Choosing Your Own Government--Monday, Period 5, Class #6--Crime and Punishment

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Vala awaited her class in the Danger Shop, where they had been handwavily informed to meet her. Inside was a set up of a dark, dank, but slightly out-of-date prison complex.

"Good afternoon. Now, I know this is a rather extreme way to prove a point, but whether you're a hereditary monarch, a crazy mass-murdering fuckhead future German Chancellor, an opponent of legal racial inequality, or any number of other political prisoners advocating change, chances are you're going to end up in one of these, at least for a little while. So."

"First, I want you all to choose your own cells." She waited until everyone was settled, then closed the doors and locked them with a metallic clang. "Your goal is to get out of here. Period. How do you do that? In each of those cells are the fully moddable resources you need to get out of the cell, or you can do your time to prove a point and wait for them to release you. Either way, but I need a rationale of who you are, and what you're doing there, then how you plan to get out."

"Think of it as an acting exercise, but the goal here is to understand that government has both the power to lock you up, and the power to set you free, whether for a good reason, or no reason at all. Think about that while you work."

Comments

Re: During the Lecture

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"It is, very fast. Like flying," he replied softly, head tilted as he watched her. "But I'll hold onto you and I won't let you fall."

Re: During the Lecture

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

"You won't?" Evey let herself be distracted, faintly aware that it was being done on purpose.

Re: During the Lecture

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I'd never let you fall," he said solemnly, eyes warm. "Trust me."

Re: During the Lecture

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

Evey squeezed his hand again, reassured. "Thank you."

Re: During the Lecture

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal simply smiled again before turning his attention back to Vala. And he didn't let go of her hand.