Ethics [Monday, March 19, 5th period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin, wearing his best "don't screw with me today" expression, came into the classroom a few minutes late and slammed the door shut behind him.

His eyes moved immediately towards the area of the classroom where John Crichton normally sat.

The desk was empty.

The look in Anakin's eyes hardened more. "Today we begin our discussion about the seven deadly sins," he said, cloak sweeping out behind him as he paced. "Specifically, wrath, envy and pride."

If Anakin looked like the poster child for wrath at the moment, it had entirely escaped his attention. So had the blood that had dried on his shoulder.

"Pride is traditionally considered the original and most serious of the sins--the one that everything else can be traced back to. Dante--a famous writer on this world--described it as 'love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor.'"

"It's a very common human failing," Anakin continued. "Have you ever fallen for it--considered yourself to be so much smarter or better than your classmates? Or your teachers?" He shrugged. "Or are wrath or envy more your speed? Can you see how pride could lead to the other two vices we're discussing today?"

He waved a hand. "Pair up and talk about it."

Comments

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Guten tag. Means good day. Never mind. So, pride?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Plenty of pride to go around, I'm afraid. You?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Why so prideful?" Schrodinger asked.

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Do I have any reason not to be? I am a very important man. I have a tower." Valentine tilted his head in thought, looking at his partner. "And you? Don't you have any pride?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Probably. I do think I'm better than most everyone around here. I was designed to be. You plebians can be killed."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Plebian?" Valentine was clearly offended. "What part of 'very important man' did you not comprehend?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"The part where just saying soemthing doesn't necessarily make it true."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine snorted and crossed his arms, sizing up the feline... thing that he was talking to.
"So I shouldn't be offended that someone who looks like he should be eating pages out of a book is calling me plebian." he smirked. "I suppose, coming from someone such as yourself, it would be a compliment?"
It was possible that Valentine was completely missing the point of today's lecture.

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Can you be killed and come back to life a few moments later?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Why should I want to be?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Well, it makes worrying about dangerous situations much easier. Because you can't be killed."

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Dangerous situations are better left to people who are stupid enough to want to throw themselves into them." Valentine smirked and shrugged his shoulders. "My time is worth more than all that."

Re: Answer the discussion question

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

"Oh? What are you going to do with your important time?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Enjoy it. Eat, juggle, be merry. Bathe in... fish." Obviously, Valentine had no idea what he was going to do with his important time. "Eat my own weight in chocolate buttons. Learn to play the concertina. That sort of thing. Beats being killed ad nauseam, I should hope."