(Although at least the Imperial Couple have some advantages in this area, starting with the obvious one of having twice as many of them to handle the load, but also the same observance of the science of tiredness that has led to sophont synarchy departments across the Empire having an official policy of Go. The Fuck. To Sleep.
It’s accepted practice, thus, that you’re supposed to have sufficiently competent and effective people working for you that the crisis of the hour can be taken care of by them doing the Right Thing, as you outlined it, and thus anything short of Ragnarok is something that you can be told about in the breakfast briefing, post-morning-esklav.
If you’re being woken up at 2 am to micromanage something from the situation room, something has gone Horribly Wrong with the Plan, because the plan is to never risk tired, stressed-out people making stupid-ass decisions because (a) and (b).
…I suppose not having to expend any energy on campaigning is also a bonus, heh. Sometimes I think one-term limits for Presidents might be a good idea on essentially these grounds.)
Now I have to ask. Do you have any good stories from times when that Plan Gone Wrong has happened, and why? And do any of them involve the Imperial Couple on their flagship in the field?
