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WEEK 3 - TRIAL DAY TWO
| the pygmalion. . . ONLINE  CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (3) |
saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (34) 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. |
Setting
Rulebook
Voting
Autopsy Report
Alibis
Alibis here.
Findings
All evidence and other information found during the course of investigation should be listed here.
Previous findings here.
garden take 2
i went on a body finding expedition with adrien - whoa sorry i mean "chat noir" - and jack and the dude who needs a haircut
we started in the gardens because im brilliant and it seemed like a good idea to look for a body in a place with blood and shit
our mysterious masked superhero who is 100% not a person on board in his downtime immediately scented out our decomposing schrodinger's corpse
making the corpse i guess just a regular corpse
anyway allen was underneath that one really far away bench with the fucking cloaking device on him
i took that off and there were a bunch of wounds and shit but we didn't really look at those because the robots stole the body at that point
re: the cloaking device it seems easy to use you just clip it to whatever and hit a button
anyway lesson learned
if we cant find a body from now on we just take our cat for walkies
though on that note fuck you murderer jack and i are punching you in the face sometime today
-dave
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Jason's Room
-He's reading Sense & Sensibility
-He has more underwear than anyone on the ship
-If you get hurt on this ship, please report to his room right away because he's using that underwear to hide all the medicine he stole from the Med Bay
-Arbok trashed his room a little in response, it's only fair. He didn't break anything.
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The name of his Innocence is "Crown Clown."
Crown Clown can act independently of his will and control Allen's body when he's unconscious. Be careful, everyone! Who knows if it could still activate if you treat him as unkindly as you did Calisto. ♥
Updated: Machias
He should be feeling better today but once again, handle with caution else he worsen his condition by making an unnecessary racket again.
shoes
anyway shelleys are too small youre not our footprint culprit shel
the other shoeprints are roughly the same size but machias's nerdy as fuck shoes are the best match
dude could you have chosen like a nerdier pair of shoes i think not
-dave
Re: shoes
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paranoia clarification
machias's room
machias' shotgun shells
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checking out the cloth
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Fire testing
Updated fire testing
lavi's room
Body
A holographic screen above the body displays two color photos of the scene when the body was found during the trial. The photographs are close ups - they portray Allen's body, but no more of the scene than is necessary to do so. Still, if you want to check their position, it should be of some help.
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Host
Greetings, participants. I hope you are all feeling refreshed after last night's rest. As always, I am at your disposal should you need to ask anything. Good luck.
[The holographic image will remain throughout the trial. You're free to ask her whatever you want, though whether she'll answer is a different question entirely.]
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So Allen wasn't on the vulnerable list, but Machias was. I think it's obvious that Machias was the intended victim, but then they got to Allen instead. Is that...allowed? Like didn't they go against the rules by not getting rid of Machias?
[He fucking hates that he's even talking about the rules like this in regards to human beings, but there is something to be questioned about the logistics.]
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[She's disappointed in the original garden team, whoever they were, whatever]
But it looks like we need to talk about that! The garden! What exactly happened there? And how was Allen killed?
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I don't know why the killer would shoot Allen in the shoulder and then use something to bludgeon him instead of shooting more. Lack of experience, perhaps?
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[a short pause]
Yesterday, in the garden, Minako, Adam and I found several things. Dirt and grass stained with blood, and holes in the dirt that seem to be caused by bullets. There were shotgun bullet shells there, and a round pellet of some red metal. We found a dented shovel that seems to match the injury on Allen's head, footprints that look like they came from a men's shoe, and dog tags belonging to the last victim, Raleigh. Allen had these tags in his possession prior to his death.
Now, the shotgun itself was found in the sentry station near the holding cells. There were no bullets inside, Elizabeth mentioned it did not look like it had been fired, but considering the shells and bullet marks we found in the garden, I find that unlikely. However, Machias has confirmed that this is his weapon, but that it runs on orbal energy and does not use gunpowder, meaning that if someone tried to load it with different shells, they would put themselves at risk. In other words, normal bullets would not work in this weapon. If it was loaded with regular shells, then there may be some sign or mark we can find.
Focusing more on Machias for a bit, he was found in the a holding cell, unconscious. Shelley has indicated that she heard footsteps that walked away after several minutes. This would indicate that someone brought him into the holding cell, so our murderer is most likely someone strong enough to carry 150 pounds from the gardens to the holding cells. Machias appears to have been drugged and has a concussion. Near him was an bottle that had some kind of liquid and a pill there as well, likely used to drug him. In his jacket, there was a pouch holding shotgun shells. Dirt and ashes were found in the area. Burnt fabric, and a piece of black fabric, were also located. It's possible that this is related to the fact that there was some cooking oil and a match missing from the kitchen. In addition, some supplies were missing from the medical bay - bandages and painkillers.
Now, the matter of the body. Several people climbed into the vents to attempt to locate it, but it was in the garden under a bench. It was found a while after the trial had already begun due to the fact that a cloaking device was used. This means that the murderer was using an item obtained for targeting a person on the vulnerable list - Machias, in this case. It also means that the universal access card could not have been used, so Machias likely left his room with his shotgun and the shells at some point. He has no memory of leaving his room, possibly due to the concussion he received, but I can't see how anyone could have gotten hold of the weapon otherwise. It is important to note that it would likely have been impossible for him to drug himself, as suicide is not allowed and will be stopped if attempted.
As for the condition of the body, his left arm is breaking apart. I do not see a reason why this might be happening, but his profile indicates that his arm is rather unusual to begin with. He had a wound on his head that would seem to match the dented shovel we found, and holes near his left shoulder that I assume may have been caused by the Machias' gun. Interestingly, his shoulder and head were bandaged.
There are several things I think we should discuss. One possibility is that someone killed Allen, and Machias witnessed the crime, leading the murderer trying to kill him in turn, or at least cause a gap in memory through the concussion and drugging so that he could not identify the culprit. If this were true, I find it unlikely would have the means to drug him on hand, so they may have knocked him out, taken him to a holding cell, and then drugged him with the missing painkillers from the medical bay. The medical report did mention overdose. I also want to talk about the fact that some of the victim's injuries were bandaged. Why would that be? What would the killer gain from taking time to do such a thing? One was put on after his head was injured, so it's clear that Allen couldn't have put them on himself.
I also want to speak about the round, red colored pellet we found in the garden. It looks very different from the bullet shells we found at the scene. Adam suggested that it may have come from the sentry turret listed on the tools provided to those who target someone valuable, but as the cloaking device was used, I find that unlikely. I do not know what it is, exactly, or where it may have come from, but it's clear that it is important. It would not have been at the scene if it were not. Also, the dogtags - they were at the bottom of a hole that was dug a foot deep. Is it possible that the murderer was planning on digging a grave, but either realized that the dirt was not deep enough, or was interrupted in the middle of their task? If that is the case, they must have been in haste to leave if they left the tags there.
As a final note, each suspect has said that wealth is not important enough to them to kill for, or that they have enough. I doubt there is any way to verify the truth of this information, but it is important to note all the same.
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The red pellets match up with the wounds in Allen's shoulder.
{ Sooo... what does that mean. }
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I assume you guys have questions about Allen, specifically about his arm. I could go into detail about what it is exactly, why it looks different from the rest of him, but...
I think it's easier if I simplify it. That arm is Allen's weapon. Whenever he uses it beyond its limits, it starts breaking apart. [ He glances over at Bull (wherever he might be!). ] And you won't get cursed if you touch it.
[ There's a smile here. His tone is joking, playful, but there's something about it that doesn't reach his eye; he looks hollow. ] That will only happen if you touch his eye.
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And...there's a really huge window for the possible time of death. Can we narrow that down at all? It might help to know if Machias was attacked before or after Allen got killed, for one.
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footprint comparisons
[ one or two people who want to join dave in his newest dumbass quest can come along??? though we can probably handwave them being allowed into suspect rooms to get shoes and like.
just go through the comparisons here.
unless someone wants to object to just outright stealing footwear i guess but are you really gonna tell dave he can't steal shoes because only roxy can nix the idea none of the other people here are his mom ]
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[but has no issue stealing shoes???]
Can we please stop with the jokes?
[CHAT NOIR IS BAD ENOUGH ON HIS OWN]
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shotgun wound
Meaning the killer sneak attacked Allen, as opposed to accompanying him to the garden. From that distance, I think it's safe to say they wanted to do a headshot as opposed to just shoulder wounding. Allen's arm must have activated when he got shot, but the killer was able to fend him off and then smack Allen in the head with the shovel.
Anyway, Machias was probably attacked then before Allen in order to acquire the gun. According to the shitty AI, the killer must have attacked Machias intending to kill him to get the cloaking device.
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paranoia
So we can, obviously, assume that everyone on the list was affected even if they didn't think they were. Try again, dudes.
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Is a reprisal called for?
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Mages Gone Wild II
But fine. After guiding both Machias and Lavi away from anywhere where the wrong person might get in the way, Dorian will cast yet another purple cloud of terror.]
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It's strange, though. He's not looking at Dorian, but ahead of him. He's frozen in spot for a whole minute but he'll slowly start to approach in Dorian's direction, his hand tentatively, shakily reaching out... ]
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fire + ash
There's one more thing I wanna bring up since we sort of talked about it yesterday but not really. What about the ashes and the cloth found in the holding cell? Plus the match and cooking oil missing from the kitchen. How do those things tie into all of this? Any ideas?
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Also think those guns get more than shot in ‘em without having to wind up in between. [it’s a Leveled up Bianca, like Varric’s got. The concept isn’t too difficult.] If you got more than one shot, you’re familiar with your weapon, and you’re missing from three yards away, you should either consider switching to a sword or you’re not aiming at the guy.
Point is, don’t think Machias had intent to kill on his mind. Would have been way easier ways to do it.
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[ because...
yeah. ]
He's a military academy kid and shit? If he were goin' for the kill he'd make the shot, and none of those shots hit Lavi, who he'd have to have the cloaking device for anyway.
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lighting a douchebag's clothing on fire
You get a book of matches from the AI and start ripping off the sleeve of your t-shirt to run some tests. The fabric's about double what they found at the scene. Ah well, who needs sleeves?]
Here's what we're gonna do. [Someone please stop him.] Jessie and the others said they found ash, right? I wanna see how much ash we get out of lighting fabric on fire with just a match. [There is a point to all of this...] But I'm gonna guess it's not much.
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Uh, maybe you should do this...not in the middle of the conference room? Since...fire?
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Cloth update!
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{ It's also black and bloodstains don't show up easily, but he figures it's also because to hide that they were wearing something stained with blood in the first place. }
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itt kick amnesia to the curb
Even despite the pale, grim look, he still manages to shoot a rather skeptical glance over at the older man. ]
You sure this will work?
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It should.
[He doesn't quite have full access to his telepathy, but the manipulation of memories is still within his arsenal. If it's taking a chunk of time and trying to bring it to the forefront of Machias's mind, he should still be able to do that in at least parts.
So he makes sure the other is sitting for this at least.]
Report what you see.
[Though from there it might appear like a lot of nothing is happening. No sparks, no flashes of light, just Frankenstein focusing on rearranging the contents of Machias's mind, taking the vague chunk of time between when he went to bed before the murder and when he awoke in the medical bay and trying to clear it up past the barrier of the concussion.]
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TIME LIMIT.
Twenty minutes remaining.
[get to voting, everyone.]
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I don't know that that comforts me.
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LUMINOL
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