fandomhigh | Applied Ethics B - Friday, Period 4 [13.07.07]

Harriet had ~~handwavily~~ arranged for the second class to meet in the Danger Shop, as well. It still looked like a perfectly ordinary classroom, and that still made her happy.

"Good afternoon. My name is Harriet Jones, Applied Ethics teacher." This time she managed to stop herself reaching for an ID card she didn't have by the simple expedient of having a cup of tea in hand. "Welcome to the class, and you may call me Harriet, if you're comfortable with that, and Miss Jones if you're not."

"Now, let's get started." Harriet smiled at everyone. "This is Applied Ethics, which I am going to do my best to make as interesting as I can. In the interests of full disclosure, I have no previous teaching experience, but I have had a great deal of experience trying to decide what's the right thing to do in difficult circumstances, as, I'm sure, have many of you." She looked around the room, smiling at each student.

"It is almost never simple. Sometime it seems like there is no right choice, or that the cost of making it is too high. Learning to think about what and why and how we make the choices we do should hopefully make those hard choices just that little bit easier, and the best way to do that, is by getting some practice in making them." She shook her head. "But how about if save that for the rest of the term?"

"This class, we'll just get to know each other a little. Introduce yourself, tell us your name, a bit about yourself, why you chose this class, and, if you don't mind, also tell us something that's important to you - a person, an idea, a place, anything you like - and what you'd do to protect it." She nodded at one of the students. "If you wouldn't mind starting us off? Oh, and if Jaina Solo could see me afterwards, please?"

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[ooc: ~~Plz wait for~~ OCD is up. Harriet is quite serious - if your character would not be comfortable talking about something important to them and what they' do to protect it, they can feel free to say so, and I have the strangest feeling I said that already. Weird.]

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In the collapsing manner, thank you.

Chat, take notes, what have you.

Name, a bit about you, why you're taking the class, and something you think is important and what you'd do to keep it safe.

She's still happy to speak with you, and you are even more likely to get a cup of tea.

Second verse, same as the verse.

Sabriel

Claire Bennet

Claire waved her big sister over to sit next to her, because it's always good to know someone.

Edward Elric

Sabriel joined her with a smile. "I think this might be the most normal class I have," she said in a low voice.

Ed looked slightly uncomfortable but he grinned a bit cockily. "My name's Edward Elric. I'm a junior here. I'm a scientist - an alchemist, and I was a State Alchemist at home until, well, stuff happened. I'd do anything to keep my brother safe. And I have." He paused. "Even though I got him in trouble too."

Claire cleared her throat and looked around the room awkwardly.

"Uh, my name's Claire Bennet, I'm from Odessa, which was a pretty ordinary school, and I'm taking the class..." she paused, because the others looked a bit weird didn't really seem to fit "...because some of the stuff that's happened at school recently sort of made me think about ethics a bit more..."

That was vague, almost deliberately so, so she ploughs straight on with the answer to the second bit.

"That's easy; my family. I'm adopted, and my brother isn't, but we're still all really close, y'know? Closer than a lot of my own friends are with their parents. And even though my Mom didn't give birth to me, it kinda means more 'cause that means they chose to bring me into the family.

"I... I don't know what I'd do, because I haven't found anything I wouldn't do, yet."

She shot an awkward, apologetic look at Harriet and slunk back quickly.

"Me too," Claire replied, equally low. "And my other one's camping. I took the most normal ones I could find."

"I'm Sabriel. I'm also a Junior. I'm taking this class because it seemed interesting." She paused to think. "I believe what's most important to me is my father, and I'd do what I could to keep him safe."

Although what she could really do to protect the Abhorsen, she wasn't entirely sure.

"Creatures of Nature was definitely not normal," Sabriel said wryly. "There were horses with horns, who spoke."

"Unicorns?" Claire asked. "Oh cool."

"That was very good, Claire. Thank you." She smiled reassuringly. "Very often you never know what you'd do until the moment actually arises - and then it's sometimes quite a surprise!"

Harriet had seen that grin many times, and it brought back fond memories. "A scientist? That should give you an interesting perspective on some of our discussions. Now, your brother, is the trouble you get him out of worse than the trouble you got him into?"

Jaina Solo

Jaina was actually really surprised. This looked like a normal class.

She'd never had a normal class here. Weird.

"Hello, Sabriel. I do hope you won't be disappointed," she said, smiling a welcome. "Protecting family is one of the few things people generally agree is important, regardless of where they come from, particularly their parents. Thank you."

"I'm Jaina," she said, "I'm a sophomore and from space, so let's just get that out of the way. I'm here because it's really a good practical thing to learn and test out."

After class, Jaina stayed behind as asked. "You wanted to see me?"

"At this point, it's all managed to even out. Mostly," he said, straightening the glove on his right hand. "Al might not agree though. From now on, all protecting, no getting into trouble. For him, I mean."

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