WEEK TWO - Trial

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (2)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (38) 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

[parodeity]

I mean, I find it unlikely he set up the alarm that distracted us while he was getting murdered or whatever - the killer probably just used his tablet to set the alarm. A lot of us do take 'em out, and it's not like there's a lock that makes it so only the person who took it out can use it?

[deformity]

I suppose it depends on when the alarm was set. Could the tablet tell us somehow?

[ Hello, he doesn't understand technology... ]

[breakshot]

That's what I'm wondering too. We all had access to that room after all, at least up until it got blocked off. It could have been set as early as this morning, for all we know.

[ surely it couldn't have been while he was cleaning the whiteboard-- ]

[parodeity]

I'd say probably after Raleigh kicked it, so use the time of death as a guide?

[breakshot]

The alarm went off around 4:30, right? That doesn't leave us a very large time frame, if so.

It's possible Raleigh could have already been dead shortly before then, but I'm still having a hard time believing no one would have noticed. Anyone could have walked in to the cafeteria as they set up the crime, and it's doubtful the crime took place anywhere else.

[parodeity]

Exactly at 4:30, not around it. That's the exact time it was set for. I mean, from the outset this was obviously pretty meticulously planned? You don't just set a distraction alarm on a whim. Even the time of death is only a 45 minute window according to the autopsy report, so...

I didn't think the time frame was that large to begin with. It's possible they could have asked Raleigh for his tablet or somethin', though, or used the universal key to snag it from him, right?

[breakshot]

For something to be so meticulously set up, there's no way it wasn't premeditated. Still, if they took this many steps, I can't see anything stopping them from setting at least some of it up ahead of time.

But... then again, according to the tablet, Raleigh Beckett was the last person to check it out. So let's try to figure out how they could have gotten it from him. It couldn't have been when he was killed, not because of the blood, but the method used too. If he were holding it when he'd been crushed, the tablet would have to have visible damage on it too.

So, like you said, they could have simply asked, sure, but there's no saying he would have handed it over right then. So perhaps he set it down somewhere, or the killer picked it up from his room with the keycard as you suggested.

[parodeity]

Given the crushed damage, I'd say the universal keycard option actually makes the most sense. Also the whole asking thing. I mean...getting his handprint would be pretty difficult, yeah?