Sanada Genichirou

 Congratulations, Renji, on your well deserved promotion. 

Sub Lt Sanada and Sub Lt Yanagi have a nice ring to it. The promotion was well overdue. The lesson here is do not change posts months before a promotion is guaranteed or you'll have to wait nearly a year for the next opportunity. 


Now that the baths are complete, engineering is again focusing on upgrades. A list has already been started but if there's anything you think we should add, please let us know. 


Also, I hope everyone is enjoying the design and tiling of the baths. They were inspired by classic onsen and retro bath houses in Japan. It took a team of us numerous hours to finish it all. Though it was certainly a good way to teach some of the engineers new skills and qualifications. 

Now that things are calmer in Engineering, and I have escaped medbay  I am going to restart swimming lessons and supervised swim time. 
Swimming lessons are Tuesdays, 18:30-19:30 and supervised swims will be Thursdays 18:30-20:00 and Sundays 06:00-07:30. 


The bath plans have been confirmed and we have already started construction. If all goes smoothly and nothing urgent comes up we may be able to open up ahead of schedule. 

We're of course working on upgrades throughout the base, too. If you have any requests, make sure to submit them through the proper channels. Yelling your request to me or Niou while we're trying to eat or work out is not the proper channel. 


Also, it's not engineering's job to make costumes for people who just happen to 'swing by'. If you want something, put in the proper request. 

It felt good to be out and working on a big project again but I didn't miss having to always be on my guard for dangers. Fortunately we were able to get a few structures set up for safety and comfort and the first areas of the mine opened up with only a few minor scratches and bruises. 

 
Now that I'm back on the base I have a chance to catch up on the smaller projects of engineering and to find time to relax. And to work out properly. Engineering is a workout but it doesn't hit all the muscle groups or as much cardio as I like. 



Renji, do you want to help me with a personal project?

 Engineering is almost finished building and modifying all of the equipment needed for the expedition. 

The next step is training. Niou or I will be in charge of it. 

We want to have everyone on the teams practice how to use the tech inside and outside so that both missions are a success. The sooner you sign up for the training, the more time we have to fix any problems. We're also aiming for no broken or lost equipment.


And a reminder. We don't deal with first aid or medical problems. Talk to medbay if you want training for that. 

 It feels good to be back at base after a two-week mission in close-quarters and stuck in the nano suit.


And now that I have everything checked off, I'm going to take full advantage of the post-mission leave to relax. So nobody better destroy anything before Wednesday. I don't want to be called in for an emergency. 


If anyone is free for a workout, a game of shogi, or wants to practice their calligraphy, let me know. 

 This Journal will now be used for the new RP the_zone 

Everything before this post is from a previous RP and everything after it will be for the Mechanic Sanada on Yomi. 

 Has anyone ever celebrated a half birthday? Atobe is convinced it's a real thing. 

Though I did enjoy my half birthday celebration. Atobe is quite the accomplished cook. We then enjoyed some private time to indulge in what I think people say as Netflix and chill. 


December is just around the corner. That means it's time to start thinking about the end of year cleaning and being careful about the flu. Don't forget to wash your hands and wear a mask if you think you're getting sick. 

Between social events and tennis, I've fallen a little behind on my university work. It was worth it but I think with a week of focused work and a couple less hours in the dojo is in order this week. I am open to suggestions for study music or background sounds. My family can be a it noisy at times so I find it useful to have something playing in headphones recently. 


 Atobe, I just wanted to thank you again for hosting me after your party. Breakfast was especially enjoyable. Even if I still think it a bit ridiculous and over indulgent. 


Yukimura, Renji, we should go out for a nice brunch to celebrate how hard you worked in Rakuten before you get swept up in another tournament. 


ooc: Since the cat is out of the bag with Sanada and Atobe doing the dating thing, he thought he would prove that he is not dying of shame about everyone knowing or how they may have acted while tipsy any make a knowingly public comment to Atobe. 

I'm currently in Paris and enjoying it much more than I thought I would. It helps that many of my friends are here and there is plenty of good tennis to watch.

The flight over was interesting. I flew with Akaya and he spent most of the flight teaching me about these pocket monster creatures. Though as some of them are big enough to ride on, I don't see why they're called pocket monsters. Pikachu I was familiar wit but I didn't realize there were hundreds of them... and that they evolved... and got new names... I now know why Akaya has such trouble learning languages... his head is full of a million words from this Pocket Monster world.

I have agreed to give a few of the games a try and we installed PokemonGo onto my phone.



When not watching the tennis matches, I've been exploring some of Paris. Deschamps-kun has been recruited as my tour guide by Yukimura. I have to admit that he makes a good guide  And that he's not nearly as horrible as I had hoped he would be. We discovered a few great used clothing shops and some antique stores. He's also convinced he can convert me to a coffee lover. Japanese tea continues to reign supreme though I admit that a few pastries we've sampled have outclassed those back home.

He apparently has no interest in Turkish oil wrestling other than watching. So I'll either need to rethink my plans for what to do when he comes to Japan or convince him of the merits of wrestling.


ooc: Please pretend that Sanada screen capped this picture and the tag on the corner is not there.