Ethics (Thursday, September 7, 6th period)

[sith_happened]

If there was one thing Darth Vader excelled at, it was making a memorable first impression.

He waited until the classroom was full, then stalked in, cape flaring behind him.

He twitched his fingers as he reached the center of the room and the door slammed shut behind him.

"I am Darth Vader," he intoned over the even mechanized breathing of his suit. "I trust you have already heard of me." His masked face scanned the faces in front of him. If he was at all affected by the negative thoughts and emotions being directed at him, he wasn't showing it. "You will refer to me as either Darth Vader or Lord Vader. Any other address will result in detention." He began pacing the room. "You should be grateful for that. Very few have ever been granted advanced warning of my actions.

"Today we discuss how far over the line you would go to save someone you love." Vader's voice turned cold. "I don't want to hear that you wouldn't go over a line. Would you lie for someone? Steal for them? Kill for them? Does it matter to you if it's friend or family? Does how much you love--" and yes, the word sounded awkward coming from that particular visage, "--that person affect how far you would go for them?"

Vader crossed his arms over his chest and waited for the first student to speak.

[OOC: Syllabus and class rules here]

Comments

Re: Answer Vader's discussion question

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"Action causes reaction, therefore ones response must vary accordingly." Outside she was calm and collected, inside she was terrified and trying to stay one step ahead, "as we all know, what we say on this island often finds its way to broadcast. So why would I divulge what I would or wouldn't do, risking soundbitey-ness, and thereby possibly show my hand, as it were, to the enemy."

Re: Answer Vader's discussion question

[sith_happened]

"I think you overestimate your importance by quite a large margin," Vader growled.

Re: Answer Vader's discussion question

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

D'anna wasn't sure if overestimating the closeness over her impending doom was a good thing, but she was pretty positive that the growling was a bad thing.

She was quite interested in staying alive for as long as possible, thank you very much, so she went for honest over detail, "I would do that which was required of me. Whatever that may be, damn the consequences. Including the destruction of a few planets, donchaknow."

Re: Answer Vader's discussion question

[sith_happened]

Vader nodded sharply. "That wasn't so difficult," he commented, then spun towards the next student.