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fandomhigh2018-08-28 10:37 am
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Practical Ethics, Tuesday, August 28th
The class would arrive to a tall man in dark robes standing at the front of the room. "This is Practical Ethics," he began. "I am Master Anakin Skywalker, and this is my colleague--Doctor Chelli Aphra." He sighed. "Because someone in the front office thinks they're hilarious."
That was one dead moose. Hypothetically.
If Aphra shared Anakin's desire for moosicide, she certainly gave no indication of it, giving an aggressively cheerful wave. "Or because they realised high ideals are great and all, but they're more likely to get you killed than not."
"They are not," Anakin protested. "Unreasonably high ideals, maybe, like 'I will never ever lie.' But that's just asking for trouble."
"I did not survive working for Darth Vader because of ideals," Aphra pointed out airily, with all the confidence of someone who'd spent over a year refusing to put certain dots together.
Anakin did not choke, but only because he'd been vaguely ready for that. "For those not from our galaxy, Darth Vader is not someone to work for," he said. "Ever. Regardless of your stance on ethics. He is, was, or will be--depending on your timeline--evil."
Still absolutely refusing to join any dots that would lead to any Sith Lords deciding it was worth their time to hunt her down, Aphra continued "Yeah, well, that being evil thing means you're not going to enjoy the moral high ground of turning down a job offer from him for very long." Plus the parts where he wasn't trying to murder her had been cool.
"Fair point," Anakin conceded. "Very well, that will be your assignment today. How would you try to turn down a job offer from someone who's definitely evil and can also read your mind?"
That was one dead moose. Hypothetically.
If Aphra shared Anakin's desire for moosicide, she certainly gave no indication of it, giving an aggressively cheerful wave. "Or because they realised high ideals are great and all, but they're more likely to get you killed than not."
"They are not," Anakin protested. "Unreasonably high ideals, maybe, like 'I will never ever lie.' But that's just asking for trouble."
"I did not survive working for Darth Vader because of ideals," Aphra pointed out airily, with all the confidence of someone who'd spent over a year refusing to put certain dots together.
Anakin did not choke, but only because he'd been vaguely ready for that. "For those not from our galaxy, Darth Vader is not someone to work for," he said. "Ever. Regardless of your stance on ethics. He is, was, or will be--depending on your timeline--evil."
Still absolutely refusing to join any dots that would lead to any Sith Lords deciding it was worth their time to hunt her down, Aphra continued "Yeah, well, that being evil thing means you're not going to enjoy the moral high ground of turning down a job offer from him for very long." Plus the parts where he wasn't trying to murder her had been cool.
"Fair point," Anakin conceded. "Very well, that will be your assignment today. How would you try to turn down a job offer from someone who's definitely evil and can also read your mind?"