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]

[ 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?

[qundercover]

[ Guilt might be hard to spot in between all the nervous energy in the room - but who knows so far. It can be easy to hide at the beginning, they haven't even really begun to corner anyone. ]

Could be that. Hiding the key to throw the trail off - should probably check the other weapons too. Not seeing this as a frame job, though. Seems kind of unplanned.

[antietam]

I agree, I don't think the mess would be in the daycare if the killer had planned it.

All the key proves is that any of the suspects could have done it. I haven't seen anything to narrow it down.