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Ethics [Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1st period]

"Fandom tossed a curveball at us this weekend," Anakin said withem a little smile as he walked into the classroom. "Children--or teenagers--from various dimensions. Some of them probably seemed more plausible than others. I got to meet my son Christopher again, which was...interesting, as in a non-Fandom setting, I wouldn't get to until he's born in a couple of months."

His lips quirked up again. "That's been a bit confusing for his big sister Juliet."

He leaned against the desk and looked around the classroom. "So my ethical question for you is this: did this glimpse into your potential futures make you want to change your current path? Do you think the future is carved in stone, or is more fluid? And if you know something about someone else's future, do you have an obligation to tell them?"

...so his conversation with Leia hadn't strayed too far from his thoughts yet. Sue him.

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Like you've seen the future.

Simon Bellamy

Edited 2012-04-05 16:57 (UTC)

Alex Aaron

Elle Bishop

Stacey McGill

Ryan Clark

Loki Laufeyson

Dave Nelson

Sam Puckett

Or daydream about your kids.

So...the future. Did you see any possibilities you liked? Did you ask questions about what you were like there?

And the big one: if you were the one knowing someone else's future, would you tell?

Considering Alex's precognition, his relationship with the future was an interesting one. "Some things are just...they were always gonna happen," he said, a little vague and then his voice became a lot more firm and he declared, "but that will never happen. Ever in a million years."

Anakin looked sympathetic because he'd had similar reactions. "Strange kid combination?" he guessed.

"Impossible combination!" Loki chimed in.

"Ohhhhhh," Anakin said, nodding. "Yes, I can't see that working out well at all."

"I didn't have any kids show up, so I can't really answer the first thing," Stacey said with a shrug. Which was sort of disappointing, really. ~~Like she didn't stand a 50/50 shot of ending up on Teen Mom anyway.~~ "But if I knew someone else's future, I guess if they wanted to know, sure, I'd tell."

"What if their future was really bad?" Anakin asked.

She thought about it, and shrugged again. "I'd tell them it was really bad before saying what it was."

"Do you think telling them something really bad will happen might stop it from happening?" Anakin replied.

"I didn't get any possibilities. I didn't have any kids show up," said Ryan, looking kind of glum. She wasn't about to say it, but she was worried that it meant she didn't have much of a future.

"That happens too," Anakin said with a smile. "I've had years go by without visitors. It doesn't mean the children don't exist."

That was a relief to hear. "Then I'll try not to take this weekend as a sign," said Ryan.

"No kids, but I did learn that I can entertain myself while pandering to kids in a newspaper. And I'm sure that tells me something," Dave noted.

He didn't know what, of course. "As for knowing someone else's future... I guess it depends on what it was I knew and who it was. Which I realize isn't as specific an answer as you might like."

Edited 2012-04-05 23:35 (UTC)

"Not really, but it gives me a starting point," Anakin said. "Would it be easier to keep good news or bad news to yourself?"

"Probably good news. Then at least I know things would turn out okay," Dave answered.

They're here for you!

If Gabrielle's here, of course.

Gah. Sleep deprived today.

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