Ethics [Tuesday, January 20, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"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 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. "Normally that means that today we would start false rumors about people as an exercise in what not to do. If your voicemail was anything like mine on Sunday, though, you already have more than your fair share of factoids about your fellow students and teachers that ventured way over into the realm of oversharing."

He didn't make eye contact with Ino. "So today, pair up, talk about one of the messages you received that made you wonder something unflattering about a fellow member of Fandom, or one that made you defensive that someone might be believing a falsehood about you, and decide what you will do the next time the phones go insane." He smiled. "It's happened three times since I've been here, so there will be a next time."

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Pair up and talk!

[sith_happened]

You know you have some random information to share...

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[intraspective]

"Wait, what? Something was up with everyone's phones on Sunday?"

It was a very blonde moment for Ino, yes.

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, lines were getting crossed and stuff," Hurley said. "I didn't figure it out for awhile, though."

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[intraspective]

She stared at him in horror. "Does that mean what I was sending out was going to other people too?"

[And I'm fleeing to bed! ^^; I'll pick up in the morning!]

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley nodded. "Yeah," he said. "I hope I didn't embarrass myself too bad."

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[intraspective]

Ino was... trying to think if she'd said anything awful. Or incriminating.

"...that does explain the whole 'gay, and Canadian' call though," she said, frowning.

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Wow," Hurley said. "The weirdest one I got was someone asking if the school taught stabbing as foreplay. Which kinda... worried me, I gues. Not that I recognized the voice."

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[intraspective]

...

"...I don't suppose you called back and said it was probably highly unlikely to be fun for the person being stabbed, yeah?"

A beat.

"My favourite call was totally the one 'bout setting pants on fire though."

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Oh crap, did you get that one?" Hurley said. "I shouldn't have even replied. I am so sorry." He fidgeted a second. "...pants on fire?"

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[intraspective]

She shrugged. "I replied to your reply, and who knows where that one wound up?"

And she'd been snippy about it.

"And pants on fire! Apparently 'cause people are annoying and stuff and deserve to have their pants burn."

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley chuckled. "Liar, liar, pants on fire?" he offered.

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[future_sandworm]

"I got messages about putting doves down pants and the damages resulting from that," Leto said. "Oh, and there was also a message about stabbing as foreplay." He still hadn't removed those from the list of potential local customs.

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[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"I got one about underwear and violence," Triela snorted. "But the dove thing sounds especially weird."

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[future_sandworm]

"You haven't heard of people doing that here before?" Leto asked.

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[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"No," she shook her head. "I'm pretty sure that that is very unusual behavior." She lifted an eyebrow, "I mean, doesn't it sound weird to you?"

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[future_sandworm]

"It does," he agreed, "But that doesn't mean it's weird behaviour for everyone. And I've been told to expect strange things here."

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[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"You've got a point there," Triela laughed. "I guess that makes you another one of our newbies." She stuck out a hand, "I'm Triela."

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[future_sandworm]

"Leto Atreides." He looked at her hand, then reached out and shook it. "Yes, I am new here, but my sister and others have told me what to expect."

[bedtime!]

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[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"They've probably tried to," Triela grinned, gripping his hand firmly before releasing. "But the reality of Fandom is really hard to prepare for."

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[future_sandworm]

"So it seems," Leto said. "I take it you have had more time here than me."

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[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Yep," Triela nodded sharply. "Just over a year now."

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[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan was decidedly uncomfortable with this exercise given the fact that she was keeping a pretty big secret.

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[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen looked around for someone to pair up with.

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"I didn't get my pizza." Marco complained.

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[i_vanquish_evil]

"That's what that odd message was?" Hey, it took the man a week and a half to figure out how to make the voicemail thing work to begin with.