fandomhigh | Ethics [October 8, 2013]

"Your minds are either with your visitors from this weekend or focused on vacation this coming weekend," Anakin said, "but tough because you still have a week of classes to get through this week and last week's movie was the first one I've showed for a class in more than five years of teaching, so don't think you're getting off easy today."

Anakin was such a happy pushover of a teacher, huh class?

"One of the major religious sects on this planet, Christianity, lists out seven 'deadly sins': particular vices that encourage humans to veer off a more virtuous path of charity and grace. Those sins are: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. My questions to you today: which of those sins do you think pose your greatest challenge to overcome? Are there any on that list that you believe aren't all that bad a sin?"

Anakin leaned back against his desk. "Personally, I think my greatest flaw is pride. Wounded pride, in my experience, can lead to wrath, envy, greed and gluttony. Especially wrath."

Not that he'd be telling you about that particular part of his life.

"All right," he said, pointing to a student. "You first."

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"Wrath." It was a simple, short answer. That was his fatal flaw and, after this weekend, he could be honest about that. "And I don't think it's a bad sin either. Not too me."

Not a lot of elaboration but at least he hadn't lied.

"Why don't you think wrath is that bad?" Anakin "Kill Them, Kill Them All" Skywalker asked.

Flick shrugged. He had a few people in mind when saying that and wasn't about to confess that.

"Eye for an eye?" Flick said for lack of anything else. "If someone does me bad, why should I get the chance to repay that?"

"Because the anger can poison you from the inside?" Anakin offered. "Or don't you think that happens?"

"And what if it's already poisoned you?" Flick retorted with a lift of his eyebrow. "No harm in going further is there?"

For a moment Anakin looked old. "There's always harm in that. The line you won't cross will get fuzzier."

And then one day you're slaughtering children and pledging your allegiance to a creeptastic old man....

"I think I'll take my chances," Flick said, shrugging. He'd already decided on his plan of action. Sorry, Anakin.

"I'm sorry you've had to make that choice," Anakin said, absolutely serious. "I'm in my office on Thursdays if you'd like a place to talk that isn't so crowded."

"Uh huh."

Well, don't count on it, Anakin. Maybe he'd show if Jude appeared and made him feel sufficiently guilty.

But probably not.

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