Ethics [second period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin stood a little stiffly in front of the class. The lightsaber battle with Vader had taken something out of him.

"Today we talk about envy," he said quietly. "There's always something that someone else seems to have that we want: clothing, grades, family, love, looks, acclaim...their achievements remind us of something we don't think we have enough of." He smiled wryly. "To some, apparently, our island..."

He began pacing as he warmed to his subject. "A wise man once said that envy is the art of counting the other person's blessings instead of your own. An entire industry has sprung up and flourished exploiting the idea that we envy those who have achieved fame." Anakin made a face. "With the equally charming dark side that we'll take joy in watching their failures."

He crossed his arms over his chest. "So today we'll be gossip mongers. Come up with a story about one of the people in this class, in the school, on the island, or on Nemesis Island. It doesn't have to be true. It just has to be something that would get people's attention. Then pass it on. We'll see the ramifications of envy for ourselves."

He was kind of counting on the students choosing to start rumors about people they didn't like. He knew human nature that way.

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[sith_happened]

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Andrew Wiggin

Listen to the lecture!

[sith_happened]

Short as it is...

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[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Penelope listened, and really didn't think she needed to take notes on today's subject.

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[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

Meg made a face. She didn't need to take notes, she knew this subject well.

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[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Lee was more focused than last week but the actual lecture made him wince and he sort of tune it out.

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[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

Peyton had no interest in gossip. Especially not after having 'Dyke' painted on her locker last year.

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[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

Dōjima didn't bother to take notes. This was going to be a snap, she was good with gossip.

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[firebringerborn.livejournal.com]

Jan listened, ears flicking constantly while Anakin talked, tail swishing. This wasn't a topic that he liked, he decided after a short time.

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[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby tried not to stare at the unicorn. It was really distracting him from Anakin's lecture just by being in the room.

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[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

Molly listened to the lecture, squirming in her seat during parts of it. She really didn't want to start rumors about people.

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[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

Liz didn't take notes, she wasn't a fan of gossip since before she came to Fandom she was used to being the subject of rumors.

Start a rumor!

[sith_happened]

It certainly doesn't have to be true. Though if it's about Anakin, it'll help if it's flattering...

Re: Start a rumor!

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Toby wears a wig," Lee said, going with the first thing he thought of.

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[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

She wasn't going to gossip about anyone else, but she was a little too afraid of the teacher to refuse to participate. So she went with something a little different.

"So, there was this girl in Caritas this weekend? Had a little too much to drink and hooked up with a demon. How stupid was that?"

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[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"There was this guy at Caritas the other night? Tybalt? I hear he has an unnatural fascination with cats, if you know what I mean."

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[firebringerborn.livejournal.com]

Chewing thoughtfully, Jan finally decided on something.

"Our teacher once fought a dragon."

He may have missed the point of the exercise.

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[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

"Ino's excellent at healing," Molly decided a good rumor would work for her purposes.

Re: Start a rumor!

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

Dick had heard enough radio to find out that some version of the Joker was on Nemesis Island.

"The Joker buys his makeup at Sephora," Dick said. "He's really into the trendy stuff."

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[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes crossed her arms. The rumor she whispered to her neighbor was "This class doesn't seem very ethical today."

Talk to the TAs!

[sith_happened]

Yay, Ender and Toby!

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[endsthegame]

Ender was tapping his fingers against his desk. He wasn't really interested in rumors.

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[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby liked this whole telephone thing. It reminded him of elementary school.

Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

He'd be more than happy to spread horrible, horrible rumors about Darth Vader.

OOC!

[sith_happened]

I'm at my inlaws and my laptop isn't talking to their router, so I will be very, very slow to reply.

Bah.

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[weetuskenraider]

*clings*