fandomhigh | 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?"

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With you most innocent icon.

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

"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?

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

Hello, Griff!

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

Yay, two truths and a lie!

Layla Miller

Leia Organa

"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."

Bruce Wayne

"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."

Claire Bennet

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.

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."

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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.

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

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.

"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?"

"The first one is a lie," Leia said flatly. She knew her history, after all.

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.

Arthur Pendragon

"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."

Calvin

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."

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