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fandomhigh2009-12-02 11:39 pm
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Ethics [Thursday, December 3, 1st period]
Anakin was trying very hard (very, very hard) to look as if he didn't know or care that he was wearing an entire elf costume today.
Yes, he'd set the stupid hat on fire. And the shoes with the bells. They kept. Coming. Back.
"You've had two weeks with your droid babies," Anakin said. "I trust that you've all learned valuable lessons about restraint in the face of lust, or at least the value of good birth control. Now we'll move on to the last of the seven major sins: sloth. Originally, sloth was described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," he 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 made eye contact with each student. "In a place filled with as many talented people as this one, I can view it as almost criminal to not live up to the potential each of you has. Today, pair up and talk about what your plans for the future are, and how what you will be doing will be helping you in what you might think of as your greater destiny."
He rolled his eyes. "You may also use this time to complain about what a horrible person I was to saddle you with fake children for a period of weeks, if you insist upon it."
Yes, he'd set the stupid hat on fire. And the shoes with the bells. They kept. Coming. Back.
"You've had two weeks with your droid babies," Anakin said. "I trust that you've all learned valuable lessons about restraint in the face of lust, or at least the value of good birth control. Now we'll move on to the last of the seven major sins: sloth. Originally, sloth was described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," he 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 made eye contact with each student. "In a place filled with as many talented people as this one, I can view it as almost criminal to not live up to the potential each of you has. Today, pair up and talk about what your plans for the future are, and how what you will be doing will be helping you in what you might think of as your greater destiny."
He rolled his eyes. "You may also use this time to complain about what a horrible person I was to saddle you with fake children for a period of weeks, if you insist upon it."
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Did it have anything to do with that garbled shout I heard yesterday? I have a packet of headache powder if you want. Drink it in hot water like tea.
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And considering how little Emma like relying on anything other than her own gifts, the ease with which she agreed was probably a good indicator of the condition of her brain.
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Non-humanoid brains? Sounds like a story there. It'll be ready whenever you want it. Hot water and all, if you like.
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Wouldn't work, of course, but had to be done.
Another piece of paper appeared on her desk. Just be glad my name isn't Morton!
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I think I've got your cousin properly cowed, she wrote back, smirking slightly. You can't threaten me with Morton.
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She had to smother a fit of giggles--turning them into a moderately unconvincing cough--when she got Emma's note.
Trust me, you only think that. When it comes to things he considers 'appropriate fussing,' there is no cowing him.
And the Darkness have mercy on Emma if she honestly thought otherwise.
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SAFE. TOTALLY SAFE.
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Lying was acceptable for a good cause.
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