WEEK TWO - Trial Day Two

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: 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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[tevinteriscoming]

Why on earth would he have come? As a vulnerable, on the day of the murder?

[refactor]

Listen, don't know the guy, not even trying to discredit either of you here, but. Just putting out a potential answer to your question. "Because he's an idiot"?

[ Because, really, going with anyone anywhere on murder day is dumb, and yet Jack doesn't think that's impossible... Jack just also doesn't think highly of people, though. ]

[tevinteriscoming]

Sadly plausible. Better question. Why on earth would the killer have been so confident he would come when called?

[refactor]

[ Jack nods, since he agrees that this is probably a more productive question to be asking ]

Well, coulda been a few things. Didn't know the guy, but- Well, just from appearances? Which I'll admit, not the most rock solid theory from that, but from appearances, he kinda just looked like the kind of guy that would do something if you asked nicely. The real stand-up guy type.

[ Jack don't sound mildly disapproving of this... ]

[tevinteriscoming]

Which appearances are you drawing that inference from, exactly? [Just because he's cute doesn't mean he's nice.] But I suppose it's possible. Especially as he likely thought he could defend himself.

[refactor]

[ He waves his hands vaguely, but just with his conversation as he explains. He's the kind of guy that definitely speaks with his hands. ]

God- I dunno, he's just got that kind of face. Slightly gruff in the "I can definitely kick your ass" way, so yeah, thought he could defend himself, but still got enough of the handsome features to be trustworthy instead of- Of the crazy military stereotype. You followin'? Nahhh, probably not, you don't even have movies I bet.

[ He waves his hand dismissively, moving onto a different point. ]

But, that guy? Yeah, I bet he didn't take any of these suspects super seriously. Regardless of which one actually did it, they've all kind of got the general appearance where you could look at them and go, "yeah, I could take 'em." Maybe minus Tsukuyo, since she's got the whole badass scar on the face thing.

[tevinteriscoming]

Sadly, I haven't known handsomeness to correlate with trustworthiness in all circumstances. But I take your point; he didn't seem like a bad one.

I suppose anyone could easily have claimed they'd found a body, or interrupted a plot, and needed help immediately. Perhaps it's too soon to assume that all of us would have been too suspicious to help.

[refactor]

All? Nahhh, definitely not all, which is why I wouldn't actually put too much weight on this, but, hey, with a lack of actually knowing the guy? Best I can really do.

[ He shrugs with a laugh, but the laugh is for the second part ]

Gonna say that's probably the case. I mean, some people have survival instincts, but not everyone. There definitely could have been something more elaborate to lure the guy out, but he could also just be an overly-trusting idiot. I mean, do we have anything that really implies that he got lured out there? It seems like a lot of the work here is probably taking place after the guy already bit the dust.

[tevinteriscoming]

So he must have been lured nearly at about 4:30, yes?

[refactor]

Makes sense to me, at least. I mean, if I set a screamer alarm to get people away from something? It'd definitely be the murder taking place, not going and stealing peoples' stuff, y'know?

[tevinteriscoming]

So then we have, timing wise - Todd's shoes, Fiona's sleeve, Elizabeth's brooch and Tsuyuko's kunai must have been obtained before 4:30. The brooch as it was in the office, and the others as they were at the crime scene.

Fiona's sleeve must have been obtained between 4:00 and 4:30. So I think it likely the killer ran about obtaining these items, or at least some of them, at that time, and then went to the cafeteria to lure Raleigh.

Then, once the deed was done, the killer left bloody clothes in the pod room, and returned to Alita's room to hide their supplies.

...At which time, the search would have been well under way.

[refactor]

Seems the most likely to me. Like, granted, that's a lot to get done in a real short time, but considering all the other shit? Wouldn't say it's out of the realm of impossibility. Like this person pretty clearly thought about the order of events here, I mean.

[ Jack considers it, but his expression definitely quirks up into a smile like he's mildly impressed, but he doesn't actually say anything to that effect. He's just admiring other peoples' work... sighs ]

[tevinteriscoming]

This theory, of course, rules out anyone who was seen at about the time the screams were heard.

[refactor]

Yeah, which would be... Elizabeth and Tsukuyo?

[ He's definitely not sure there, since that's the part he hasn't been paying as much attention to. ]

[tevinteriscoming]

So it seems. So if we believe one of them committed the crime, there must be a different timeline.

[refactor]

[ He raises an eyebrow, but it's definitely with interest. ]

Well, yeah, you're not wrong. [ There's a "but" there, but Jack pauses for a few moments before he laughs. ] So- Well, when you phrase it like that, I gotta ask. You think we're onto this timeline, or is it some other one?

[tevinteriscoming]

Maybe I'm biased, but I think the timeline is right. But I'm not comfortable eliminating two suspects without thinking of how we might be wrong.

[thanatosincarnate]

Him being an idiot aside, he could've been fooled into believing he had to accompany the killer.

We don't know much about Raleigh's personality, but if he were the naive sort, the killer could have even feigned that there was something dangerous in the cafeteria, and that they would have liked to have been accompanied.

[tevinteriscoming]

Yes, I suppose that's possible. Maybe the killer simply claimed a plot against Maria was underway in there.