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Anakin Skywalker ([personal profile] sith_happened) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-01-11 11:19 pm
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Ethics [Tuesday, January 12, 2nd period]

"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?"

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin Skywalker

[identity profile] willbethenight.livejournal.com 2010-01-12 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd say it's the duel one," Bruce said. "Hating sand is a minor detail that doesn't seem worth lying about. And if you can pilot one ship, it would be reasonable that you could adapt to another one. But it's been drilled into me that no matter how good you are, there's always someone better." Bruce had yet to disprove that notion, so he was willing to believe it for the time being. "So what are the odds that you've never fought someone better?"