Ethics [Tuesday, January 12, 2nd 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." It had taken him a very long time to come up with things that Leia either wouldn't know or shouldn't know, but that was hardly the point, was it? He schooled his face to absolute neutrality, put his mental blocks up to bar any psychics in the room from gaining an advantage, then said: "I have never lost a lightsaber duel. I hate sand. I can fly any ship I ever sat at the controls of." His eyes challenged them to call him out. "Who's next?"

Comments

Sign in [1/12]

[sith_happened]

With you most innocent icon.

Re: Sign in [1/12]

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Layla Miller

Two truths and a lie

[sith_happened]

Ping in with your two truths and a lie so everyone can guess!

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin Skywalker

[sith_happened]

"I have never lost a lightsaber duel. I hate sand. I can fly any ship I ever sat at the controls of."

Based on what your character knows of Anakin, which doesn't seem right?

Re: Two truths and a lie

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"One day I will marry Jamie Madrox. I once killed a man by letting a bathtub overflow. Sometime in the future I'll make out with Dr. Doom. With tongue."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia had to fight not to roll her eyes. "My father is a senator and my mother is a queen, my best friend's name is Summer, and I once dropped a water balloon on a high-ranking government official."

She may have been a teeeeeny bit petty with that first one, but she was still cranky about last week.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Two lies and a truth would be easier for Bruce, honestly, but he felt he managed to come up with some truths that wouldn't disturb anyone. "I can speak Japanese fluently. My favorite movie is It's a Wonderful Life. I once set a high score in an arcade on a dancing video game."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[bitchprince]

"I have been my kingdom's tournament champion for the past three years," Arthur said, racking his brain for a few things. "I own two pets." One more. Come on, brain. "I once tracked a stag for ten full days."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin didn't even have to think before coming up with his.

"I've been to Mars, my best friend is a girl, and I've travelled to the time of the dinosaurs."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[therewaslife]

It took Bod a few moments to come up with the required truths and a lie. It was harder than he'd thought, digging something out that wasn't all too obvious.

"I've met the Lord High Mayor of London--" He'd just been a ghoul at the time. "--one of my first friends was a witch and I was the top student at my last school."

Bod thought those were sufficient. While he hadn't called Liza Hempstock a friend at the time, he knew now that she was more friend than anything else.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"Uh, let's see," Griff had to think a bit to make all of his items sound like they could be true. "I've lived on my own since I was twelve, hate cats, and I own a boat."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy considered a moment before she went with, "My real name's Eleanor, I got expelled from my last two schools, and I once stopped talking for two years, just because I could."

Easy for Anakin, because he'd probably seen her paperwork, maybe less so for everyone else.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"I collect teddy bears, I have a tattoo of a sun on my left hip and I once rescued a man from a burning train car."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

"So... I don't like clowns, I work for the mayor and I'm not a natural red head," Jean decided on. Because those were soooo deceptive.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jacob considered saying three truths, but it wasn't like he'd be able to get them spoken.

"I'm the Chief's son, I've built my own car and I've jumped off a cliff," Jacob said, perhaps cheating a little bit.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[puppy_fair]

"I can jump at least ten feet straight up from a standstill, I can't stand visits to the doctor, and I left home when I was twelve hoping to become a SOLDIER."

Zack gave a little grin to the class at large, as Zack was wont to do. Coming up with a lie had been hard.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[bitchy_smurf]

Illyria had no moral compunctions against... anything, really, but definitely not lying. She just found the need to do so a weakness when it came to leadership. So: no issues with telling lies about herself.

"I came into existence before your species had more than one cell. I comprehend particle physics and enjoy disco."

Discussion question [1/12]

[sith_happened]

Does lying serve a purpose? When does it stop being a tool and start being a crutch?

Re: Discussion question [1/12]

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Lying serves the purpose of whoever wields the lie," Layla replied with a shrug. "It's used to manipulate people to get whatever that person wants. Sometimes it's altruistic. Sometimes it's selfish. Sometimes it's both. Once you cross that line though, the lies just get bigger."

Re: Discussion question [1/12]

[therewaslife]

"I suppose it can serve a purpose as long as it's used in moderation," said Bod, thinking it over carefully. He didn't like to lie. He'd seen what it could do, could still see Silas getting hit by that car and frowned. "If you overuse, no one's going to be liable to believe you when you finally decide to tell the truth."

Re: Discussion question [1/12]

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"I think it depends a lot on the motivation behind the lie," Claire said. "I haven't told my dad the whole truth about Fandom because I know he wouldn't understand and he would pull me out of school even though I'm learning a lot of useful things here."

Re: Discussion question [1/12]

[puppy_fair]

"I don't think there's anything really wrong with a few squashed truths now and then," Zack replied. "I mean, a few properly chosen words can keep people from worrying, or can stop a person from running headfirst into something that might get them killed or worse."

He shrugged. He knew that 'or worse' existed out there, and a few entirely omitted truths had kept him from such a fate. "So long as it's for the benefit of others, instead of turning into a means of making personal gain, or of fishing for things that aren't deserved... I think it's okay."

Talk to the TA

[sith_happened]

Hello, Griff!

Re: Talk to the TA

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the ever-fun assistant gig. If there was anything keeping Griff in the room each week it was the responsibility. Even if he prayed no one asked him about ethics which was totally an invite to.

Talk to Anakin [1/12]

[sith_happened]

Yes, Leia, he figures you'll have Thoughts about this particular subject.

Re: Talk to Anakin [1/12]

[likes_scoundrels]

And Leia wouldn't want to disappoint. Actually, she'd considered ignoring him this week, but the whole lying thing got her twitchy.

"So you must think lying serves a purpose," she said.

OOC

[sith_happened]

Yay, two truths and a lie!