WEEK 9 - Trial Day Two

[al2955]

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

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (19) survivors At 9 AM, a klaxon alarm begins blaring in every area of the ship. The alarm will continue to go off until everyone has gathered in the conference room. Should anyone be running late or avoiding the trial for whatever reason, a robot guide will appear wherever they are and gently but firmly escort them into the room. Once all the living players are present, the conference room doors will lock shut; anyone who wishes to leave for whatever reason will need to ask AL-2955 or one of the robots. Anyone leaving for non-investigative purposes, such as bathroom breaks, will be accompanied by a robot escort. The large round table in the center of the conference room has been set up to help the trial run as smoothly as possible. Three holographic screens hover above the center hollow of the table, visible from every angle. The first screen displays the pictures and profiles of the suspects and victim; the second displays the autopsy report; the third displays a blank word processor. Each of the chairs comes equipped with a virtual keyboard which can be used to type information directly into the third screen, such as theories and updated information; they can also be set into privacy mode, which will transfer whatever notes someone writes directly into their datapad instead of on screen. There's also a tablet function for those who wish to draw charts or pictures on screen. The keyboards will detect the DNA of whoever's using them and record who's typed what - simply press an area of text and the name of whoever wrote it will pop up. The area to the right of the table has been temporarily sectioned off with a glass partition and sliding door for hygienic issues. Inside, the victim's body has been laid out on a metal autopsy table, covered by a plastic sheet. Above it is a holographic screen that displays a close-up color photograph of the body when it was found. A hand sanitizer dispenser has been considerately attached to the wall nearby for anyone getting up close and personal to the body. To the left of the conference table is a display case. Any evidence found during the investigation will be carefully collected by the robots at some point the previous day and placed here before the trial starts. Beneath each piece of evidence is a small tablet where players can type up information, such as a short description or where it was found. There are also empty areas left over for any evidence that may be found during the trial. The shelf at the very bottom of the case has been reserved for an extra rulebook in case anyone needs it. Food will be served throughout the day by the robots, who will take individual orders whenever you're feeling hungry. The trial will end at 9:00 PM, at which point all players will have been expected to cast their vote.

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[chiseler]

[...this...is bad. This conversation is so bad and the reason it's bad is because Luke doesn't seem to outwardly discount any of that. In fact, he almost appears thoughtful as he listens. Being a hero...Annabeth had said he'd died a hero. Annabeth said he'd go to Elysium. People here are saying he can be a hero and be good. But before that...he'd hurt a lot of people, too. He'd helped kill people. He'd done a lot of dirty work to get to where he is, and if he'd hesitated to kill Kronos (and himself, really), Olympus would have been destroyed.

It's all a matter of choice and...yeah. Who says you can't be a murderer and still be a hero? He doesn't say any of this out loud of course because he's not that much of a tool, but he's absolutely just giving Jack the most blank look of understanding.

Gods, somebody help him.]

...demigods are usually put on the road to being heroes. Some of them just don't live long enough to see it all the way through. [It's all he says before he narrows his eyes. Being betrayed by people he trusts? Yeah, that's familiar too.]

Let me ask you something. Isn't there another way to eliminate them and prevent their betrayal without immediately killing them?

[refactor]

[ Jack sees that understanding, muted as it is, though he doesn't comment on it. Even Luke's comment about demigods goes unaddressed, since Jack thinks that they might just talk more on this later. It's not relevant to this trial, but— Seeing understanding, it's something of a surprise.

Even so, the question Luke asks gets Jack to pause. He considers it in silence for a few moments, then shrugs. ]

...If there is, I can't think of it. Only thing I could think of-- Would be not trusting them in the first place. But that's the shit part of it too, kiddo. Couldn't have done it without 'em.

[chiseler]

Not that you know of, anyway. [Yeah that sure is a shitty thing isn't it. He pauses himself to think on that.]

Does anybody on this ship trust you? [It may seem like a weird question but it's important.]

[refactor]

[ That's not the question he expected to follow this up, and there's open surprise on his face before it turns to a laugh. ]

Well, don't know if I'm the one you should be asking about that, but—

[ He shrugs ]

Depends on how you define trust. I think people trust me to an extent. They trust me to react in a certain way and to want to get the hell out of here. But as a person? No. I mean, I murdered a guy, so why should they? Like I've been saying, I'll never hide that. And I'll take the consequences for that too.

[chiseler]

You're the one I'm talking to. [A shrug.] And if that's the case then it's way unlikely you managed to lure anybody down to the airlock and zero-g rooms to kill them which adds a little more weight to your story.

[Not much though.] That's all I was asking.