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

[tevinteriscoming]

[All of you are welcome for the beds we have now. You can catch Dorian earlier in the evening having some dinner and a glass of wine in his seat, or later in the evening, sprawled out on his cot having even more glasses of wine, and vaguely watching some animated classics on his tablet, not that he's paying close attention.

He will probably be glad for the distraction if you want to come say hello.]

[douchemag]

[He's probably not going to be glad for this distraction, because the second Judar hears the music of Aladdin coming from that tablet, he's zooming over.]

Ugggh, you're watching that? It's awful! It's totally wrong about everything! It's the worst!

[this is definitely the voice of someone who has watched this movie at least half a dozen times by now just to find more things to hate]

[tevinteriscoming]

Is it?

[He let the movie run long; he's focused on drinking and is barely paying attention.]

Well, what do you recommend?

[douchemag]

It is! Aladdin's a runty shrimp, not this shirtless hobo, and I have no idea why Jasmine's wearing my outfit when she's not even a magi!

[JUST DIGGING HIMSELF A DEEPER HOLE THERE...]

There's one about a girl who dresses like a guy so she can conquer the invading country and massacre all their troops that's pretty good. And one about a super powerful mage who can turn into a dragon and has to go up against three tiny magicians who won't leave her to rule in peace because they'd rather put some totally incompetent puppet on the throne that they can manipulate.

[tevinteriscoming]

Yes, I saw that one earlier. I don't see why they wouldn't have simply invited her to the party. I've seen curses on first borns for much lesser faux pas.

[douchemag]

Right? They were clearly just looking for an excuse to start a war with her. It wasn't even a major curse, what kind of spell takes sixteen years to activate just to kill someone?

[isodope]

[He'll provide said distraction for his fellow drinking buddy.]

Hey, Dorian, you wanna play a drinking game to get ourselves knocked out?

[tevinteriscoming]

Two of my favorite pasttimes in one, how did you know! So what did you have in mind?

[isodope]

Okay, so there's this animated movie about talking lions and you think it would be stupid because of talking animals. But it's actually really damn deep, and heart-wrenching too. I almost cried a couple times.

[No, he actually did cry, but he isn't gonna admit that.]

Anyway, I don't think I could watch it sober because it hits too hard. So I figure playing a game around it will help lighten the mood.

[tevinteriscoming]

Lions. I see.

[Um. Is he being fucked with. He's not going to cry over talking lions. That just isn't going to happen.]

And the rules of this game?

[isodope]

Basic rules - if they sing, you drink. If they make some kinda animal pun, you drink. If you're gonna cry, you're gonna drink to numb the pain. In fact, any really dramatic moment? You gotta drink.

Whaddya say? You in?