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WEEK TWO - Trial

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WEEK (2)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE

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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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They're tryin' to confuse the issue and mess us up, basically. I mean...you have two options with the key: use it obviously or use it in a subtle way and hope your plan doesn't fall apart when we find that knot. The obvious way might be the actually less dangerous way?

[ who knows. dave will remove and examine the doodles just for the sake of being thorough, but then he will pick up the tablet and turn it on to see what emily was up to with it last. is there anything of interest on it? ]

[Underneath the mattress Adelina finds... nothing! The outfit is clean and wrinkle free with a tasteful muted color palette. They seem to be winter clothing for what it's worth. Especially leagues above the gross clothing found during the investigation.

If the bedroom was lived in the bathroom is organized chaos. There's an army of cosmetic bottles and tubes along the sink and small shower space. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to stay looking fabulous. She's definitely not hesitant about asking the robots for thinks by the look of it.

The tablet opens up to some music and e-reader apps. Don't judge her for reading Jane Austen or it's murdergame equivalent, okay? And because I totally didn't forget- Under the scraps of paper is an emergency flare gun. Considering the fact that it was buried it's a pretty good bet that she hasn't touched it in a while.]

Then they must have left something apart from what was entirely obvious... And they have some degree of intelligence and forethought.

[time to check out the statue and surrounding area]

[mumbling to himself] Does that rule out Todd?

[AGRESTE. . . PLEASE. . . YOU'VE NEVER TALKED TO HIM DON'T JUDGE. time to look at everything in the bathroom and sink and bath etc!!! he's also not judging the products because, like... model...]

[ how audible was that mumble because ]

Pretty sure it rules out at least one person.

[ DAVE'S JUDGING TOO...even tho same situation. anyway what kind of jane austen novel are you reading emily how far in are you. WHAT MUSIC ARE WE LISTENING TO. after snooping Clearly Murder Related shit, dave will...check out the chair? anything under that or whatever. how high does she have it set to sit. also i guess he will look at the walls. ]

[Focus on finding Emily innocent! Not that weirdo Todd!

Anyway, the statue is covered with an extra sheet because that shit is creepy and it makes her feel like Ass Lice might not be looking at her every second. It probably doesn't stop anything but it gives her some peace of mind.

The bathroom is a room for beauty and nothing else. Stop snooping around her poor tub! She's not going to take any baths and risk having to run around in a towel like some of her friends, okay? Just know that it's surprisingly spotless for the amount of use it must get since their arrival two weeks ago.

THAT'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS, DAVE. She's halfway through the shorty story Lady Susan because who reads well known shit? The music is Rihanna's album Good Girls Gone Bad because of course it is. This is a great mixture for the best results. The chair is set at the optimum height of 14 inches for a comfortable desk experience and nothing is taped under it. That sounds like a lot of work and a really shitty hiding spot, by the way.

The walls are blank.]

It would be unwise to rule anyone out this early.

[pulling off the sheet and inspecting it]

[he's just going to. come out of the bathroom]

Hopefully we can rule out Emily soon. There's nothing in the bathroom except her beauty products.

[what else can he look at there's 3 of them and it's a small room smh]

[ did we check the closet there's a closet right DAVE CHOOSES TO GO CHECK THE CLOSET adrien can tag along. he has like. exhausted his snooping options at the desk.

he politely puts everything back where he found it first though.

but then to the closet to poke around. THE CLOSET I AM PRETTY SURE EXISTS. ]

Man, I don't want her to have done it, Emily is legit as fuck.

[It's just an ordinary extra sheet. No stains or marks or anything. Please put it back over the creepy statue!! Same goes for the statue, by the way. It's untouched.

IF THEY MESS UP HER CLOSET NO EXTREMELY KIND WORDS WILL SAVE THEM. It's filled with winter themed clothes, no wonder she's always bundled up! There's a selection of high quality cotton, suspiciously Northface jackets, and stylish sweaters. No ugly Christmas themes for her, thanks. Every single pair of jeans is skinny and black. She's not an edgelord, she swears.]

[she turns back towards the others with a frown]

I can't find anything... But that doesn't necessarily prove her innocence. She could have merely been very thorough in tending to her room.

[acts properly chastised]

I know. But I don't want to believe Emily could've killed Monsieur Rayleigh. She's not that type of person.

[not that he wants to think anyone else did it but they are... in her room...]

[ okay but dave can't judge skinny jeans BECAUSE GUESS WHAT HE'S WEARING RIGHT NOW. black skinny jeans and his red-and-white record tee. does he own jeans that aren't skinny, no.

he's going to check all the pockets and behind and inside of everything but will be Nice and put everything back exactly as he finds it as he goes.

well. nice and also reasonably scared of emily.

he doesn't comment on the emily could or could not debate. ]

[In that final check of her closet Dave finds the all access key card!!!!!

Just kidding. There is nothing of note in her pockets.]

[frowns]

And which of the others would you say is the kind of person to murder another?

[:C :C :C]

I know what you're trying to say, Adelina, but-- there's people I need to trust my judgement on. If it was you or Dave up there, I wouldn't believe it either.

[i mean emily is like ... way down ... from you two but y'know]

Some people here are def more likely than others. I would say last week's murderer du jour was actually pretty fuckin' likely since...idk, she seemed pretty ready to throw down, you know? And like. Luke would totally stab a dude before, say, Mom.

[ honestly... ]

Someone did the thing, we'll figure it out, and we'll all probably not like the answer no matter who it is. No point debatin' it just yet.

I am not trying to say anything. I am saying that we have all only known each other for several weeks, and it's unwise to trust anyone just yet. It could have been anyone, no matter how nice they seem.

[gently begins to show her un-disney princess side, sorry adrien.

but also, what.]

Your mother is here...?

[well he remains strictly disney princess so!! there!!!]

Not trusting each other is what they want. They're pitting us against one another and by acting like enemies we're just playing into their game.

[/SUPERHERO... and then]

Oh, yeah, Roxy.

I've trusted people who'd only known me for a day temporally speaking. And they were giant dicks to me prior to the day and for the majority of it, so.

[ trolls..............

honestly trusting them was a crapshoot luckwise though ]

Sometimes you have to go with your gut. Like, I'm dead sure Adrien here won't kill me. Or anyone else. He's a fuckin' disney princess, have you MET the dude?

[ he's done searching so he goes to stand by adrien and. messes up adrien's hair with a hair ruffle. ]

100% expect him to burst into song any day now.

No, what they want is for us to kill each other. It's possible to not do that and also not trust those you don't know well. I didn't mean offense, though, or to say that I suspect either of you would do something so awful.

[pauses.]

I do not know what disney is, but he certainly does not seem like a princess to me.

[he's pouting at dave. he is definitely pouting at dave. he shoves him a bit, too]

It's a reference, it's-- just ignore him. [but he's definitely less RIGHTEOUS] I'm not offended. But I nearly accused Jessie last week, and I'm not making the same mistake again.

[ dave's just laughing, although he calms down after a second. ]

Yeah, let's all just...idk, chill? We have another entire day to work through this. Obviously we need to examine each of the suspects carefully, and Adrien gets that. I don't think you two actually disagree in theory, you're just kinda wordin' things differently and focusing on different parts of what you're saying.

I'm calm. I'm not accusing anyone, either, so... Perhaps Dave is right.

He probably is, but I hate to tell him.

[he is right there adrien stop joshing]

Sorry, Adelina.

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