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saturday TRIAL DAY ONE

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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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Ok, I guess the mage squad was doing some weirdo paranoia experiment the other day when they were flashing magic around and Lavi said he wasn't affected at all by the paranoia shit, but that can't be true according to Alice McGee. She said and I quote which you'd know even if I didn't say "and I quote" because it's robospeak: "a biochemical released into the air specifically designed to affect every organic on this ship, regardless of their species or skills".

So we can, obviously, assume that everyone on the list was affected even if they didn't think they were. Try again, dudes.

Edited 2016-06-26 20:16 (UTC)

Weirdo paranoia experiment! I would like to think it was a little more nuanced than that.

Is a reprisal called for?

I don't think so? I mean, unless we're for sure your thing will induce paranoia to show us how people react to it?

[ a shrug. ]

She confirmed people might react differently, which, duh. But she said they were def all effected. Or, uh, we all were I should say. Also what would you prefer I call it, a magical experiment conducted with extreme gravitas?

I would in fact prefer you call it that.

In any event, I don't intend to begin unleashing magic with wild abandon. But if it's needed, do let me know.

Actually, it might be chill to see how they react to paranoia or whatever?

[ since the differently thing. ]

So if you'd like to conduct another magical experiment conducted with extreme gravitas...let's call Lavi and Machias to the stand.

Is Machias claiming not to be affected...?

I'm happy to conduct any number of magical experiments with extreme gravitas. But it does seem a little inconsiderate to induce terror in someone who isn't even protesting he'd be affected by it. I certainly wouldn't want terror induced in me.

Nah, it just seems like it might be a useful thing to see how the suspects specifically reacted. I'm ok with being the inconsiderate party in this case since those two are my main suspects and I'd like to vote for the right one?

[ UNLIKE LAST WEEK. ]

If it's all right with Machias, then I'm amenable. I suppose Shelley and Jason can be spared the indignity?

Yeah, p much. Jason's def not the dude who bandaged Allen because. Again. He knew where the fuck all the med stuff was, by virtue of being the dude stockpiling it. And Shells just keeps getting disqualified from most shit by virtue of not being the culprit.

Isn't that assuming that the spell that Dorian is going to cast would cause exactly the same reaction as what Alice did to us?

Yeah. Still might be interesting either way?

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bloodbiter - 2016-06-26 20:53 (UTC) - Expand

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bloodbiter - 2016-06-26 21:03 (UTC) - Expand

It won't cause exactly the same reaction, but it can prove that a person isn't immune. Give me at least a little credit here, I know my own spells.

Uh. "To the stand...?"

Just a term, nbd. You okay with being terrorized?

If it helps somehow, I don't mind. I just wish I knew what you were hoping to see.

[ a shrug. ]

I'm just tryin' to gather as much data as possible here.

Do you mind? I'll need to do you and Machias at once.

Go ahead. I'm ready whenever you two are.

Good. Let's move out of the way, shall we?

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I can assure you I was affected as much as anyone else here. Are we sure this is really necessary?

[ Look. He's not protesting, but he's kind of not okay with weird mind-altering magic or other nonsense being used on him...!? (Again. Thanks Alice.) ]

I think it'd be helpful but we're not gonna hold you down and force you, dude.

[ he raises an eyebrow. ]

Just, again, figuring this out is important if all the innocent parties would like a 100% shot at surviving the vote.

If... you're sure it will help, I'll fully cooperate.

[ Yeah, um. He's looking real grim as fuck about this. It's saying something when Machias of all people hasn't started yelling about a crazy experiment like this. ]

I'm not sure, but...

[ a shrug. ]

Dude, half of us voted wrong last week because we didn't have things figured out the right way. I just would really prefer that not to be a thing we do ever again.

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Are you sure you're comfortable with this? Whatever else, I won't subject you to this without your permission, or demand you accede as a suspect.

To be honest, I can't say I'm entirely comfortable with it. But it's not like we have any better options here.

[ He falls silent for a moment, looking serious. ]

Before the day's gone, I want to learn the truth before anything else. How and why this happened.

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