Ethics [Thursday, March 8, 2012, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

When Anakin swept into the classroom this morning, he was accompanied by a half dozen droid babies, all holding little stuffed Ewoks and glancing around the classroom with curious, if slightly dead, eyes.

"It's that time of year again," Anakin said, not even trying to hide his glee. "Ethics in practice. It's easy to decide on a code of action that you think will define your life--it's much different to enforce that on a small, sentient being. Thus the droid babies. For the next week, you and a partner--except for you, Miss McGill, and I apologize for that--will be parents to these droid babies. They are approximately six months old, and are crawling and able to understand--" if not exactly respond correctly to, "--the word no. You must be constantly vigilent to make sure they are well-fed, clean, sleeping correctly and not putting electronics in their mouths."

Anakin would never understand human babies' obsessions with chewing on wires.

"Oh, and there will be one more assignment this week. There will be an NPC a photographer next Monday to take you and your droid child's photograph, just to be absolutely sure that you haven't foisted your assignment off onto your partner and to give you the opportunity to take your droid into unfamiliar circumstances."

And because he and Jaye shouldn't be allowed to talk to each other. "Listen for your names and come pick up your assignment."

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Re: Pick up your droid: Dave & Kate

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

Dave listened to that and made a decision. "'It' sounds like a great name! Please don't hit me," Dave said

Re: Pick up your droid: Dave & Kate

[withasword.livejournal.com]

"I draw a line at domestic violence," Kate offered, in the name of reassurance. Her crankiness was generally taken out on punching bags, and people who deserved it.

Dave was neither, as far as she could tell.

"I might have changed my mind by the end of the week. My roommate is in this class too." No sleep. There would be no sleep.

Re: Pick up your droid: Dave & Kate

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm so sorry," Dave said. And, dammit, sympathy was going to make him do something dumb. "Look, if you ever need a break from two droid babies crying, you can drop It off early. That will give me extra time to protect It from my roommate. You can't ask for a better bonding experience than that."