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

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

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce was admittedly guessing based on what he knew of Layla: she was creepy, but she knew stuff. Two of her statements involved future knowledge, but she didn't seem dangerous enough for the second one to be true.

"I'd say the bathtub statement is a lie," Bruce said.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Layla smirked. "Hired killer. He had it coming."

Re: Two truths and a lie

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce's face didn't budge. Clearly he had misread Layla. And suddenly, she was that much creepier. Not that Bruce would ever show that.

Re: Two truths and a lie

[therewaslife]

"How can you know who you'll marry already?" Bod, obviously, had not met the girl who knows stuff so the answer seemed easy.