Hey guys, so today was... eventful. We were training in the Titans Tower gym, going through our usual drills and exercises. Robin was being his usual intense self, barking orders and making sure we were all on top of our game.
I'll be honest, I wasn't really feeling it today. All I wanted to do was relax and maybe catch up on my favorite TV show later. But Robin pushed us hard, as always.
During one of the sparring sessions, he paired me up with Starfire. Now don't get me wrong, Starfire is great and all but her powers can be a bit... unpredictable at times.
Long story short, there was a moment when she accidentally shot a starbolt in my direction while we were practicing some hand-to-hand combat moves. Instinctively, I shifted into a cheetah to dodge it but ended up crashing into Robin instead.
He went down hard and let out this grunt of pain that made my heart sink. It wasn't intentional at all! I swear!
Everyone rushed over to check on him while I stood there feeling like the biggest idiot in the world. Cyborg gave me that "dude seriously?" look which only added to my guilt.
Robin brushed off everyone's concerns like the tough guy he is but I could tell he was hurt by how stiffly he moved afterwards.
After training ended for the day (thankfully), Robin pulled me aside for a chat about what happened earlier. He assured me that accidents happen in combat training all the time and that no hard feelings were held against me.
But still... knowing that I caused him pain just doesn't sit right with me. Maybe if I had been paying more attention or taken things more seriously...
I know deep down that being part of this team means putting in effort even when you don't feel like it. And yeah okay fine maybe sometimes accidents are unavoidable too but still..
Today's incident serves as an important reminder for myself: being lazy isn’t an excuse when others’ safety is involved. Guess it’s time for Beast Boy to step up his game next time – both literally during training sessions and figuratively outside them too
Alrighty then, Beast Boy signing off - until next time folks ✌️