Ethics [Thursday, January 17]

[sith_happened]

"Today we discuss lying," Anakin said as he closed the classroom door precisely on time. "Everyone lies. 'Of course that doesn't make your butt look big.' 'You like her, I like her.' 'I'm totally okay with you moving on.' 'Everything's fine, why do you ask?' It's how the world goes around because no one wants to be trapped in a conversation where someone whines at you for hours on end about how awful their life is."

He looked around the room. "Trust me. Everyone's life is terrible. They're just not telling you about it. Be grateful."

He reached onto his desk for a piece of paper. "Today we're conducting an exercise to see how well you pass this particular social ritual, then we'll discuss whether you think it is necessary. We're playing two truths and a lie. I'll tell you three things about myself and you have to decide which one is the falsehood. Then you'll all tell three things and we'll see how well you can either read each other or keep things hidden."

He gave them a small smile. "I'm very good at this." He schooled his face to absolute neutrality, put his mental blocks up to bar any psychics in the room from gaining an advantage, then recited: "During a war at home I was known as 'The Hero Without Fear.' I named my children after people I met in Fandom. I've never been beaten in one-on-one lightsaber combat." His eyes challenged them to call him out. "Who's next?"

Comments

Re: Two truths and a lie

[the_merriest]

Rikku nodded. "Half ... so ... was the other half, the ... other family, then?"

Money, and a turf war, added to the old feud. It made a lot of sense, if so.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[withoutverona]

Romeo gave Rikku a wry smile. "You have hit it," he told her. "We thought them far too free with their money and power, too flashy, but I am sure they thought the same, or near the same, of us."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[the_merriest]

Rikku shook her head. "I'm sorry." Pause. "Er. Not about the money bit. About ... you know. The rest of it."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[withoutverona]

"I know," Romeo said. "And I am sorry you got hit by lightening."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[the_merriest]

Rikku waved it off. "It's nothing. Just ... really sucked when we had to cross the Thunder Plains, that's all. Big area, nonstop storm, and the lightning towers weren't calibrated. Not the most fun I've had."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[withoutverona]

Romeo shuddered at the description; he didn't like storms anyhow. "Did it scar you?" he asked.