Chapter 2

Rofl! I was wondering about that number too and why Spencer was saying 500 pages.

Alcibiades 1 & 2 are dialogues. It's pretty easy to read through them quickly. The test is going to be is that I'm going to ask you questions on it and you can either show off how studious your characters are and look up answers on diff websites like some sort of little scummy open book test OR. ORRRR. You can try to dumb down / play it up to whatever you think your character's understanding of the text might be. First Alcibiades in particular is extremely relevant to people who want to partake in vigilante work, as it primarily deals with what Justice is, what Knowledge is, and who is qualified to make decisions using either abstract idea.

If you want, we can RP a class over it with Wesley, you guys can do your own study for it, etc. However, I'm hoping that we can have a cool little philosophical moment during the test where we can see how everyone interprets the text for themselves. Y'know. Before the children are placed in a situation where they may or may not be the dispensers of Justice.

As much as I don't miss doing homework, I really like the idea of reflecting on the text as our characters - that sounds like a great (and well-used in popular media) way to get more insight into who they are as people.

I think we probably don't need to overdo it, though - either a class discussion with Wesley or RPing through the exam, and skimming through whichever one we don't do, would probably be enough. I prefer the idea of playing out the discussion, and then perhaps using the exam to summarise each character's individual perspective on Justice.

I agree!

I'm committed to using searchable PDFs to enhance my limited teen understanding of Plato. Unless I read a bit and it's actually interesting... :)

Arthur was mainly just spitballing ideas. He already knows what he's going to do, regardless of the outcome of the test or the group's decision.

Conviction takes many forms. lol

Spencer's demo was meant to infer they could do what they want anyway. He would like to proceed with permission, though, if possible, just as a safety net. It sounds like Ms. Clairemont's might give us some freedom to operate, and we can start feeling out what it's like to work as a team.

I was planning to use our telepath to link us up so that Ellis could pass questions to me, I could answer them, and he would relay the answers back, get the oral exam out of the way (in what would seem record time!), and then we'd have most of the day without classes to get started.

I suspect, given they know Ellis' capabilities, they'll be putting some sort of measures in place to prevent such an obvious way to cheat the test. Or, if that method were left possible, whether or not we used it would be the 'real' test of our moral character, etc. I think we might each be on our own for this one.

I think the exposure of those capabilities would probably be worth it. Spencer's been 'probing the fence' since he got here, mostly emotionally, but we need to start doing it physically now, too. It's part of why we're in this position, I hope. Moral character aside, though, it seems we're seeking permission when heroism is taking initiative. :P

did the real world kill the mutants??

Just curious about the quiz.

I’m still checking in and hoping for a continuation.

We could carry on without him/her. I'd like to circle back to our talk about the investigation we're about to lead.

sounds good to me.