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fandomhigh2015-02-10 12:26 pm
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2015-02-10 12:26 pm
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Ethics, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 2nd period
Do you hear the sound of mechanized screaming, kids? Do you have a bad feeling about this?
Good. It's terrifying robotic toddler week!
"The issue of ethics is about more than simply the greater fate of the galaxy - or your personal relationships," Obi-Wan said. He was trying not to side-eye the robotic toddlers too much; did you have to make them so creepy, Anakin? "Within our old Order, it was said that a Jedi did not truly become a Master until he had trained a younger Jedi. Caring for another is a daunting task in its own right."
It's so they don't get attached! It's very Jedi! And not all Anakin just being a jerk!
...it was about 80 percent Anakin being a jerk.
"Depending on your universe of origin, it's entirely possibly you're expected to either take care of younger siblings as a primary caregiver by now or be preparing to marry in the next five years." His lips quirked up. "And Fandom has certain...quirks...regarding Valentine's Day and children unexpectedly popping up, so think of this as preparation if small children you never met wake you up Saturday morning."
Obi-Wan's eyes darted briefly towards Anakin. "...As that is apparently a risk you take by attending this school."
HE HADN'T KNOWN.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE JOY THAT OJ WOULD BRING HIM.
Anakin shrugged. "It happens. They don't stick around for very long." He pointed back to the droids. "We've paired you up. You'll each get one baby for the week--they are old enough to walk, but are not yet toilet trained. They also don't like napping, but need to once a day."
They also hated baths like burning but he'd let them discover that for themselves. "Today you get to name your little darlings and figure out childcare arrangements for the week."
"Good luck," Obi-Wan said. At least the thought of the students dealing with such an ornery baby-- ah, the idea that the students would be learning something truly important, he meant, truly-- was enough to bring amusement back to his voice. "But know that if you abandon the babies, we will know."
Good. It's terrifying robotic toddler week!
"The issue of ethics is about more than simply the greater fate of the galaxy - or your personal relationships," Obi-Wan said. He was trying not to side-eye the robotic toddlers too much; did you have to make them so creepy, Anakin? "Within our old Order, it was said that a Jedi did not truly become a Master until he had trained a younger Jedi. Caring for another is a daunting task in its own right."
It's so they don't get attached! It's very Jedi! And not all Anakin just being a jerk!
...it was about 80 percent Anakin being a jerk.
"Depending on your universe of origin, it's entirely possibly you're expected to either take care of younger siblings as a primary caregiver by now or be preparing to marry in the next five years." His lips quirked up. "And Fandom has certain...quirks...regarding Valentine's Day and children unexpectedly popping up, so think of this as preparation if small children you never met wake you up Saturday morning."
Obi-Wan's eyes darted briefly towards Anakin. "...As that is apparently a risk you take by attending this school."
HE HADN'T KNOWN.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE JOY THAT OJ WOULD BRING HIM.
Anakin shrugged. "It happens. They don't stick around for very long." He pointed back to the droids. "We've paired you up. You'll each get one baby for the week--they are old enough to walk, but are not yet toilet trained. They also don't like napping, but need to once a day."
They also hated baths like burning but he'd let them discover that for themselves. "Today you get to name your little darlings and figure out childcare arrangements for the week."
"Good luck," Obi-Wan said. At least the thought of the students dealing with such an ornery baby-- ah, the idea that the students would be learning something truly important, he meant, truly-- was enough to bring amusement back to his voice. "But know that if you abandon the babies, we will know."
Re: Talk to the teachers!
Re: Talk to the teachers!
"I'd like to be exempt from this exercise, please," she said, folding her arms. She didn't expect that to work, but she could at least try. "I haven't any maternal instincts, and anything I gave birth to would be a hideous misshapen lump."
Re: Talk to the teachers!
"Family doesn't always come through chidbirth," Anakin said. "As Master Kenobi pointed out, training someone younger than you in something is an important lesson in growth. You're also paired with someone--if you back out, they were be shouldering the burden entirely alone."
Re: Talk to the teachers!
At least her lump-kids wouldn't hang out in the uncanny valley ...Eleanor bit her lip, thinking then of her Little Sisters. Of Grace, and Louise, back in St. Louis.
"I might be too -- sharp around the edges, to nurture," she admitted. "How can I care for someone vulnerable if I'm convinced I'll jettison them when needed in order to ensure my own survival?"
She had offered up the Little Sisters to her father, who had healed them. It sickened her to remember, now, that she had imagined he would use them to strengthen himself instead.
Re: Talk to the teachers!
Re: Talk to the teachers!
She had found that rather silly. It was a doll. It didn't have feelings that could be hurt.
"So you think this will somehow be enlightening, for me, if I take it seriously?"
Re: Talk to the teachers!