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

[chiseler]

[Yeah he's not wrong about that...but this sure wasn't worth it yet. Good man, Dave.]

Didn't somebody bring up the question of if there's surveillance or whatever for the sleeping units? Anybody get an answer to that yet?

[parodeity]

Last I heard we're not clear to access that shit, the feeds are locked or whatever by Al.

[ so. they are shit out of luck there he guesses??? ]

And I don't think we've confirmed most people's alibis because most people's alibis are like well I was alone in my room or etc.

[muties]

'Cause god forbid we investigate murder on a spaceship in a more advanced way than goddamn cavemen.

[ she is Very Annoyed by that. what's the point of cool tech if you aren't going to let them use it for anything useful. ]

[parodeity]

Haha, right? What the shit is up with our tech powercap.

[chiseler]

[Thank you mom and son for your running commentary. He agrees with it though so there's that.]

If AI is the only one with access to the feed, why can't we bribe her? [He can't say anything about alibis because...that's pretty complicated to say, shit, good point.]

[parodeity]

I mean, I'd offer to try but I already got publicly shamed once this trial. Also what the fuck would we bribe her with? Didn't Rhys try to bribe her with money like day one or whatever?

[muties]

How do you bribe an AI? Like hey, you want a cgi cookie? Here's some .jpg 100 dollar bills, six million of them in a zip file. We cool?

[chiseler]

I don't know, I've never had to deal with an AI. Kinda avoid most technology where I'm from. But if the AI's monitoring all this you could...I dunno, pledge allegiance to her and work with her? Like some kind of double agent or whatever.

[muties]

Why? Is the tech where you're from evil?

Hm... [ stands up. looks at the ai. puts a hand on her chest, probably the wrong hand on the wrong side. ] I pledge allegiance, to Al the AI, and to the spaceship in which it exists, one AI under space god, invisible, with tech and murder for all. Amen.

[ #nailedit ]

[chiseler]

Something like that. People like me are just better off without it. Draws a lot less attention.

[You know, monsters, etc. But he's just...letting Roxy do her thing and he lifts both eyebrows when she finishes...before he applauds] There you go. Maybe now we'll get some real answers.