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Ethics [Thursday, October 26, 6th period]

Vader swept into the room precisely on time, the door slamming behind him like usual. "I trust that your time with your relatives was excruciating and uncomfortable. I do not care about your problems to begin with, and if you try to use them as an excuse for why your assignment is not complete, I will not care even more." The leather creaked in his gloves. "So don't try it." It wasn't a suggestion.

He paced in front of the classroom. "While I am interviewing you all separately--" the menace in his voice was completely intentional, "--the rest of the class will be discussing the Golden Rule. 'Do unto others as you would have done unto you.'" Vader snorted. "Hopelessly naive way to live your life or useful philosophy?"

It was very obvious which option Vader preferred.

He pointed towards the first student. "Let's begin."

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Rory shrugged. "Tyler was a good master. He taught me well. And I punched him in the eye."

"You mentioned that," Vader said dryly. "How did he teach you?"

"Fighting is an art form," she recited. "I didn't know that. We had a sparring session. I'm supposed to use the pain to allow me to focus."

"And how did he show you that?" Vader asked. "Did he hurt you?"

He wasn't exactly sure what to do with the tightness he was feeling in his stomach as he waited for her answer.

"Not really. Just normal sparring-type soreness," Rory said. "Should he have? I think he was easing me in so there was a false sense of security if he wanted to eventually hurt me."

Vader paused. "That could have been it," he conceded. "What did you learn about him as you worked together?"

"He didn't expect me to actually hurt him," Rory said.

"And you were intending to hurt him like you did?" Vader asked.

Rory lied. "Yes."

She smiled. "He told me to use my anger at you to focus. So I did."

"Impressive," Vader said dryly. "Very astute of him to use that particular lever. Why did he choose to teach you to hit things?"

"Because I can't," Rory said in a very 'duh' sort of voice. "I'm not a very violent person, sir. I think Tyler figured that out."

"It doesn't take a genius," Vader said. "Did you learn enough from sparring to be able to discover Tyler's weaknesses?"

"He's not a fan of being hit in the eye," she said.

"Most people aren't," Vader replied. "Tell me something that is more specific about Mr. Durden."

"He underestimated me," Rory said, crossing her arms. "I caught him off guard because he either didn't think I'd do it, or that I'd hit that hard."

Vader nodded. "Do you believe he would continue to underestimate you after such a display?"

He wasn't sure he was talking about Tyler any more.

"No," Rory said. "But the initial underestimation was a mistake."

"How would you counter his adjustment, then?"

"Act even weaker," she said. "Granted, a lot of it isn't an act, but I have decent reflexes. Just because I don't believe violence is a good thing doesn't mean I'm this completely helpless little idiot. But I look the part."

Vader nodded. "You've read Sun Tzu," he said.

"'Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance,'" she quoted, recalling her conversation with Luke.

"I've read him too," Vader said absently. "Do you think other parts of his teachings would apply well to your work with Mr. Tyler?"

"Not really. I like Tyler." Rory looked rather calmly at Vader. "Sun Tzu is quite applicable in my everyday life, though."

"Go sit down," Vader commanded.

Rory gave him a cheeky little salute and skipped off to her desk.

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