Ethics [Tuesday, September 3, 2013]

[sith_happened]

Anakin, working on his new goal of being less of a dick in the classroom that Dr. Doom (admittedly, not that high a bar to clear), swept into the room with his cloak swirling behind him.

Because Anakin would always be a bit of a drama llama.

"This is Ethics class," he began, glancing around the room and memorizing faces. "I'm Anakin Skywalker. In addition to being your teacher, I'm also the dean of students so if you have any questions or problems that are more substantial than 'my roommate snores' or 'I was forced to wear flowers against my will on Saturday', I'm here to listen. My office hours are on Thursdays." He leaned a little awkwardly against his desk positioned up at the front of the classroom. Relaxing was never going to be something he was all that comfortable with. "Ethics is a tricky subject because ethics are so individually calibrated. What I might do without stopping to wonder about might be a punishable offense on a world one of you hails from. Because of that, this class is very discussion and activity based. My job, as I see it, is to prepare you to face your own world again after you've left Fandom, not to calibrate your moral compass to better reflect mine."

Because the Force knew Mr. "Sure, I'll Kill Younglings" was hardly the most reliable person to be judged against.

"That means that I welcome discussion, but not arguments that devolve into 'your world is stupid' or something equally inane. I have absolutely no problem coming up with busy work for you to do on a Saturday." After making sure each student was absorbing that to his satisfaction, he nodded. "All right. Today we start with an exercise called 'two truths and a lie.' You provide three facts about you, but only two of them are correct. It's up to your classmates to decide which one is the lie. If you are uncomfortable with lying, you can provide an example that's clearly incorrect. If you choose to give us examples that are all lies, well, that's your choice, though I would wonder about your ability to follow directions."

He cleared his throat and centered himself in the Force, just in case any of the students could read minds or intentions in order to figure out which of his three facts was a lie. "I'll begin. I'm a grandfather, I've spent almost five years on this island, and you can find action figure collectibles of me in my home galaxy."

Comments

Two truths and a lie!

[sith_happened]

Ice breaking and being a big fat liar all at the same time! What fun!

Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[sith_happened]

Based on what your character can pick up about this guy who looks about thirty, which of his three statements --"I'm a grandfather, I've spent almost five years on this island, and you can find action figure collectibles of me in my home galaxy" -- is the lie?

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[flickofthewrist]

"The action figures are a lie," Flick decided since babies were having babies so he could be a grandfather and he just guessed the second was truthful.

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[sith_happened]

"Sadly no," Anakin said, shaking his head. "I was also a Halloween costume at that fan convention here over the summer. Terrifying."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[shippedtomaine]

"No way you're old enough to be a grandparent." Not and still be considered responsible enough to teach.

Don't mind that sound Emma, it was dramatic irony falling over laughing.

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled. "Time works a little differently around here. I'm a grandfather over several dimensions, including my own."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

"It's been more or less than five years?" Chaz guessed.

Re: Two truths and a lie: Anakin

[sith_happened]

"Very good, Mr. Villette," Anakin said. "I've been here much longer than five years."

Re: Two truths and a lie!: Emma

[shippedtomaine]

Emma was perfectly capable of following directions, that didn't mean she was going to.

"I was born in Maine, I'm nearly sixteen, and I'm a fussy eater." Less two truths and a lie than two lies and one thing she was reasonably sure was true.

Re: Two truths and a lie!: Emma

[sith_happened]

"I don't think you're a fussy eater," Anakin decided.

Re: Two truths and a lie!: Emma

[shippedtomaine]

"Not really," Emma agreed. "Unless 'edible's considered a high bar."

Re: Two truths and a lie!: Emma

[flickofthewrist]

"There's no way you're a fussy eater," Flick said because he'd seen her at the picnic and in a common room once before. "Beggars can't be choosers."

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[flickofthewrist]

There weren't too many people here (or anywhere, for that matter) who knew a lot about Flick. The ones that knew him were either in New York or dead. So, this should be pretty easy to do.

"I can take down guys three times my size, I'm the most optimistic guy in the room, and I go to school on an island with a castle on it."

Okay, maybe those were easy and a little bit sarcastic but Flick wasn't one to give things away about himself during a class exercise. He'd followed the directions!

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[sith_happened]

Anakin snorted at the last one. "I don't think you're that optimistic," he decided.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[shippedtomaine]

"Well, I can tell you're full of optimism," Emma said, with just a touch of sarcasm. Okay, more than a touch.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[notapredator.livejournal.com]

"Let's see. I'm one of the best bounty hunters on my planet, I've never been on another planet before coming to Earth, and I can build a flash grenade in under a minute as long as I have the materials," Mira rattled off.

As far as Mira was concerned, there wasn't much difference between class participation and advertising.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[sith_happened]

"You were never on another planet," Anakin decided.

He never guessed anything about weapons proficiency with Fandom students.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[haslayers.livejournal.com]

Why couldn't she just tell three truths? Some people might call it not following directions, but Cordelia thought of it as earned bragging.

"I was head cheerleader back home, I've never gotten a ticket I couldn't talk my way out of, and I look terrible in blue."

There, see, a clear lie. She looked fantastic in blue, thank you.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[sith_happened]

Anakin looked amused. "The third one?"

Re: Two truths and a lie: Chaz

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

Chaz though about about what would work for this and finally came up with his three. "I've been to Paris, New York, and Venice, I can program in two computer languages, and I once rolled out of a moving car."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Chaz

[sith_happened]

"You've rolled out of a car more than once," Anakin guessed.

Because Fandom.

Re: Two truths and a lie: Scott

[nobodysbatman.livejournal.com]

Scott chewed his lip as he thought of three suitable facts. "Um. I've never seen Space Battles, my parents are still married, and I know how to give cats meds without them scratching the crap out of you."

Re: Two truths and a lie: Scott

[sith_happened]

"There's no way you can give a cat meds without bleeding by the end," Anakin declared. "Right?"

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[notajaegerbomb.livejournal.com]

"I'm from Alaska," Raleigh started, going for something easy. "I have an older sister and I watched a monster destroy San Francisco."

Well, technically the footage he cause was of Sacramento, but they looked the same to him.

Re: Two truths and a lie!

[sith_happened]

"You don't have an older sister?" Anakin guessed.

He was Herc Hansen's teaching buddy so the idea of something destroying a place in California wasn't so far-fetched.