Ethics, Wednesday, September 4, 2019 [1st period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin swept into the classroom precisely on time, making sure the door slammed shut behind him thanks to a little nudge from the Force.

Hopefully everyone was already awake and not hungover because that noise was loud.

"I am Anakin Skywalker," he said, Jedi robes swirling overdramatically Snape-like around his ankles, "and this is Ethics class." His eyes roamed the room. "It's nice to see some familiar faces because this is a class that is always relevant. Ethics--your personal moral principles--can evolve over time, and something you find unthinkable one year might become routine in another. The point of this class is to examine where your own personal line is before you are faced with a dilemma in the real world, panic, and make a wrong choice."

Like, say, turn to the Dark Side and kill a whole lot of people. For decades. Theoretically.

"Traditionally, the first week of classes is devoted to introductions," Anakin concluded. "So today I want your name and the second worst decision you've made. The one that makes you wince internally when you are trying to go to sleep at night and your brain is playing the greatest hits of the stupd things you've done."

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Re: Introduce yourself!

[sith_happened]

"So...attempted murder...is your second worst choice in your life," Anakin said slowly.

Re: Introduce yourself!

[handystand]

"Hey, I was just roughing him up, my big bro was the one who attempted the murder," Okuyasu said, a tinge of defensiveness in his voice. "I was just doing like he said."

Yeah, blindly following his older brother was definitely the worst choice he'd made.

Re: Introduce yourself!

[sith_happened]

"Do you often let others make your ethical decisions for you?" Anakin asked.

Re: Introduce yourself!

[handystand]

Okuyasu shook his head. "Not anymore," he said. "I learned that lesson the hard way. Though hanging around better people and seeing what they do can help you figure out what's better to do. That's not the same thing as letting people think for you. Though that can be pretty tempting cause thinking can be real hard sometimes."

Okuyasu was not a fan of hard thinking.

Re: Introduce yourself!

[sith_happened]

"Hopefully this class will stretch your brain a bit so that thinking doesn't seem quite so hard," Anakin said a little dryly.

Re: Introduce yourself!

[handystand]

Okuyasu just smiled and nodded, because that sure didn't seem like a thing that was going to happen but it was best not to disappoint the kinda-scary teacher on the first day.