Ethics [Monday, January 7, 5th period]

[sith_happened]

If there was one thing Darth Vader excelled at, it was making a memorable first impression.

He waited until the classroom was full, then stalked in, cape flaring behind him.

He twitched his fingers as he reached the center of the room and the door slammed shut behind him.

"I am Darth Vader," he intoned over the even mechanized breathing of his suit. "I trust you may have already heard of me." His masked face scanned the faces in front of him. If he was at all affected by any negative thoughts and emotions being directed at him, he wasn't showing it. "You will refer to me as either Darth Vader or Lord Vader. Any other address will result in detention." He began pacing the room. "You should be grateful for that. Very few have ever been granted advanced warning of my actions.

"Today we discuss how far over the line you would go to save someone you love." Vader's voice turned cold. "I don't want to hear that you wouldn't go over a line. Would you lie for someone? Steal for them? Kill for them? Does it matter to you if it's friend or family? Does how much you love--" and yes, the word sounded awkward coming from that particular visage, "--that person affect how far you would go for them?"

Vader crossed his arms over his chest and waited for the first student to speak.

{OOC: Roster and syllabus here. I'm starting my first day of work in an internetless environment tomorrow morning, so Vader will be responding late. Please don't burn the classroom down while I'm gone :).]

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[sith_happened]

How far would you go over the line to save someone you love?

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter shrugged. "For someone I love, there isn't a line. I'll go as far as it takes."

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[sith_happened]

Vader nodded. "And if crossing that line causes others to call you evil?"

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[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Neil pondered the question for a while, listening to Walter's answer before raising his hand politely.

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[sith_happened]

"Yes, tiny version of Doctor Wilson?"

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[sneerkite]

Steerpike only loved one person: Steerpike.

The question, then, was an easy one. "I would do anything but die, I think, should I be able to help it. Dying is a useless act, it accomplishes nothing."

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[sith_happened]

Vader picked up the general train of Steerpike's thoughts and was glad that the mask hid a smirk.

"Indeed," he said. "Death can be terribly inconvenient, Strawlick."

Of course he knew what his student's name was. He just didn't really care that much.

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"If the life of someone I love was in danger, I don't think there is any line I wouldn't cross," Molly said.

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[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"It would depend on who it was," Katara replied slowly. "And what I was saving them from."

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[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"If it was a member of my family one that wasn't crazy then I'd do anything for them." says Draco "If that means hurting someone else then so be it."

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco finished chewing the remains of his lunch before answering. "It depends, would saving them doom the rest of the world?"

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a question that Dean had to think about. "For my family, there isn't a line I wouldn't cross," he said seriously, carefully not looking at Sammy as he spoke.

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[2-twin-devils-2.livejournal.com]

Kaoru considered for a moment how to word this. "For my brother. There is nothing I wouldn't do for him." He answers with a solid nod, despite how inwardly intimidated he is by Lord Vader..

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[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

That seems too much of an emotional question for Irulan.

"I suppose, for my father the emperor," Irulan mused, "For my House, I would do anything."

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[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine considered the question... briefly.

To save someone he loved?

Who did he love? His business partners? Bing and Eric were great performers, sure. Oh, what the heck.

"I'd grab them and run, of course," he replied. "No sense all of us getting killed over whatever it is that's giving us the problem in the first place."

At least he was honest, right?

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[fates_jaye]

For someone like Jaye, this is a really weird question.

"Well, I guess I could call 911 if they needed, or something..."

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[strahl-pirate.livejournal.com]

"I believe that would all depend on the situation. Love, in my opinion is a very fickle emotion." Noooooo he didn't sound bitter in the slightest.

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[likethegun]

Sam couldn't help but sneak a glance at Dean before answering. "I think I'd do whatever I had to do, especially if it was a family member that I was saving," he said.

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[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle was glad the question took a while to get to her. She was too busy boggling that Crazy Desk Thrower was her ethics teacher. Somehow, this wasn't what she was expecting when someone said he 'wore a lot of black.'

"I'd go as far as I could," Turtle responded. "I don't think I could kill someone, but I've lied, cheated, stolen all before. If it's to serve a certain purpose and no one is getting hurt more than necissary, then you do what you have to, especially if it's someone you...care about."

She found herself unable to say 'love.'

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[http://users.livejournal.com/weissguy_/]

Weiss pondered the question. His Mom, his brother... sure, probably very far indeed. Parker? "If it was necessary, I'd break the law," Weiss said. "Lie or steal. If it came down to that."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I'd go as far over the line as needed," John said simply. "There's no line when it's someone you love."

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair took a long time to think about what he would do and finally raised his hand. "I would be willing to lie or steal, break the law."

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[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

"However far it takes," Zuko replied with determination.

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[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake considered the question seriously. "Am I allowed to hire other people to deal with it?"

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[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"As far as is required," Schrodinger responded.

Having no morals and not being able to die meant that you could go a very, very, very far way.