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fandomhigh2018-11-13 01:10 pm
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Practical Ethics, Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The teachers' desks at the front of the class were covered in tiny, crying robots. This wasn't at all inspired by the egg babies. Don't be ridiculous! Anakin, as it happened, had a closet full of robot babies for just such a week.
Oh, you lucky, lucky children.
"So the greatest test of your ethics you're likely to face in the real world is raising children," said the woman with absolutely no intention of every having any because she had that much self-awareness.
"Things you consider absolutely sacred to you--how much time a child should spend on a computer, how much sleep you have at night, if feeding someone a vegetable is a crime against humanity--will come into question under the endless shrieking of a small person," Anakin said.
On cue, every robobaby began to wail. Loudly.
Aphra grinned. "And there's the part where even if they speak Basic good luck trying to logic your way out of it. " Not that she'd been that kind of kid or anything.
"These don't talk back yet," Anakin said over the screaming. "They just yell."
Especially at 3 in the morning. Your roommates will love you.
"So good luck figuring out what they want!"
"We've decided each of you is a single parent this week because sometimes the galaxy is a cold, unfeeling place," Anakin said. "Do not put these children in a closet for the week. They have a recording device installed. Relatedly, do not uninstall the recording device."
Aphra hoped they tried to though. She wanted to see how her modifications worked out.
"Come up and pick up your babies," Anakin said. "Aphra has named them all."
A decision they would all soon come to regret.
Oh, you lucky, lucky children.
"So the greatest test of your ethics you're likely to face in the real world is raising children," said the woman with absolutely no intention of every having any because she had that much self-awareness.
"Things you consider absolutely sacred to you--how much time a child should spend on a computer, how much sleep you have at night, if feeding someone a vegetable is a crime against humanity--will come into question under the endless shrieking of a small person," Anakin said.
On cue, every robobaby began to wail. Loudly.
Aphra grinned. "And there's the part where even if they speak Basic good luck trying to logic your way out of it. " Not that she'd been that kind of kid or anything.
"These don't talk back yet," Anakin said over the screaming. "They just yell."
Especially at 3 in the morning. Your roommates will love you.
"So good luck figuring out what they want!"
"We've decided each of you is a single parent this week because sometimes the galaxy is a cold, unfeeling place," Anakin said. "Do not put these children in a closet for the week. They have a recording device installed. Relatedly, do not uninstall the recording device."
Aphra hoped they tried to though. She wanted to see how her modifications worked out.
"Come up and pick up your babies," Anakin said. "Aphra has named them all."
A decision they would all soon come to regret.