WEEK FOUR

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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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[monsieurchatastrophe]

[listen... dave will absolutely tell him even if you don't. be real. Adrien decides to walk in fully, squinting at the vents]

That's... really not a bad idea. [DON'T SOUND SO PLEASANTLY SURPRISED ADRIEN YOU DICK] How were you thinking of doing it? Just going in and drawing?

[chiseler]

[...yeah okay fair. AND THANKS ADRIEN...not all of his ideas are terrible, see?]

That was sort of the plan. I'm not a mapmaker or anything but I know enough about traveling and paths to figure out how to make a decent layout. [Not to mention. You know. Crawling around Daedalus's labyrinth kinda helped.] I'm just missing one thing and I think we're set.

[He gestures up to the vent's opening.] You know how we thought this was the only open vent on the ship? Not true.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

What are you missing?

[he is genuinely curious and has No Idea. things he does have an idea on, though:]

More open vents... how did you guys find that out? [he has a feeling he knows, though]

[chiseler]

Ball of yarn. [To answer the first question. It's hard to say if he's serious or if it's a cat joke. (It's probably both.) But his smirk soon disappears because that's a pretty tough question.]

Found one in the cafeteria that somebody used sometime after the trial. Leads from the kitchen to the arrival room.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[.......]

Is that supposed to be a joke? Because it's not a very good one.

[and the kitchen thing actually makes him pause and pale because after last week--]

What happened to Todd?

[chiseler]

It's kind of a joke but I'm serious. String would be good to lay out so we know what paths we've already gone down.

[But. Man. He wrinkles his nose and for once he actually seems uncomfortable by a question.]

We found him in the kitchen. What do you think happened?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[adrien doesn't get to answer the string thing because he is too busy making a wounded animal noise at that Reveal even as he tries to keep his cool]

That's-- that's just-- that's wrong, that's--

[CAN HE BLAME JUDAR FOR THIS? JUDAR OR TODOMATSU?? WHY DID THEY EVER BRING IT UP???]

That's it, I'm going vegetarian. [it is said Very Weakly and boy howdy does he wish he was a furry because somehow the mask would be a comfort. ok. ok there was another conversation there, right. he can just. conceal don't feel adrien you've learned that right!!!] So-- string, right. Let's find string.

[chiseler]

[He holds up a hand.]

Trust me. I know. [HE SURE COUlD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THAT THIS MORNING. But it's fine, this is fine.] Why do you think I'm doing this instead? [There's another glance up at the vent.] You're still closer to the ground than me. Think you could start checking some of the lower shelves? You were the only one who actually made it into the vents...any idea how big they might actually be?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[he nods in agreement and kneels down to check the lower shelves, though he's slow the answer the question about the vents]

I think... nearly everyone on the ship could fit in there. [he doesn't like the implications of that :/] Maybe Bull couldn't?

[but does bull fit anywhere on the ship]

[chiseler]

Well then that just rules him out. [Sorry Bull. (Or probably more like "that's good" because it narrows their pool of people.] I'm all for making a map just so that everybody's on guard, but you know there's also a con to that don't you?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

... Everyone will know how to get around in the vents.

[adrien doesn't want to think any one of them could've done... that shit to todd or even maria and niles, and he's still hopeful people will stop murdering (ffs) but the fact of the matter is the option is still there whether he wants it to be or not]

Isn't there a way we could block all the vents, somehow?

[chiseler]

Now you're getting it. [And while Luke isn't exactly known for being entirely trustworthy or...normal in his thinking, he's been wondering the same thing. He's of the belief that it's more than possible somebody else is running around and unaccounted for. (It's not like it's a tactic he's used in the past or anything...no, never.)]

Maybe. The vents were pretty dusty so it's not like that's actually how we're getting air is it? [How do vents work, he's spent most of his life living outside.] Only way we could block 'em would be to hammer the openings down or something.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[frowns as he gets up]

Would that be enough for them to be completely inaccessible? [enough people have Some strength... then he sighs] I'm asking that, but I can't think of any other way to block them with what we have here.

[@ alice give us soldering tools]

[chiseler]

Considering that someone or something ripped one of the pod doors off its hinges, probably not. The only other option would be mapping out the vents and then making sure they were blocked from the other side with something heavy enough. Unless you think Alice would actually help us considering she's playing stupid.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Something? Do you think there's something else with us here? [dark luke tell him ur conspiracy theories. for the rest, though:] I don't know. Even if she really doesn't know anything about this, if it could help stop someone from playing the "game", I doubt she'd be willing to help us out there.

[chiseler]

It's possible. Where I'm from we always had monsters lurking around the perimeters of camp. That's why we had a barrier in the first place, but that still didn't stop people from being capable of summoning them inside. If Alice isn't going to help us then we start asking around to people who can be trusted. Start searching rooms for tools. Stuff like that.

[...granted that means finding people to trust but whatever, people constantly want to adopt Adrien. Shouldn't be that hard to find somebody who'll listen to him.]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Monsters, huh... [honestly it probably shouldn't be but that theory is so reassuring to adrien because that is a much better alternative to these fucked up murders??? subscribed and followed]

I'm guessing you already have an idea who you consider trustworthy? [everyone has their own but since its Luke's idea adrien will defer to who he's willing to tell]

[chiseler]

It's possible. [He's not entirely sure about it, but really. The pod door was either destroyed by a really strong person or a monster so. Then again "it's possible" works as an answer to the other question too.] I have some ideas in mind but we are playing a murder game. Gonna have to be people we can keep track of pretty easily like Dave and Clover and you. Maybe Shelley. Couple of others.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Marinette. If I'm trustworthy, she is too. We're partners. [the rest he thinks it over, first:] Clover tells Light everything, and Dave wouldn't hide anything from Roxy either. [what is this teen army...] So that's already eight people.

[chiseler]

[Was that a snort at the mention of Marinette? No, never.] …Arumat, too. He hates this place about as much as I do. At this rate we're gonna end up with at least a third of the ship as "trustworthy." Maybe it won't even matter if we can figure out a good way to seal them up and only one or two people know the sealing method. You can know the route all you want. Can't do much if you can't get in or out.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[listen... LISTEN he heard that snort and isn't acknowledging it he's WORKING ON THAT]

I don't think anyone likes this place. [ur not special luke] We should concentrate on blocking the vents first, then. Once we know where they all are. We might not have any string, but they added art supplies, didn't they? There's got to be chalk or something like that. We can mark it that way.

[chiseler]

Guess that could work? [He'll glance just once to see where Adrien is before he's jumping down from the shelf and vent and landing next to him.] And if that doesn't work I guess we can use some of the paint I've got back in my room.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[the face of a kid FAR TOO USED to people landing next to him tbh fucking superheroes]

Why do you have paint in your room?

[chiseler]

To..paint? What do you think I'd be doing with paint?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

I... don't know. I guess you didn't strike me as the painting type? [listen. listen you basically set yourself on fire this weekend that doesn't strike him as luke being an artist. he tries to make up for it with some genuine curiosity:] What kind of stuff do you paint?