fandomhigh | Ethics [Tuesday, November 25]

Today the desks in Anakin's classroom had been pushed along the walls and replaced with cushy pillows and blankets. There was a giant table in the front of the room creaking with the weight of Thanksgiving treats. Fear not--it was all ordered in. Anakin wasn't a fan of ovens.

"Today we talk about sloth," Anakin said, holding himself even more carefully and clearly uncomfortable with the very idea of relaxing. The students were certainly not expected to be held to the same standard. "Originally, sloth was described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," Anakin continued. "Apathy. Melancholy. Joylessness. And importantly, the decision not to do anything about it."

He shrugged. "The modern view understands that the mind is slightly more complicated than that and sometimes it is impossible to will yourself not to be sad. Instead, this sin focuses on the failure to utilize your talents and gifts."

He gestured at the table. "This Thursday, there is a holiday celebrating sloth--or at least the lethargy that comes from overeating. Millions of people in this country will spend time ignoring their relatives and watching football. It's a national holiday." He shrugged again. "I don't pretend to understand it."

He lit his lightsaber and began slicing the turkey, mostly because he would never, ever, ever get away with that at the Thanksgiving he'd be going to. "So today, embrace your inner sloth and eat until you're ready to take a nap. But first find a fellow student, tell them one of your talents--and no one is allowed to cop out and say they don't have one--and how you use it here at school."

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"I can create fire," Liz said, carefully summoning flames in her hand and holding them for a few seconds before they disappeared.

"Oh, astral," Tahiri said, staring at where the flames had been. "I think there's some way you can do that with the Force, but I sure couldn't. That's mine, by the way. I'm a Jedi -- well, in training at least -- like Master Skywalker, but I'm nowhere near as good as he is."

Liz nodded, "that sounds amazing," she said, "how long have you been in training for?"

"Since I was nine," Tahiri answered, "so about six standard years now. I can move things, mostly, and speed up my own healing, and I have the reflexes, but that doesn't really help much on a daily basis, does it?"

She frowned. "I'm not sure what kind of talents I have that I use every day around here, actually."

Liz nodded, "yeah, I know what you mean. I only use my power when I really have to," she said. After a pause she added, "I guess for every day use I suppose photography is one of my talents,"

"See, I can't do anything like that," Tahiri remarked. "I know how to use the Force, but I'm not so great at most of the other stuff Jedi are supposed to do, and I can't fly any kind of craft --" except she could communicate with a Yuuzhan Vong ship analog, but so not mentioning that part -- "and how much call is there for people to translate for Tusken Raiders, anyway?"

"I don't know," Liz replied, "I certainly haven't heard of any before,"

"See, exactly," Tahiri grinned. "I can be stubborn. Does that count for something?"

Liz smiled, "I think it can," she said.

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