But I love running around at the last minute! Really!

[theteamdad]

Calm down.

Rushing leads to mistakes. Mistakes lead to unintended consequences. Research. Plan. Prepare. It's that simple.

Get started.

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[nottheshoe]

Y'really think muns have that much foresight. [BRUCE YOU R HER FAVORITE BUT COME ON]

We all can't be Batman, afterall.

[hackrobatic]

[Batman!!! He hasn't seen you in a very long time.] Yeah, they're not very good at the whole "calm down" thing. Or listening.

Or much of anything besides giving us headaches.

[theteamdad]

I'm not asking her to be. I'm asking her to use common sense.

Apparently that's too much to expect.

[theteamdad]

[Slight frown.]

Has yours been giving you trouble?

[worst_mentor]

[Hi Bats hey Bats sup Bats u doing ok, Bats? Heeeeeeey.]

You never heard of going with the flow, have you?

[hackrobatic]

Nah, not too much. She just likes embarrassing me. [The worst that's happened is he had to wear Artemis' clothes. But he's taking that to his grave.] It might be a huge pain, but I can handle it.

[nottheshoe]

Mine barely knows what's she's gonna have for dinner.

Besides, what's yours even plannin' t'rush into that you can't handle? [NIKE STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW--] A week with out Alfred around?

[...that's just too cruel.]

[peckish4action]

Right! Because plans make unintended consequences absolutely impossible. Ever. At all. In any actuality. Most definitely and certainly.

[theteamdad]

[Does this face answer your question, Ollie?]

[theteamdad]

[Excuse you are you sassing the Batman?]

They greatly reduce the possibility.

[theteamdad]

No.

When she gets like this, the others get agitated. Loud. I can handle it. I would just rather not have to.

[theteamdad]

I know you can.

[AND IT HAD BETTER STAY THAT WAY DO NOT CROSS THE BATMAN.]

[peckish4action]

[... yes? Isn't that his job? You know, besides kicking bad-guy butt and being all-around awesome.]

Except when it cuts down your ability to improvise! Because the best-laid plans, Batman!

[theteamdad]

[You're lucky you're adorable, you know that?]

Plans and improvisation are not mutually exclusive, Robin.

[Patient, but not chastising.]

[nottheshoe]

[She just shrugs, casual and cocksure like always.]

Ehhh, when mine gets funny ideas I tend t'just take over headspace and shut everythin' down. [SHE'S NOT KIDDING. SHE DOES THIS. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS.]

And y'still haven't answered th'question, Bats. What's she got planned that's got everyone so riled? Or is it just a general mood she's in?

[worst_mentor]

[Oh, come on, Bats. Don't give him that look.]

Guess not.

[peckish4action]

[You keep saying that since I was nine, Dad. You sure that's all to it?]

Maybe not to awesome people like us, but you've gotta admit that most people who get hung up on plans get their improvisation to completely atrophy. Not whelming at all!

[hackrobatic]

[DADDY HAS FAITH IN HIM, THIS MAKES HIM HAPPY. ;u;] So aside from rushing around, they got any plans for you? Or are you like me and just getting tossed into random places?

[theteamdad]

Heavy handed, but effective.

[He tried. He really did.]

Nothing. That's the problem.

[theonewhodied]

Have you ever seen a chicken run after its head's been cut off?

It's beyond pointless. It's already dead, but the legs continue to kick and the wings flap, so the bird runs around aimlessly until it drops, accomplishing nothing. That's the way some people are too... figuratively speaking, of course.

[theteamdad]

The latter.

[And you know how much Batman likes twiddling his thumbs.]

What kind of places have you been to?

[Maybe feeling slightly overprotective.]

[theteamdad]

[Don't give him that look.]

What should I know about this place?

[theteamdad]

[Yes. Maybe.]

I doubt she will have that problem. Her impulsiveness is the reason I'm here.

[nottheshoe]

Really, you're all upset that nothin's goin' on? [She'll crack a smile, a bit of a laugh.] When things get int'motion is when th'trouble starts. Really, I'm happier with th'quiet then I ever was when I was in a game.

And if y'aren't careful she'll end up throwin' one of you someplace horrid.

[theteamdad]

I know the adage.

If I'm tied to her, I'd rather she keep her head.