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questionauthority) wrote2011-05-06 04:55 pm
questionauthority) wrote2011-05-06 04:55 pm
Riddle 026: Raining on Prom Night
[A: 726 Anderson Lane - BACKDATED TO THE DAY AFTER PROM.
Riddle me this: Who's as green as his suit and just woke up with the worst hangover ever? Answer: Edward Nigma, of course. Family membersand unexpected visitors will find the Riddler downstairs at the breakfast table, dressed in a green bathrobe, half-heartedly fumbling with his daily crossword while he picks at a plate of eggs. He looks incredibly groggy, tired, and somewhat foul-tempered.]
[B: Mayfield High School - TODAY. It appears as though your favorite Ethics teacher is looking a little bit better after a long weekend and some time to recover. On the chalkboard, there appears to be a hastily drawn picture of a man with a long face and a garish smile.]
A dangerous criminal has been apprehended. Caught red-handed. He's responsible for the deaths of countless innocents. Question: How do you proceed? Do you take an eye for an eye and serve him a death penalty? It only makes sense, doesn't it? Especially if you consider the possibility that he may escape from his prison. And it's true. He could certainly escape and kill again. And again.
For the safety of these innocents, and for the good of the people, it may be worthwhile to consider a utilitarian approach. That is to say, you would subscribe to a system of ethics in which you would seek to increase the safety, happiness, and well-being of all mankind to maximum levels. But...
[He draws up another picture on the chalkboard of a cloaked figure, shrouded in a long, flowing cape.]
...there are those who might disagree with you. Those self-righteous radicals who feel as though they should follow the rules. Whose rules, exactly? Their rules. Their morals are absolute. They simply can't be compromised. Even if executing a murderer and a madman will maximize our well-being, murder is still murder to them. Nothing changes that. This is a deontological approach, class. And the ends never justify the means to them.
...so riddle me this. What would you do, if you had a say in this criminal's fate?
[Around Town:
There's a good chance that, after school, you'll find the Riddler on an investigation. He'll be found in one of three locations---
C: Sniffing around the Zemekis Corps Office Building, trying to get a grasp on what exactly it is that people do here.
D: In the Downtown area, glancing into windows and occasionally taking notes on a small notepad.
E: At the Mayfield Hospital, to answer some questions. A hospital in Mayfield seems rather arbitrary, doesn't it? Especially considering that death isn't even permanent. Why would one even be here, then, if that's the case?]
Riddle me this: Who's as green as his suit and just woke up with the worst hangover ever? Answer: Edward Nigma, of course. Family members
[B: Mayfield High School - TODAY. It appears as though your favorite Ethics teacher is looking a little bit better after a long weekend and some time to recover. On the chalkboard, there appears to be a hastily drawn picture of a man with a long face and a garish smile.]
A dangerous criminal has been apprehended. Caught red-handed. He's responsible for the deaths of countless innocents. Question: How do you proceed? Do you take an eye for an eye and serve him a death penalty? It only makes sense, doesn't it? Especially if you consider the possibility that he may escape from his prison. And it's true. He could certainly escape and kill again. And again.
For the safety of these innocents, and for the good of the people, it may be worthwhile to consider a utilitarian approach. That is to say, you would subscribe to a system of ethics in which you would seek to increase the safety, happiness, and well-being of all mankind to maximum levels. But...
[He draws up another picture on the chalkboard of a cloaked figure, shrouded in a long, flowing cape.]
...there are those who might disagree with you. Those self-righteous radicals who feel as though they should follow the rules. Whose rules, exactly? Their rules. Their morals are absolute. They simply can't be compromised. Even if executing a murderer and a madman will maximize our well-being, murder is still murder to them. Nothing changes that. This is a deontological approach, class. And the ends never justify the means to them.
...so riddle me this. What would you do, if you had a say in this criminal's fate?
[Around Town:
There's a good chance that, after school, you'll find the Riddler on an investigation. He'll be found in one of three locations---
C: Sniffing around the Zemekis Corps Office Building, trying to get a grasp on what exactly it is that people do here.
D: In the Downtown area, glancing into windows and occasionally taking notes on a small notepad.
E: At the Mayfield Hospital, to answer some questions. A hospital in Mayfield seems rather arbitrary, doesn't it? Especially considering that death isn't even permanent. Why would one even be here, then, if that's the case?]
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Didn't see you there, Officer. You startled me.
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Gotta know how ta creep ta sneak up on a creeper.
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I see Grady was kind enough to let you keep your badge, after all this time.
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...look. About the other night.
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Yeah. Ya said ya had some explainin' to do.
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It was... foolish of me. To do what I'd done. You and Ema were both counting on me and I took advantage of that trust. I won't deny that.
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I made a mistake.
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[Scout sighs shortly, thinking. He's not sure he can trust Edward yet, but at least he seems like he might be actually sorry.]
Can I ask ya one thing? Did ya really think it was gonna work? That it would get ya somewhere?
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So what's yer big bad plan now?
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Besides. We all know where that got me last time.
[Though he's trying to joke, it's true. Considering that Scout could very well turn Edward in for his plans and take an eye for an eye, the Riddler needs to know that he can trust this scrappy young officer with the plan.]
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Plus, ya need someone to tell ya if yer plan is stupid or not. Don't tell me ya don't!
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Simply put, I've managed to assemble a small resistance group over the past several months. We intend to fight against our captors by carrying out organized crime against the drone populace. Show the higher-ups that we aren't to be trifled with.
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