Magical Ethics: Week 8, Period 1

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

The handwavy email that went out asked the class to meet in the Danger Shop.  When the students arrived and filed in, they found Alysha scowling at the controls and really, really wishing she'd brought more coffee.  It was the Danger Shop that apparently needed coffee.

"You all look tan," Alysha commented, smiling at the group once they were all there.  "Except for the ones of you who don't in which case, good on you for not damaging your skin."

She turned back to the Danger Shop controls and keyed in the entry code.  The Danger Shop morphed around them until the students were all standing on the top of what looked like a very high cliff.  Also on the cliff and possibly looking like they might be considering jumping off were a bunch of - ponies.

Red and white ponies to be clear.  With a red maple leaf on each of their butts.  Apparently the Danger Shop had taken that humming of O Canada under Alysha's breath as she came in seriously.  (But really, after an ending like that to the Olympics, what was she supposed to be humming?)

She frowned at the ponies but shrugged, turning back to the class.  "We're putting what we've talked about into action today.  Today a total stranger - a pony is going to jump off this cliff.  It's your job to stop him using any means you consider ethical."  Alysha looked around, making sure everyone was following.  "We've talked about a lot of different scenarios so far this class, and a lot of you seem pretty confident that you know what to do in a given situation so - let's do it.  You can find a partner or you can work alone on this.  The ponies will jump in 4 minutes so you have some time to discuss what you want to do.  You can act while they're still on the cliff or while they're in the air.  The one thing I'm going to ask is treat the ponies like they're sentient creatures, like they're humans.  I don't want to see anyone putting a halter around the pony's head and trying to lead it away because I'm pretty damn sure you're not doing that to another person."

Alysha glanced around.  "Any questions?  Then pair up and go for it."

Comments

Sign in [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Like you're excited about My Little Canadian Ponies!

Re: Sign in [3-2]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund Pevensie

Re: Sign in [3-2]

[intraspective]

Yamanaka Ino

Listen, React, Ask Questions [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

As you do.

Re: Listen, React, Ask Questions [3-2]

[intraspective]

Ino? Ino was just going to quietly sulk because, yes, she probably would do that to another person.

Or knock them out and drag them away.

Look, their issues could be dealt with away from the cliff and Ino... really didn't see a problem with that.

Re: Listen, React, Ask Questions [3-2]

[trigons_child]

"My powers do not work on simulations," Raven said, frowning. "But I would see if it was fear or pain driving them to jump and try to remove that." Failing that, she could use her Soul-Self at least.

Re: Listen, React, Ask Questions [3-2]

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

Pox. Horses.

Small horses and weirdly coloured, but horses.

Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Save the pony, save the world.

Okay! Here's the gameplay bits, feel free to mod the ponies, succeed or fail at your discretion. If you'd like me to mod a pony, lemme know.

Totally pair up to talk about it. The ponies will jump in exactly four minutes which means about 15 pings total (going by 3MD guidelines) so use your time wisely, do what you feel is right/best/all of that.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund eyed one of the ponies. He wanted to do this alone, but in the interest of being all TA-like, he looked around to see if anyone wanted to join him.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[life_inshadow]

Tara eyed the people waiting for partners and decided Alysha's TA might be the safest to approach.

"I don't know how I'm going to do this," she confided. "D-do you have an idea?"

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[intraspective]

Ino twirled a pen in one hand, studying the ponies. Really, she wasn't going to use her powers on them--first, they were danger shop constructions and that probably wouldn't work anyway--and secondly...

Well, would it really hurt them to knock one out and drag it away? Seriously? What was so wrong with that? It meant they were alive and away from the cliff that would make them not alive and that had to be better than--well, off the cliff.

She glanced around for a partner, looking to see if anyone wanted to pair up.

... If not, she was totally going for the knock-'em-out route.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[glacial_queen]

"Hi, Ino!" Karla said, practically skipping over to talk to her.

A week in the Bahamas had put a slight crimp in her 'befriend Ino' plans, but back at school they could continue apace. "Shall we pair off?"

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[trigons_child]

Raven eyed the ponies. If they weren't simulated, this would be easier and far less traumatic. But since they had no real emotions....

She sat down on the ground, crossing her legs under her and closing her eyes. Her Soul-Self emerged from her body and flew to the edge of the cliff. Any ponies that fell would be caught and transported back to Canada.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"I got no magic, I need a partner."

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"I don't have magic, either." Elle shrugged. "Think I could shock the ponies?" She let a tendril of electricity snake through her fingers.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana was trying not to giggle about the ponies. Instead, she worked on manipulating possibilities. When they jumped, half of the ponies would simply land on a convenient ledge a few feet down. The other half would land right back where they had started from.

Re: Team Up and Save the Ponies! [3-2]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

This seemed simple enough, minus the standing about the edge of a cliff with ponies.

Griff waited until the pony jumped, doing his own version of jumping to grab the animal around its neck mid-air and land it safely at the bottom. He didn't think it would make sense to teleport the creature back to the top so it could try leaping again. Ethical or not, it was his solution.

Talk to the TAs [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Feel free to ask what the teacher's on.

Re: Talk to the TAs [3-2]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund honestly didn't know what the teacher was on, but he was admittedly impressed by her method of putting ethics into practice.

Talk to Alysha [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Feel free to ask her directly but she might turn you into a toad.

Okay, probably not.

OOC [3-2]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Um, I haven't slept yet? *excuses*

Cracked out class is cracked out. I love you guys. I really do.

Re: OOC [3-2]

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

That might be the only My Little Pony that I'd ever want.

Re: OOC [3-2]

[puppy_fair]

PONIES!

Re: OOC [3-2]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

POOOOOONIIIIIEEEEEES!

Re: OOC [3-2]

[wantstodirect]

Ponies!

Alas, Tony's not there for this class since I was offline all day.