WEEK 1 - TRIAL DAY TWO

[al2955]

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

saturday TRIAL DAY TWO (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. 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

[thanatosincarnate]

As for what I believe:

Callisto allowed the killer into her own room -- the meeting was likely arranged. It may have been with someone she knew or trusted, especially to the point where she'd wind up turning her back to the killer in question. It'd leave her exposed enough to be incapacitated, hence the bruises on her back.

It doesn't seem like she was ever cognizant of the killer having an ulterior motive once she was alone.

Then, as you said, she was carried to the daycare and killed there. The mess we saw could have been a set up of some kind to make it look like it all happened in the daycare. The question would be why the killer would want to make it look like everything happened in that location, if that were true.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

To frame someone else, maybe? I'm pretty sure Jessie is on the suspect list because she's always in the daycare early in the morning.

[thanatosincarnate]

That could be one reason.

{ Maybe Jessie should frequent another place entirely. }

If it was a frame job, it could also conjure suspicion easily towards someone of a larger build.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Like Luke or Jason?

[bloodbiter]

I can see why they wouldn't want it to appear as though they were ever in her room. Any of the five suspects could have killed her in the daycare, but it's harder to imagine that any of the five would have been allowed in her room.

[a sigh]

Of course, that would be more useful if we knew more about her or who she trusted.

[thanatosincarnate]

It would be incriminating, for one suspect if we were looking at it from a different angle. Someone who at least knew the suspect in some capacity would look more suspicious than the rest who didn't.

Alita mentioned she had only spoke to her once. Not that this means much, since the other suspects could have done the same to Callisto in private, but it is something to keep in mind.

{ Who even knows... }

[breakshot]

I think it's to mislead us as to what actually happened, in terms of order of events. Up until now, we'd thought this all took place in the daycare and nowhere else. Until now, we wouldn't have thought it'd have actually taken place in her room.

Not only that, but we thought this may have been a case of self-defense and that a struggle may have gone down between the killer and Miss Yew. Hence, two stabbings. One to make it look like she'd been accidentally stabbed during the struggle, and the other to [ he briefly hesitates, frowning ] ...finish the job.

If that's the case, it might explain why we saw only one pool of blood despite everything else.

[bloodbiter]

They could have easily tampered with the ballpit... That would explain the splattered blood. They could have taken some of the healing serum despite not being injured to support the idea of a struggle that in fact never took place.

[breakshot]

Exactly. What's stopping the killer from taking a little bit of her blood and scattering it over the ball pit? It'd certainly explain why we only saw drops of it compared to the amount we saw by her body.

And yes, you're right. A single swab from the finger, I think, couldn't nearly be enough to cover up any defensive wounds had there been a serious struggle.

[tevinteriscoming]

But if she was stabbed while unconscious, then why the blood in the ball pit?

[breakshot]

Likely to mislead us that a struggle had taken place there. One thing that bothered me: if she was stabbed there first, why the discrepancy? Had she been, we would see a lot more than just little specks scattered about.

There's nothing stopping the killer from taking a bit of her blood after stabbing her by the carousel. If you're going to frame a scene, that would probably be the first step.

[tevinteriscoming]

A thought.

Luke Castellan's card mentions he's skilled in lockpicking. Now, the locks on the cabin doors are rather more complicated than the locks I'm accustomed to. Perhaps it would be impossible, but if it weren't, it wouldn't be necessary for Calypso to have invited anyone in.

[bloodbiter]

Jason's profile mentions that as well. Perhaps... Since there are two of them, we could ask the both if such a thing would be possible. If one is the killer, they would obviously have reason to lie, but that leaves one who has no reason not to be honest.

[tevinteriscoming]

Ah, of course you're right. That's sound enough. If neither of them can, I don't know that it eliminates the possibility that one of them is more adept than they're letting on, but it's something.

[thanatosincarnate]

Luke wouldn't be able to pick the lock on the door -- he's not familiar with this technology enough to hack into it and would need to learn how to hack as well as use a terminal in the first place.

{ He remembers discussing his lock-picking ability before this murder went down. }

Even if he were able, Callisto would have noticed if someone had brute forced their way into her room and the room would be more of a mess. Not to mention it would have been more difficult to subdue her in that state -- granted not an impossibility.

The room was also almost immaculate, making it easy to conclude that was hardly a struggle involved at all.

[tevinteriscoming]

Seeing as I've no idea how these locks might work, that seems entirely sound to me. On the other hand, I will note it hardly breaks suspension of disbelief that someone planning to murder might lie. When did this conversation occur? Before or after we were told the rules to this game?

[666_blaze_it]

You think it was her friend? That's like, super cold. Who was she hanging out with before?

[thanatosincarnate]

Or at least someone she chose to confide in enough to open her doors to them. It could even be that the killer had been privately conferring with Callisto to build up her trust even before then.

{ But they wouldn't know who yet, if that was the case. }

The only suspect who mentioned speaking with the deceased was Alita. It's something to keep in mind -- as its not something at this point that would immediately mean she is the culprit.

{ He'd actually would like them gather more evidence for that and ask more questions before finally landing to accusations. }

[666_blaze_it]

Yeah, or maybe Barista was the kind of girl who'd trust anybody. You know, like a lonely chick? Maybe she was a lonely chick.

[Todd is helping!!!]

[thatbites]

[Emily will pipe up from the chair she's lounging back in.]

Wasn't it early in the morning? Not like anyone knows this- [since no one actually talked to Tokyo Mew Mew] but did she seem like the type to let anyone in at, like, eight in the morning? Friends or not, that's pretty early for a normal meet up.

[muties]

Autopsy report says between 12 and 4 was when she was killed, which is a weirder time for rando meet ups.

[parodeity]

Which at least means the only person with any part of the time of death window covered by someone else is currently Luke.

[ says the person who has Luke covered for like an hour of that. ]

[thatbites]

Exactly. It'd be more believable to think she was sharing with someone for the night instead of letting them in between midnight and four. Except that's weird too.

[Murder sleep overs sound like a horrible idea.]

[thanatosincarnate]

It depends. The meeting could have been had much earlier-- 11 PM or 12 AM.

Even if it was earlier in the morning than that, there's still the evidence that someone was in a room. They would have had to be let in.

[thatbites]

I'm just saying I don't buy that a fight happened in her room especially if someone had to get back in to clean it up.

[Not like she has any better ideas of what could have caused that scratch though.]