Lying 101, Monday Second Period

[tequila_squared]

"I know what you're thinking," Lito told his students once he was sure they were all accounted for. "'But Mr. Rodriguez, I thought honesty was a virtue,' and it is. But it's not the only virtue, and you never know when a lie will be useful. A little lie can smooth over a lot of social interactions. It could save your relationship. Or even your life. Or it can be your entire life's work. Take me, I'm an actor. If you reduce my job to its most basic parts, it's lying convincingly, and memorizing scripts.

"So, today, you are going to introduce yourselves. And by the way, if anyone would like to be a teacher's assistant, please see me after class. Now. Please," he said, perching on the edge of his desk and opening his hands to them. "Lie to me."

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Re: Introduce Yourselves

[bestatmystery]

"It is impolite to question one's lordshipness's gender presentation," Lottie said with tremendous dignity -- and entirely forgetting her posh accent. "And I should think that as a British citizen I should know about peerages."

She barely knew what the word meant.

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[tequila_squared]

Well, what did Lito know? He'd only done the one period drama set in England and it had not been overly concerned with historical accuracy. "Hmmm," he said, "my apologies, your lordshipness." Then, sotto voce, he reminded her, "Mind the accent."

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[bestatmystery]

Lottie sat upright and popped her hand over her mouth as she realized her mistake, then nodded her thanks.