Ethics [Monday, March 11, 5th period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was leaning against the desk as the Ethics class walked in. A crumpled version the syllabus was in his hand.

"I hope you all stayed dry this weekend and kept your fish throwing to a minimum," he said. "The syllabus says that we're supposed to begin a discussion of the seven deadly sins today, but I want to get to know you a little bit first."

He was supposed to be a new instructor, after all.

"What manner of action do you find unforgivable?" he asked, his voice and manner completely unreadable. "Treason against your country or homeworld? Stealing from the defenseless? Slavery? Murder? Let's not worry about extenuating circumstances for the moment. If I were to tell you I killed children, most of you would recoil, correct? Where do you draw that line in your head? How far does someone have to go before you say 'that's wrong and there's no getting past it'?"

He avoided John's eyes as he paced around the room, finally pointing at a student. "Go ahead."

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Re: Answer the discussion question

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly tilted her head as she recalled that day in the Gibborim's lair. "No. They were going to give up their chance at a spot in paradise because they loved us. Because they knew that none of them had a guarantee. By giving the six spots to us, they knew that we would live. As far as I know, none of them ever regretted agreeing to work for the Gibborim."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

"Did the Gibborim succeed in their goal of taking over the Earth?" Anakin asked.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Heh. No," Molly said with a mixture of pride and sadness. "I crushed the container that was holding the last girl's soul. The Gibborim got mad and tried to kill all of us. Our parents fought them long enough for us to escape."

Molly absently rubbed her fingers against her palms, almost as if she were trying to rub away the sensation of the canister breaking between her hands.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

Anakin gave her a sympathetic look, momentarily hating being a teacher instead of a friend.

"I can see why these questions might be hard for you to answer," he said quietly.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly nodded. By now, she had kind of forgotten that she was in the middle of class talking about all this.

"If they somehow came back to life and said they were sorry for what they did... If they asked me to forgive them... I can't say that I would say no."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

For some reason, Anakin's eyes filled with relief. He shook his head quickly.

"At the end of it, they're still your parents," he said.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly just nodded, a slightly sad look in her eyes.