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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Comments

[socloverit]

I dunno, there's no sign of the killer having a way to knock him out or drag him to the cafeteria... And I don't think that could have happened with these robots, even before the killer cut up poor Mister Roboto. [clover don't NAME the MURDER WEAPON]

It really could have been just as easy as asking to borrow the tablet and asking him to meet them at the cafeteria at a certain time...

[tevinteriscoming]

If that's how it was done, then doesn't the crime depend on who he might have agreed to meet in the cafeteria?

[socloverit]

At least partially, yeah. I didn't know of who he hung out with, but I don't think anyone on the list is, like, especially inherently suspicious, though.

[tevinteriscoming]

True. He was military, wasn't he? He certainly looked capable of defending himself. Perhaps he didn't view anyone as a threat.

[socloverit]

Yeah...

The other thing is, though, that I was wondering how the killer made sure Raleigh was in just the right place to drop the robot on him. Like, it's way too lucky for him to be in just the right place and then not notice the falling robot in time to move, isn't it? But do you think maybe he could have been up there and then pushed, and then they pushed the robot after him?

[tevinteriscoming]

Yes, perhaps so. Pushed off the top, and then the robot pushed down on him to crush him?

[toprotecttheworld]

That is a good point, isn't it? Anyone would be stunned from taking that drop if they weren't prepared for it, too.

[douchemag]

How'd they get the robot up there, then? I thought Ass Lice said last trial that they wouldn't help out during a murder if asked.

[toprotecttheworld]

Couldn't they just carry it?

[douchemag]

They're giant hunks of metal, aren't they pretty heavy? You'd probably need magic or super strength to haul one all the way up those stairs.

[toprotecttheworld]

If they can lift it high enough to drop it, they can certainly carry it up there if they take their time.

[douchemag]

Not if you just push it over. Handcock already proved it's pretty easy to shove one of those things.

[socloverit]

The robots will bring stuff to you if you ask, though, won't they? So maybe the killer asked the robot to bring them a snack or something, and cut it up before it could leave.

[douchemag]

Maybe, but wouldn't the robot already...be up there in front of you if you had to ask it to bring you something...?

[socloverit]

Well...maybe the robot was downstairs and they just, like, yelled for it? Or they asked while they were both downstairs and then moved upstairs while the robot went to get it, so the robot had to meet them upstairs?

[douchemag]

I dunno, yelling for the robot seems like a pretty big risk. If I was trying to kill someone specific, I wouldn't want to draw anyone else's attention. Plus no one found anything that the robot could have brought, yeah?

[socloverit]

The second one, then. If you ask for something small, can't you just shove it in your mouth and go?

It had to get up there somehow. I know they're heavy, but if they're pushed over so easily, they can't be heavy enough that if he was just, like, lying there for some reason, and the robot was right next to him and pushed from there, it would have smashed him to death.