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]

...that's if you got caught. Sounds like you've been done okay surviving these kind of things before. Did you kill other people to protect Yukki? [He has so many regrets.] I don't think you did this. I just need to ask because no one else will.

[There's a deep, heavy sigh though.] ...of course I get it. Didn't you see the show Alice provided? [A bitter smirk.] I never had a choice, Yuno. That was fate from the time I was born. The way I died was the only way it could happen for the prophecy to become true.

But I need to know the answer to that. Have you killed other people in that game?

[bloodteller]

[ softly, she'll admit this much: ] I saw it all. I thought to talk to you about it before the trial, but I-- ... I wanted to live peacefully for a little bit. [ you know, after spending a few days in borderline psychosis ]

I know what you're doing, Luke. It's not easy... [ and because yuno really does believe in luke, even if he's being a TOTAL JERK, there's an appreciative tone to her voice. ] It was a survival game. I killed people to defend myself and Yukki. We didn't have trials, though, and I never hid my kills. I had no reason to.

[ she holds up her phone, pulled from her pocket. ] We had an app on our phones that told us if one of the players was killed, and by who.

[chiseler]

[That's enough for him to break eye contact.] Yeah, of course. Most of the secrets were pretty depressing weren't they? [But he rolls his eyes up to the ceiling instead. He hates this. Hateshateshates. That does clear up a few things though.]

So we have another one who'd own up to a murder if necessary. Never would've guessed. [She pulls out her phone though and his eyes light up. He'll hold out a hand, asking for her to pass it over.] Somebody else was running a game and keeping tabs on all of you then. That's just as creepy as I thought.

...you really think Yukki would make a better god? [Yuno are you okay.]

[bloodteller]

[ yuno doesn't make a fuss when she lets him take her phone, but she's pretty clearly uncomfortable with it. why will be very obvious when he flips it open. yuno's already opened the app, it seems, but it hasn't updated in a long, long time. the last time the app updated was after yuno and yukki survived a fight with someone identified as "sixth." Yukki killed Sixth!, it reads.

so she's not lying. there's a lot more going on here, though, but they're nothing huge; updates on yukki's status during the fight, a mention of accidentally brushing against his hand and being happy about it. if anything, it seems like he's reading a teen girl's diary.

which. he is. just happens to be a supernatural diary that, if he scrolls up some more, will mention a fight in which yuno and yukki survived against someone identified as "ninth" and then before that is a fight with someone identified as "third." yukki apparently killed him, too. does luke go past that point? looks like her diary is pretty full, and it stretches on for a good while. ]

It was God. He already knew what we were doing, anyway. It was for our own benefit. My diary... that is, my phone, predicts everything that'll happen to Yukki ten minutes before it does. [ she sounds oddly proud of this?? what the fuck ]

And I really do, Luke. I bet Yukki could even make you happy. He's good at that... making things happen.

[chiseler]

[...well this is bizarre and sad and unsettling and he nods even as he continues looking through things. He'll eventually stop but...yikes.]

That sounds...really weird, Yuno. Wouldn't it drive you crazy to constantly know someone else's future? Think about that. [He shakes his head.] That's debatable though. Anyway...thank you for explaining. I think that's it for now.

[bloodteller]

[ if luke continues scrolling long enough, he'll notice that one entry sticks out. Yukki died. I became God. ]

It's weird... Do you think I'm crazy, Luke? [ but she smiles brightly all the same. ] Thanks for questioning me thoroughly. I don't want Minako's killer to get away, so I'll work with you.

[chiseler]

[He's just carefully not answering that, but he smiles lightly anyway.]

We'll figure it out. Just keep doing what your'e doing and you'll be a lot of help.