episode 7 has a missing scene where after they agree to be co-captains and they've had their nightcap ed turns to stede and is like
"lucius told me you did this for me"
and stede is afraid even without fully knowing why, caught out and embarrassed and ready for rejection and ed continues like -
"it was cool. no one's ever planned a thing like that for me. but listen. listen."
and stede is listening, ready, waiting -
"i hate nature. i hate nature so fucking much. plants are fucking diabolical with their roots and vines and snakes that look like vines and god forbid all the fucking insects so listen. listen. don't ever. take me outside again. not on land. we could have had a nap man."
and stede is now trying not to laugh because he is taking this seriously, ed is communicating a strict boundary with him, but his voice is sulky and he's gesticulating and the look on his face -
"right, quite right, it is a bit - undignified -"
"abso-fucking-lutely. totally outside our fucking dignity, to be tromping around like landlubbers."
"but napping, really? i thought you would be looking for an adventure, is all?"
"psh. what's more adventurous than a nap on this fucking couch, mate, on this ship? you ever tried to sit down for ten minutes, get a good nap in? 's like all the problems in the world come rushing in the second you try for a nap."
"you know, i've never considered it in that light. it would be a bit of an adventure, trying to find enough peace and quiet for a nap, wouldn't it?"
"that's what i'm saying!"
and thus many adventures in competitive napping (aka napping together but its not gay its a competition we swear) were had.