On procrastination

[abitofawildman]

So Mun, how'd that application go?
Have we been accepted into the game yet?

What was that?
I'm sorry, you'll have to speak up. My ears aren't what they used to be.

Oh. You didn't actually send in the app?
Well...I for one am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
Shocked that this didn't happen. Who doesn't have time to write quality copy when one is working full time and taking part in Hell Week prior to one's community theatre production going up?

I did try to warn you that you were spreading yourself a bit thin, didn't I? That it wasn't a brilliant move to commit to a deadline that ended while you'd be breaking glass in a room full of people? But did you listen to me? No. No you didn't. You just went and reserved me without even giving giving your workload the smallest consideration. Just, got my hopes all in a twitch...only to drop the ball at the last second. Brava, Mun. Brava.

I think you owe me not only an apology, but one good solid heartfelt admission that I told you so.
Come on. You can do it. Just take a deep breath and admit that Bumi knows best.
The sting to your pride will only hurt for a little while.
If you're lucky

Comments

[willbechief]

These muns do tend to get a little... over-optimistic, don't they?

[abitofawildman]

That's putting it diplomatically.

[willbechief]

Being a police officer forces you to learn a little diplomacy. [ Being Chief though... ]

[abitofawildman]

Why do you think I opted for the military? So much more rewarding to be the big stick, and let others do the walking softly bits.

[willbechief]

I always thought you chose the military because it let you travel.

[abitofawildman]

Well yes, but that was before I knew they'd later trust me with explosives.

[willbechief]

Why am I not surprised?

I hope you haven't left any in any animal dens. Like those fireworks in the moose-lion's. That was not a good idea.

[abitofawildman]

I don't know what you're talking about. That was a great idea.





...

Getting caught was less so.
I still think we'd have been better off with the mother moose-lion than my mother.

[willbechief]

I think our definitions of the word "great" differ greatly, Bumi. [ That may just be a slight twitching at the corners of her lips there. ]

Yes. I never thought I'd be more afraid of Aunt Katara than my own mother. Then again, mother always did enjoy your pranks.

[abitofawildman]

[He sees that proto-smile Lin, and all it does is encourage him more.]

That's because Toph had impeccable taste.
As for my mother, that whole sweetness demeanor thing? All an act. Just ask Kya.

[freakymayor]

Wow! Crystal Cove could use a visit from someone like you. You're a real wild man!

[abitofawildman]

That's what they tell me, but I think it's just because they have a healthy fear of heights. Where's Crystal Cove?

[freakymayor]

I don't have a fear of heights. I've climbed to great heights...so now I'm mayor! Ahahahaha.

Crystal Cove is in California. It's the most haunted place on Earth!

[abitofawildman]

California. That's one of those Other World places, isn't it. What makes it so haunted?

[freakymayor]

Ghosts. Demons. A curse. A treasure that may or may not exist. A legend of a devil-alien-God thing called "Nibiru". All that.

You had savedtheworld, now try the older variety

[spiritbends]

You should go easier on your mun. They must have been trying their best. And there's never any harm in postponing a decision until you're absolutely ready.

My son.

*SQUEE*

[abitofawildman]

She does this all the time though. Has all these grandiose plans, spreads herself too thin, stresses out because she can't do it all, and then nothing...gets...done.

[Three guesses as to when he turned around and saw his father standing before him.

And the first two don't count.]

...dad.

[spiritbends]

Hello, Bumi. You look... older.

[abitofawildman]

I...I think the word you're looking for is dignified.

[He manages after gaping at Aang for a good ten count.]

[spiritbends]

You look older than me. But no need to be nervous.

[abitofawildman]

I'm not nervous! I'm stunned. There's a difference. A big one. You don't usually show up as you here. I see the kid all the time, but never...you. It's been a long time.

[spiritbends]

I see. Must be for a similar reason to why you don't see yourself around here so often. But... it has been a long time, hasn't it?

[abitofawildman]

Seventeen years, seven months, and three days.

[Not that he's been keeping count.]

I figure I don't see myself here because no one but my Mun is crazy enough to let me come out and play.

[spiritbends]

I guess the only ones crazier would be the ones who had to raise you. [With a light-hearted smile. He can jokebend, too.] But I'm sure you'll have plenty of yous showing up once those people out there get to know you better, just as the winds of time have kept most of my life obscured for the time being.

It's still nice to see you so early. ...Not that I don't see you so often.

[abitofawildman]

[There's something about being in the presence of one's parents that reverts one to childhood, no matter how old one maybe. This is why Bumi rolls his eyes as his father goes all poetical about a lack of concrete canon.]

How old am I when you're from?