WEEK FOUR

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (4)

monday - thursday (33) survivors Sunday's trial was only mere hours ago, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find the ship restored to its previous state, all areas interfered with during the murder looking mostly the same as they did before. Along with this, it appears there are new areas opened on the ship. It seems you have more exploring to do. The robot in the cafeteria has prepared another breakfast of various foods. (OOC: Please submit your murder proposals by 9 PM EST Tuesday.) taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook murder proposals ENTER COMMAND_

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MOTIVE

[al2955]

[ Around noon on Monday morning, AL-2955's disembodied voice echoes throughout the ship, calm and smooth as usual. ]

Good morning, travelers. I trust you all thirty-three of you are well. I am here to announce this week's motive.

[ There is a small pause, as if she must take a moment to clear her throat before continuing. ]

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in his bed he had been changed into a monstrous bug…”. This is the opening line to Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis. Kafka's writing is noteworthy for handling surreal and gruesome situations casually. In The Metamorphosis, Kafka's protagonist, Gregor, is transformed into a giant insect, most likely a cockroach, for seemingly inexplicable reasons. No reasoning is given. That is because the reason does not matter — his nightmares had become reality, and he gradually becomes more and more of a burden on all facets of society — for his family, for his career, and for civilization as a whole. He becomes both a literal and allegorical cockroach.

Will you, too, become a cockroach like Gregor? I have to wonder. This week, you will be plagued with nightmarish visions — those of your worst possible fears. In time, you may become what you foresee in those nightmares. The only way to allay your mind is to kill this week.

Re: MOTIVE

[tacklefordwhimsy]

[That is an awful motive, and since the paranoia motive worked so well...Shelley supposes this won't be any different. God damn it.]

...okay, Alice definitely isn't playing around anymore. These motives are getting very unsettling.