WEEK 10 - Trial

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (10)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (16) 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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Comments

[parodeity]

I don't mind at all. Fast is pretty damn fast - I beat everyone in the race we did back for Tsukuyo's trial, remember?

[ like he'll race again if we gotta but it's public knowledge dave can own y'all in a footrace ]

Re: the sylladex, what do you wanna know. I know mom explained some of it last time she was a suspect, and I'll start from scratch if I gotta, but I gave Adrien a headache explaining everything and I know y'all are gonna give me looks...re: time manipulation, I'm hella nerfed so literally all I'm good for is being super exact about times and also going back five seconds. Like. Once a day? Maybe it will come in handy if someone tries to kill me or something someday.

[ or NOT since it's nerfed to not work if he's fatally wounded, but unlike the time limit and usage limit, that's not really a thing dave has been able to test in real-world conditions. ]

[tevinteriscoming]

Five seconds? How do you actually tell you've gone back at all?

[parodeity]

By the whole going back part?

[ HAHA fuck this is why he tries never to explain time travel to anyone because it's such bullshit and no one understands. ]

I'm really, really good at keepin' track of time. If you asked, I could give you the milliseconds of my alibi. So five seconds is something I can count.

Uh, I'm not trying to be vague btw, it's just literally the going back thing is how. I can tell.

[tevinteriscoming]

Ah, no, it was a joke. I mean to say that it sounds entirely useless.

[Actually, Dave, you're talking to the one guy who might get it. He helped develop time manipulation magic, he can grasp the theory.]

Have you tested it here at all?

[parodeity]

Oh thank god because I wasn't sure how else to explain it. I explained everything to Adrien weeks ago and I think he still has a headache?

[ he WARNED ADRIEN. dave nods, though. ]

I tested it all back in week one, honestly. If my powers were properly workin', I could go back before all...this. But I'm locked to five seconds, and once a day unless I feel like, you know, passing out. I've mentioned the limits to both Mom and Adrien when I told him 'bout home, and I assume Alice can tell you I'm being legit about 'em??? Since I absolutely have no interest in not tellin' you guys about my shit.

[ that said: ]

But I haven't really done much with it since then for the obvious reason of "what's the point". I haven't seen anything happen that five seconds would help change - nothing worth wasting a one-use a day dose on, anyway.

[tevinteriscoming]

Can you explain how it actually works, in practice? If you go back five seconds, do you replace yourself in the past? And is it only backwards, or can you go forwards, or simply disrupt time?

[parodeity]

Ok, no to all three of those. Well. Half a no to the last one.

[ dave crosses his arms, sighing. ]

I function on time loops - so, if I didn't already do it, I can't do it. Like, it's not a "disruption" because it's always going to have already happened, so that term is just, like, incorrect. I can't do anything other than backwards here, though it's more flexible back home. And I don't replace myself, because the me in the past has to become the me in the future who goes back to the past for five seconds still, or the time loop wouldn't exist, you know?

[ ...............................

i'm not sure if the answer to "can you explain how it actually works" is yes or no because how much of that dorian understood is up in the air ]

[tevinteriscoming]

I see. [No, he actually does. Incredible.] Seems tidier that way, at the least. But now, say you in the present goes back five seconds in the past, where you in the past already are existing. For a span of five seconds, before the you in the past becomes the you in the present and he himself goes back five seconds, there would be two of you there?

[parodeity]

In effect, even though it's really just one of me at two different points in time. I can demonstrate for you real quick if you want, but if anyone else needs to see they better pay attention because like I said: once per day.

[ unless he wants to pass out or smth which surprisingly dave does not feel like doing! the homestucks are sort of terrible at explaining their powers but neither of them cares about demonstrating them ]

Uh, and you might not wanna blink since five seconds is tiny. Ngl it is completely unfair everyone else gets like, a minute or something? What the fuck.

[tevinteriscoming]

Save the demonstration; we might have a more specific use for it later.

[parodeity]

You got it, bro. You had questions about my 'dex, too?

[ since he thinks they've covered the other two things dorian asked about but they kinda got distracted from that one ]