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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VALUED & VULNERABLE

[al2955]

[ Around 9 AM, AL-2955's voice chimes in throughout the ship. ]

Hello, travelers. I have an announcement to make about this week's valued and vulnerable participants. If you have forgotten, I will remind you: those that are valued are protected this week and cannot be made into a victim, but are still allowed to carry out a murder if they so wish. If a participant wishes to kill a vulnerable participant, they will be allotted one extra tool of their choice to carry out the murder. It is not necessary for a vulnerable participant to be a victim. Any participant not on the valued participants list may be selected as a victim. The tools are as follows.

[ She reads off a list of tools. ]

The valued players this week are as follows.

Adrien Agreste, for being a good cat.
Luke Castellan, for being this week's most engaged participant.
Todomatsu Matsuno, for undisclosed reasons.

The vulnerable players are as follows.

None.

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.

ALICE

[al2955]

[ Alice, as usual, can be contacted in any room of the ship. If your character is in a room with a statue, she will appear before them. Please state which room she is contacted in if you choose to speak with her. ]

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.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[literally facepalming... but also no one has asked yet afaik so:]

...Is it possible for me to give that to someone else?

[#protectladybug2kforever]

EVENT 1 - MONDAY MORNING

[al2955]

[On Monday morning, anyone heading to the cafeteria to get breakfast will find that the entrance doors are closed.]

[todorable]

But no one will ever be as good a cat as you. It wouldn't be right.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Everybody wants to be a cat. They can give it a shot. [deadpan but he quickly adds:] I don't need protection, and if I could give it to someone else...

[isodope]

[Wow. Cool, he wasn't hungry anyways??]

Well, boys and girls, Alice is trying to starve us out. Think it's about time we start seriously considering our options - like who to eat first.

[He's joking. Mostly.]

[muties]

[ why, why are they closed. are they locked? can she just phase through them, all she wants is some breakfast before beginning another week on this shitty hunk of metal. ]

How're we gonna cook anyone if we can't get into the cafeteria, huh? Uncooked meat is dangerous.

[bloodteller]

[ hey man, credit where credit is due. ]

Team Less Fu-- Um, Messups wouldn't have been able to do it without you. Accept it with a smile.

[parodeity]

Mom, I am disappointed in your lack of faith in our ability to set shit on fire with or without the proper tools.

[ they'd find a way. ]

That said, I refuse to resort to cannibalism. New plan, stat.

[muties]

Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at.

[ completely necessary disney singing ]

[todorable]

It doesn't hurt to have protection. I mean, you'll be able to protect others just by sitting in someone's lap and purring, right?

[chiseler]

You know it's still really weird to think she's your actual mom. [There's a half-hearted grin. Timetravel shenanigans, wahtever.] Has anybody tried...you know, opening the door? I'm cutting back on my cannibalism this week.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[listen... thats what he was quoting... he'll continue it w/o singing ]

Everybody's picking up on that feline beat.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[he was thinking of protecting marinette so the image immediately makes him turn bright red]

I--that's--

[surprisingly appealing screams go to jail you dirty furry]

[al2955]

[The door budges about an inch if they push it. Looks like it's unlocked, but blocked by something heavy.]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

It's not about credit-- though they'd have been able to find it without me anyway-- it's that I don't need it.

[let yuno say fuck]

[muties]

And yet, here we are. [ just don't let them explain homestuck to you, luke ]

I guess it doesn't want to open? Shit, there better not be a dead body it's too early for this nonsense.

[ she's going to throw her weight at the door, all 125 pounds of it. she just wants some breakfast damn it. ]

[parodeity]

Idk that we can budge it like this, mom, seems like there's something on the other side?

[ to luke: ]

So, there's opening the door as a plan out. Any other ideas? Don't say intangibility mom because there is straight up no fuckin' way you're going in a mystery locked room alone.

[ like ok she could but dave's joking tone levels out because even if it's not paranoia week that sounds like a terrible plan and he feels best when roxy is in his sight and he can get to her if she needs an assist. ]

[todorable]

A great idea, right? With great power comes great responsibility, or whatever. You really can do nothing less.

[bloodteller]

[ adrien's campaign slogan: "Together, we can get Jack to let Yuno say fuck." ]

If you don't need it then give it to Dave or Jack.

[ she's not even going to question if it's something he can give to people....? ok yuno ]

[chiseler]

["Intangibility?" Roxy's invisibility thing from her profile? Okay, weird. But he's staring at the door and watching Roxy try to push it open.]

Something's blocking it, right? What if we got something that can fit in the space between the door and the wall and see if we can move it that way? [He thinks for a moment.] Sword might be long enough.

[And also it's sharp and pointy and will fuck up anything that might be in there just in case.]

[al2955]

[Alas, Roxy throwing her tiny teenage self at the door doesn't seem to do really anything.]