fandomhigh | Ethics (September 14, 6th period)

If the classroom looked a bit like a discount Swedish furniture store had exploded inside of it, well...at least the projectiles were now easily replaceable.

Which might be a good thing.

Precisely on time, Darth Vader swept into the room and slammed the door firmly behind him.

"Today we talk about lying," he said, his masked face scanning the faces in front of him as he prowled around the classroom.

"Everyone lies," he stated flatly. "To hide things, to manipulate others, to avoid...unpleasantness." There was a definite hint of scorn in his voice at that last example. "In class today, you are required to pair up and only tell the truth." His cape whirled behind him. "And I can tell if you are not. Such disobedience will result in detention."

He paused for a moment. "And I don't believe in that axiom where if you cannot say something nice, you don't say anything at all. I do not require you to be nice. I require you to be honest."

He crossed his arms over his chest. "Name. Place of birth. Classes you are taking," he barked out. "Proceed from there."

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Rory had a new cause when it came to Vader, after her talk with Aeryn and her evening on Tuesday. She figured she ought to take Aeryn's approach, and let him know where she stood.

"Leave him alone," she said quietly, perching on a desk after most of the class had filed out. "I know why you're here, and you're going to leave him alone."

"Skywalker is none of your business," Vader replied sharply, spinning around.

"Skywalker is very much my business," Rory replied. "You are not going to hurt him."

Luke and Rory.

Vader should've guessed that they would become friends.

He hadn't.

"You're not going to be able to stop me," he snapped. "He ruined some very important plans. There needs to be...restitution."

"I am definitely too small and weak to stop you. The student body as a whole is not," Rory replied. "We've taken on worse. We won't hesitate to do it again if you put Luke in danger."

"He'll get what he deserves," Vader replied, and if that sounded intimidating, well, it was supposed to.

And if Rory looked like she was trying to hide how much he scared her, well, she was working at it.

"You're right. He'll get a relatively safe and comfortable high school career, and a long life, because you're not going to alter that."

Vader crossed his arms over his chest. "That wasn't the plan."

"Plans change," she said flatly. "It wasn't my plan to run into my someone who could have been my son or to find out Anakin's been murdered by one of my teachers." She swallowed, trying to keep her resolve, and sneered slightly. "You'll adjust."

Vader's heart clenched at her words, which just fueled his anger. He thought he'd left the weaknesses of Anakin behind years ago.

"So will you," he said flatly.

"Already have," she replied. "You're the one who seems to be suffering under the delusion that you're going to hurt Luke."

Vader wasn't planning on hurting Luke.

Much.

Depending on your defintion of hurt.

"I'm not going to kill this Skywalker," he said, "unless he decides to do something stupid."

"Even if he does," Rory said evenly. "You aren't going to hurt him, or you're going to be dealing with a couple dozen angry and equipped people. Not to mention the administration."

"In the end, I don't answer to either of them," Vader replied, sounding frustrated. "Keep Skywalker out of my way, then, Ms. Gilmore, if you believe it to be so very necessary."

"He's a bit headstrong for that," she replied. "Takes after his dad."

"Then his destiny might be just as unpleasant," Vader replied.

"I couldn't save Anakin," Rory said, and even if Aeryn had said it was a good idea, she was trying very hard not to cry. It wasn't exactly working, though. "I'm not letting you kill his son."

Vader had no idea what to do with tears.

Inwardly, he was flailing.

The mask was very helpful--nothing of his inner turmoil showed on the outside.

"Then I suggest telling him to be less like his father," Vader snapped, voice laced with scorn.

"I'd sooner let you kill me than do that," she snapped back, not trying to hide the tears now.

Vader stared at her for a long moment. "I won't kill you," he said finally. He pointed towards the door. "Don't give me a reason to change my mind."

"Stay away from Luke," Rory said, running her thumbs under her eyes and heading towards the door.

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