Ethics, Wednesday, September 18, 2019

[sith_happened]

Anakin was nowhere to be seen when Ethics class began, but there was an enormous bowl of (real, this time) Halloween candy on his desk.

There was a sign next to it that said, "TAKE ONLY THREE."

Inside the bowl were full-sized candy bars, as well as smaller "fun-sized" ones, Reese's Cups, Starbursts, those weird Bit o' Honeys, and even apples and boxes of raisins.

Was there a trick here today too?

Oh, probably. Pick your treats anyway.

Comments

Re: Explain your choice!

[sith_happened]

It really was. Anakin would automatically distrust anyone who wanted a Bit o' Honey.

"Without caring about what the sign said," he said.

Re: Explain your choice!

[mother_forker]

"What sign?"

She might have noticed the sign. Or might not have. Honestly with a person this self-centered and selfish it wouldn't have mattered.

Looking at the aforementioned sign, Eleanor's mouth formed a tiny "o". "Oh. That sign."

Anakin would no doubt notice she was now trying to quickly either eat or lick the candy so no one else would want it.

Re: Explain your choice!

[sith_happened]

Anakin wasn't even a little surprised by that move. He'd seen his kids use it on multiple occasions.

"Do you make a habit of not reading directions?" he asked.

Re: Explain your choice!

[mother_forker]

"Dude, I saw a bowl of candy and went for it because I thought someone was being nice. I didn't think I'd get the third degree over a piece of candy," Eleanor protested. "If I saw the sign I would probably have taken three."

Probably. Probably not. Yeah... Definitely not. Unless someone was watching.

Re: Explain your choice!

[sith_happened]

"I like the honesty of the 'probably'," Anakin said.