Ethics, Wednesday, September 9, 2015

[sith_happened]

Anakin's weekend had been...eventful...and while the first person to mention his gremlin bite experience were getting detention (you too, Obi-Wan), in general he was in a much better mood than normal. Seeing old friends did that for him. "Hello again," he said, leaning against the desk with his mug of black coffee.

"We hope you've all recovered from the weekend," Obi-Wan said easily. His own weekend had been rather uneventful. "Today, we'd like to talk about the concept of mercy, and how it weighs up against justice."

"As Jedi, we were often called on to deal with matters of justice and mercy," Anakin said, nodding. "But a decision doesn't have to have planetary consequences. Say your roommate was eating your leftovers. It's stealing, and illegal, but calling the troopers downtown might be considered a bit of an overreach. You have to temper justice with mercy--understanding the circumstances that led your roommate to take your things." Anakin shrugged. "If he did it just to be a jerk, then call the cops on him."

Very helpful, Anakin.

"However, perhaps he was new and hungry, and unused to food being in such bountiful supply," Obi-Wan said. He gave a wave with his hand. "Take this to a different circumstance, however. Perhaps food is scarce. He has already eaten his allotment, but is still hungry and decides to dig into your supplies. Then what?"

"If I remember correctly, you replied 'Anakin, you do not have a hollow leg and you won't starve before breakfast. Put that back right now,'" Anakin said. His Obi-Wan impression was a bit uncanny.

Obi-Wan cleared his throat. Loudly. "What would your jugdment be?" he asked. Pointedly.

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[sith_happened]

Mercifully.

Listen to the lecture

[sith_happened]

Pass the popcorn if you brought any.

Answer the discussion question!

[sith_happened]

"Perhaps food is scarce. He has already eaten his allotment, but is still hungry and decides to dig into your supplies. Then what?"

Talk to Anakin or Obi-Wan

[sith_happened]

They're both here!

OOC

[sith_happened]

Drinking all the tea today. Mmm, tea.

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[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper Dent

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[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't let him eat my stuff but I doubt I'd call anyone," Jasper said. He had some very strong feelings about cops but didn't see this as that big a deal. "I'd make him stop myself."

He had his ways.

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[good_for_six]

Isabela

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[cracksmostly]

Merrill

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[cracksmostly]

Who, Merrill? Smothering a giggle behind her hand at the bickering? Absolutely not.

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[sith_happened]

"How would you make him stop?" Anakin asked. "On a scale of Obi-Wan's response to killing the guy."

That's a pretty big range, Anakin.

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[cracksmostly]

"That would depend on how hungry I am," Merrill decided. "I wouldn't mind sharing, but it wouldn't be very nice for him to have done that without asking."

Which was to say she might wibble at him.

That could very possibly be punishment enough.

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[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri was here to see Anakin, though there was a certain element of curiosity as well -- not that she'd admit that part of her motivation was wanting to subtly gawk at Obi-Wan.

"I see you've mixed things up a little bit this term," she said, grinning crookedly.

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[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Depends on how willing the guy is to listen to reason," he answered, shrugging. "Threats, if I have to. Asking nicely, if I can."

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[good_for_six]

Isabela shrugged. "He can ask or he can see how it tastes with a broken nose."

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[bestatmystery]

Lottie Grote

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[stacyexperiment]

Gwen Stacy

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[bestatmystery]

"Well, first I'd have to make sure it was actually him and not his sister's pig," Lottie said thoughtfully. Pigs were much harder to reason with, after all. "Then I'd probably j'accuse! him. It's mostly non-violent, but still very effective when it comes to shamecations."

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[stacyexperiment]

"If he's nice about it, I might share some," Gwen said. "If he's not, he gets punched."

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[sith_happened]

"Start at one and escalate, maybe?" Anakin suggested. "Or are you a one offense and done guy?"

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[sith_happened]

Anakin snickered. "That's what I would do too," he admitted. "Well, not with my children, obviously, but for others."

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[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan's mun was a little ill was present, if quiet, mulling over the incident in question as he watched the students.

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[sith_happened]

"Do you and Isabela spend a lot of time together?" Anakin asked, chuckling. "That was her answer, too."

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[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled back. "Maybe a little," he agreed. "Good to see you again."

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[weetuskenraider]

"Likewise, definitely." Tahiri laughed and rubbed a hand over the back of her neck. "It was quite the welcome back, I'll tell you that much."

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[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Probably the former," Jasper said though he knew some people that could make him be the latter. "Give 'em a chance."

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[candycrushlove]

Maria DeLuca

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[saddeserthermit]

"So if you were terribly hungry," Obi-Wan said lightly, "How would you handle it?"

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[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan... blinked.

"'J'accuse'?" he said. "You may wish to elaborate on that."

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[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded, a faint smile on his face. "Good choice."

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[sith_happened]

"Yeah, I could've done without the zombie gremlins, myself," Anakin replied.

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[cracksmostly]

"Oh, well, I might get upset then, and hide the rest somehow, or find a way to protect it," Merrill said, though it might have been hard for anyone to visualize her actually angry.

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[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri coughed. "I had a feeling you could've done without that bit of nostalgia. It was fun, though. Mostly. I was just to the point of thinking 'wow, I really missed this' when the zombie gremlins showed up."

NOTE HOW SHE WAS NOT ACTUALLY SAYING A WORD ABOUT MERBIWAN.

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[candycrushlove]

"If that was his reasoning, I would still be annoyed that he was stealing, but I'd then try to share what I had with him."

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[sith_happened]

BRILLIANT JEDI WILL LIVE A LONG LIFE THAT WAY.

"It was good to see old friends," Anakin agreed with a slightly wistful smile and a glance towards Obi-Wan.

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[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri followed his glance and grinned. "For just a couple of days, or better yet, for longer, huh? I'm almost sorry I can't actually be in your class now. Seems like there are so many stories I'd never hear otherwise."

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[sith_happened]

"We don't tell stories in class," Anakin said with a fakely-innocent look.

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[weetuskenraider]

"Oh, right, of course not." Tahiri widened her eyes and feigned an innocent look right back at him, only this one had an undercurrent of but I'm not so sure you're telling me everything. (It was an innocent look. Not a suspicious one. Hush.) "Those are just hypothetical object lessons, right?"

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[sith_happened]

"Always," Anakin lied. "But you know how this class works. Think it through now so when you get faced with something awful later, you don't make the wrong leap."

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[stacyexperiment]

"I'd like to subscribe to her newsletter," Gwen said. Between Sex Ed class and this, they should probably be friends.

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[that_oldsaying]

Alluka Zoldyck

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[good_for_six]

"I'm hardly some moral authority." Being amongst other things, a pirate, thief, and daughter of a charlatan. "But I have scruples. Stealing from people with as little or less than you is just low. Plus if things are that desperate, stealing from anyone is just going to make things harder for everyone."

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[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "We're not here to judge your moral authority," he said. "We're just trying to help you find your own line for right and wrong."

Hopefully way before "kill a bunch of children." Ahem.

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[sith_happened]

Anakin looked a little confused before realizing that Isabela probably didn't have a newsletter.

"Right."