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WEEK TWO - Trial Day Two

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WEEK (2)

sunday TRIAL DAY TWO

(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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Wait... Please, hold on one moment. We need to discuss this message - we have to.

[ AKA CALLING FOR EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. ]

The message.. We all seem to agree it's some formation of a T or an S... but what other letters take the same type of shape..? S, C... O...? TS... TC... TO...

[ What could TO mean? Message for those to see. ]

Do you really think it's that important? The killer would have had to have seen it if it was an actual message.

The killer also clearly chose the suspects, so a message that would point to two people on the list is in their favor.

I'm just trying to cover all areas of thought. In a world where the killer didn't see the message... if Mister Beckett summoned his strength to write one final clue to help avenge his murder... [ It sounds like something from a mystery novel. ] Constants and variables - exploring all options helps paint a clearer picture.

It seems mostly like a distraction for us. Even if we figure it out, we can't vote for someone based off that.

I would never suggest us to vote based off bloody messages. Connecting bloody messages to the killer's inevitable mistake... that's all I would like for us to consider.

Alright. But it's not something we should linger on.

You're thinking too narrowly.

Of course we can't vote for someone based on that alone! But when multiple factors point to individuals, you can't just call it coincidence anymore.

What does that mean? Everyone has one strike against them except Emily, so whoever the second strike goes to is it?

Have you ever learned how to count, brat? There are people here with more than two strikes.

I agree with Elizabeth. The crime scene was messy. I think it's more likely that the victim started writing after the killer had left. There was a distraction to set up, after all.

Well, the killer left footprints coming from his body, so we have proof that the killer was right there.

Also, I looked at the body. His head was crushed from meeting the floor. I really don't think it's possible.

You do realize this happened in like the span of 20 something minutes, right? How long did it take people to investigate that room when they weren't fleeing a crime scene? They could have totally missed it.

[She's not just saying this because her name doesn't have a T or S in it, okay?]

The killer was right next to the body. Raleigh would have had to make the message quickly considering his head was smashed in, but the killer didn't notice at all?

It's also a bloody mess. It's, like, just a few lines next to a giant pool. IF they were busy throwing around planted evidence why would they be look at him that closely?

I'm just saying it's probably not a good idea to think of this asshole as some omnipotent super murderer.

And I'm saying that noticing some letters on the floor isn't enough to make someone an omnipotent super murderer.

If he was writing it himself...where was his finger when the body was found? Wouldn't that make a difference?

TS, or TO seemed to be the likely combination, when the victim wrote the message.

The message was close to his body, next to his head on the right, if that matters much.

If anything, it's obvious the victim was attempting to hint at who the killer was.

Edited 2016-06-19 18:34 (UTC)

We can agree on that, but does that make it right?

That "T" looks lot like a "Y" if you turn your head. Maybe things aren't as obvious as they seem?

[captain "think outside the box" has to suggest it, even if it ends up meaning nothing.]

So you're saying you think it's Rhys? Now who's pointing fingers?

[has he just been waiting this whole time with that line MAYBE...]

You don't know how to stop being a total idiot, do you?

[said with a smile, of course.]

Rhys isn't even a proper suspect, he's not the only one with a "y" in his name, and there's no telling if that "message" is even supposed to be the killer's name.

All I'm saying is that jumping to the conclusion it's a "T" may not be the right one. Or is your pea-brain too small to process that?

Hey, I never said I thought it was Rhys. You're the one who brought it up!

[yes clearly this is all her fault and not him being petty at all!!]

It makes even less sense for it to be a 'Y'. The guy got crushed to death, it's not like he had a lot of time to work with. You're saying instead of writing the name of his killer, he decided to go with something we'd have to waste time decoding instead? Or he wrote some random letters of the killer's name instead of just spelling it out from the start?

Who said his name first again? Hoo boy, you have even less brain cells than I thought.

[he can keep being petty, and she'll just keep judging and berating him for being a moron. it's fine, this is fine.]

Should we just assume it's the killer when we don't know what he was thinking? It doesn't look like he got very far, if he's the one who even did it... a man at his dying breaths probably doesn't have the steadiest hand or the clearest mind.

I mean, we can test that theory, if you'd like. We could simulate a near-death experience and see how well you fare! Probably not well, because your brain isn't too good even at full capacity. [she shrugs.] We can't rule out another message, or that it was part of a frame-job until we piece together the other parts. Or do you want to keep pointing fingers until we have to cut yours off?

{ Okay, he is actually kinda of amused.

You're a treasure, Harold. }

If the message was 'YS' instead of 'TS' like you're claiming it might be, then there's only one name it could be pointing to! And if it's 'YO' then it still points to the exact same person it would if it was 'TS'. Ugh, try to keep up.

I wouldn't need to write my killer's name, I have magic. [how does that even make sense] And you've been talking about not ruling things out for foreveeeeeeer. When are you gonna start pointing fingers, until after the trial's over and everyone's voted? Either he wrote his killer's name and it starts with TS or TO, or he didn't and it doesn't matter what the letters actually are because there's no point trying to interpret what a dying guy was thinking or what the killer wanted us to think. It could be a Y or a T or A or a picture of a butt, and it still wouldn't matter.

[just went she thought he couldn't get dumber.]]

Here's a few points for you:

If it's a "y" it means we could be looking at it upside down, which doesn't mean the "s" or the "o" necessarily comes after it. We don't know what it's spelling, so we can't make any assumptions yet.

Second. Maybe you should try using your magic to get a new brain. Or maybe I should just use my own to shut you up? Or maybe when we get out of here I can tie to do the diagnostic machine and dissect you to find out how your logic connects?

And third! I'll start pointing fingers when we have evidence that actually lines up somewhere. I don't care if we sacrifice someone who decided murder was a smart idea, but I don't really subscribe to killing whoever without a good motive. There's a logic to what happened, and I'm more interested in finding that out than just blinding pointing fingers like a savage moron.

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douchemag - 2016-06-19 20:49 (UTC) - Expand

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