Progress? (A Bates Story)

So anyway, I started playing Dungeon and Dragons Online recently. I created a wizard character named Michael Wayne Bates. Bates typically hates this type of adoration I bestow on him, but I was shocked to see his response to my Facebook announcement.

So, I was pretty psyched that Bates had kind of given his seal of approval for my new endeavor. This inspired me to make this tribute to him.
You know, I really thought Bates and I were taking our relationship to the next level; making some real progress.
So today, I posted this on Facebook. It solicited this response...

Que sera, sera. Wait, should I say Que Bates, Bates?

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