WEEK FIVE

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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (5)

monday - thursday (33) survivors It had been merely a week since the last trial, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find the handcuff around your wrist gone. 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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[qundercover]

monday evening; conference room

[Bull honestly isn't too torn up about this motive - he's never been a very material person. Being on the move constantly and also the whole cultural philosophy that personal possessions are all kind overrated garbage makes the whole materialism thing pretty easy to avoid. He isn't sentimental about many objects. Axes are replaceable, and so are most people to be honest.

Still. He seems to be fascinated by something in the case. Actually it's pretty large - and very hard to miss. Very hard to miss indeed. The painting is approaching lifesize, and obviously someone put a lot of time and effort into creating that masterpiece. Surely it's special to someone.]

Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not advocating for murder, but it'd be a damn shame to see that get destroyed. Just look at it.

thursday afternoon; gym

[Bull isn't really doing much. Just hanging out with . . . a broom stick? That he's offering to you?]

Hey. How hard can you swing?

monday

[tevinteriscoming]

[Oh my god. Well, he was giving a look to his (stupid) sad backstory necklace but instead just pausing to stare at this thing.]

What in the Maker's name is that? Is it yours?

Re: monday

[qundercover]

Don't see anything else in here that could be, so she's gotta be mine.

[He can't look away? She's so beautiful? Look at her???]

[tevinteriscoming]

You've never seen it before? They've engineered it out of whole cloth to tempt you into murder?

[That's actually kind of incredible.]

You're telling me that of all conceivable objects that ever have or ever could exist, this is what you would most want.

[qundercover]

[He stands, silent. Leaning back on a foot to observe, one hand going to his chin. The pose of an art appreciator. He does this for at least a full minute, obviously thinking hard.]

. . . Yup.

[tevinteriscoming]

[Wow. Giving it a critical look over. Wrinkling his nose.]

Rather impractical armor for a dragon fight?

[qundercover]

She's riding it, firstly. And yeah, but it's art so who cares? She looks great and she knows it.

[tevinteriscoming]

Art. Yes.

[It's possible he's too refined in his tastes to appreciate this. It's also possible he's too gay to appreciate this.]

So, I take it you're planning to kill someone for this?

[qundercover]

[Dorian is DEFINITELY too gay to really appreciate this. Sighing.]

Shit, I'd kill someone for this. It's a great painting, I've killed for less.

thursday.

[erythristic]

[one eyebrow is raised as she takes hold of the stick, using it to pull herself up from where she's been sitting on the floor stretching.]

A fair degree. Why do you want to know?

[qundercover]

Okay, good.

[He stretches his arms, standing wider so he's got some balance.]

I need you to hit me.

[erythristic]

Dare I ask why?

[except she's already taking a stance, drawing the stick back, and swinging it forward to hit Bull pretty hard. this ship might have kept her strength in check some ways, but she's always going to be able to pack a wicked punch.]

[qundercover]

[He takes the hit without flinching, grunting hard when it hits him.]

Yeah! Fuck off demons! I'm the fucking Iron Bull! Hit me again!

[what the fuck]

[erythristic]

As you wish!

[should she judge? probably. is she judging? absolutely not. this is entertaining and allows her to hit someone.

he can explain later, she figures. right now? she'll adhere to his wishes and hit him again.]

monday

[antietam]

[ It's not like Adam can't appreciate a woman in a bikini, but there must be something more to the painting. Some long-lasting tradition passed down from generation to generation depicted here, or a symbol that he's completely missing the context of. ]

It's... it's real pretty. Was it a gift? [ Maybe that's it? ]

[qundercover]

[Sorry Adam, have you never heard of the long-storied tradition of sexy ladies in bikinis posing with dragons? Is that not a part of your culture?]

Never seen it before. Damn pretty though. Chainmail smallclothes on a red-head. [Nodding approvingly.] Impractical as shit but . . . man. Look at it.

[antietam]

Oh. [ Oh??? ] It does look like it would be kind of cold.

But there have to be more paintings like this. Out there. [ Are there? ]

[qundercover]

Maybe. [Does he seem . . . really entranced by the idea of there being more paintings like this out there?] Maybe.

This one though. This is a good one. Damn she's good.

Thursday

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Hard enough! Although I'm more used to swinging steel plates, not sticks. Why, got a piñata somewhere?

[Because what else would one need a broom stick for?]

[qundercover]

What the shit is a piñata?

[Then realizing he doesn't care. TOSSING HER THE BROOMSTICK catch it catch it]

Stick will do the trick. Okay. I need you to hit me.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

[Okay, let's give it a try. Shelley catches the broomstick and swings it as hard as possible. It should actually be quite a good effort, enough to actually bruise a common bystander.

Of course, Iron Bull isn't exactly a 'common bystander', so how much he'll feel it is unclear]

monday

[douchemag]

[He squints at the painting, then shrugs.]

Eh. It'd be cooler if she was fighting the dragon. Or if the castle was on fire. What's the point in riding a dragon if you're not causing as much wanton destruction with it as possible?

[qundercover]

Hey, don't insult her. Maybe she's flying off to go set a castle on fire. And she's obviously already fought it, it's obeying her. She dominated it.

monday

[bloodbiter]

[she glances at the item, and it gives her pause for at least several moments. hm.]

...That is the most illogical armor I have seen in my life. Who would ride a dragon, much less in such improper attire?

[qundercover]

[LAUGHING...]

Not saying it's protecting much, but there's a logic to it, if your logic is to show as much cleavage as possible. I'd say it's perfect attire for riding a dragon.