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

[missmaladroite]

[she transformed at some point what a mystery]

The robot must have been used. It was lodged there.

[chiseler]

So the next question is what broke the glass enough and who can pick up a robot and throw it. The one Tsukuyo killed Raleigh with had to be pushed over the edge. You'd have to have an idea how to get down there and hope the robot lands in the orb.

[He's examining the glass himself. How big is the hole? Etc.] I also wanna know where the arm is. Marinette you vaulted down there right? Did you see anything? [He looks to Adam.] I don't know if the arm would be strong enough to punch through glass anyway.

[al2955]

[It's not a huge hole - big enough to shove a robot into, but that's about it. The glass itself doesn't look that strong, which should probably be worrying considering what it's encasing. Oh well!]

[antietam]

[ MOVES HERE he gives Luke a weird look. ] My arm could punch through glass, why wouldn't a metal arm be able to?

I imagine an alien possessing someone might be strong enough to pick it up and throw it. How exactly are we planning to mess with this anyway?

[missmaladroite]

Nothing but the orb. I don't see where the arm could be, either-- there was a huge drop below, so it might have fallen. Either way, it's risky to go up there. Especially holding a robot.

[chiseler]

The alien theory seems to be a strong contender right now. The hole's big enough for the whole robot but then it'd have to be big enough for whoever else to follow, too. Unless they really just aimed it. We don't know how strong the orb is either. For all we know the robot fought back and lost its arm that way. ....or maybe Elizabeth was hit with the robot arm and the killer came back and dropped it down into the abyss.

[Ugh there is too much theorizing here.] I think we could probably launch the thing at the orb since that seems to be how it went. Marinette maybe you can use your yoyo to control where it goes? [He once again defers to Adam. He's been doing that a lot this trial.] Any other thoughts on it? We should figure out how the power came back on, too. [He wasn't downstairs and didn't know what happened. Someone fill him in on deets.]

[antietam]

If we can't find it, we're just going to have to assume it's gone. Same with the phone. [ This killer is a huge jerk for actually getting rid of their evidence. ]

I guess we have no choice but to throw it and see what happens. But I'd also like to see if hitting different points on the orb would make different parts of the ship go off. I imagine the AI will turn everything back on at some point.

[missmaladroite]

[She starts to wrap her yo-yo around the robot while they talk]

It's awfully convenient, though. Or the killer knew it'd affect the ship? The aliens seem to have more knowledge about things than we do.

[And she's gonna chuck it up there with all her superhero strength]

[al2955]

[The robot immediately gets sucked up into the orb once it goes through the hole. Absolutely nothing seems to happen except that it flails helplessly for a few minutes before dying a sad little robot death.

Way to go, guys.]

[chiseler]

[Oh. Well that sucks. Bye robot. He's watching it flail around for a minute before it dies. Oh well.]

...something else disabled the orb besides just the robot. Maybe its missing arm? Or something a lot longer that could plunge in and know how to knock out the power.

[antietam]

[ Bye robot... To Marinette: ] And there was nothing else in the orb when you found it?

[ To Luke: ] Maybe you were right about this being just the reserve. That means there's another way to disable the power. Should we try this again in a different way?

[missmaladroite]

[Ladybug tugs it down while it struggles, but alas, it's too late for robot pal]

[she examines it to see what kind of damage it sustained, frowning]

No, just this guy. And if full power would have meant its death, then....

[She pauses to consider]

[chiseler]

...then the orb wasn't at full power to begin with? [A slow grin.] Maybe I was right that this is just the reserve. [Yes Adam said that.] So. Any guess how our robot lost its arm and where the main power is?

[antietam]

It's probably not as simple as a fuel reserve in a car. Do you think it'd take more hits to power it down? Or is it in a completely different part of the ship?