WEEK 11 - TRIAL

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (11)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (13) 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

[chiseler]

I'm thinking the same thing. [...a pause, and he looks a little guilty but you know what it's fine.] When things looked pretty hopeless in the titan war, Kronos and I went through some pretty desperate measures, too, to get people knocked out. It's entirely possible the queen's among us right now, but that would mean it's hiding in a host that would know how to plant something like that.

[antietam]

[ Just patting his head idly when he sees the guilty look. ]

Do you think the queen is possessing someone? Couldn't they just be fully in control and fooling us?

[chiseler]

[Thanks Adam. Don't mind him if he's sort of easily leaning into that hand more out of instinct than anything.]

That is entirely possible. Kronos had full control of me for a while and used my body to do everything himself. It's...fuzzy, sort of, but I always got the impression Percy and Annabeth knew it wasn't really me though. Maybe the queen is really just that smart, especially if they've been observing us, too.

[antietam]

[ He's frowning because he knows about the possession but it just sounds so much worse when Luke says it. ]

It'd be easy. Most of us didn't know each other on arrival. We wouldn't know if someone was acting strangely and if they kept it up this whole time... I don't know. We have to figure out why they're the queen. What makes them different from the others?

[chiseler]

That's true. Unless we have somebody from our world we were close to here with us it'd be a lot harder to say if somebody's personality really wasn't theirs. [He thinks for a moment.] Generally queen implies it's some kind of higher status and has people working for it. Like a queen bee, you know? So that means the queen's unlike any of the others we've fought already...and the queen would probably pick a host that's powerful, too. Not necessarily the highest-ranking member of the ship, but physically or magically powerful. Right?

[antietam]

Right. [ And there's a subtle glance around like he's trying to figure out who. But he won't say that. ]

The choices seem fairly calculated. Even Fiona... It'd be nice if we could figure out how she got infected. Narrow things down. But at this point, I don't think we're getting much more information.

[erythristic]

She ran off on her own that day the thing inhabiting Rhys woke us up.

[she remembers, because she regrets not following after Fiona instantly. but she'd wanted to stay by Emily...]

Machias and Jason followed her, but she was fast...and according to them she was injured when they found her.