WEEK TWO - Retirement

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (2)

sunday EXECUTION (38) survivors As voting comes to an end, a song filters in played so loud that it becomes distored and fragmented. If a participant checks their datapad, they will see the the victim and suspect chosen by majority's pictures displayed. If they attempt to scroll, they will see a list of characters and their votes in alphabetical order.

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RESULTS

[al2955]

[ After the song ends, an announcement plays.

Fiona: 7
Emily Lowe: 1
Tsukuyo: 14
Todd Smith: 10
Abstained: 2 ]

Your votes have been tallied. Congratulations! You discovered the true culprit, Alita Tiala. [ A pause. ] That was a joke. The culprit is Tsukuyo. Time will be allotted for the culprit to be spoken to.

[missmaladroite]

We--- have to stop the execution!

[allout]

Wait... who didn't vote?

[ no no no no no. ]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

It's--mental, isn't it? Maybe we can--

[someone maybe stop these stupid superheroes]

[thanatosincarnate]

Maria and Niles?

[unasking]

[Oh for the love of-]

Stop. Before you hurt yourselves trying to get involved.

[tevinteriscoming]

Kaffas!

[Now that it's actually over, he's definitely looking a lot more frazzled.]

Is this really a joking matter? Is she actually the culprit, or will we being told we were right each week?

[breakshot]

[ he's silent. his expression still for a good long moment. and then. ]

Damn it!

[ that poor table has taken enough abuse from his fist for a weekend someone please stop him. ]

[thanatosincarnate]

This trial wasn't that clear-cut.

{ He'll just say so Machias doesn't beat himself over it too much (and the table). }

[muties]

Goddamn, Alice, you need to learn comedic timin'.

[allout]

[ she's silent for a moment. she can handle a murderer being put to death - she won't like it, but she can deal with it. but two innocent people? that's going to bother her. ]

Then that means...

[ more silence. ]

[666_blaze_it]

Nice detectiving, dude.

[breakshot]

[ There's an extremely sharp look over at Todd's direction, his voice dangerously low. ]

You. Don't even start.

[tevinteriscoming]

Oh, because you were such a great help yourself! It ought to have been obvious!

[laptopper]

... Well, isn't that a nice rainbow of indecision?

[ Can she just leave now? ]

[bloodbiter]

Now is not the time. You will cease immediately.

[toprotecttheworld]

Maybe to you.

[She, uh, kind of called it.]

If the trials are too hard for you, you should ask the person next to you for help.

[She's pissed because Tsukuyo framed Elizabeth to potentially die in her place. And Fiona. And Todd.]

[thanatosincarnate]

...

{ Yeah, this is not going to be a pretty sight. }

It'd be best to look away. I doubt the AI would listen to any pleas to spare them.

{ Unless extenuating circumstances. }

[unasking]

[A little tiredly:]

Take your frustrations out on something that isn't the table, Machias.

[allout]

[ she shakes her head. ]

I can't look away every time and pretend what's in front of me doesn't exist.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

I don't think Alice is lying. If a culprit gets away it'd get pretty much revealed to everyone...no culprit would refuse the chance of being completely immune.

[That is her own opinion, of course. Maybe other people will think different]

[thanatosincarnate]

Hmph, not just to me, as you can see by the votes.

{ ... }

Still, since you offered, I'll make a note to ask for your assistance next time.

{ He'd have never voted for Emily, Elizabeth, or Fiona, so for him it was always going to between Todd or Tsukuyo. }

[thanatosincarnate]

...

{ He can't argue that -- he was planning on watching the whole entire thing himself. So he'll leave it. }

[missmaladroite]

[She's going to try anyway and plead with the AI]

[SORRY FRANKENDAD YOUR KIDS ARE UNRULY]

Please! You don't have to hurt her, or the people who didn't vote! There must be another way!

[tevinteriscoming]

Yes, I know. I know. Surely we can trust these rules, it never entered my mind to doubt it.

[Excuse him he's just having a conniption. That was stressful.]