Ethics Class [Thursday, September 10, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

"Today we discuss lying," Anakin said as he closed the classroom door precisely on time. "Everyone lies. 'Of course that doesn't make your butt look big.' 'You like her, I like her.' 'I'm totally okay with you moving on.' 'Everything's fine, why do you ask?' It's how the world goes around because no one wants to be trapped in a conversation where someone whines at you for hours on end about how awful their life is."

He looked around the room. "Trust me. Everyone's life is terrible. They're just not telling you about it. Be grateful."

He reached onto his desk for a piece of paper. "Today we're conducting an exercise to see how well you pass this particular social ritual, then we'll discuss whether you think it is necessary. We're playing two truths and a lie. I'll tell you three things about myself and you have to decide which one is the falsehood. Then you'll all tell three things and we'll see how well you can either read each other or keep things hidden."

He gave them a small smile. "I'm very good at this." He schooled his face to absolute neutrality, put his mental blocks up to bar any psychics in the room from gaining an advantage, then recited: "During a war at home I was known as 'The Hero Without Fear.' I have three children. I am the youngest Jedi ever to join the Jedi Council, which governed my Order." His eyes challenged them to call him out. "Who's next?"

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Re: Two truths and a lie : Jonas

[life_inshadow]

"Is it the last one?" Tara tried, volume almost too low to be heard. "I, I didn't know they could cure color-blindness."

Re: Two truths and a lie : Jonas

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"The last one is true," he said, shaking his head but smiling kindly. "I don't know what color blindness is so it wasn't cured."

More like it...went away. One of the many reasons he'd been chosen as the Receiver.

Re: Two truths and a lie : Jonas

[life_inshadow]

"It's, um, what it sounds like," Tara said, returning the smile. "It means you can't see color."

She considered the other two choices. Something about Jonas suggested he wouldn't lie about something as serious as almost dying, so -- "Your mom didn't cook?"

Re: Two truths and a lie : Jonas

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"It was a common trait in the Community," he explained. "Not seeing in color, that is. I was one of the few."

The two. Three, if his guesses about Gabe were correct.

"And no, she didn't," he answered with a nod. "All of our food was premade and delivered."