Ethics, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 2nd period

[sith_happened]

Do you have a bad feeling, class? Do you? You should! It's terrifying droid baby week! Hooray!

Anakin was currently holding a particularly cranky baby as it wailed. "Welcome back, class."

"Every semester, we run a class about parental responsibilities," Obi-Wan said smoothly. "Child-rearing is a path that takes great care and commitment, though it is often rewarding. To nurture such a young being into adulthood is to be conscious, always, of the values you choose to pass along, and how to do so."

"As we rediscovered last week, our formative experiences directly contribute to how we see and interact with the world around us," Anakin said, carefully placing the baby back in its carrier, "and while it is natural as humans to make mistakes, the ones we make with small children have lasting, sometimes irrevocable effects. Here in Fandom, surrounded by many people eager to help, abundant food, water, and climate-control, your babies should be off to a good start."

"We have formed pairs," Obi-Wan continued. "Bar one of you. It will be your responsibility to treat these 'children' well, and to attempt to instill in them some manner of basic values. Kindness. Consideration. Affection."

"Not biting people," Anakin added a little dryly. "And that goes for you as well. If you're going to whine about this assignment, do it where I can't hear it."
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"We will be monitoring your efforts. You may return the babies to us in class next week, unless there are unforseen circumstances." Obi-Wan smiled. "And no, 'I barely get any sleep' is no unforseen circumstance."

Comments

Re: Listen to the lecture

[saddeserthermit]

"Nice try," Obi-Wan said mildly, "But you are not getting out of this by giving us an attitude, either. It is only a week, not a lifetime."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[good_for_six]

For someone with Isabela's unresolved parental issues, a week may as well have been a lifetime.

"It's not an attitude to point that saddling your unwanted creations on who have no interest or experience in parenting under the guise of teaching them a lesson about caring for children is highly hypocritical."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[saddeserthermit]

"They are instructional tools created for this particular purpose," Obi-Wan said. "There is no hypocrisy here."

He pointed at the baby assigned to her and raised his eyebrows at her. "This is not a discussion."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[good_for_six]

Since in Isabela's experience the phrase 'not a discussion' was usually accompanied by things like 'don't talk during parties', 'stop wearing trousers at the dinner table', 'go to your room until you can act civilised', 'we're not getting divorced', and 'I'm joining the Qun', shockingly it didn't make her more amenable.

Arms still crossed, she sat down as far away from the droid as was possible and raised her eyebrows at Obi-Wan.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[saddeserthermit]

...Who simply picked up the baby and put it down in front of her.

He did not care if she was amenable. She would partake in this exercise.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[good_for_six]

Isabela made absolutely no movement to pick it up or do anything.

See if she wrote any stories where you got laid after this, Obi-wan.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan would just have to settle for the millions of stories already written about him during the Clone Wars.

Which he would have loved to set on fire, so.

"He is yours," Obi-Wan said, "and you will not be leaving this classroom without him."

Then he turned and walked back to the front of the class.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[good_for_six]

In that case she'd be writing all the stories where he got laid.

And she would totally be trying to leave without the baby.