WEEK 1 - Trial

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (1)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (40) 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. At 7PM, the trial will adjourn for the day. All players will be escorted by the robots into the cafeteria. From there, they're free to head into the lounge, the viewing deck, the chapel, or back to their rooms. All other areas of the ship have been locked off, and every player will be accompanied by a robot until they return to their room for the night. Any attempts to enter a locked off room or physically interfere with the trial or evidence outside of their room will cause the robot to raise a ship-wide alarm.

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[qundercover]

[ So, after a little gentle body desecration, Bull has some thoughts: ]

So, took a look at the body - seen a lot of stab wounds, side effect of the profession kind of shit - looks like the key-knife would work. Right size, right length. Tested to make sure [see, professional], and looks like wound - similar anyway. Means the killer is probably pretty strong to get that knife in there that deep.

Not eliminating any other dagger that around that size so should take a look at what else we got in play here, but I'm going with my gut that's the real deal. [And he's got a lot of gut. Seems a confident statement.] Besides, killer probably wouldn't have bothered hiding it if it wasn't the weapon.

[tevinteriscoming]

Did you actually just stab poor Calypso's corpse?

[qundercover]

[ poor dear departed Crystal Phew ]

That worse than what you do to corpses on a daily basis back home?

[tevinteriscoming]

[Yes.]

I don't stab them. It's unsanitary.

[qundercover]

If you're not willing to get a little down and dirty with a dead guy, how're you gonna make him get up and dance for you? Anyway, she's already dead. Didn't feel anything anyway.

[tevinteriscoming]

That's not how it works and you know it, so I don't have to dignify any of that.

So, thoughts? I'm sure you have them. Is this a case of self-defense?

[antietam]

Oh, that's really handy. [ He looks impressed at this corpse desecration. ] Do you think you could teach someone how to look for that?

[qundercover]

[ He laughs, though it's a little humorless. ] Sure, kid. Spend a few years in Seheron trying to figure out if it was a Tevinter knife or a Ash Warrior dagger that killed half your unit in the night, you start to pick it up. Could show you the basics, but it's not that hard. Just knowing if a blade can make the kind of wound you're looking at is half of it.

[antietam]

Sorry, I didn't mean... It just seems useful here. [ Probably not the best time to go looking for teachers but. He's already here. ] There's no way to be 100% sure, is there?

[qundercover]

Nah, no reason to be sorry. You're right - useful skill pretty much wherever you go. Always going to have people killing each other, might as well know how they did it.

Can't be certain, no. Sounds like we've got a lot of daggers around, could be similar. Fact it was hidden, kind of says someones feeling some guilt about it though.

[antietam]

Or they were trying to frame some of the other people with blade weapons. [ None of the suspects seem to feel particularly guilty, at least that he can tell. ]

Not that someone with a blade weapon couldn't have used the key anyway, but then why try to make it uncertain?

[unasking]

Right to the literal point, my favorite.

[No, he's really glad for you, Bull. The level of efficiency here actually makes him unbelievably satisfied.]

Thank you for your service.

[qundercover]

Figured someone had to cut to the chase. Seen a lot of stabbing around, figured it'd be useful.

[Always happy to ruin a dead body's day, pal.]

[unasking]

And it certainly was. Particularly since this means that if someone utilized the victim's own item as a weapon, they'd have to either take it from her person and know that it was a blade, or otherwise been close enough to retrieve it from her room.

[ . . . . well.]

Or the victim pulled it out to defend herself but had it stolen from her, despite also being a martial artist.

[Options aren't necessary a bad thing?]

[breakshot]

Unless whoever it was that took it from her was strong enough to overpower her, but...

[ still one problem ]

That still wouldn't explain the lack of any cuts or bruising on her, would it?

[unasking]

No apparent bruising or minor lacerations, no, but you didn't exactly remove her clothes, did you?

[aka Frankenstein's planning on conducting his own examination in a bit]

It's alright, Machias, such things come easier with age.

[undressing women or performing autopsies?]

[qundercover]

Yup.

Seems most of 'em list some sort of combat training. [With a notable exception.] Doesn't say how skilled she actually was at it, or if she got caught in a fight with someone bigger than her.

[missmaladroite]

If it's not the murder weapon, it wouldn't really make sense to conceal it... unless Calmiso used it to defend herself?

[Maybe Carlippo Rue and the killer got into a knife fight???]

[qundercover]

Gut's also saying Calripsta was the one who started the throwdown. Lost a hold of her weapon, then got taken out with it. Kind of a real kick in the stones to get gutted with your own knife.

[missmaladroite]

Er--- your gut, you mean?

... That would make sense. It seems a little unlikely the killer would attack her in the ballpit with her keyknife. There's no way they could have known ot was a weapon without it being used on them, no?

[qundercover]

Yeah, thing seems tricky. Could be Calypso had to trust the other person enough to pull it out and show them, but thinking in a place where pretty much everyone's got a target on their back, that's not likely. So, could have either seen it while it was being used on them or figured it out on their own. Could be smart enough. Probably not in the heat of a fight though.

[puzzlesss]

That is certainly one method of confirmation.

[ ... not that he seems particularly disgusted by this or anything. if anything he seems impressed. anyway! ]

I agree that proceeding as the key being the murder weapon is valid... There is that talk of this victim not being a victim entirely, isn't there?

[qundercover]

Figured it was the best option for now. The healer is one of the suspects.

And yeah. There's talk. Killer might have been acting in self-defense. Sounds like there might be something in that, with the mess made in the room there was definitely a fight.

[tayu]

Oi--not to say that what you're saying isn't valid, but it'd be best to be sure, don't you think?

[they should STAB THE BODY MORE.]

Wanna test the daggers against the wounds too? They weren't hidden, so it's not likely, but for something like this...

[Best to be sure, don't you think? And if two people have daggers, it'll only take a minute to test them.]

[qundercover]

[Bull is down to STAB MORE.]

Yeah, should check. Could at least confirm one thing about this shit.

[They'll have to get a hold of them though. Would probably seem pretty suspicious to not allow your daggers to be stabbed into a dead body, however.]