AN - Many helped with the Lessons Learned List and while I name readers on Fanfic.net I haven't gained their permission to name here so I won't...but pls know that many inspired and helped with this bit of insanity! ;)
DISCLAIMER - Clearly not mine but I'm happy to add some light fluff to the day!
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Posted in the lair by Felicity Smoak.
LESSONS LEARNED ON TEAM ARROW*
1. Oliver Queen is the Arrow...but he has help (A LOT of help).
2. Do not lie to Team members (withholding information does count as lying).
3. Do not touch Felicity's computers without express permission and instructions.
4. Your life and the lives of others depend upon your training so train hard.
5. Strength isn't enough - you need focus, precision, control, and balance (aka ninja skills - See Lesson #6).
6. Ninja skills aren't enough - you need good intel, a good Team, and a good plan (see Lesson #13).
7. Team Arrow does vote.
8. Just don't get shot, grabbed, stabbed or blown up.
9. Everyone gets medical training as no one has learned Lesson #8 yet.
10. Any roll, fall, or mission you make it home from was a good one.
11. You watch the sword that kills you (closing your eyes isn't the solution either).
12. Only kill when there's no choice (a Team member in danger means no choice).
13. Plan B is no more likely to work than Plan A so make sure you have a Plan C.
14. Horror movies have taught us to never say "I'll be right back" unless you want trouble.
15. "Hacking" is such an ugly term, we are simply borrowing intel from others.
16. Everyone has a public persona for the Team so embrace yours (Oliver's role as billionaire CEO playboy is best one though).
17. Pay attention - you may only get one chance to make and get that first impression.
18. Close only counts with hand grenades and horse shoes, not with arrows or fists (see Lesson #5).
19. It is perfectly acceptable to use a door as an escape route but if you must do the Tarzan thing then try to aim for an open window.
20. Communication is important...and sometimes even requires words, sometimes even more than 3 words.
*These lessons may be revised or amended as needed or the mood suits.
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Hidden by Roy and not shared with the Team.
ROY'S PRIVATE LESSONS LEARNED ON TEAM ARROW
1. Do NOT get (or even try to get) between Oliver and Felicity.
2. Do NOT touch Felicity's computers without express permission and then only do as instructed.
3. Humor Felicity while she rambles and ignore any drooling over Oliver (verbal or physical) - See Lesson #1.
4. Topics NOT to discuss with Oliver include: the Island, his scars, Thea, Barry Allen, and Felicity Smoak as a sexy librarian (or Felicity as a woman at all).
5. Withholding information doesn't count as lying if it concerns Oliver's time on the Island.
6. Felicity is afraid of heights (see Lesson #1).
7. Team Arrow does vote but never bet against Felicity.
8. Even Oliver's super human control has its limits - there's no shame in standing behind Felicity.
9. Plan C frequently doesn't work either so Plans D, E, and F are also a good idea to have ready.
10. The earlier in the morning it is, and the longer Oliver has been in the field, the stronger the caffeine Felicity requires.
11. The Teams sucks at cover stories...
12. Diggle is all-knowing and all-seeing so just assume he knows what's going on even if no one else does.
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Lessons Learned
FanficLesson #1: Don't get or try to get between Oliver and Felicity! Roy's POV on training with Team Arrow (started in S2, may continue in S3). Lighter, fluffier Arrow with strong Team focus and extra Olicity! Not truly canon compliant, mostly unrelated...
