Ethics, Wednesday, October 7, 2015

[sith_happened]

Anakin'd already had a run-in with the island weirdness via inadvertently serenading the Perk staff with Oh Blessed Holy Caffeine Tree, so he was in a bad mood even before class began.

You lucky, lucky people.

Obi-Wan, for his part, still had particles of glitter in his beard and hair. He had somehow managed to get them out of the robes, and yet...

He cleared his throat. "Today," he said, "We talk about expectations, and..."

Anakin opened his mouth and began singing. Badly.

"Anything you can do, I can do better," he began, looking mortified, "I can do anything better than you."

Get the popcorn, gang.

What in the--? Obi-Wan shot him a confused look. "No, you can't," he answered, which was most definitely not what he had been going for.

"Yes, I can," Anakin insisted. After some back and forth on that, Anakin continued with, "Anything you can be, I can be greater. Sooner or later, I'm greater than you." That wasn't awkward at all, or in any way like a standing argument they'd had when Anakin was a Padawan. Really.

And here Obi-Wan had hoped he had finally outgrown that. Still. This was strange. Perhaps he should start ushering the students out of-- "No, you're NOT!"

"Yes, I am," Anakin sang with a smirk and a shrug.

"I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge," Obi-Wan sang, with a confused frown. He had no idea what that even meant.

"I can shoot a sparrow with a bow and arrow," Anakin countered, looking equally confused. The class then had to suffer through the two Jedi trying to sing higher than each other (Obi-Wan had the better voice, but Anakin was apparently Really Invested in winning this thing, to the severe detriment of everyone's ears), and them fighting over who could be cheaper before settling in for a musical battle about drinking. "I can drink my liquor quicker than a flicker," Anakin sang, glaring at Obi-Wan.

"I can drink it quicker and get even sicker!" Obi-Wan pulled a face. He had long since resigned himself to this, which was why he was so surprised when he opened his mouth and his intended comment-- "Actually, I remember who I had to pick up off the floor repeatedly during Organa's last bash on Alderaan, Anakin,"-- actually came out.

"Gravity wasn't working that night," Anakin managed before launching into a verse about being able to open a safe (of course, that's what lightsabers were for), and wearing Obi-Wan's clothing, which was just mortifying for everyone.

Obi-Wan's hand had settled securely over his face. Not enough to drown out the singing, unfortunately. If only. "Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter, he sung. (He was right. This didn't stop Anakin from arguing the point with ever-worsening singing skills.) "I can sing anything sweeter than you."

That wasn't difficult. Anakin was a lot of things: sweet wasn't any of them.

After a truly earsplitting finale that had the squirrels throwing acorns at Anakin and hissing in disapproval, Anakin finally regained control of class. "Right. Expectations. Let's talk--if possible, sing if you must--about what expectations people have you for, what you have for yourself, and if one is easier to live with than the other."

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Sign in 10/7

[sith_happened]

Musically.

Re: Sign in 10/7

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka Zoldyck

Re: Sign in 10/7

[good_for_six]

Isabela

Re: Sign in 10/7

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper Dent

Re: Sign in 10/7

[cracksmostly]

Merrill

Re: Sign in 10/7

[bestatmystery]

Lottie Grote

Re: Sign in 10/7

[stacyexperiment]

Gwen Stacy

Re: Sign in 10/7

[candycrushlove]

Maria DeLuca

Listen to the lecture!

[sith_happened]

Or write songfic. Isabela.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka started giggling by the second line of the song and at the end of it, she clapped because even if the singing wasn't good (sorry, Anakin), they'd tried really hard and Alluka had had fun listening to it.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[good_for_six]

Isabela was delighted by today's class, for more than one reason.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper just had no idea what was going on right now. None at all.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[cracksmostly]

Anakin might not have the best singing voice, but Merrill had heard worse.

Keeper Marethari was awful at singing.

So Merrill'd just be over here with her hand over her mouth, giggling. Also secure in the knowledge that this was probably going to give Isabela more material to write about.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[bestatmystery]

Lottie had her phone out and recording by the end of the first bar.

This was YouTube gold.

Re: Listen to the lecture!

[stacyexperiment]

Gwen was just going to record this, send it to Aunt May, and not talk!

Answer the discussion question!

[sith_happened]

Expectations! Talk about them! Sing about them! For the love of all things musical, don't get into a duet with Anakin!

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka had wanted her answer to be something about becoming a princess (that was her dream in life and no one could take it away from her!) but that... wasn't... what she sang:

"Bury my lovely, hide in your room
Bury my lovely, forget me soon
Forget me, forget me now, forget me not

Cover the madness, cover the fear
No one will ever know you were here
A figure in the hallway light returning like a ghost
Something that was left behind, something in a child's mind."

Alluka frowned, hugging Mr. Bubbles. That wasn't what she'd meant to say at all! She didn't want to talk about that!

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan threw her a quizzical look as she sang, which became rather more frownlike as she went on.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

"Yes," she lied unconvincingly. They'd asked about expectations and that song that had come out had been an unsettling echo of... things Alluka didn't want to talk about.

She hugged her giraffe again.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan repressed a sigh. "All that singing can't be good for the throat," he said lightly. "Would you like some tea to settle it, at least?"

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

"I like tea," Alluka admitted, looking up from her shoes interestedly. "What sort of tea is there?"

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan smiled, and walked back to his desk to pick up the box he kept there. (He liked tea. He was especially fond of the fact that he liked tea after that embarrassing performance with Anakin.)

He brought it back and opened it for her. There was a variety. "See for yourself."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

The hilarious performance with Anakin, he meant.

Alluka bounced to where he was and leaned to over inspect the selection. "This one," she said, after a moment, and glanced up at him. "If, if that's okay?"

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

"Of course," Obi-Wan said.

He granted her what he hoped was an encouraging smile. It was a little glittery around the edges. "I'll get some hot water, and hopefully this spell of madness will have passed."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

She giggled and bobbed her head.

Though Alluka didn't think the singing, generally, was a bad thing...

"I'll wait," she promised. "I'll be good."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

"Thank you," Obi-Wan said, and gave her a bow that would have been very dignified if it wasn't for the glitter.

Then he walked out of the classroom for a moment.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

She waited by the desk, hugging her giraffe, and watching the rest of the class with huge eyes.

Waiting was something she was good at.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan returned not very long after, holding two large cups of hot water in his hands. He set one down delicately on Alluka's desk.

"There," he said. "That might make you feel better."

He was a master in the art of dancing around emotional issues. Perhaps today that would actually be a helpful trait.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka gave him a big-eyed glance that said louder than words that he wasn't supposed to know she was feeling bad.

Alluka was a terrible liar.

"Thank you," she said, instead. "What's your favourite kind of tea?"

She was pretty good at topic hopping though!

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[saddeserthermit]

"I rather like the Earl Grey," Obi-Wan said, smiling. "Anakin insisted I try it when I first arrived. Occasionally he is right about such things - but rarely."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[good_for_six]

Candle light and soul forever,
A dream of two Jedi together,
Say you believe it, say you believe it,
Free your minds of doubt and dangers,
Be for real, you're not two strangers,
You can achieve it, you can achieve it
Go a little bit closer Jedi, get it on, get it on,
'Cause tonight is the night when two become one...

Isabela, you weren't supposed to sing about your expectations for them.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[sith_happened]

Anakin blinked.

Finally, "....No."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[good_for_six]

That, didn't exactly stop her. Also there were now descriptive hand movements.

You need some love like you've never needed love before
(gotta take those robes off baby)
You had a little love, now go back for more
(gotta take those robes off baby)
Set your spirits free, it's the only way to be
Silly games that you were playing, empty
Words you both were saying,
Let's work it out boys, let's work it out boys,
Any deal that you endeavour,
Boys in robes feel good together
Take it or leave it,
Take it or leave it
You'll be good for each other baby, get it on, get it on,
'Cause tonight is the night when two become one

The power of nineties British girl bands compelled you.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[sith_happened]

"Still no," Anakin declared, unmoved by nineties British girl bands.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[good_for_six]

Why did you hate joy, Anakin?

You need some love like you've never needed love before
(gotta take those robes off baby)
You had a little love, now go back for more (gotta take those robes off baby)
Set your spirits free, it's the only way to be
Be a little bit wiser Jedi, put it on, put it on,
'Cause tonight is the night when two become one

Isabela looked terribly disappointed in you as she finished up the last few choruses of the song.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[cracksmostly]

Merrill was absolutely not sitting in her chair with both hands over her mouth, her face slightly red from the effort of not just dissolving into laughter right there. Nope.

Because a good half of it was that she was impressed.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[good_for_six]

Without missing a beat, Isabela grinned and winked at Merrill.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[candycrushlove]

Maria was at first amazed at her bravery and then impressed with her talents.

Talk to Anakin or Obi-Wan

[sith_happened]

Or sing with them!

Re: Talk to Anakin or Obi-Wan

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan was Not Amused.

And obviously so.

OOC

[sith_happened]

Ours is an evil laugh.

Re: OOC

[cracksmostly]

Best rendition of this song ever.

Re: OOC

[momslilassassin]