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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Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

Vader paused, coming up with a scenario. "One of them will die," he said finally. "Your father or your brother. You have to decide which. And then live with yourself afterwards."

His voice turned steely. "Make your choice."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[likethegun]

By this point, Sam was specifically not looking at Dean, and it took a few long moments before he finally said, "I'd choose my father. Odds are, if we were in a situation like that, he'd want it that way too, so me and Dean could live."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

"Do you think all fathers would want the same thing?" Vader asked, sounding idly curious.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[likethegun]

"I think most would. It seems like fatherhood is all about raising your kids to follow in your footsteps and carry on the family name and business," Sam said. "So, I guess fathers who believed in all of that would do what they had to do to make sure their kids lived long enough to grow up."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

"Perhaps," Vader said ominously, then stalked away.