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fandomhigh2009-04-13 07:04 am
atreideslioness) wrote in fandomhigh2009-04-13 07:04 am
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Mad Kings & Queens, Week XIIII [Monday, Period 4]
Today, instead of Ghanima at the front of the class, the students would see three children waiting for them. Alexander sat behind his mother's desk, still impeccably dressed in his suit as the tapped away at his PDA. Elaine sat on the edge of the desk, leaning over to watch him work, as Noree waited patiently beside her. Ghanima was seated near the back of the classroom, watching with amusement.
On the chalkboard, the following had been written in a neat block-printing that looked nothing like Ghanima's looping scrawl:
Once everyone had gotten settled, all of the children looked up, three matching pairs of blue-on-blue glowing eyes watching the students seriously.
"You were supposed to cover the Swan King today," Noree lisped, the formal tone seeming at-odds with the three-year-old's chubby features. "But we decided that was boring, and Mama said that if we didn't like it, we should teach it ourselveses."
"What separates madness from necessary ruthlessness?" Elaine asked. "Those of you who have taken Mother's previous class on tactics should recognize the quote on the board. When you have received a command that is madness, how do you cope with it? Do you obey or disobey? What makes you think you can possibly know the reasons behind the actions of a divinely ordained sovereign?"
"What one person sees as madness," Alexander continued, "another sees as necessity. You might think I was insane if I decided to expand a company's holdings during a recession. I might see it as a chance to invest in a strategic asset that would not normally be available to me. The shareholders might try to oust me as CEO for what they perceive as insanity, but that doesn't mean I'm not right."
Elaine nodded. "Every move a ruler makes is a gamble," she said clearly. "Regardless of their mental state."
"Which is why today we are going to play a game involving calculated risk and insanity," Noree pipped up. "Truths or Dares!"
Alexander grinned evilly. "It's up to you to decide if the commands of the sovereign should be obeyed," he stated, "but beware the consequences! If you choose to ignore your orders, your classmates pick the punishment!"
[OCD is up! Students, feel free to bring your children and any of their siblings along to class.]
On the chalkboard, the following had been written in a neat block-printing that looked nothing like Ghanima's looping scrawl:
There are roads which must not be followed,
armies which must be not attacked, towns which must
be besieged, positions which must not be contested,
commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
Once everyone had gotten settled, all of the children looked up, three matching pairs of blue-on-blue glowing eyes watching the students seriously.
"You were supposed to cover the Swan King today," Noree lisped, the formal tone seeming at-odds with the three-year-old's chubby features. "But we decided that was boring, and Mama said that if we didn't like it, we should teach it ourselveses."
"What separates madness from necessary ruthlessness?" Elaine asked. "Those of you who have taken Mother's previous class on tactics should recognize the quote on the board. When you have received a command that is madness, how do you cope with it? Do you obey or disobey? What makes you think you can possibly know the reasons behind the actions of a divinely ordained sovereign?"
"What one person sees as madness," Alexander continued, "another sees as necessity. You might think I was insane if I decided to expand a company's holdings during a recession. I might see it as a chance to invest in a strategic asset that would not normally be available to me. The shareholders might try to oust me as CEO for what they perceive as insanity, but that doesn't mean I'm not right."
Elaine nodded. "Every move a ruler makes is a gamble," she said clearly. "Regardless of their mental state."
"Which is why today we are going to play a game involving calculated risk and insanity," Noree pipped up. "Truths or Dares!"
Alexander grinned evilly. "It's up to you to decide if the commands of the sovereign should be obeyed," he stated, "but beware the consequences! If you choose to ignore your orders, your classmates pick the punishment!"
[OCD is up! Students, feel free to bring your children and any of their siblings along to class.]
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