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?"

Comments

Re: Two truths and a lie: Karla

[life_inshadow]

"I think it's the last one," Tara guessed. "If you were immune to everything you w-wouldn't tell us."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Karla

[glacial_queen]

"Why wouldn't I tell you?" Karla asked, tilting her head to the side. "None of you are my enemies, so I probably wouldn't have to hide that from you. And wouldn't it make more sense for me to lie about being able to poison you with a touch? If such a things were true, I'd be better off pretending that is wasn't. Right?"

Re: Two truths and a lie: Karla

[life_inshadow]

"... see, now I totally forget what my reasoning was," Tara laughed. "I don't think the poisoning with a touch thing is a lie, though, because I can see how someone like you could do that."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Karla

[glacial_queen]

Karla laughed. "You know, I hadn't even thought of it that way," she said, shaking her head. "Though I can see what you mean. And you're right, by the way."

She held out her hand and slowly extended her serpent's tooth. "Stay back," she said, putting a shield over it for good measure. "It's highly venomous."