fandomhigh | Magical Ethics: Week 14, Period 1

Alysha had been off-island since last week. With Charlie calling and offering to bring her home through the Wood for the weekend, and oh, by the way, she really missed her and had plans to prove it, there'd be no way to say no. Seriously. It was even worth the frustration of all the aunties piling on about how they disapproved of her teaching so far away - and in the States!

It was even more worth it when she got back to the island last night to laugh a lot at all the teenagers trying to be parents, and wow, was she glad she hadn't been around. She didn't want to know what kind of kid would show up for her.

"Seems you all had an entertaining weekend," Alysha said with the smugness of someone who didn't have to deal with it. "And it appears you're all in one piece ~~unless you're not~~. So good job on surviving another Fandom Experience. I was out of town. I'm totally good with that."

"A few weeks ago, one of your classmates-" she glanced at Tara if she was there "-brought up the question of, I guess we could call it full disclosure. Is it ethically required to tell other people you have magic or powers beyond the norm? I think we can all agree there's no need to wear a pin of something saying 'Hi my name is Alysha Gale and I have magic,' but does there come a point when telling an acquaintance, a friend, a lover, a family member is the right thing to do and where is it?"

"Your question for today, have fun."

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Yamanaka Ino

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Edmund Pevensie

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Karla was only partially listening. A lot of her attention was focused on doodling in her notebook and writing little notes and partial letters to her children.

Griff was of the mind that only people who didn't understand consequences would ever try to say he was obliged to share what he was with others. The risk wasn't simply worth it. Now, how to say that without telling the class to go fuck themselves...

"A few weeks ago, one of your classmates-" she glanced at Tara if she was there "-brought up the question of, I guess we could call it full disclosure. Is it ethically required to tell other people you have magic or powers beyond the norm? I think we can all agree there's no need to wear a pin of something saying 'Hi my name is Alysha Gale and I have magic,' but does there come a point when telling an acquaintance, a friend, a lover, a family member is the right thing to do and where is it?"

"Depends on what it is," she said, eyes slightly narrowed in thought. "Depends on if it's going to come up or if it's something that might change their opinion of you for whatever reason," good or stupid, "depends on the reasons they've got for keeping quiet about it."

Ino just shrugged. "It all depends. And no, I don't think you ought to 'have' to tell someone anything if you don't want to even if that is possibly not being faithful or having the 'right' amount of trust in them. There's reasons for every action."

"I have made little secret of my gifts," Raven said. No, just where they came from. "But Fandom is more accepting than the world outside can be."

Tara flushed a little when she realized the thing she'd come up with off the top of her head was the class discussion subject.

"I guess I think you should tell someone when you'd want to know," Tara ventured. "But -- it depends on the circumstances. At home, where a lot of people don't believe in magic, I d-didn't talk about it at school. You don't need to sound crazy."

"With strangers, I don't think there's any reason to tell someone, unless it can directly affect their safety or well-being and you have a reason to want to protect--or, at least, not impinge upon--either of those things," Karla said, thinking aloud. "With friends and family, it's different. Magic is a big part of who I am, and keeping it from someone I'm close to is a lot like keeping a major secret from that person. Can anyone really know you if you're hiding such a big part of yourself away? Again, I don't think there's a rule about when you have to tell, but you also have to accept that the other people have a right to be hurt, upset, or angry if they feel the time has long-since passed when you should have told them."

"In my world, it's no secret that witches and sorcerers and demons exist. But sometimes, you have to be careful how much you reveal." She chewed on her lip. "Fandom is a different circumstance on acceptability and secrets all around."

"I'm sure there's a point," Griff shrugged, "but trying to decide what that is now is bloody stupid. Sometimes shit's a secret for a reason."

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Edmund was listening to the conversations very carefully this week.

She's around before and after class.

Yep.

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