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Ethics (Thursday, September 28, 6th period)

Vader swept into the room precisely on time, slamming the door hard enough to reverberate down the hallway. He dropped a box of cookies onto his desk.

"Today we talk about how a strict sense of right and wrong interferes in efficiency," he said, pacing the room and clearly intending to intimidate as many students as possible. "Employees who do not believe that there will be consequences for their incompetence become lazy, stupid, and easily replaceable."

Vader took the box of cookies from his desk and passed it around the room. "Each of you has a cookie," he said. "You will spend the rest of the class period using the tactics of fear, shame and guilt to get the other people in this classroom to give you their cookies." And yes, that word sounded incredibly strange coming from him. "Whoever has the most cookies at the end of the class will get to keep them."

He crossed his arms over his chest. "Are these tactics unethical? Does it matter if you get what you want?"
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can_be_more: (can't come up with a keyword!aeryn)

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Who shakes hands for a-" She stops, figuring she can give up this one. "Fine."

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Excellent." Jack grinned and drew one hand from behind his back - the one with the cookie in it stayed safely tucked out of sight - and held it out in front of him, wiggling his fingers slightly in invitation. "Shall we?"
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Aeryn sighs, and sticks her hand out.

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Jack closed his fingers around Aeryn's hand with the utmost care, as it were something fragile and precious, and then, because it was Jack, he had to bow forward and brush a feather light kiss across the back of it.
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
The only reason she doesn't snatch her hand away is because she's working towards that cookie. She does glare a lot, though. "Not part of the agreement," she says sternly, and then starts counting down, out loud.

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Improvisation is an important skill," he said solemnly, ignoring the glare. He offered her the cookie with a flourish at the same time he opened his hand, not even waiting for her to hit thirty. "Your cookie."
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[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
She reaches for the cookie before letting go of his hand. "Improvisation can also get you into a lot more trouble."

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[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
"I count on it," he replied with a laugh. "It's what makes life interesting."
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Or possibly short..."

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Life's too short no matter how you live it. I'd rather have fun," he explained, smiling warmly at her. "Would you really rather have shot me?"
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, it was always more likely than the other thing," she says diplomatically.

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[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
"I can accept that, but would you have preferred to shoot me?" he persisted.
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
The answer to that question keeps coming down a little harder on the yes side. "You're not my type," she tells him.

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
"I know." He looked a bit sad as he said, "I'm starting to suspect the answer to my question might be yes, given the fact that you won't answer it. But hey, at least you got my cookie."
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
She actually feels a little bad about that. Damn him. "I have a reason for not giving it consideration," she says. "Though you'll notice I didn't shoot you all summer, either."


[Have to head to bed, woe! Can either wrap or SP.]

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I know, and I'm grateful," he assured her. "And I know you're seeing John. I wasn't suggesting we run away to Mexico, though."

[SP please! We can finish in the morning?]
can_be_more: (can't come up with a keyword!aeryn)

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I know," she says. "The cheek is harmless. However, I don't know if you've noticed that that isn't exactly me."

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aeryn, there's people on other planets who've noticed," he grinned then shrugged. "But asking didn't hurt either of us, and adaptability is very important."
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"True," she says. "And I got your cookie."

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yup, and I would have given it to you for noothing, if you'd asked nicely."
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Aeryn frowns, because that hadn't even occurred to her. "...Wasn't the assignment," she tries.

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"And you think I'd care about that because..." he asked, smiling warmly at her. "Adaptability and improvisation, remember?"
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Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Because I apparently hadn't learned yet," she admits. "Point."


[And going to work soon, gah. *kicks work and timezones*]

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-09-29 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"And besides, I like you. If I had another cookie? I'd give you that one, too."

[woes! *kicks time zones, too. with heavy boots on.*]
can_be_more: (can't come up with a keyword!aeryn)

Re: Gimme your cookies!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-09-29 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I shot you," she reminds him, frowning again.

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