WEEK 9

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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (9)

monday - thursday (21) survivors Sunday's trial was only mere hours ago, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find the ship restored to its previous state, all areas interfered with during the murder looking mostly the same as they did before. Along with this, it appears there are new areas opened on the ship. It seems you have more exploring to do. The robot in the cafeteria has prepared another breakfast of various foods. (OOC: Please submit your murder proposals by 9 PM EST Tuesday.) taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook murder proposals ENTER COMMAND_

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[baptizer]

[ The voice does catch her off guard, but there's no use in pinning anything against Jessie - anger or darts. There's a soft shrug of her shoulders. ]

I hold nothing against you, Jessie. [ One of the handfuls of people Elizabeth had tried to keep her distance from since the trial - primarily because of the guilt she feels for letting them down. For scaring them. For hurting them. ]

...Have you been healing well...?

[ Elizabeth knows bits and pieces - okay, well eye witness reports but she doesn't remember anything. Hurting no one. Elizabeth's eyes snatch to the view, watching as the bullseye hits. ]

Very nice. You'll have to teach me.

[toprotecttheworld]

Throwing and tossing are instrumental parts of Rocket training and my exercise routine.

[She explains her skill. She still goes to the gym sometimes and practices her Pokéball tosses with tennis balls. It's also great just to throw something at the ground over and over and over.]

I'm healing fine. [It feels like a distant memory sometimes with Shelley's death shocking her just as much.] And you shouldn't hold anything against me, I was only following the evidence. I wasn't wrong.

[But then her face softens if only for a moment.]

But that doesn't make me feel any better. You should be more angry with me.

[baptizer]

[ She's attentive - her eyes watching Jessie's demeanor. It's her turn, so she tosses - aiming a bit too high and knocking just above Alice's head. ]

I shouldn't be. [ It's an awkward subject, honestly. She actively tried to avoid most of the people she harmed - unsure how she'd ever face them. Nearly gutting Fiona, cutting off Jack's hand - k...killing... ] No one knew the circumstances going in. I nor anyone knew there was a creature inside of me... the evidence spoke coldly, but factually.

[ She feels a bit tense, but she has to carry this weight with her now. ]

Why would I be angry? You're not a psychic!

[ Waits for the psychic Pokemon joke. ]

[toprotecttheworld]

Watch my wrist. It's all in how you release.

[This time, she manages to hit Alice's 'eye,' which is clearly intentional on her part.]

And yes, you should be! I didn't wait even a second before turning on you!

[But the way Jessie talks, it's like she's admitting everything she did wrong, like it's all her fault and not Elizabeth's. There's truth in that. She's never blamed Elizabeth for any of this following the reveal.]

Todomatsu told me it'd hurt when someone I trusted murdered someone. [Does Elizabeth even know him, or how close he'd been to Kazuma?] I didn't want to be the chump in our relationship, so I threw you under the bus!

[baptizer]

[ Jessie's voice change makes her reel back a bit. Yes, Elizabeth was undoubtedly unsure of her feelings of seeing her friends (truly, she has very low standards) disbelieve her. But in the end, they were valid. ]

The facts were there, Jessie! This ship turns us against one another. Look - Look at Allen and Lavi. Look at Jack and Rhys. We're being put into conditions like experiments, you just found the y variable. I - I don't know how else you could have reacted...

[ She tries to say these words to soothe Jessie, to calm her down and spare her feelings. Was she lying? No, she honestly couldn't see how this would end any other way. ]

What's done is done, Jessie - there's no turning back. We can't when there's so much more facing us. I'd like to think, if you believe in such, there's a reason I'm here. It's not to cast judgment or scorn those who wronged me.

[toprotecttheworld]

Of course I believe there's a reason why you're here! You didn't do anything wrong. Even after I saw your secret, I'm still convinced of that!

[Even at her worst, she's still trying to tell Elizabeth that she isn't judging her for being an alien or for saving a child. That's what she did. She saved a life. There's no other way to spin that narrative, she won't let herself over think it.]

Please be mad at me! I can't bear to think you'd just forgive me after how awful I was to you. I saw what you wrote about me in your journal, and still...

[She's shaking a little, but it's more out of frustration and raw emotion than out of anger directed at anyone other than herself.]

[baptizer]

Forgiveness is human nature, Jessie! If you were damned by evidence, I don't know how I could react. We are made to perceive what is given. You did just that!

[ She tosses the next dart in anger, getting Alice riiight in the chest. ]

Every word still stands, I still believe you can do good and you've brought me happiness but please - don't guilt yourself over a choice. I would rather have the situation played out than ignored for someone to take my place. For that creature to still sleep inside of me.

[ Her hands finally shoot out, grabbing onto Jessie's bicep. ]

It hurt so badly - seeing the way everyone looked at me... to see how I had betrayed them but I can't hold the assumptions against you.