Ethics, Tuesday, April 14, 2015

[sith_happened]

"Last weekend saw you with an influx of potential children from your futures," Obi-Wan said. "I am led to believe this is not an unusual occurrence..."

Anakin shook his head. "It happens annually, or near enough. Some of those children are more likely than others. Some are practically impossible."

Sorry, Tebb.

"Whereas others might be almost unavoidable," Obi-Wan said wryly. He had had none, which suited him fine. Minding Anakin's children from a distance was enough for him. "Normally, prophecy does not take such... practical forms. But regardless of what form they take, notions of what the future might be are often vague, and easy to misinterpret. It is such ideas about the future we would like to speak of today."

"Precisely," Anakin said. "And prophecies are notoriously unhelpful and stupid about such things."

Not that he was suuuuper bitter or anything.

Obi-Wan began to pace around the room. "So now that you have met these children and seen these futures, my question is: would you work towards them? Work away from them? Do you believe it is even possible to do such a thing? And if you had no children, do you believe that says anything about your future?"

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Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[saddeserthermit]

"Did you already expect to have a child at some point in your life?" Obi-Wan asked.

Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[gavegoodface]

Face shrugged. "No more than any other human my age might. You know, grow up, find someone you like, have kids, no actual specifics on when any of those might happen."

Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[saddeserthermit]

"Has any of that changed over the weekend?"

Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[gavegoodface]

"I'm still not in any rush," Face said. "But she seemed well-adjusted, so I'm more confident I won't mess up too badly if and when it eventual happens."

Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[saddeserthermit]

"And you did not have any second thoughts?" Obi-Wan said. "Do you believe this is indicative of what your future may be?"

Re: Answer the discussion questions!

[gavegoodface]

Face shrugged again. "I'd like to think there's a chance it could be. She was a good kid, there are worse fates than that," he said. "I mean, I'm planning on training to become a snubfighter pilot after I graduate and there's a war on. I'm as likely to end up wreckage in some TIE's crosshairs as adopting a smart-mouth Twi'lek."