fandomhigh | Ethics [Thursday, October 12, 6th period]

The door to the Ethics classroom rocked back on its hinges as per usual, but instead of a cloaked Sith Lord, a small ball hovered its way into the room.

It was black. It was shiny. It was incredibly menacing.

It surveyed the class for a long, quiet moment before Vader entered the room.

"This is an interrogation droid," he snarled, even angrier than most days. "There are times when asking politely for information accomplishes nothing."

It was very clear that the interrogation droid had no capacity for talking, though. It was an extremely advanced instrument of torture.

His gaze swept the students gathered in front of him, pausing for a moment on Rory before resting on Jamie. The only sound in the classroom was the whirring of mechanics from the droid and Vader's breathing.

"Today, we will conduct an experiment," Vader said, still staring at Jamie. "Half of you will be Rebel traitors who possess information about the location of your secret base." Those students received a slip of paper on their desks. "The other half of you are Imperial guards trying to obtain this information from your prisoner. I, personally, do not care what form your...questioning takes, but you cannot use actual physical violence."

There was a long pause. "In this particular exercise. In a real interrogation, it works very, very well. If you reach a stalemate in your negotiations, you may talk with your partner about how far you would be willing to go if the school would allow you to use physical violence, or if you had more time to get the prisoner to become...more pliable. Sleep deprivation also works very well."

He waved a gloved hand at the students. "Begin." He stared down at Jamie. "I have some questions for you, Mister Madrox."

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"A name we don't already know, a specific name."

"My mother's middle name is Victoria."

"Very funny," Seely deadpanned. "I'm sure that you'll be just as witty with broken fingers."

"What would that accomplish?" she asked. "I'm not going to talk, and fingers heal."

"You say that now," Seely said. "But very few people hold up under torture."

"I'm stubborn."

"It's not about stubborness, it's about pain endurance."

"Poh-tay-to, poh-tah-to."

"Miss Gilmore, do you know how many bones there are in the human body?"

"Roughly two hundred," she replied. "Now that the trivia's answered, can I go?"

"No, I'm afraid that unless you give us the location of the rebel base, that answer's going to change to be roughly six hundred for you."

Rory raised a brow. "...really?"

"I don't like it, but, hey, when being civil doesn't work we have to take drastic actions."

"I was more wondering how you were going to swing that when it looks like you're made of felt."

"We have our ways."

"This is me, cowering in fear of a puppet."

Seely glared. "Don't think that just because I'm fuzzy it means I'm cuddly."

Rory tried not to laugh. "Of course not."

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