I'll write up and post within the next few hours. If you'd all like, I can run the two threads concurrently if you'd like to continue engaging in harmless social shenanigans while the expedition goes on.
Your call, of course, but we can't stay in interlude forever.
PS: The little Below-Deck I've posted happens prior to the second mission getting started.